One thing I did not mention in the last blog was that just as our eyes do not see the whole iceberg, we do not see what is going on behind the scenes in our own lives. We might have a knowing or feeling that things are going on all the time that cannot be seen.
Anger spreads—we have been seeing that not only in America but around the world. We are all adding to the ripples in the water, which touches everything and everyone. So, let’s do something, let’s heal the world.
All of us have ups and downs. All of us have days when we live our best self and days we don’t. So, if you only see one side, there is only misery; it is time to examine our irrational thoughts. If we don’t, we will stay unhappy. So much of our sadness and resentment is because we listen to Screaming Mimi. I know there have been many times in my life I allowed her to be the ruler instead of my higher self.
We need to take time to meditate. My friend Ron D’Amico shared a meditation that has helped me. I would like to share it with you. It always starts with our breath. Breathing with awareness is so much more than mechanical.
I love how the Spirit teaches, always loving, which means without judgment. Spirit never says “I’ve told you that 1000 times.” Spirit will say something as if it is the first correction. I have had a couple of experiences or aha moments recently. A friend was waiting patiently for a response to an email in… Continue reading Aha Moments
Step 2 in the plan was judgment. I want to add a point. There are times when I cannot let something that someone else has done go. I plan what I am going to say or do to them over and over in my head. Screaming Mimi is screaming, “You hurt me! I want you to feel bad for how you treated me!” She wonders how it could happen.
Join me in reading a contribution from collaborator, Lisa Roma for an early edition of Sunday Morning Thoughts. When we think about the heart, a multitude of ideas and images come to mind—because the heart embodies many things, and naturally so.
Each of us has to start somewhere. Maybe, just maybe, since we are one, if we all opened our hearts, everyone’s needs would be met. Sam likes to give to hospitals. Sally likes to give to the food bank. Jim has no money, but he does magic tricks, so he donates his time in the children’s hospital so they can have laughter… So on and so on.
Years ago while I was meditating, I asked myself the question, “What is the next thing I have to work on?” I had lots of ideas of what was going to come up from the still small voice but never expected what did come up. I heard, “You should learn to ponder and not react.” Well, that was a shock! Of course, Screaming Mimi yelled, “That is not what I want to work on!” However, I knew in my heart I had received the truth.
"Blessed are the peacemakers for they shall be called the children of God." [Bible, Matthew 5:9] It’s time to put opinions in check. All the fighting going on between the left and the right is for what? To be right? My first mystic teacher, Mother Charlotte Mary, once told me, "The ego would rather say ‘I am right’ than 'Be at peace, and not fight.'"
Theresa Contaxis 