Respect and appreciate all aspects of the self, just as you seek to respect and appreciate all aspects of others, for everyone contributes something to the mix—everyone is a teacher and everyone has the possibility to evolve, even the seemingly least likely. It is the law of karma that each being has work to do in a lifetime related to the growth of the spirit. Help the self find the means to spiritually grow and evolve and allow others to do the same. Spiritual growth and evolution are the greatest gifts you could give yourself and the greatest gifts you could allow others access to as well, even those who appear to be the least spiritual, for indeed, that is the goal of all beings now in physical form. Respect and appreciate all of that and let love guide the way.
Outside forces may cause uncalled for change but for inner change to take place the forces of the personality must be called into play, intent and discipline being the two most helpful. Intent may be as simple as a statement spoken once and yet with the force of a potent windstorm. Discipline must be enacted and given utmost attention, for that is the real harbinger of change, the ability to be consistent. When time itself suggests change, bring in intent and discipline to pave the way to a new path with heart. And then, see what happens!
By your intent, with the thoughts you think, the actions you take and the emotions you express, turn your path into a path with heart. No matter where you are in life, each new day is a new opportunity to change. And change can be as simple as taking a new outlook, thinking a positive thought, making a new and unusual choice, or doing something out of the ordinary. It’s never too late to start fresh and anew. And remember this: everything is possible!
Begin again. Start over. From where you are now, walk in a new direction. Whether an inner decision that only you enact or an outer decision that all can see, begin anew, taking your life in the direction now most appropriate. With spirit in charge, with love at your center, with kindness in your intent set yourself upon a new path of heart. Whether silently spoken or shouted to the heavens, now is the time. The tides are turning, the stars are aligned, the path is cleared. It’s time to change even one small thing that will take you one step further along on your journey. Intent and love will guide you and get you there.
The unrenovated shadow self… – Photo by Jan Ketchel
I spent last night in dreams of renovation. I awoke several times in the night, my body feeling the physical download of great effort. The house is an older home, with good bones, purchased from people of positive intent, who never got to the renovation of the back half of the house. Under their care it remained a potentiality, dark and unexplored.
The project is huge, the materials are modest and the effort is great. There is no sense of inflated expansion, but the expansion is solid and will serve the needs of all who will inhabit it.
Awakening to the headlines of today, legitimacy is being granted, despite reservation. The momentum of change is fully apparent. The country has spoken and chosen a new dream. The dream we have been living challenged us to take responsibility for our future dream. It truly became necessary to consent to the reality we would live in.
Consciousness, as expressed through the collective ego, has risen beyond the stage of pure narcissism to address the true needs of the whole. This has been a developmental process of necessity.
First, the purely self-serving ego needed to be lived and given full rein, so that the impact upon world survival could be felt and consciously assessed. All of the ego’s manipulative machinations had to be fully lived and experienced before it could acquiesce to a higher cause, the welfare of the greater whole. Though leaders mirror this ego, they merely reflect the internal process of us all.
We have all encountered the impact of allowing the desire body to rule the ego. The thrill of that ride, the bliss of excess, is a legitimate dream, but it burns out quickly through its unbridled appetite, leaving us all exhausted. We have now chosen continuance and evolution over the fascination of Armageddon. We know now that we can indeed go out in a blaze of glory that we have caused, but we have chosen not to exercise that option.
We have learned, as well, that the repressed in all of us can emerge with a self-destructive vengeance. We’ve all witnessed it acting out. To regain balance, we must responsibly find a life for all that we desire.
The Earth teaches us to move away from exploiting her bounty. We must follow her example. The future of desire is to turn this human spirit of manifest destiny to exploration of the energy body, away from rampant ego desires to the world of spirit and out-of-body travel and all that it offers. At this subtle level of the Soul, thought alone is the fuel. How’s that for clean energy!
As my dream portends, the dark unknown half of the house is ready for discovery and renovation. Despite the labor involved, it promises to solidly house all that we are. We must all begin with the self.
Take up the challenge of the repressed and the desired within the self. Bring light into the darkness. Be conservative yet daring. The time of transition has arrived.
