Spirit shares words of wisdom.
Spirit tells me that it’s impossible to serve only oneself.
We are, each and every one, too interconnected for that
to be possible.
What if I catch my own fish, grow my own vegies and fruit,
and drink water from my own well?
None of that would be available to serve your needs
if others had consumed, destroyed, or contaminated
what you would otherwise enjoy.
Why would anyone do that?
Why would they not?
It would be self-destructive.
Yes.
Spirit tells me that unconditional surrender is a no-win situations.
Winners become losers if their influence over other powers
Depends solely upon force.
Such a situation requires continued use of force to maintain
Control over whomever or whatever.
Whatever?
Yes.
Such as?
Addictions and other self-destructive lifestyles.
But, will power …
Will power alone can sometimes control but never
Release the need for whatever.
Then what is a solution?
A solution for what?
The tension, the stress in maintaining control.
Awareness, acceptance, understanding, compassion
For self, and respect for the so-called enemy.
And intention?
Yes.
A wise man once claimed that we cannot step into the same
River twice. Spirit tells me that the river referred to was Life, not
Water, alone. And, claims Spirit, the River of Life contains many
Undercurrents that we must step carefully through to reach safety.
The unavoidable undercurrents of emotion and thought are two
Potential dangers we each must learn to walk through while
Crossing the River of Life.
How?
Deep breathing and meditation can help us.
How?
Air is necessary to life but only if we breathe in and then out.
If we practice sitting quietly and breathing deeply, while we
Focus on a particular emotion that is troubling us, then
Step into that emotion by breathing it in, deeply, and then
Release it, again and again.
Both emotion and thought, claims Spirit, are life-giving energies.
But, as with all nutrients, there is a fine balance between
Beneficial (the Middle Way) and the self-destructive quantities of
Too little or too much. We each must learn to recognize our
Individual needs.
Spirit tells me that
Dishonesty can never be
Unintentional, and it is
Self-destructive to accept
Dishonesty or abuse as
Unintentional.
Habits are habits may explain, but
Can never justify the habit.
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