When life seems to squeeze you, what’s your default? Is your knee-jerk reaction to open your heart and strengthen your commitment to Love? Or do you go zero to sixty towards frustration and irritation? I used to be so reactive. Now, I’m grateful that I have the capacity to breathe through the challenges, but I didn’t used to.
What’s so cool is, these moments of challenge actually work FOR us.
Yesterday on the free class Roto-Rooter Your Resistance & Reluctance, I had some technical difficulties and glitches. It seemed like there were quite a few. What I notice is that lives, detours, delays, and challenges give us the opportunity to deepen our practice and strengthen our commitment.
As I’m writing this, I’m sitting in a parking lot. I went to see the AMAZING horse show, Cavalia as a guest of my dear friend, Ginny who is a horse lover and rider for decades. It was a spectacular show – so uplifting and inspiring! Thrilling to see the way the people and the horses worked together in perfect unity and harmony. What a gorgeous expression of divine creativity and joy!
Now, in the parking lot, it’s a slightly different story. We’re sitting and waiting, the traffic is static, people aren’t that willing to move along in unison – it’s “every man for themselves.” People are frustrated and getting out of their cars, impatient and upset that things aren’t going more smoothly. I pray. I invite the angels to join us and direct the traffic through us. After all, we are one mind. We can do it if we choose.
When there’s a challenge, do you move to prayer? Do you take a breath? Is your knee-jerk reaction to open your heart and extend compassion? I’ve actually learned that these challenges give me the perfect opportunity to deepen my practice and be a beneficial presence. I’m grateful for that.
I do believe we can change the default settings if we’re willing. I certainly have. We’re always teaching the efficacy of our choices. Let us teach only Love for that is what we are. Now and forever!
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