It’s September 11, which everyone knows is my goddaughter’s birthday and also my wonderful Assistant, Glazy’s birthday. An important day for so many. Particularly in America, we remember where we were when we got the news of the attacks on 9/11/2001.
What I also remember is the fear mongering that ensued. If you’d like to expertly manipulate people a really effective way to do it is to frighten them over and over again with threats to their safety and well being, and then tell them that you’ll keep them safe from potential threats.
Many people will trade their Freedom for safety.
What A Course in Miracles tells us is that to feel safe, all we have to do is be loving.
In our defenselessness our safety lies.
This weekend we’re doing the Stop Playing small retreat. We’re looking at the ways we’ve allowed ourselves to be frightened into playing small. And the antidote is to be loving and kind.
The more loving I am, the less fearful I am.
The less judgmental I am, the less fearful I am.
The more generous I am in Spirit, and loving in my heart, the more I feel safe and secure.
Being loving is my security blanket. It envelops me and brings me comfort.
I wish only to be motivated and inspired by Love now not fear.
In my experience, many people don’t believe it’s possible to live a life largely without fear, but I’ve proved that it is.
We have to change our way of responding to life’s events and stop reacting.
If we’re willing Spirit will guide us.
I’ve had so many instances where I was nervous or anxious about something and I decide to give myself the gift of placing my faith in the invisible field of Love instaed of what I thought was desired.
It works when we work it.
Like the Bible says:
Faith without works is dead.”
Having proven the benefits of being loving and having faith, I feel so much freer every day.
Love is the power that’s stronger than fear, and it’s easy to come by. It’s our natural state. If we’re willing to put our attack thoughts “on the altar” and recognize how meaningless they are.
I’ve talked before about my decision one year back in the 90’s – to be unbotherable. It means being vigilant for only for God then being unbotherable isn’t far away.
What I’ve come to understand is that this approach to life, being unbotherable, being loving and feeling invulnerable, eliminating the root causes of fear – these are the best possible gifts we could offer to life.
Living a legacy of Love is our great opportunity right now!
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