We all have faith and trust in something, but more often than not it is usually in money, things or people. Everything has an expiration date, and if we can really get that, it can make our lives much easier.
Most of us are so busy trying to get somewhere, that it never occurs to us that nothing is really happening, but right now. Moreover, whatever we are experiencing in our life, we have created via mental focus and intention.
If I were to believe that the only way I can get anything in life, whether it be money, job, housing or companionship, is from a "person", I would have created a mental prison for myself. Additionally, I would be unable to live freely with no worries of what others opinions were of me. When I rely on a person for instance to get all of my needs met, my whole existence will be directed toward managing that person's image of me.
When I started my precarious spiritual journey, that was completely non religious, I started to feel better than I had in my whole life. At that time I was in my late 30's. The first thing I did, which took approximately 5 years to really do, was simplify my life, which had previously been all about "getting somewhere", financially. I had been taught by my parents that the goal in life was to get the most stuff. Then we would sit around and drink, and drink, and talk about it.
How boring. And it was boring, for a long, long time. You can turn on any court show on tv today and watch people crucify each other for a 100.00 cell phone bill, or taking their stuff. If it is correctly understood, it is not the "stuff", it is their faith and security that they have in their stuff, and are very afraid to lose.
Even though I wanted to quit my 6 figure job, which I now hated, I constantly struggled with the thought of who I would be if I did not have my title and my Armani suits. (that's why it took 5 years) Who would I be without my job and my stuff...that was where my faith and trust resided.
Today I never worry about money, companionship or getting any of my needs met. And although I made more money in the past, I have more now. Go figure? I give away everything I don't really need, and it is always replaced with something better. This is the true law of abundance, which most of us have a very hard time understanding. The problem is, we have to give and forget. Most of us want to keep a mental tally, score board and want recognition for everything we give or do. Is there an invisible string of expectation attached to everything you give or do? It takes too much energy and unhappiness to live that way, and it is completely devoid of real joy.
If you know your source, you can do this. Where is your faith and trust today?
The way I knew I had a shift in awareness, was that at the ripe old age of (let's just say my 40's), after years of fighting with ex's over furniture, money, property, etc. Paying ridiculous sums of money to move and store my "stuff", that on my last move across the country I gave it all away. Let me just say, this was very nice stuff, things that I loved and enjoyed. However again, everything has an expiration date. So, I gave away all of it, with the exception of some clothes and my dog.
Moreover, I never thought about it again. When I landed at my new residence, everything I needed was provided. Today my trust is in something much bigger than myself, not a person, job or institution.
When we rely on these things for our security, we cut ourselves off from real joy and true prosperity.
Where is your trust? Something to ponder.
By: Lisa Marie Anderson-Editor of New Life Recovery® Network
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