Unlearning Fear to Be Love

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acceptance, Inspiration, Love, marianne williamson, meaning of life, Source, Spirituality, trust

“Love is what we are born with. Fear is what we learn. The spiritual journey is the unlearning of fear and prejudices and the acceptance of love back in our hearts. Love is the essential reality and our purpose on earth. To be consciously aware of it, to experience love in ourselves and others, is the meaning of life. Meaning does not lie in things. Meaning lies in us.” 
Marianne Williamson

I am not yet at the stage where I love everyone all the time or see love in all things. I do perceive with the eyes of judgment from time to time.  If I were to see a mother terrorizing her toddler with blood curling screams, I would react with judgment and a desire to protect. I met such a situation years ago in New York and reacted with concern. Of course the mother snapped at me and told me to mind my business. Sadly, a few onlookers and I had to walk away as she was not beating up her child and had stopped the screaming.

Yet,  I am aware that partly what stands in the way of being love as a state of BEing are my thoughts, my self-identification where I think I am really this body, even if I have had a few spiritual experiences, the mental stories I created about life and still believe.  I am aware that it takes understanding and a willingness to shift from perceiving through the eyes of limitation (fear) to one of expansion (love).

I am fortunate I do not have issues with race, politics or religion. In that sense I  do see unity in all as we are from the same Source. My challenge is to let go of the idea the world is not a safe place and to continue to accept that the tapestry of life is perfect.  When something challenging happens in my personal space or in the world,  it’s meant to be.  I have known this for decades and seen the process of growth, yet when faced with a new challenge in my path, I realize once again there is more work to do in unlearning, and to accept that it’s not for my mortal mind to comprehend but for my heart to trust.

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Self-Created Stress and Resistance

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faith, Inspiration, self-created stress, Spirituality, surrender, trust

Mt. Hood, Oregon

Last year, life is was busy for my soulmate Phil and I. Once again, we had to go to clean our cabin in Mt Hood for new guests arriving on the following day. We couldn’t hire a cleaning lady, as we needed the money and it was important to be there anyhow, as sometimes guests  would break things (such as the washing machine, doors, lamps) but Phil fixes things quickly. We would come home and work on our online business’ orders, which we can be easily processing after 11 PM, plus Phil had to answer rental inquiries and book new guests. I have a new found respect for anyone who owns a hotel or inn, it involves patience and professionalism. In addition, Phil re-opened his remodeling business and had an assignment the following week.

Interior of cabin

We worked this hard because we had a large six figure business debt, and until the cabin sold we had a responsibility to meet.

So where am I getting with this? That I noticed we have a lot of energy and we are both baby boomers. We don’t really get tired or feel overwhelmed (well most of the time) because we went with the flow – we didn’t complain often, even if I don’t care very much for cleaning; we just do it, and made sure we added some humor and fun into our day.

River in Front of Cabin

It is self-created stress and resistance that depletes one. I have found that what we cannot change, it’s best to simply accept it; nothing is forever anyway in this world of temporary form.

This is a short, sweet life lesson that we both have learned to apply with consistency.

May your day be filled with humor and non-resistance!

Post Note: We sold the cabin in December 2010 at the nick of time, when options ran out in a bad real estate market. We are blessed! 

Surrender

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financial struggle, Inspiration, spiritually, surrender, trust

 

Surrender is perfectly compatible with taking action,
initiating change, and achieving goals.  But in the
surrendered state a totally different quality flows into
your doing.  In the state of surrender, you see very clearly
what needs to be done, and you take action, doing one
thing at a time and focusing on one thing
at a time. – Eckhart Tolle

Eckhart Tolle’s words of wisdom were ones my s/o Phil and I were able to put into practice in 2010. We experienced financial challenges, which brought up  a  sense of feeling trapped as we couldn’t see the way out. However, we  put into practice what we talk about which is to trust and surrender, and were able to surrender our fears,  feeling of powerlessness and simply trust that God, a Higher Intelligence, the Universe,  would provide. By surrendering, we released energetic blocks that would prevent us from thinking clearly or aligning ourselves to solutions taking place.

When we reached the point of “no return”, meaning money  ran out as our business debt and personal bills were higher than our incoming profits, and I for the first time in years did not pay my personal bills so we could pay a monthly business debt to family, Phil received an email from our real estate agent, announcing we had finally sold the cabin. This was after almost a year of being in the market.  The cabin was sold  for much less due to the economy, but it enabled us to get out of credit card debt at least. For this we are both very grateful!

We are not out of the woods yet, but yet we are provided for. Again, we need to surrender whatever fears may come up, and take action when necessary. It allows for a good night’s sleep and a sense of connection with something higher than our  fearful mind.