Viewpoint of Grace

             I spent some time with my mother yesterday.  It was my father’s 81st birthday.  Part of my gift to him was to remove my mom from the room.  He doesn’t ask for much.  Mostly, we’re all surprised that each of us has lived this long.

             One of the things both of my parents and I have in common is how much we complain.  We’re like professional quality.  It is, though, something we’d all like to do less.  Work in progress, that one.

             What our message focuses on right now is that same concept.  It’s about how we are conditioned to be unhappy with what’s in front of us.  And how, if we only had more/were thinner/earned loads of money/insert whatever is new and trending we’d be supremely better.

             There’s a very old Mexican fable I grew up hearing.  It’s about a young woman who is overwhelmed with her life, is displeased and frustrated.  She seeks counsel from the only one she thinks might help: her priest.  Now, this guy is old, he’s seen a lot, he’s one of the good ones, he knows shit.

             She tells the padre her tale of woe, and he immediately has a solution.  He instructs her to go home and bring all of her chickens indoors.

             Of course she doesn’t think this is a good idea at all.  But she does it.  Then a week later she goes back, tells him how much worse it’s all gotten.  He asks if their dogs and cats are also in the house?  She says no!  He tells her to bring them in, too.

             Later, he does the same with the goat, the neighbor’s cow, and then finally she ends up borrowing some kids from a relative and inviting her in-laws to come stay.

             When weeks have passed, and she is frantic, horrified by what her home has become, he recommends that she return every thing and every one back to where they belong.  After that, task the children with helping in a thorough cleaning.  Then come back with her report.

             You know where this is going.  She’s relieved by his wisdom and kind advice.  Her life is so calm and tidy now!

             That’s what the Universe wants us to remember.  It’s about

perspective

again.

             When we feel as though all the world is out to get us and everything is horrible, well, take a step back.  Examine what we truly have.  Look at our mountain of blessings.  See the beauty in our surroundings, our home, our village.

             Do we actually have it so bad?  Are there ways we can improve where we are?  For ourselves, our loved ones, others in our community, our global family?  What more can we do, what more can we share?

             Rather than bitching and berating, complaining and blaming, bring the chickens in for a few days.  Borrow a neighbor’s goat.  See how much better things are than we first imagined?

             As soon as we change HOW we see, we change how TO see.

 

 

 

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Disregarding Cheerfully

             We are currently watching the Olympics, and because my Deputy works nights, our viewing has to all be smooshed together.  He has a bonus day off.  (Yay!)  Which means, more Olympics tonight.

             (I am viewing this entire event with mixed feelings though, as I’m sure many of us are.  The politics are just so SO much.)

             Here is what I woke up hearing today.  With very few images, mostly just a sense of the words.

Book, cover: no judging.

             We all know this line, the key is how to apply it in a metaphysical sense.  It’s the same as when we make a quick assessment of someone by what they’re wearing.  We might do it with their spiritual beliefs.

             This is a reminder for us all.  No jumping to conclusions, because the simple fact is, we just plain don’t know.  Here is a perfect example, the stack I was directed to draw from this afternoon can be off-putting.  But rather than toss the entire thing, I’ve chosen to cover up some of the images.

             That way, none of us is distracted by (or judging of) the illustration.  Rather, we are better able to concentrate on the words of wisdom.

“Angel of Joyfulness  ~  

Something wondrous and magical is about to happen.

This is a time to be joyful; celebrate and appreciate all that you have achieved to date.  Look back on your life and give thanks for all your experiences.

Even the setbacks that you have experienced in recent times have served you in some way.  Something wonderful and magical is about to emerge as a result of a recent contact or experience that seemed rather meaningless at the time.

The Angel of Joyfulness is here to tell you that you deserve to be and have all that your heart truly desires, and that your life is on the verge of a wondrous transformation.

You deserve joy and happiness for you are a blessed child of the universe.  Joyfulness is a state of appreciation and love for the self and for all of life, yet so often we are conditioned not to accept joy in our lives.

Close your eyes right now and tell yourself that you deserve to be joyful and that you accept joy into your life from this moment on, regardless of the circumstances you find yourself in.”

             Did everyone do that?  Close your eyes and make that intention?  If not, we’ll wait……….

             All done?  Good.  Wasn’t that nice?  When we speak these statements (internally or externally, doesn’t matter), the fact of thinking it, most certainly, causes being it.  Manifestation is that simple.  So don’t forget, we are not here to decide anyone else’s journey.

             Makes not a bit of difference what cover we are wearing, or what we are showing on the outside.  The point is to live by accepting joy and judging not.

Today’s Deck:

Gods, Goddesses, and Angels Oracle Cards by Toni Carmine Salerno

FLP Report:

began with a BC that I spotted from my bike today, plus these from the past few days.  We have one Ohio, a New York, and the old style New Mexico.