Real Reasons

             Maybe you’re familiar with the phrase/have seen the bumper sticker about everything already being in Divine Order?  It can be a challenging concept for some.

             Like, why if this is correct, do we still have suffering?  If this is how it’s all supposed to be, why are there so many problems in the world?  The fucking idiot in D.C. – just… why?

              I ask these questions, too.  Many individuals, much wiser and more knowledgeable, do as well.  What answers others come up with, I cannot say.  Personally though, this line of thinking is often followed by a toddler-like tantrum, a full-on screaming rant, a raging fit with actual shouting involved.

             The next step, is a deep cleansing breath.  A calming sob, followed by many more deep inhales and exhalations.  While I remember:

we’re here to learn.

             This is our school.  When our lessons are complete (or, at least when we’ve gone through our charted curriculum), we get to go Home.  This is not Valhalla, it is not Eden, it is not even in the same neighborhood as Paradise. Our present experience is the Academy of Garbage And Difficult Situations

             What we need to think about, and what the Universe is here to keep reminding us, is that we signed up for this, and we’re here to fulfill a contract.  Fortunately, we can CHANGE our blueprint at any point.

             We came here knowing that we had balanced all the pros and cons, had conferred with our Team, had planned out where best we could do what we needed to, and with whom.  What we always forget, like every stinkin’ time, is what a major struggle this entire CHORE can be.

             And that’s when we break down, that’s when we question, those are the times we wonder what the actual hell we were thinking to come down here and do it all again!

             Our reminder right now is of purpose.  We have chosen this journey to bring us the best and most complete lesson we can manage.  If it feels too hard, then we need to recharge, we need some Me Time, we need some Self-Care.  Every single person on the planet thinks more clearly when they are rested and well fed.

             So, just like a kid going off to class, we are to take good care of ourselves.  Then, we can take care of others, and we can learn.  Life lessons may not be easy, but following through with them CAN be simple.

Jasmine,
on the porch.

             I wish you could smell this.

On Offer, In Acceptance

             I’ve chosen to not discuss Mercury retrogrades here, for a number of years now.  Not that they weren’t happening, because they fucking were.  But my perception of them has changed.

             As we learn, grow, evolve, our lessons alter and adjust along with our journey.  Our path takes a turn, we wander off to take a different route, there is a detour, we rest sometimes.  All of that, and more, is precisely what we’re SUPPOSED to be doing here.

              Recently a few aspects of where I was a decade ago have appeared in my Now version.  It’s been a bit jarring.  A bit sad.  A bit frustrating.  It’s also been good.  Good to see how far I’ve come.  Good to revisit ideas and messages.

            As with Mercury, and how those cycles have meaning in our day-to-day, they’ve changed, too.  I’m more prepared, now?  Maybe.  I’m more able to deflect and understand?  Possibly.  Is it still frustrating?  No question.

             But when we reflect on where we’ve been and where we are now and where we’re going, those older patterns make more sense.

             What I’m also hearing is that they can be as powerful as we make them.

Gifts ~  given and received.

             A gift doesn’t need to be made of expensive materials.  It doesn’t have to cost a lot.  None of the monetary factors apply when we are speaking of true and genuine value.

              When we acquire the tools and techniques to help us face challenges, that right there is a gift we have given ourselves.  The learning is the precious quality.  The understanding is the honourable factor.

             We are here so that we can leave being better than when we arrived.  By giving and receiving gifts, those of great merit, to ourselves and to our loved ones, we are serving our Divine purpose and we are making the entire planet a more loving place to live.

             Our lessons, those are our gifts, our contributions to the Whole.  They are ours, to give, and to receive.

Today’s Personal Sharing:

is to say that I’ll have a fine moment coming up to practice my re-framing skills.  Winter is nearing her end, the weather forecast is showing very warm temperatures in my area.  I am not looking forward to it.  But it’ll give me opportunities to learn, and tolerate.

 

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