It was in the sixties when I awoke this Morning, very pleasant. These last couple days have been a blessed relief. There is, still, a little too much moisture in the air, but, the lower temperatures makes it less noticeable.
There is only Love and Fear. For us, whom have dedicated ourselves, to seeing only Love, there arises a problem; dealing with our shadow selves. Living in duality, we developed opposing attributes for every attribute we embraced. That is what duality is all about. This shadow self, all those attributes you don't want acknowledged, now push for expression. Don't deny them. They will drive you crazy. Allow yourself to feel them. They, then, can be released. You can feel them without indulging them or acting on them. Allow yourself to be human.
Everything that isn't Love is Fear. Look closely at any negative emotion. Greed is fear of lack. Anger is fear that no one loves you. Hate is anger that no one loves you, which is the preceding. Envy is the fear that you are less deserving. Pride, haughtiness, etc, are fear that you are not as good as others. There is only Love. All negativity is based on the fear that one cannot love or be loveable.
As we watch the existing world implode, we may have varied reactions. The arrest of cabal officials are continuing. I think it will be reported in the mainstream media by the end of the month. They won't be able to hide it much longer. The news is readily assessable on the internet. I know that there will be some sense of satisfaction to see top level bankers go to jail for exploiting the people. They have ruined the economy and driven millions into poverty, in this country, and starvation globally. Look into your heart and find forgiveness. How would have you behaved if you were born into their bodies and had their nurturing experience? You don't know. In any case, in their future evolution, they are going to face what they did in order to grow.
I could talk about forgiveness a lot more. Forgiveness is the key to peace. You will never feel forgiveness yourself if you withhold it from others. {Of course, since it is all an illusion, there is nothing to forgive}. But we do live in this illusion and in this illusion, forgiveness is essential. Learn to think forgiveness, automatically, whenever you feel irritated.
As you strive to open your eyes, the negative things laying dormant, will attempt to express themselves. As mentioned earlier, don't deny them, allow yourself to feel them, you don't have to act on them. Forgiveness of self is key here.
In the preceding paragraph, I used the word strive. That is an error we will make. Since we are attaining enlightenment, without the aid of spiritual guides or an ashram, we will make this error again and again. You can not really try to grow spiritually. Trying, always, invites the ego to get involved. Growing spiritually is a matter of letting go, of unlearning. You can't try to unlearn. But you can let go of everything that is not love.
{We do, of course, have spiritual guides; but, they are not in these fleshly bodies, that we can see, and most of us can't hear them or are not sure when we do}
My dishes are awaiting and then I need to mow the lawn, which is beginning to resemble a hayfield.
Love and Peace, Gregg
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