I am writing this blog in a construction zone. They cut the doorways in from our existing dining room and the computer room to the new rooms being built. The electrician is here roughing in the outlets etc. The noise of drills, saws and hammers creates an interesting din. It is music to my ears though, as I am eager to see it completed.
Humanity is going through a great change. We are more and more tuned in to the love that encompasses our planet. Most of us can now see that we could be happy, and we are more and more of the time. Happiness is possible all the time. What holds us back? Memories? Things we haven't forgiven? We are more and more aware that fear blocks our happiness and we have become diligent about our thoughts and, at least, when we are aware, we won't allow fear to cloud our consciousness.
Yet we still seem to stay stuck in some of our old ways of feeling and thinking. Why? There is a certain rigidity that develops while living in these bodies. We find ways of perceiving our world that appear to work and we hang on to them. Some of the ideas might be quite limiting yet we don't want to give them up.
It is strange we will hang on to things that hurt us. Some of us hang on to worry because we have developed the superstition that if you worry about it, the bad thing won't happen. We know better, but it is hard to give up on what has been engrained. Another example is forgiveness. Some of us have been afraid to forgive completely, especially when the recipient of the forgiveness doesn't care. We know forgiveness is for us, yet somehow it makes us feel vulnerable.
There are a myriad examples perhaps one will occur to you. It is clear how an attachment to a negative can be hurtful or limiting. How about our attachments to the things we like? It is great to have things and people in our lives that enhance it. But attachment eats away at love. Attachment creates fear of loss. Fear of loss causes the need to control. Of course, control in a relationship smothers love and often leads to a breakup. Attachment to things attenuates the pleasure you would otherwise have by possessing them. Much energy goes into the fear of loss or damage of your property.
The energy of love that surrounds us is asking us to give up our attachments. The whole idea of being like little children is valuable here. Little children have not yet developed ideas about how things should be. They are open to see how things are. If we look through the eyes of small children we will see a world of love, not contaminated by the ideas we have developed. We have heard many times that we should give up the past, not look to the future, but live in the ever present now. That will solve all the problems of attachment. It takes practice. It is doable.
We are living in a world, where the passing old ways of operating, are desperately trying to hang on. Those who are tied to the dark will continue to foment separation and violence where ever they can. They have lost the battle, they can't compete with the love that is in our hearts, but they still own the media, so we are inundated with information about violence and all types of negativity. It would be best if we left our television sets off for the time being, but we like our favorite shows. How do we deal with the horrible things we see?
We need to learn detachment. Know that when we hear of people meeting a violent end, they volunteered for it before they were born. It was their contract to fulfill for us to learn peace and love. Some of us still need to learn the horror of war and armed conflict, of any kind, before we can give up the idea. The great majority of us want love, peace, and joy and we have succeeded in our goal even if it hasn't become completely manifest.
Detachment doesn't mean we don't care. It means we can see the situation with compassion. We can extend our love to the folks involved and thank them for their teaching. We don't need to get our emotions involved in a negative way. It doesn't help anyone to suffer ourselves or be unhappy. We are all connected; our happiness lifts all.
Love and Peace, Gregg
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