UNCERTAINTY

This could be a short blog. Our water pump went out yesterday Morning. The repairmen are supposed to come out this morning. When they come I will need to lend a hand. Our pump is at the bottom of a hand dug 13 foot pit that is lined with stones. It is over a hundred years old. The stone wall sheds stones if one isn't careful. At one time there were metal rungs in the side that enabled a person to climb down and out. They have rotted away and now a ladder is required.

Yesterday Morning when I was doing chores the water quit flowing from the hose. I hoped it was just a kink somewhere, no luck, the pump wasn't working. I thought the pump motor burned out. Then about six hours later the pump came on. I filled up the sink in preparation to do the dishes and the water stopped again. Since then it has been coming on and off without much pattern. I figure it must be a malfunctioning pressure switch.

We have an outhouse for emergencies and we have several jugs of water in the basement if needed. Our electric service is quite reliable but an outage of a few hours due to a thunder storm is not unusual either. So it is not dreadfully inconvenient when we have a well problem.

Still the uncertainty. Excitement is great. Folks don't resonate very favorably to uncertainty. In this dimension fear is so attractive to our minds. Uncertainty attracts fear. How long will it last? How much will it cost? Will they be able to fix it? There is no end to the fear questions that may arise. Interestingly, I have kept my cool. I have been centered and peaceful..............so far.

However, a much less consequential thing happened the day before yesterday. I went out to start my little truck and it wouldn't start. It was fine when I parked it. I charged the battery and cleaned the terminals and it still wouldn't start. The solenoid clicked put no starter action. Interestingly enough on the day before, I admired a car that was parked in front of a store, the owner said that he had to replace the starter three times since he bought the car. He went on to explain that the starter was located in a place where it got exceptional heat and it was a problem with this model.  I thought it was interesting that this stranger volunteered this information. I remembered that, when I concluded that, it was my starter that was bad. This incident with the truck is of no real concern yet it caused me more unhappiness. Perhaps, it was the synchronicity seen as a forewarning. Whatever, it did bum me out. So far this well episode is just another minor bump in the road.

Whenever we experience uncertainty we can have delightful expectations. We can be certain that a loving universe will bestow blessings upon us. Or we can indulge in a great panoply of fear and influence our future. Whether we actually affect what happens, or just our perception of what happens, we make misery for ourselves.

We have realized that fear has no place in our lives. The events of our lives come to us day by day. When we stay centered and 'in love' we accept and enjoy our experiences. Maybe enjoy is not the right word, but we don't suffer, we experience and learn and appreciate the richness of life.

Light and love is washing away our capacity to fear. As we move into the fourth dimension fear will become a memory and then fade away completely.

Celebrate this Friday the Thirteenth as a magical day of Love.

Love and Peace,  Gregg