SEEKING PARADISE

We all want love. We all want joy. We all want peace. We look out upon the world and we see nothing but craziness. What should we do? We were dreaming of paradise on the earth!

Well it doesn't do any good to criticize, rant and rave and especially to get angry. Anger can be seductive because it can make us feel virtuous for a moment, however it only adds to the negativity.

Two things we should remember, the power of perception and the starting place, the state of our own being. When we look out upon the world we don't just see the craziness. There are loving things too. We have let out minds be trained to focus on the nuttiness. It is possible to reverse this programming and see only love. For beginners it is better to avoid looking at the world through the idiot box etc. because it is so slanted toward craziness.

We need to begin with ourselves, our state of being. When we contain nothing but love, we have nothing to give but love. In truth, we are nothing but love because the ego stuff is not real. But as long as we peer through it, our perception is distorted.

So we want paradise, let us create paradise within us. Let us let all fear thoughts pass through without leaving their ugly trace. Continuously bathe in the love of the Universe and wash away all negativity.

Love is infectious! Your love will glow. Folks around you will respond to it and feel an attenuation of their own negativity. When we look out on the world, our minds will select the loving to focus on and we will add love to the world as a healing balm.

We will change the world by loving it. After-all we are one. We are powerful creators. We change what we see by how we perceive it.

Unfortunately, our minds operating separately from our hearts, can only analyze and judge. The mind alone will always be dysfunctional and at the same time pride itself of the opposite. The mind can only see clearly with a well spring of love from the heart.

Let us remember, when we find ourselves judging we are not seeing clearly.

So we want to live in paradise? Do we have paradise inside us? We can. We are love. We were created by a loving universe. Every moment we are confronted by the choice, to love or not love. Let us choose wisely.

Love and Peace, Gregg