CHOICE

Good Morning, another early blog, I have a doctor's appointment this afternoon. I could get into the habit of blogging in the Morning. I like it. My pattern of blogging in the afternoon is based on the idea that I am never sure what I want to say so I need time to cogitate. I can just as well hope for inspiration with my talons arched over the keyboard.

Last Nights speech puts some of us in a dilemma. We see the struggle for enlightenment as a contrast between love and fear. We know a fear reaction, on our part, only gives energy to what we don't want and we learned from our mentors and personal experience that an angry reaction also gives power to the other side. And both fear and anger do nothing for us personally. Anger gives us a temporary feeling of righteousness and the feeling can be addictive but it leads nowhere.

I didn't hear the speech. I had the sound off. The commentary, however, said it appealed to the fearful and angry that fits with the picture I have.

This is the most divisive time I have lived through. Anger and fear pervades our world regardless of what position we take. When I scroll through Facebook I am impressed with the level of anger and fear this man provokes. Some of the memes are very clever and funny and I 'like' them in spite of my better judgement. I do try to show my approval for those that are funny or educational without triggering fear or anger.

I was reading a news magazine yesterday and a well of sadness engulfed me. I began to cry. I don't get angry anymore because of world events, at least not more than a momentary flash, and I don't generally get fearful because in the end I believe things will turn out okay. Perhaps, I am not always in touch with my sadness because when I am, it is always so powerful and without specific focus. Our world is so incredibly sad. Because of our fear we have allowed a world to be created by authorities we have worshipped [or at least looked up to]. These folks make a world that only benefits their group. They have exploited the vast majority of us and have done very little to elevate.

We have begun to realize we are the only one who can make us happy. We cannot abdicate the throne of responsibility for our autonomous self. Sure we love groups! We identify as groups. That is okay, but we need to be wise and intuitive about the leaders we choose. And we get direction from a leader, we don't follow them. We can only follow our own intuition. We each have our own path; it may be populated or lonely but it is ours.

Our whole choice is one of love and fear at every moment. We choose love. We cannot go wrong.

We no longer want a world created with angry or fearful thoughts. We learn to recognize them. We don't want them in our consciousness.

We know The World created only with loving thought awaits us. Let us join.

I need to fry up yesterday's baked potato with a couple eggs.

Love and Peace, Gregg