Interesting Times are Happening for Us

We are living in interesting times! Here we are already 3 months into 2009 and we are seeing exciting changes in our country on the political front, while simultaneously many are experiencing challenges on the physical level- affecting us on the mental, emotional and spiritual level and making us question everything. Is this happening by chance or is it happening for us?

I say the latter because it is my firm belief that everything happens for us. Everything- bar none. We might not understand why in the moment it is happening, but Truth states that what is happening in our lives today is happening FOR us-for our growth, healing and evolution as Spiritual Beings.

When such situations arise, we have to do some work by asking ourselves certain questions to discover the internal answers, such as “Why is this happening FOR me” or “How can I look at this situation differently in a positive manner.” This moves us from victims of circumstance, to conscious co-creators of our own destinies. The answers will eventually come- they always do- but you must have patience and Trust that all is in Divine order. You will receive the answers when you are ready to hear and understand them. Having patience for that process can be the tricky part!

We have spent countless years, since the time we were children, buying stuff, getting things, accumulating initials before and after our names, and building empires of wealth to prove our worthiness to ourselves and others because of our society telling us that we are not enough unless we have such things. This is simply not Truth. With our return to what is true, we will see the enormous waste of precious time and energy we have spent on such an unnecessary task. I remind you to be gentle with yourself at that time, as you were doing your best you could, given what information you had.

The time is upon us to question the illusions we have been living with. We, as a collective consciousness, have created what is happening in our world, to force ourselves to take inventory of how we are living our lives without, based on exte
al things. “I am only important if I have a full roster of clients.” “I am only worthy if I have a partner in my life.” “I am special only if I have a house and fancy car.” “I am a good person only if I have perfect credit.” These challenging times, which make us question who we are, are happening FOR us, so we can return to what is True- that worthiness is our natural inheritance as children of God- and all we need do is BE. That is enough- we ARE enough.

As Jesus the Christ states in A Course in Miracles, the world is our mirror. Currently, it is showing us that we have been putting our worthiness in exte
al things, which can only end in suffering. Anything resulting in suffering is a sure fire way of knowing that you are not in alignment with the Truth of who you are and that something is based on an illusion. We have been looking without for way too long. We have been living on illusion. It’s time to go within, return to Truth and gain the peace that is your birthright.

When we look inside, we find that everything, in the end, is an illusion. That is, everything but God. We have been living so many years with the illusion that exte
al things bring us worthiness. We have been basing our happiness on things outside of ourselves. We have been living with the illusion that we have control over what happens in our lives. The truth is, we don’t - it is all an illusion. What is in our control is our own ability to surrender to God and to the process.

We must remember that Only God knows what is best for his beloved children. We have to surrender to His/Her/It and Trust that our Father/Mother/God will show us the way. We have to have faith that what God wants for us, what She has in store for us, is far greater than we could have ever dreamt. The process of surrendering, trusting and having faith takes practice. To go from holding on tightly, controlling every little thing, to letting go and floating through life can take some time. But remember, any decision not in alignment with surrender, trusting and having faith is just downright silly.

Every event in our lives is an opportunity for healing, growth and evolution as spiritual beings. We now have the sacred, wonderful chance to return back to the Divine energy of who we already are. All we are called to do is get out of our own way and just BE it.

These interesting times bring forward the opportunity to come back to the present moment, where we are reminded that simply BEING is sufficient. There is great solace, peace and joy in that Truth. Enjoy it!