Stop Lights

I was asked this morning, "How do we NOT notice our reality, when things go wrong?"

The question refers to some teachings that say we would do better to focus on what we want to attract, instead of the situation we are not wanting.

My answer was this: Of course, you notice your reality and you even have to "deal" with it as it is.

The thing I'd suggest you do is not emotionally attach to it. See it as it is: temporary.

When we are driving our car and come to a red stoplight, we "notice" the stoplight and we "deal with it", (behave appropriately by stopping our car).

And if we are wise… we don't attach to it by reacting emotionally as if it's permanent.

We spend the couple of minutes focusing on what we're making for dinner that night or the thing our child said to us this morning.

Before we know it the light is green and we're on our way.

But... if we are in a hurry…

… have an emotional reaction…

… start to sweat and panic… saying… doesn't that light seem to take forever?

Sometimes… doesn't it seem like a domino effect of mishaps after that?

Have you ever noticed how "everything just seems to go downhill from there"?

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When we allow something to be… without focusing much attention or energy into it… it seems we stay in our flow and that thing is very insignificant in the scheme of our day, week, month, year… and lifetime.

We can even go one step further with the stoplight scenario.

We COULD appreciate the two minutes of stopping.

Maybe, we really needed to get a quick text to someone or read a short note.

We see the light turning red, slow down for it thinking, "Oh good… I can read this real quick."

Don't those type of days seem to be filled with synchronicity?

And a "flow" to them?

Coincidence? I think not.

Of course we notice our reality and we need to respond to it in some way… usually.

The difference…

IS in HOW we respond. ~ Gina Paschall

If we think we have the "Right Way" for others, how is that different than a religion? 

If we assume everyone "needs" what we have deemed their salvation... 

... (whether that's an awakening, enlightenment, a 12 step program, "healing" or "forgiveness")

.... aren't we then pushing our agenda as if we know something they don't know? 

And aren't we then insinuating... or actually saying... 

... they aren't whole and complete without our "Right Way"?

Just a thought... 

From my dream, she said,

"There are some very specific and real instructions on

* how this is gonna work… if it's gonna work.

* It doesn't have to. You all have free will."

And then she impressed upon me: we are in the strongest time we have ever been in.