This
afternoon I sat on the patio soaking up the returning warmth of
the solstice sunlight, feeling my weary winter cobwebs wash away
as the delicious heat saturated my body. Apparently, in the midst
of all this self-indulgence, it was the perfect time for the
hidden inventory of collected irritations, seasonal
disappointments and the less than perfect situations of my life to
ooze out of the cracks.
As I sat in
my wicker chair feeling the sun defrost my emotions, a subtle
epiphany seeped into my awareness. The 21st century
catch phrase “living in the now” is a constant part of our
society. We hear it, read it, and see it everywhere. However,
not until today did I realize with sudden clarity what incredible
joy and perfection that overworked phrase truly creates.
So
often, we’ve read that we are perfection. ZZ has told us many
times in their messages. So have others in books, philosophies
and beliefs. Today, I discovered that perfection is never as
perfect as “in the now”.
When we are
angry with others, or even ourselves, that anger must come from
the “PAST”. When we judge others or ourselves, it is the
past we must pull from to create our judgment. When we want to
judge someone concerning the “FUTURE”….the “what ifs”….we
must again pull from the past to create those future judgments.
But the
beauty of the being in the NOW is our perfection. In the
now, we are all-- as the religions say--“without sin”. We are
without judgment; we are without anger. We are a breathing living
experience of our reality. We are LOVE.
Whether it is
our cantankerous mates, our troubled teenagers, our angry
co-workers, even the less than “perfect” results of our own
choices, we can eliminate the need for anger or judgment when we
concentrate on the NOW.
There
are no checklists from the past, no “what ifs” from the future
(based on the past). Who they are, who we are, at this moment, is
simply the “experience”. I discovered that
this reality allows us to approach each encounter, each situation,
with acceptance, and with love. Open minded, open hearted love.
The anger
dissipates, the judgment evaporates, and we are faced with looking
at the experience—ours and theirs—with love. And with love, we
know that solution, resolution and understanding take the place of
anger and judgment.
As my skin
warmed to a golden blush, I felt the warmth of healing embrace my
bruised senses. As the awareness slipped through my mind and
soul, my “list” of disappointments, my angers, my hurts slowly
disappeared. With the sweetness of healing came a truer
understanding of the seven powers of the goddess principle:
forgiveness; self-love; acceptance; awareness; choice; joy and
happiness; loving others.
Understanding
opens the window to our souls, to our hearts, to who we truly
are—the perfection of the glorious creation that is you and I.
And it includes the perfection of every living being who walks
through our lives; who walks past our lives; who walks where we
have never walked.
So beloved
family of readers, let’s gather those lists of our “angries” and
our “judgies”, big or small, gargantuan or tiny. And as we check
off each item, ask ourselves is it PAST or is it FUTURE? Because,
if it is NOW, then it will not be on our list.
Blessings and
light….laughter and love to you all.
Sherry
©
21-31-07
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