Dear friends,
William Morris advised “have nothing in your house that you do not know to be useful or believe to be beautiful.”
That is sensible when we prepare for a yard sale, but it is brilliant when taking a mental inventory of the house we actually occupy. Why would we hang on to ideas, thoughts or feelings that are neither useful nor beautiful? Are we capable of discerning which ones need to be removed or updated? One of the great benefits of regular meditation is the space it creates between us and our thoughts. We become aware of thoughts as merely ideas that appear on the screen of our consciousness. We are not actually attached to them, therefore they are under our control.
We tend to think useful ideas will either protect, defend or elevate us in the world. The question is, do we need to be protected, defended or elevated? From what and to whom? Our actual identity, our real life, our true nature is intact and under the umbrella of what the world calls God. We enter into this incarnation with the ability to guide our lives by our beliefs, perceptions and expectations. Are they useful and beautiful? Things can change rather quickly with a change of heart, which is preceded by a change of mind.
It is never too late to put our house in order, so to speak. Take a look at the most dominant fear you may have and deconstruct it to an idea. Is it true? Replace it with what makes your heart happy; what calms your emotions; what rings true. Affirm it. Declare it. Insist that it proves its reality in your experience.
Like this: “Who I am is beyond the slings and arrows of opinion. I am wholly intact. I am both useful and beautiful in this world.”
Stay tuned in,
Carol Carnes www.carol-carnes.com
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