I had to laugh when it occurred to me that when I used to look for the Divine in everything, I figured that I found it in a beautiful flower, or a child's laugh, the sunrise or sunset, a babbling stream.
Those are all wonderful. But isn't the Divine also in the rainy day, on a Monday, with no money in the account? Isn't the Divine in the earthquake, the hurricane?
I realize that I separate myself from the Divine when I judge that a creation is 'bad'. Who am I to judge?
I know that I must accept that there are much bigger plans going on, that have very little to do with me. I must accept that the Divine knows what it is doing.
That will just make it easier on me, because the Divine is going to do it anyway; I just won't be kicking and screaming anymore.
My selfishness is dangerous. Doing things so that I benefit from it, thinking things that alienate others away from me, setting goals that will get me things will all send me down a very dangerous spiral.
I can easily stop that with some service. This does not mean I need to do something huge like start a non-profit agency. It could be a smile I offer someone, where I would normally judge them and frown at them, or just look away.
It could be that phone call I've been meaning to make to an old friend who's been on my mind. They may not be 'fun' and I know they get more out of the conversation than I do; but isn't that the point?
How about doing the best job I can at work? How about picking up that piece of trash I see, rather than leaving it for the cleaning people who won't even come in until next week? I don't need to leave it there. How about doing my job with a smile, rather than judging how crazy people are? Why should I care about that?
And all these things can be done anonymously, secretly. If I need to do service and then proclaim how much service I am doing to show others how well I am doing is a clue that I am still doing them for selfish reasons.
This will not solve all my problems, but having an attitude of 'helping' rather than 'getting' is going to help me connect with my Divine. I can do these things from a place of peace and serenity, and I know that doing these things will deepen my Connection as I am serving my purpose for being.
The weather is changing. Do you notice that it is a fairly gradual change? It does not happen all at once. Sometimes there are spurts of change, but mostly it is gradual.
It is sometimes like that with us. It is gradual. You must be patient. But you must still change.
You must also keep 'up to speed' with the changes that are happening. In other words, you start changing, but you cannot go back. Going back will cause extreme pain.
With my free will, I can choose to live more spiritually, which means be more loving and tolerant, less judgmental. I don't need to force things into place.
I can use my free will to be in a more joyful place by letting go of expectations.
I can use my free will to enjoy this ride, up and down, this way and that, by staying centered and connected, rather than being pulled into any direction by any other person, or fighting the ride by trying to force it to go in any particular direction.
Spirit can give me a better ride. I just have to go with it.
The more you fill yourself with the joy of the moment,
the more moments you will have joy
and the more joy you will have in your moments.
