What do you do when someone takes an action that literally turns your world upside down? After the initial anger and hurt somewhat subsides, have you thought about being truthful to yourself and ask the bigger question, “What am I supposed to learn from this experience?”
I was recently in Amsterdam walking around among the thousands – and I mean thousands – of bicycles rushing by me. The flavors of people riding them crossed the full spectrum of life: business people with suits and ties, moms with little kids propped in makeshift baskets on the handlebars with smiles and conversations going on, children riding their little bikes alone or with a parent, older ladies and gentleman well into their 70’s with their beautiful locks of grey hair blowing in the wind.
Margaret and I were recently asked to give a talk to a small informal group of people. None of the attendees’ were familiar with us, and it was kind of a spur-of-the-moment event in a little suburb of Seattle that I would term “progressive” or “forward thinking”. We knew we would probably only get 10-15 people, but felt the need to support the individual that called and was trying to generate interest in the alternative thinking area.
I was recently asked about the words I use to end our radio broadcasts. For those that haven’t caught our show on the radio (1150AM in Seattle) or internet, I end our broadcast with “Make it a great day, nobody will do it for you”. This particular person felt that the first part of the saying was a positive, but felt the last part of the saying was a negative.
Irrespective of whether you are aware of it, your life is essentially a chess game. Directly or indirectly, all actions you and others take are just moves on your chess boards of life. Most people never realize that there are tools to assist them to learn how to navigate their board more efficiently, so as to make the game and subsequently their soul growth more enjoyable and fruitful.
At the end of the day, when you pass over to the spiritual realms, who is going to be with you to give credit or blame for your successes or challenges in life. I think the answer is pretty straight forward: NO ONE!!
When you start to break through the illusion, you are going to come face to face with a lot of guilt and anger associated with the results of your actions. As you begin to see through the illusion, you are inclined to want to share it with those close to you. There is just one big problem.
Many people often remark to me how lucky I am to be with Margaret and Maitreya. When a young man stated this to me again at the Mind, Body and Spirit show in LA last weekend, my reply was, “Yes, I am lucky!” But then again, it was based on the choices I had made.