“When you feel frustrated or upset by a person or situation, remember that you are not reacting to that person or situation, but to your feelings about the person or situation.” Deepak Chopra, The Seven Spiritual Laws of Success
It is easy to believe that what is happening in the world is happening to us…that our life is determined by ‘them’ and ‘they’. On a personal level it may be easy to believe that our life is controlled by how much money we make, how our boss treats us or what our friends think about us. At a bigger scale we may believe that the government is way too involved in our life…we have to pay taxes and register our vehicles and get a license to start a business. At the level of the world we may believe that ‘they’ are out to get us…terrorist, illegal immigrants, or even the co-worker you dislike.
This is all an illusion. There is no they or them. There is only one. There is only one consciousness…life is consciousness and there is only one consciousness. We each exist as an expression of this consciousness. And in each moment we choose how we want to express. We can express based on what we see in the world…or we can express based on what we know to be the Truth from the inside.
What is the Truth I am talking about here? It is the Truth that no matter what I see in this world…my life is determined by what I decide it is about. I choose my beliefs, my feelings and my response in any situation, to any person at any time. Do you live your life from this Truth? Or do you give your power to people and situations? Do you let the appearance determine your response?
I say there is power in the Truth of choosing…the power to determine your thoughts and feelings no matter what is happening in the world. By doing this you determine your experience. It is not what it is…it is what you decide it is.
Examine your feelings and thoughts as you express yourself in the world. Realize that you have the power to choose your experience…and then do it!
Practice well
Paula
