Forever Now

Ever notice how there is a recurring theme throughout your life? A sort of cycle if you will. A cycle you ask yourself, "Why am I experiencing this and how can I get out from it?"

Could it be relations with your boss at each job you take on?
Perhaps it's a neighbor you just can't stand the thought of.
The way someone close to you knows just how to manipulate you into feeling one way or another is one more example. Maybe it's a lack of self-confidence or other insecurities stemming from the past. It could also be what we do to a loved one, which results in feelings of shame and guilt. In turn, we are affecting ourselves by our choices of action and reaction.

It's so easy to just allow ourselves to get caught up in the "drama" aspect. We should take a step back and examine the roles we each play; ask ourselves... how does this situation or person serve my highest good? Out of this, what can I learn? How can I transmute this, or is my task simply to ignore without involvement?

This is different for each of us. Only you know the lessons you must learn. We must find the balance of thought and emotion with faith. Faith in our ability to not only endure and surpass but faith in ourselves to evolve as spiritual beings.

After all, coming here to earth without a challenge would be pointless. Where is the fun in a game which has no challenge?
Mind you, this could be perceived as a complicated game (if you are unaware of the rules) but nonetheless a challenge of growth.
Not everything is made to be easy, although it can be difficult for some people to simply allow what is easy to flow through. Again this brings us to "perspective."

When we change our thoughts, we change our perspective. When we change our perspective, we change our emotions. When we change our emotions, we change our point of attraction, therefore changing the outcome and breaking the cycle.

Think of Alexander the Great; he had many moments in his young short life, where most people would've been discouraged to give up. He even had brief periods of doubt, but the mere thought of defeat or giving up caused him to dig his heels deeper to stand his ground. As we know he forged ahead no matter what the seemingly impossible odds were. Most of which he dealt with for the very first time. He acted fast on his feet but how he initially reacted could have cost him not only the battle at hand, but his faith in himself and his life.

So first we must win the battle within ourselves... Eliminating doubt and replacing it with vigilance, patience, trust, determination, strength, courage, passion and will power but most of all, faith. What we believe eventually becomes our "first nature" truth, in essence, our reality. Change a dis-empowering belief to an empowering belief and you just changed your life.

Remember you are all that you need, all is within you. How, when or where you were born is of no consequence. Only you own the control of your ability to move past the past and finally live in the full potential of the forever now.

Good luck to you, and all my love
- MJD