(REVISITED)
“Give and it will be given to you: good measure, pressed down, shaken together, and running over will be put into your bosom. For with the same measure that you use, it will be measured back to you.”
~Luke 6:38, The Holy Bible. ~
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“You give but little when you give of your possessions. It is when you give of yourself that you truly give.”
~ Kahlil Gibran, The Prophet. ~
Consciously or unconsciously, we are always investing in life and receiving a return on our investment. The investment we make consists of our core beliefs expressed through our words and deeds. In other words, just like seeds planted in the earth’s soil, the return is the exact image and likeness of what we believe to be true about the people, places, and things we encounter or expect to encounter.
In other words, the creative medium of our minds actualizes that which we accept as reality by becoming our experience. In other words, “You reap what you sow.” This is simply the way life gets to be what it is. It is the Law of Being.
For some, when hearing the word “Law” used in the context of spirituality, there is an association with the word “punishment,” often resulting in a false belief that says we can displease, disappoint, or make God angry. To avoid slipping into this erroneous mindset, a paradigm shift in consciousness is necessary.
Remind yourself that “Law” in the spiritual realm is simply a term that describes nature’s way. For example, in the physical realm it is nature’s way that objects fall to the ground when dropped. This law, of course, is what we call gravity. It would never occur to us that God is punishing us when this occurs. While the consequence may sadden us, we would nonetheless accept the outcome as the natural reaction to the action. When awake in consciousness, we may learn from our experiences and choose to be more careful in the future, be it a spiritual, mental, or physical law.
We may begin today investing in ideas that inevitably return to us our heart’s true desires; i.e., ideas like health, loving-kindness, harmonious relationships, sufficiency, beauty, wisdom, creative expressions, and prosperity in all of our endeavors. We may begin right now investing in the practice of forgiveness and bear witness to the return of peace of mind. We may begin to consciously invest in our personal values; such as unity, integrity, justice, equanimity, and all that yield a world that works for everyone.
We may enter this season of giving and receiving filled with a consciousness of Love and Light as we bear witness to the Law of our Being responding to our investment of Peace on Earth and Joy to the World.
” I am more powerful than I know and I can achieve anything and everything to which I set my heart.
For all of this, I am grateful.”
StillPoint 