What's It All About?
by Marie T. Russell
Have we not all asked ourselves this question at one point
or another? What is it all about? Since to every question there is an answer
(cause and effect) I asked my Inner Self to provide an answer. The answer I
heard was "It's all about you!" Well... I thought, sounds like a pretty self-centered
point of view. But upon reflection, I realized it's true — it is always about us.
Whatever we are doing, thinking, seeing; it all reflects something inside of
ourselves.
Once you embrace this philosophy, that everything 'out
there' is simply a mirror of what is inside of you, things start taking on a
different perspective. Or rather, I should say that we begin to see them
differently.
Recently, I had problems with the starter in my car. I asked
myself, "What is this saying about me? What's happening with my inner
starter, with my connection to the Divine Spark?" Of course, when I
decided to meditate on that and be open to the answers, they came rushing in...
I became aware that I had felt somewhat reticent to complete and undertake
certain tasks. My own starter was showing signs of non-participation.
My car gave me the clue that there was something in my own psyche that needed
attention.
I find that our cars can provide a great source of
information as to what is happening with our own physical body. So what is
happening in your life? What messages are there clamoring for your attention?
Flat tire? Low battery? Need an wheel alignment? Are you perhaps in need of a
boost? Do you need to re-adjust the direction you're headed in?
We can also see these reflections in the people around us,
the movies we see, or the books we read. I enjoy reading fantasy and science
fiction as a way to relax and unwind. When I started doing this, I didn't
realize that the Universe (or my Higher Self, if you prefer) would be using
these means to communicate with me. If I'm reading a book in which the hero or
heroine has a lot of anger, I look within myself to discover where there is
still some unexpressed and unresolved anger issues.
If you find yourself hearing gossip, forget who the gossip
is about, and instead turn it around. Look and see how whatever
you are seeing and hearing can be applied to you... If it's about someone who did something 'wrong,' see
where you feel you have done something wrong. If you are judging others, you
can be sure that you are judging yourself for the same behavior.
This can become a very enlightening experience. Rather than
waiting for your lessons to come to you (and sometimes shake you up if you
haven't been listening), you can look around and see the messages everywhere.
You then start to see everything as an opportunity to learn and begin to feel
more in control of so-called "circumstances." We are all One Energy.
Thus, what is happening to others is a microcosm of what is happening to the
whole.
It's a great game we are involved in — the
game of life. We are
really living in a giant hall of mirrors. We can detach ourselves from the
melodrama by looking within. Remember to love yourself throughout it all. Love
and accept who you've been and who you are. It's all a game, remember? |
