Greetings my gentle readers and listeners to another week’s
installment of the “Be Yourself, Often” blog.
Welcome to December 2012!!That time in the week when can look to the days
that were with love and nostalgia, fear and apprehension and realize that we
made it through the whole crazy thing whole. As usual, the reflections on this
blog will be provided in my Tuesday night’s radio show on WULC entitled
“Prescribing Spiritual H.O.P.E.”, which is live at 9pm Eastern Time and radio
archived at http://www.spreaker.com/show/tuesday_prescribing_spiritual_hope
Through the course of the week as illustrated above there
have been moments that were dichotomous in nature for all of us. From the
thrill of victory to the agony of defeat, it just is. Those are three very
powerful words that encapsulate so very much. When I heard the expression
earlier, it resonated so intensely with myself as transcending far more than
the simple planes that we know and in fact cross multiple theories and axis. So
much in fact, there will be a three part series on this, with Christmas falling
on a Tuesday, so the 4th and 11th will be on the trilogy
and the 18th will be my Christmas message. There will also be a
special message I am hoping on December 21st here and on the air
simultaneously, just to help validate the fact we are all still alive on that
date and now lets move ahead and help ourselves help each other and provide and
ensure safe travels, which the message of unity will tie into the Christmas
message. It Just Is.
It Just Is demonstrates the essential ideal perfection of
everything. It helps and empowers an individual (if they can embrace this
simple concept) that all situations that present themselves, are exactly that.
The chance to do something, feel something or be something is exactly right for
the situation. The individuals and situations that are on their own vectors
inherently cross our vectors all of the time. If one stops and reflects in a
mindful and meditative way through a filter and prism of positivity… that is
absolutely mind blowing and liberating, all in the same time. As mentioned
before however, there are too many “isms” out there and sadly, especially in
December where people are so fixated on other aspects that this wonderful gift
of healing and love and light may be missed.
My friends, this is truly root cause analysis embedded
within the exercise of mindfulness. Why are things here and why did they cross
my path and why do I need these learnings and why have I been chosen and what
can I give to this situation and scenario? As with most things that are truly
opening to the mind and heart and Spirit, this generates more questions than
answers. Embrace that.
It Just Is will allow us to have quite a bit of freedom when
embraced as it allows us to believe that through the topographical map of life,
there will be hills and valleys, dryness and watershed, desert and lakes. Even
that simple statement allows us to embrace the fact of our uniqueness. That
uniqueness is also embedded in our genetic codes and the opportunities afforded
to us. That uniqueness means we all have a very special gift and the next
wonderful outcome driven goal is to find and embrace it and then share that
gift to the betterment of others. For once a person engages in the embrace of
giving away their gifts of the moment with the altruistic desire to educate and
advance others… in the long run they themselves advance. Incredible isnt it? It
Just Is.
To step away, embrace the moment and beginning to feel these
insights means one may have to step away from the toxicity of the “isms”, of
which narcissism and consumerism are 2
powerful detractors. Express and find the whole person that you are, which
often can be done by stepping back to be the wonderment of a child and being
alive and having fun in the moment. Basically, to give yourself permission
finally to be yourself, often.
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Rev. Dr. Joel Lamoure December 2012
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