It is an interesting point to ponder...............we are not in control, not really anyway. Though our minds want to believe this, the truth is that control is illusive, it is a perception. I think we feel safer if we believe that we control our destiny, control our tempers, desires and fears. Yet when it comes right down to it what we really are is a co-creater. We can't make energy do what we want. Wouldn't that be like trying to hold water into our hands and shape it into a bowl? First a container is needed to offer shape, form and boundaries for the water? Our bodies and beings then become containers for spirit to pour itself into. I believe it is when we really give up control that we become the most free.
Think about it! Isn't it exhausting to try to direct and control the circumstances of your life, let alone the lives of children, spouse, friends, bosses, employees, co-workers, clients, (you get it, the list goes on and on.) What if we could realize in this moment that life can be a lot less maintence, maybe even less stressful.
Yesterday brough this awareness to me, in an instant. I had been having a frustrating morning, trying to get out the door and to into my day. I wanted a head start because I had much to do. This was my focus, getting out of the house and on the road FAST. In the midst of all this, I found my vehicle was blocked, so right back inside I went to grab a different set of keys to move the suburban. At this point I was pretty frustrated, though there was a calm coming from somewhere and a little voice in my heart reminding me that I was once again working with the perception of time and the limitations that I've previously bought into. I say this because I was feeling the frusation and at the same time allowing it to be present in my body. I wasn't trying to run away, stuff it down, shove it aside, ignore it, etc. I became aware of the truth of the situation. I took a deep breath, reminded myself that "everything is working in divine right order". I moved the vehicle out of the way, closed the garage doors, got in my car and drove off. It took roughly 3 seconds or so and I was on the road. Somethings appear to take longer, espeically when frustration is present!
Somethings also appear to happen instantly, espeically when Grace is present! There was something within making its way up; an awareness, though I didn't know what it meant. Driving along I was enjoying the sunshine and the warmth of a pre-spring day. As I came around the corner, a deer popped across the road instantly. It was just 3 short seconds in front of me and I didn't see it until it was feet away from my car. In that moment many awarenesses came flooding through; I felt gratitude for saving my car (and probably my life since I drive a vw beetle!), complete shock at the realization that I didn't even see the animal, it was like it instantly manifested out of thin air. Usually I will see them to the side of the road, this one I didn't. I was in awe with the realization that had I been 3 second earlier, the outcome would have totally changed the expereince of the day. And finally I was flooded with amazement. The same force that directed that deer across the road was the same force that directed my arrival behind it only seconds later. The totality of the event actually caused a blurring of my mind and the only thing I could feel clearly was the fact that I was not in control here. I may have appeared to be the driver, bit it certainly was not me that was orchestrating the timing.
How many times during the day do we beat ourselves up for not doing something or doing something we shouldn't have, when it was totally out of our control in the first place? How much time do we invest in worry, fear, dobut, guilt? What if everything in our lives is happening in an inter-connectedness that is beyond our intellects to understand? Would it be easier to know that we don't have as much to worry about as what our minds/egos want us to believe? The same force that orchestrated the deer crossing the road and delaying me from a crash is the same force that is guiding you today. It may not be seen in physcial form, but it is as close as your breath and always knows where you are and what you are doing. The challenge may be that you are not always aware of it! It is my prayer that the gift in these words is that your awareness will be expanded; that you too will be willing to look below the surface and find Grace in action. We may not know the extent of the good deeds that we do in this moment or what the results will be of the positive energies, thoughts, vibrations and intentions that are sent out from our beings. We can trust that Divine Orchestration that is continaully working through us, guiding the events, interactions and realizations of each day. And for those who are willing to release the need to know, or for that matter the need to control, an awakening is unveiled. What if this is the doorway to freedom? What if this is one way to cut the cords of fear, worry, doubt and judment that have been following us around. If we were to simply trust in that which is not seen, yet know and feel it is there, how would this change us, change our world? If we knew that there was a gift at every turn, if we knew that we couldn't fail because we were always protected, how would our lives be transformed?
This cradle of peace and support is here for you, right now, today. You CAN lean back and know that you are being protected, guided, watched over and loved at every moment. Is this enough to cut the ties to the worry and burdens that you've carried thus far? If you feel like the load is too heavy, let this be an invitation to release baggage. Travel lightly, there is very little that you'll need for this journey. If you've packed truth and trust, that is plenty!
Infinite Blessings,
Robyn
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