Most of the time my communication with people, via
e-mail, blog comments, phone, facebook and such, sounds like the mutual
admiration society. We are in a magical
dance of complementing, laughing, encouraging and swirling love around each
other. So it was a bit unusual that
someone got from my recent blog entry, “Everything Happens for a Reason”,
something totally different from what I intended and different from the many
previous responses from my beloved “fans”.
Well, I guess one of the reasons for that is it prompted this blog
sharing with you.
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After the momentary surprise about this lady’s take
on my message, I simply emotionally let it go realizing that she was looking
through her own filters and projecting her feelings into what I had
written. My words simply mirrored her
experience. Admittedly, I wasn’t always
able to let things roll off like water on a duck. A few years ago, a woman was offended by the
fact that I asked (in my blog, not even a direct message to her) for anyone so
inclined to send a donation, to assist with my Spa Retreat dream, if they had been entertained or inspired by my
messages. I was totally taken aback by
this person I had considered my friend, as her poignant e-mail seemed to hit me
out of left field. For days I was
confused playing her words over and over in my mind. “How
could she say that to me?!” At the same
time, I re-played my own words of justification and clarification. Looking back I see how her words triggered
something I already felt. They triggered my own emotions. Her words mirrored me.
For better or worse, our lives are a dance of smoke
and mirrors. Nothing has meaning except
the meaning we give it. We decide what
is there or what is not there for us. We
are in charge of our emotions and reactions.
If we pay more attention to them, that awareness can help us evolve to
higher states of consciousness. Next
time someone says something that seems negative, we will know by our reaction
if they are reflecting something in us or if we simply let it become dust in
the wind. By the same token, if someone
says something kind or loving, is there a part of us that brushes it off? What part of our Go(o)dness are we hiding
from?
As we are in this masquerade ball, rhythmically
moving with one and then the other, I have progressed to the next step of my
journey. While here, I am playing with a
hot Spa Retreat possibility in the Bahamas.
It could
involve the islands of Bimini, Andros, Eleuthera, San Salvador…..any or all of
the above. If you have any connections
in those areas or are interested in playing there with me, give me a heads up
and let the games begin….or continue, as may be the case with some of you
reading this! And, yes it is taking guts
on my part for putting this out there…..If anyone is capable and interested in
sponsoring a Spa Retreat research trip for me to the Bahamas, please send an e-mail. Thank you all for contributing positively to
my life!
In closing ~ NAMASTE ~ the part of ME that is GOD
honors the part of YOU that is GOD.
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