HOLDING ON TO POISON

HOLDING ON TO POISON 

We all have experiences in Life that are "good" and "bad" but in reality they are actually varying degrees of experience. All are for our own personal benefit. They aid us in learning what is beneficial and what is consequential ... for ourselves and for others. Life is being, and part of that being is growing mentally, emotionally, and spiritually through our experiences. 

That being said, it is important to note that we are NOT our experiences. We are the Observer, the Witness to these experiences. We are spiritual beings with the knowledge granted us through physical experiences In this world of matter/form. We take the knowledge with us when we return from where we came ... Source ... but we do not bring the experiences with us. Much in the same way as we do not bring any personal possessions with us. They are not ours. They were here before we got here and they will be here when we move on. As the Old Testament Bible so profoundly says "There is nothing new under the sun." We are the great re-arrangers. We take what was already here and rearrange it into something else.

"What has been will be again, and what has been done will be done again; there is nothing new under the sun."

~Ecclesiastes 1:9 

We should not take possession of any of our experiences. They are not us ... they are merely what we have witnessed or observed. Sometimes, we are involved, other times not. But it matters not ... they are as a TV show that we are watching. The scenes are not real, and we can only take from them the knowledge of what was contained in the presentation. We use our discernment and Higher-Self to be sure we have learned what is necessary, and then we move on. Some people have to repeat the experience if they didn't learn it. Nothing goes away under you fully understand what was contained within the lesson. Think of it this way: School, is about learning the lesson ... and then a taking a test. Life, is like taking a test ... and then learning the lesson. 

So many times we hold on to toxic experiences and memories. For some reason we do not want to let them go. They become familiar. This is the equivalent of dropping poison in your food. And sooner or later, it will kill you. Stress, heart disease, cancer, etc. All are manifestations of holding onto lies and deceptions. Only love and goodness is real. All else are illusory tools used to teach us these Truths. Once the image is seen in the mirror, the real thing is discerned and there is no need for the mirror anymore. It was just a tool. The shadow fades in the light. 

As we hold on to and fester over dark energy thoughts and actions, we find ourselves in dis-ease. All illness comes from within. Even if you "catch a cold," it must first manifest from inside you, and then to the outside of you in physical symptoms. This dis-ease can be a mild illness, or a major life-threatening illness. Just know that ALL illness and disease must begin within. If you are not at-ease, then you are at dis-ease. Lose your peace, lose your health. That's just the way it goes ... we are designed that way. What you resist, will persist. Just know that you can change your perception of your experiences in the blink of an eye. It's all about perception. If your problem has a solution, then why worry? If your problem has no solution, then why worry? Let it go ... just put it down and leave it there. 

Holding onto negative beliefs, thoughts, and experiences, is the same as drinking poison. It will kill you slowly, or quickly ... but in the end ... it will bring about the demise of your physical life existence. And all for something that was unnecessary and repairable. Do your Soul and your Body a huge favour and drop the tour of the past. Drop the festering. Just let it go ... don't give up, but voluntarily let it go and walk away. Do this, then take a deep breath, because you have defeated the real devil. You have taken away the powers of satan (the Opposer). You have taken control of the EGO. Congratulations. 

Just a thought ... 

~Justin Taylor, ORDM.

FESTERING ON THE PAST

FESTERING ON THE PAST

Have you met people or know people in your Life who fester about things, over and over again? They just can't let it go. Day in and day out, the same issues come up. Days go by, months, years, decades, and yet they still fester on things of the past. They sometimes speak in third party references. Blaming “they” even if “they” are standing in the room with them at that time.

For some reason, they believe they can go back and change things, rather than moving forward with change. Most of the time, they also blame others for things they should be taking responsibility for instead. It always seems to be somebody else's fault. They always look for someone else to pin the guilt on. In some ways, this is a form of “Projection.” This term is used in psychology to describe someone who blames somebody else for something they are already doing. Thus, avoiding responsibility for the process and outcome. 

The Truth of the matter is, we must all be responsible for our own decisions. We must be responsible for the effect of what we allow the cause to be. We cannot make someone else do something they don't want to do. We cannot effect change upon someone else. we can't inflict our own personal desires upon someone else. Change occurs within. Within ourself only. We have a massive power within us to change everything ... with US. Our world. Not someone else's. 

When you attend a concert, it's up to each individual musician to tune their instrument before the performance. If everyone does their part, harmony and beautiful orchestration will ensue. If one performer is out of tune, the whole orchestra loses it's harmony. But the violinist cannot tune the tympani, and the xylophonist cannot tune the classical guitar. These are personal responsibilities that cannot be accomplished by "other."

Now keep the orchestra example in mind. The performer who festers, will continue to gripe and complain about the violinist having been out of tune. They will fester and complain during the concert, after the concert, a month later, a year later ... and perhaps for the rest of their life. They'll look back in the ego-mind records and say “I'm not the one who played out of tune way back in 1984. If you hadn't done that, we may have had a better review.”

The reviews 20 or 30 years ago are dead. The reviews yesterday are dead. They cannot be unwritten or changed. They are what they are. So the average person forgives the incident, and says how do we keep this from happening again. The one who festers keep beating the dead horse expecting it to get up and run. They can't let it go. They become septic and toxic. The baggage load is immense. But it is the one who festers, that has to put it down. It is their decision. And if they don't do it, friends and family will begin to separate from them, and they will wonder why. 

No one wants to keep hearing the same story over and over again about how so and so screwed me. Or about my miserable childhood, or about Bob and Mary's dinner party where the food made everyone sick. All of these things are part of Life's experiences, and the more Life we bring to them, the more they keep living. Things that we resist, will continue to persist. The harder I push someone, the harder they push back. This is “friction” and it is immutable Law. 

Stop festering. Let it go. It cannot be changed backwards, it can only be changed forwards. The past has passed, the future doesn't exist yet, and all we have is NOW. Put down the weapons, put down the guilt, put down the fear, put down the negative thinking and actions. Festering like this is unforgiveness. And it is no different than drinking poison, and expecting the other person to die. 

Just a thought ... 

~Justin Taylor, ORDM., OCP., DM.