From Karma to Grace

Being Love – Acting Love

How do you realise the ability to be in a place of what I call ‘non-constant interpretation’, rather than being in a place of continual appraisal and judgement… of ourselves and others! Yuk (and yet we all do it, right?)

If you can let go of judgement, you can access a state of peace.

If you can let go of judgement, and embrace forgiveness – you can access a state of Grace.

That place where you literally jump off the Wheel of Karma – and head for the stars! And this time around – you get to stay there 🙌💫

Unless of course you CHOOSE to return, because the New Earth is a place we definitely want to visit.

So let’s talk peace (peace talks 😂), it’s a word that’s thrown around a lot, but what would it really feel like? Not to have more peace, but to FEEL MORE PEACE –  you know, to have it trickling through your veins…?

For me, a part of having more peace in my life would mean not waking up in the morning at 3 or 4am, continually tossing and turning while I’m trying to mentally thrash things out – it never ever works. And yet, again, we all do it. I’ve been working as a Psychologist for long enough to know that it’s a pretty common thing when the hurts and worries start to add up.

And then we reach a point where we’re just over it… we are (literally) exhausted by it! and we’re ready to let go.

So I think that part of the answer to the question above, is to be ready for a little peace in your life. To be ready for a calm mind and a gentle heart.

And to be ready to practice ‘gentle acceptance’.

There’s a lot written today about adopting a ‘radical’ approach. You know, radical compassion, radical acceptance, radical kindness… etc. etc. And I get it, opening your arms wide to the experience, to the challenge, can be a very good mindset to adopt. I definitely understand the concept of radical acceptance when I’m in the middle of a challenging yoga pose! 🙂

However, when I’m a little weary of coming up against the same problem, the same difficult situation, and dare I say, the same difficult person, I’ve found that a gentle acceptance works better. It is situation specific… and I call it reaching. Do we reach for radical acceptance, gentle acceptance, or even radical or gentle change??

I’m a firm believer in change – change something if your current circumstance is not giving you a good life, an opportunity for meaningful engagement, for joy, and an opportunity to express your values. This could mean walking away (radical change), or it could mean changing the way you communicate to yourself about the situation (gentle change), as well as the way you communicate to the other person.

Sometimes we need to stay, or we want to stay, and yet… all the while there is this thing that keeps poking at us. What I’ve come to understand better of late, is that pokey thing is Karma. Our relationship Karma.

And the antidote to that is to head for Grace. And the path is forgiveness. Woah!!

I get it. That’s a big one for a lot of people. I’m not getting into the debate here though.

What I am getting into are Energy Threads.

One thread has destinations by the name of (Active) Acceptance, Loving Kindness, Compassion, Peace, Forgiveness, Grace, LOVE, DIVINE LOVE and Release from Karma.

The other thread holds destinations such as Sorrow, Anger, Shame, Guilt, Judgment, Anxiety, Depression, Exhaustion, Rage and ‘OK, here we go again’.

Ouch!

So take a breath, and ask yourself – Do I want peace? Do I want love in my heart? – and am I ready to be kind to myself and to others?

Am I ready to gently put my ego to the side and open up to my own heart wisdom…. and then, am I to live by that Heart Wisdom!?

Am I ready to be free from the energy threads of doubt, fear, anger, and bitterness – by releasing and transforming them? This is mental alchemy, and it transforms both the heart and the mind, as well as the physical body through the change in chemistry you are now orchestrating.

Being Love – Acting Love

Beyond cognitive mind, beyond emotionally driven heart response (the conscious heart) – beyond this loop, lies Universal Heart and Universal Mind.

So, if you can first touch your Soul mind, and allow its light to illuminate your waking, conscious brain… you have the different energy threads starting to zing and ping through your body – and this helps you to see and feel differently – to suspend ‘constant interpretation’. You can Detach – even if it’s only for a moment.

Life can then be ‘lived’ and ‘loved’ in that moment…

OK, so how do you do this? How do you allow the Light, and allow the Grace and Wisdom of your Soul to influence your thinking, and your day to day interactions (even the ones you have with yourself).

Recognise and remember that the eyes of the Divine – the Creator experiencing – is resting within.

So simply close your eyes and breathe. Breathe slowly and gently. Focus on the heart chakra and light the energy here with a word and a vision of Love. Spend some time and really feel into it. Let the imaginative forces take you by the hand and lead you to wherever the contemplation of Love takes you.

Inviting the creative force into the dance…

You have the right to choose in the moment, so why not choose peace, through gentle acceptance, and being kind to yourself. If you tune in, you will notice something different happening in your body.

This is not passive detachment in the moment – this is an active choice, which is leveled up when we ‘entice and invite’ the creative force – the Divine force – ‘into the dance’. Allow this space and energy to manifest in your heart and mind, and be in the dance with Life.

All the while, be mindful to suspend interpretation, suspend judgement… and suspend Fear! They are the simply the providence of ego, who wants ownership and control. Engage the divine heart instead, which lays in wait just behind the conscious or ego heart (just as the divine mind lies just behind the conscious mind).

Other ways to cultivate this mindset is through prayer, meditative practices such as Loving Kindness meditation, musing, gentle self talk or any other exercises that will Raise Up Your Vibration and clear your Energy Centres…

After that, your will find it easier to step back into your experience – First Accepting (gently) as triggers occur – and then Responding in a way that will take you down the right Energy Thread.

Now you’re responding With Love, guided by your own Values and understandings that have been learnt and honed through your many life experiences.

So let’s Radiate Life

Let’s Radiate Love

Let us all Radiate Peace

It’s not as difficult as we let ourselves believe, and remember – you will be one to experience the benefit. Others too (me too!), as well as the environment, the planet, the flowers and the stars.

Energy is real, and we need to start being a little more responsible in regard to how we throw it around. The New Earth is coming my friends – and we need to be ready! 🙂

We can do that by trying to cultivate more Love energy in our heart centre, our thinking, and our actions.

Then we can Be Love and Act Love.

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