You have probably heard it said, that you can pick your friends but you cannot pick your family. The present moment is like family. It shows up and you decide what kind of relationship you will have with it.
To our ego's way of thinking, circumstances determine the quality of our relationship with the present moment and the forms that come with it. Choice is a high teaching when it comes to how we react to life. Left to our ordinary perceptions, our joy meter goes up when things are going well and we can embrace the moment quite agreeably. Conversely, we dislike and resist the moments that look like trouble. The path of mastery suggests an approach to life that is an open, welcoming embrace of each and every moment. Unconditional hospitality to all that shows up can profoundly change our lives.
You and I face this choice each moment. We do not know what the next moment will bring, what fate will knock at the door. The continuum of misfortune and fortune is vast and imminently unpredictable in this life. If we allow the conditions of life to determine our level of welcome or resistance, what hope is there for our peace? Can wellbeing ever be achieved if the winds of change must always favor our preference? The answer of course is no. Yet, the ego dies hard and thrives on a continuous stream of dissatisfaction, ignorance, or resistance of the present moment.
How we cast our vote in any given moment will determine the world we live in. We may not be able to control what shows up at our door, but we can greet whatever it is with equanimity, maybe even befriend it. Such an approach to life can transform our hearts and that is the surest way to change our world. As Jesus said, there will be trials and tribulations in the world, but I have overcome the world. There is an overcoming power in you and me, and one powerful demonstration of that power is making the choice to befriend the present moment.
Join us this Sunday* (10:30 am PDT) as we take on the 6th part of our I of the Storm series with the topic of Nonresistance--- the spiritual warrior’s way to peace.
Peace and blessings,
Rev. Larry
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