I wanted to throw some more clarity into the theme of Trust The Youniverse! Know You Are Loved! The idea behind choosing this theme is to use it to get us thinking about our true nature as God (All That Is, The Creative Source, Is, Allah, Yahweh, I AM, etc...). We are God, each of us individually and collectively. It takes energy to contemplate this. It takes courage too. I am God! You are God!
You and the Universe are one. There is no separation. None! You are not God just when you are being good and kind and wise. You are God...wait for it...Always! All the time! The idea of Grace, of Charis, fits in with this so beautifully. Grace is God's Love freely given and unearned and unable to be taken away. Grace is just another concept that helps us to find our true nature as God. You Are Loved. You Are Love! You are God! Take a moment, right now, to declare this truth…how does that feel?
I know that the doubts are there in the background or foreground telling you to be careful of thinking of yourself as God. I know because I have them too. They are there as part of the experience of being here on this planet. They are not evil, nor are they there to thwart you on your journey to enlightenment. They are part of the program, part of the experience of the place.
Think of them, if you will, as part of the matrix of the world. They are yours and mine and ours individually and collectively as well. They are around as part of the rules that govern this part of creation and we agree to them when we take form. Source agreed to them...created them...and we are source manifested in this reality. I am God. You are God.
These doubts, then, are not foes to vanquish. We also don't want to make them our focus when they appear. What we want to do is let them do what they are there to do. They are there to provide counterpoint, to provide polarity. They give us a pushing-off point from which to launch our dreams and desires. What a gift, eh? Take a moment to feel that sense of them as a gift. Feel them as gift and give thanks for them.
So, if you are feeling these doubts floating around when you declare your understanding that you are God (I Am That I Am!), then let them be. Refocus your energy, your attention, on what you do want and "feel it real" (some of you have heard me use that phrase before..."feel it real"...you may, also, have heard me use the phrase "believe it real"...I like them both and use them both on myself). I invite you to add "feel it real" to your collection of tools.
Remember, the world around you is not beyond your control. You have, within you, the original thought that birthed all of creation. You are God. I am God. What we see around us is not separate form us. It is US! It is our thoughts and feelings projected back to us through our experiences. We change our inner reality and then our outer reality changes. Not the other way around.
Let me repeat that in a slightly different manner...
When we change our inner reality…the outer reality reflects that back to us…it changes because it has to change. That outer reality is an extension of our thoughts and feelings (As within, so without.). If I experience chaos in my life, I can change that by choosing harmonic thoughts and feelings. I can choose to trust and experience gratitude. I am the creator of my own experiences AND I can learn (remember) how to consciously create in joy. (Phew…that's good to know…isn't it?)
My friends, we are living in truly astounding times. I am so grateful to be alive during these times. Being alive during these times means that we get to experience the shift from one paradigm to another. (We, as Creative Source, chose to experience this.) All of the tumult you are experiencing is that shifting from one mindset to another. This is happening on an individual basis and a global basis (the outer reflecting the inner yet again). It is happening NOW.
What is so brilliant and beautiful about all of this is that we are being given an unprecedented opportunity to have what has usually been an internal, subtle process reflected back to us big and bold in Technicolor. Amazing! This better vantage provides the potential for us to see ourselves more clearly. All sorts of insights are available that were not available before, and they are coming at an accelerated pace.
It is all very exciting when we roll with it…when we fight it, we feel struggle and pain. Right now, parts of the world are experiencing the shifting as pain and tumult and chaos and despair. There are wars and financial crises all over the news and in conversations all around us. Everywhere we turn, it seems, gives a message of doom and gloom. There are people all over the world worried about their safety and well-being. We may see this and think that we have to participate in the worry, in the fear….we may feel anger or hatred rise up as well.
That is the habitual thought process we may have normally participated in before (or now, eh?) We may forget ourselves and buy into the collective despair. All of the evidence around us would seem to point to a truth that says, "hang on to your hats, folks, this is going to be a doozy of a ride…oh, and by the way, hang onto whatever else you may have because you may not be able to get any more for a very long time." This mindset is actually opposite of what will keep you safe.
Just when you are feeling like "hording" and "not sharing" is precisely when you should be generous and giving. This is the time to listen a little longer to that small still voice (deep in the core of you) that lets you know that everything really is going to be alright. It says, "Trust The Youniverse! Know That You Are Loved!" It brings moments, into your life, which seem to tell a different story than what you see on the news…miracles happen and life is beautiful. That voice says, "I Am God…You Are God!"
I invite you to take some time to contemplate the thoughts and feelings that may have come to you while reading this email. Ask yourself if it makes sense to you, if it feels true to you. Turn this into an opportunity to understand your reality a little better. Maybe you had some "Aha!" moments. Maybe you had some moments that really challenged you. Use those moments to become clearer in your understanding of your own life.
I am God. You are God. We are all connected. I invite you to choose (more often) to create from Love and Trust instead of Fear and Worry. Begin choosing this for yourself, right now. If you feel like you already are choosing this, I invite you to choose it more often. Make the decision to be that better world you are looking for. I invite you to move from the idea of "seeing is believing" to "believing is seeing". Be a conscious creator. Trust The Youniverse! Know That You Are Loved!
Love, light and laughter,
Patrick
