Wednesday, January 16, 2013

We struggle so with feeling

 
We struggle so with feeling.  The new flower pushing against the earth; the stem breaking a hole, breaking thorough, only to find layers of ice and snow.  Awakening the heart of feeling can be like that, and we as human interpret that as struggle and not as a blessing.

We attempt to build bridges that circumvent, rise above and beyond the ill feelings that struggle presents.  We waste so much energy in doing so.  Why do we encounter struggle at all?  Simply because we are breaking through.  We are breaking through resistance, denial, and coming to the door of fear.

Being human this is not easy, yet it is eventually where we all end up, forcing the door of fear.  Some might say, life does not move quick enough for me—that is, so little has been accomplished in so long a time.  Nothing could be further from the truth.  When we welcome God into our life, our experiences, our every breath, perfect order, harmony and manifestation is created.  It is not how others judge and perceive that is significant.  It is how we perceive love and forgive ourselves that matters to God.

My children, let the world build its bridges but come with me, with us, into the dark of night and see it for what truly it is, the road back home.  The chill of morn can be as invigorating as it can be anesthetizing.  Go into your darkest places and discover who you are.  Do not fear.
Rumi

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