Inner Support in the Continuum of Life &
Unshakeable Serenity
28Dec2006 09:22 AM Musings
This
morning, thanks to my astute partner and our
dialogue, I had a revelation about how I can support
myself (in the figurative, inner sense) which I know
ultimately reflects in the outer sense materially. It
dawned on me (before the literal dawn today) that I
need to deepen my application of the
"Serenity
Prayer": "God grant us
the serenity to accept the things we cannot
change, courage to change the things we can, and
wisdom to know the difference." I'll refer you to
my 13Dec2006 post on "Responsible To and
Responsible For" for an accompanying graphic,
which seems to apply quite nicely. Specifically,
my adolescent insight about "not conforming to
anything, including non-conformity" now takes on a
deeper significance; I'm at a point in my life
where I need to release myself from needing to
conform to imagined or perceived expectations of
others in order to be truly at peace with myself,
and at the same time, make the optimum
contribution (response-ability) to those my life
touches for betterment. The "Aha" moment was about
allowing myself to accept inner support (which
isn't contingent on ANYTHING outside myself, and
relies only on a healthy respect for the soul I've
been invested with) and trusting that the inner
support is sufficient at each moment.
We've been enjoying John Mayer's most recent release, Continuum, which has a song I'm particularly fond of, "The Heart of Life". The lyrical gems for me are "Pain throws your heart to the ground; love turns the whole thing around; I know the heart of life is good" and "Fear is a friend who's misunderstood." The first lyric seems obvious (although we seem to be able to ignore that unshakeable knowingness sometimes - A Course In Miracles uses the analogy of a child's nightmare). The second lyric about fear being a misunderstood friend reminds me of a quote (not sure of the attribution) about the egoic mind being a great passenger (warning system) but a lousy driver. Move over ego!
We've been enjoying John Mayer's most recent release, Continuum, which has a song I'm particularly fond of, "The Heart of Life". The lyrical gems for me are "Pain throws your heart to the ground; love turns the whole thing around; I know the heart of life is good" and "Fear is a friend who's misunderstood." The first lyric seems obvious (although we seem to be able to ignore that unshakeable knowingness sometimes - A Course In Miracles uses the analogy of a child's nightmare). The second lyric about fear being a misunderstood friend reminds me of a quote (not sure of the attribution) about the egoic mind being a great passenger (warning system) but a lousy driver. Move over ego!
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