Well I for one believe in miracles. I am not referring to only the miracles that can be created by the imagination of movie-makers. I have to give a lot of credit though, to the creators of such wonderful and meaningful stories that give us all hope! But miracles are truly all around us. I consider it a miracle sometimes when I can get a challenging person who is never happy...to smile. I consider it a miracle when I can sing my children three songs at bedtime and then hear silence for the rest of the night. I consider it a miracle at times to get my children's father to sit and eat a meal at the table with us. I consider it a miracle when my relatives all get together on a holdiay or special occassion and have a genuinely wonderful visit!
In my study of Kabbalah, using a program from kabbulah university online, today's lesson was about Miracles (hmmm...surprise, surprise!). The simple rules for finding oneself on the same frequency as miracles exists in the following list, which by following the steps allows us to overcome our Tikun (a concept having to do with repairing the world by overcoming our personal emotional obstacles...from kabbalah):
1. Inject enthusiasm
In every moment, in every action...before I partake of any opportunity to give, I deliberately inject enthusiasm into the moment. This allows me to truly show love as I perform these tasks. Rather than waiting for exciting things to happen so that I can move from melancholy to excited, I choose to feel excited without those things. I was extremely relieved when I heard this lesson. I have OFTEN felt this way...this lull...this wanderlust...this urge to do something or go somewhere to overcome my boredom. I found myself creating vacation itineraries and pushing my budget to the limit to fullfill them. Now I realize that it would simpley be better and more beneficial to visualize those enjoyable experiences during my meditations, thus raising my emotional state to that of joy and excitement.
2. Think Big!
This is a tremendous challenge for me. I often think big but then give up before I can come close to real creation. I now realize that the reason this happens is that my passions are not of a pure heart. My BIG ideas have to do with what is best for me alone and not the World as a whole or a larger community. I will be working on this one.
3. Mind over Matter
Ah, the ole MoM...yup. It always comes back to this doesn't it? It honestly does not matter what religion or belief system you adopt...you must overcome weakness. The mental condition must master the physical condition and then there can be success!
It's a long road. It's a fascinating road. I want to push myself as far as I can, as hard as I can...to demonstrate that I am worthy of the things life has to offer.
~namaste~
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