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When I get tired of worrying, trying too hard
or judging myself and life, I am of necessity brought back to an
experience of unconditional love. In such moments, within my heart
I recall an old familiar feeling of trust and acceptance for myself
and the other people in my world, as crazy and hurtful as we can
be. I remember a warmth and light, glimpsed at the core of those
I love and the people I work with in my healing practice, which
reminds me that beneath our outer behaviors there lies a center
of pure divine essence which is unconditional love. With the help
of this memory, I am assisted to release judgment and fear and often
laugh at the foolishness of human beings even as I say a prayer
for increased love and wisdom for us all. I can begin to enjoy life
again. For me this pure state of being is the nature and quality
of that place within each of our hearts which I call The Inner Goddess/
Inner Master.
Unconditional love is the essence of the creator, the foundation
and core of every aspect of creation. It is the true direction of
our evolution as human beings and probably the least understood
and realized aspect of our reality for as far back as our histories
go.
I am strongly of the opinion that the story of the fall of man which
talks about the eating of the forbidden fruit is specifically about
how judgment of what is good and what is bad takes us away from
the core of our true nature which is unconditional love. It takes
us out of the innocent place that was called Eden. However, I also
believe that the movement out of Eden was an important part of our
evolution as human beings. It seems to me that this story is a metaphor
for what happens in adolescence, when we stop blindly following
the rules, and begin to choose for ourselves what is good for us
and what is not. This change often takes the form of a harshly judgmental
attitude toward our elders, especially our parents, and is perhaps
the force of nature within us that kicks us out of the family nest
and sends us on the journey of becoming our own person. I think
this process is essential to our development.
There is, however, another phase to our evolution as individuals
which may be missed. I think of this phase as the return to innocence.
Not the blind innocence of childhood, but a kind of enlightened
innocence that comes from being absolutely true to our inner self
and our intuitive guidance. When we are true to ourselves in this
way, we move beyond the need to judge, compete or to be good enough
in other people's eyes. We come into a supreme inner peace which
realizes that being true to our self is the one and only way to
find true satisfaction and love in the world and, more importantly
the only way to play our own unique and essential part in the wholeness
of life. Releasing judgment of myself and others makes it easier
for me to make my own choices, voice my own opinions and at the
same time accept others' and their opinions, although I may not
agree with them. Even though others' choices may impinge in me and
what I want in life; as I follow my true heart I can release those
whose paths don't join with mine, not as wrong, but as different.
I can make room in my heart for the probability that their paths
are a necessary and valuable part of the larger picture which I
usually don't see fully, just as my self and my own choices are
for them. Life is much too complex for us to be able to make accurate
judgments about what goes on. But as we live from a place of love
and truth, we play an important role in the resolution of the bigger
picture. I look forward to a time in our future as a race when all
that we have been and done will make sense in light of the evolution
of who we are becoming.
Living from a place of unconditional love is not usually something
that we have learned in childhood; quite the opposite. So, when
fears, judgments and other reactions arise in my heart and mind,
which they often do, I don't just repress those feelings. I look
into myself to find the hurts from my past which cause me to be
uncomfortable with what is happening in the present. Almost always,
I find that there is a younger and less mature part of myself that
is still living in an old hurt or fear. This gives me the opportunity
to heal that hurt so that I can act increasingly from a place of
self-honesty and love. It allows me to be both kind and truthful
with others in my current circumstances.
In these articles I try to give you tools which can help with living
a more spiritual and satisfying life. I have taught such tools as
meeting your Inner Goddess/ Inner Master and working with The Archangels
to bring healing. In future articles I will give you tools for healing
old wounds of heart and mind to help you can come into a deeper
place of unconditional love within yourself.
Blessings to you in this new year!
Eve Wilson direct the internationally accredited
Healer Development Program. She is a UCM Healer Practitioner and
Reiki Master who have been teaching deep transformational healing
since 1986. Her work springs from an awareness of unconditional
love and wisdom existing within all people and all things. |
