This guidance comes “through”
me from God/Source/Higher Self/ Holy Spirit/ whatever name you feel most comfortable with when referencing divine guidance.
There may be times of trouble, just as
there are times of celebration. What is most important for you to remember is that many of your celebrations occur when you
triumph over your difficult times.
Far too many people are seeing the difficulties
rather than focusing on the growth to be made, the lessons needed, the higher reason for difficult circumstances, and the
reason they are in front of you.
First and foremost, any difficulty that
the personality is upset over can be viewed in a new light, given the higher perspective that transcends the lower view that
causes emotional suffering, into the higher view that brings hope, resolution, clarity and most of all, solutions.
These times are truly no different and
times of ole, and yet, the accelerated growth among the human populous has taken a quantum leap with respect to higher awareness
in our current times, as people have before in ancient civilizations that existed long ago.
The key is compassion. Arising out of
a need for resolution to anything that plagues your mind when it is fraught with difficulty or a perplexing perspective, compassion
for yourself and all others is paramount to replace judgment. This means judgment of yourself and your circumstances.
You may wonder how you can suspend judgment
of your circumstances when they appear to be everything other than what you would prefer. The answer is to go into the depths
of your heart and in that place of still knowing that place of omniscient wisdom; you can certainly suspend judgment and replace
it with trust.
Trusting that you came into this life
for many reasons will lead you to discover that many of your problems are in actuality your springboard from which you leap
into solutions once your heart and mind are aligned with a deep desire to discover what those solutions are.
Instead of resting with despair, rest
with assurance that you would not be facing whatever it is that you are facing if you did not agree to go through this experience
on some level, even if on the unconscious level, to help you grow far more than you ever could if you did not have a catalytic
experience to cause you to search for answers that lead to the discovery of what that growth actually is.
Once you discover the growth, you have
triumphed. Once you have triumphed, others can, too, by way of your sharing your process from your heart.
This is what all of humanity has in common
with each other; all undergo a myriad of circumstances that extricate the suffering and evolve into wisdom that then spreads
to others who are in need of that wisdom.
You can learn much from others, and you
can learn much from how you are feeling right now. If your feelings are less than inner peace, then I ask you to begin to
focus your mind on being open and receptive to receiving answers that will help you to rise above any unpleasant feeling and
into the wellspring of purpose, your purpose.
So many people ask, “What is my
purpose for being in this life?” I am going to give you an analogy to help you figure this out once and for all. Suppose
you went into a restaurant that served every kind of food that exists on earth. Now, suppose you felt hungry. Would you ask
the waiter who came to your table what your purpose is for being in the restaurant?
The waiter would most likely tell you
that your purpose for being there is to eat if you are hungry. If you then ask the waiter what you should eat, he would most
likely suggest that you eat whatever you like most. Now, suppose you were having difficulty deciding what to order, and you
asked the waiter to just place an order for you.
In this analogy, he would say, “I
am not allowed to do that, because that would be interfering with your free will and choice. Additionally, I am not allowed
to favor one food over another because all are equally good.”
So if you were sitting there and you
heard this, you would feel exactly as you do when you do not go within to ask yourself what you prefer in that moment.
This is an important concept for you
to remember in this analogy. It is what you prefer in that moment. Would you think
it is perfectly okay to prefer something different to eat two weeks later? What about two years or two decades later? Ah,
this is what has kept so many people stuck with their life purpose decisions. You may have been taught that you “should”
only do one thing in your life, for the rest of your life.
I am guiding you to do whatever you prefer,
in each moment of your life. Of course, this comes with the guideline that whatever
you do is harmless, and is only done with pure motives that cause zero harm to anyone or anything.
Now, could you imagine if you were taught
that you “should” only eat one food for breakfast for the rest of your life no matter how many choices were in front of you?
I would venture to say that you would
agree that teaching is entirely false. This is the same teaching that states you should do only one thing with your life for
as long as you live.
Now, if there is something that you love
doing, and you love it for your entire life, this is perfectly fine. However, there may be times when you might desire to
give something else a try, even just for the experience to see what it feels like. To see how much you enjoy it, and to see
if you feel your life feels more exciting as a result of what you are experiencing.
Let me take you back to the food analogy
now to keep you on track with this perspective. If you love eating one thing for breakfast, and one day you decide to try
another food, you know that would be perfectly okay. Wouldn’t you agree? I know your answer is yes.
Now, take that same concept and apply
it to whatever you would love to do in your life.
Some people may have the learned opinion
that you, “shouldn’t keep switching from one thing to another in life.” What if I let you know that first,
it is perfectly okay to switch as often as you prefer, and second, that as a result of your switching, you come to discover
areas that you really love?
Yes, I understand you have bills to pay,
and you can pay them by going more in the direction that fills your heart with inspiration and joy. If you discover that you
no longer feel inspiration and joy “working” in a certain area, then I highly suggest that you then ask yourself
what you would love more than what you are currently doing, and begin to integrate it into your life.
You see, the one thing you have, free
will and choice, is the one thing that much of humanity is turning away from out of fear of getting it wrong on some level,
or failing on some level.
Back to the restaurant now for you to
understand this; could you really “fail” or “get it wrong” by trying a new food? Perhaps you would
love the food, and perhaps you would decide you will never order that food again! Aren’t both choices okay? Yes, they
are.
The same concept applies to answer your
question about why you are in this life. Earth is your restaurant, and you have the free will to order, eat, work, play, rest,
vacation, love, create anything your heart desires, and you are perfectly entitled to change your mind, and your life’s
direction any moment you prefer.
This is why you have free will and choice. And this is why no one is allowed to make your choices for you. The
same choices will face you after this life, however, I will not get into an after life discussion at this time, but will only
let you know that you will have free will and choice for eternity, so it might be a good idea for you to do only what you
love, and if you don’t love doing it, drop it!
Responsibility? Yes, this is being completely
responsible for your joy, and your growth. If you choose to remain in a miserable situation, do you think you are growing?
No, that is called stagnating. Being completely responsible for your life means moving completely in the direction that your
heart is drawing you towards. That is your personal responsibility in this lifetime, and no one is allowed to make those choices
for you.
You cannot go “wrong” when
you are going with what feels true to you in your heart. You will only suffer when you go against
what feels true to you in your heart.
So now you see how important it is for
you to continue to explore and create. If you change your mind at any moment in your life, this is perfectly fine, and many
times perfectly necessary to move you into the direction you came into this life to live.
Oh, you would like to know what that
is, yes? The answer is that you will discover it in the moment that you are listening to your truth. And when you do, no matter
what anybody says, or how different it appears, your truth can be an answer to many people’s prayers, especially your
own.
I guide you to have fun while you are
in the greatest kitchen on earth, every pun intended, and order to your hearts delight. There is no judgment, there are only
experiences. View your life purpose as a series of moment by moment experiences, and please do experience only what you love.
If you are experiencing difficulty, your heart and mind can create a new solution, from the inside out.
You can create your own solutions, and
you can create your own abundance. The only criteria is love – to only do what you love, when you love doing it. If
you have a sarcastic feeling about this, such as, “what if I love just sitting home and watching TV all day?”
Then the answer is that there is a lot you can do and discover while you are watching TV. You might even have a new idea sparked
by something you watched that caused you to create something that is needed but does not yet exist. If you prefer laziness
to inspiration, this is your choice, and no one can judge you.
I believe that you would prefer to feel
inspired. A great part of inspiration is gained by rest. It is okay to rest, and “do nothing” because many times
that will free your mind to receive a sudden idea that transforms “nothing” into everything you came into this
life to live.
Place your orders based only on what
you love, and then your life will be lived, one moment at a time, experiencing what your heart has been searching for, and
what you head has been trying to figure out; your essence – love, creativity and expression of that creativity, while
you deeply enjoy every moment of it as long as your soul eternally exists.
© Copyright 2006 by
Barbara Rose, Ph.D. All Rights Reserved.