Wednesday 5 June 2013


Whatever you can't change you'll have to put up with - at least for the time being. You can't do this under sufferance. That will drain the air from your inner balloon. You must find a way to love and embrace whatever you are obliged to endure. Forgive it its trespasses. And whilst you can continue to look for a better situation, you can at least enjoy the one you are in. Resentment often justifies bad behaviour, feeds addictions and nurtures conflict. Don't give it a chance to rob you of valuable enthusiasm.
They say, 'A little knowledge is a dangerous thing. If that's so, what is a large amount of information? Even more dangerous? Given all that there is to know, how little could we ever fully understand even if we were to apply ourselves to study for the whole of our lives? Surely all knowledge is only 'a little knowledge'? If that's all any of us have, we must all be in danger! Today brings you the opportunity to obtain a little more knowledge than you previously had. That's not a dangerous thing; it's a good thing.
Saints and sages tell us that we all have the ability to be happy any time. Even in the midst of difficulty or despair, it is possible to attain a state of transcendent consciousness. Perhaps. But there are certainly times when we find it easier to feel good. You are commencing a phase of your life, during which you can expect to experience a great deal of reward and reassurance. Soon, you will feel more hope, more inspiration, more love. It is even possible that your finances will begin to seem less daunting.
How easy is it to get out of trouble? As easy as it is to get into it! We often imagine that problems are created in an instant; that they emerge from a single moment of madness. Perhaps the seeds are sown in such a way, but they have to be planted and nurtured. Consciously or unconsciously, we dedicate energy and time to the mess that we create for ourselves. The same amount of effort will usually clear it up! Despite what you fear, you now have a chance to fix a problem and it will prove much easier than you expect'.
When the going gets tough, the tough go and live somewhere more peaceful. Only the weak stay where they are and just accept the situation as it is. Only the not-very-tough rise to the fight. The truly tough recognise that the best battles are fought with subtlety. It is very tempting now to get further into an argument or to strive for what appears to be something that's just out of reach. Why bother going to all that effort? Easier, yet just as rewarding, options are on offer. Be tough enough now to tread softly. 
How are you coping with so much pressure? Don't you feel as if you're being torn in two, wrestling with divided loyalties, trying to reconcile deeply opposing forces and factors? Try to take the long-term view. You need to because, although a decisive development is imminent, and even though it will be one you can comfortably 'live with', the ongoing repercussions of your drama will last for some while to come. But really, this needn't be a problem. What's happening is right. What's changing is what needs to change.
What, precisely, is it that you simply can't contemplate? Why is it that you don't even want to think about this one particular idea? I'm not suggesting here, that you ought to consider anything unpleasant or morally indefensible. Of course you can't contemplate THAT. But are you not rather hastily putting something else into this category. If it's merely difficult or unusual or superficially unattractive, you should look at it more closely and at least see if there's not some way to make it better. An inspired solution is near.

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