Be Not Dismayed

The Angels whisper this message to us always as we journey through our lives on Earth. It is so easy for us to forget who we are and why we are here as the pressures of day to day existence close in. We are all dealing with this in some form. It’s probably easier for those of us who are working on raising our consciousness because we have caught a glimpse of Home and we have an idea of who we are. Folks who haven’t yet figured this out and who are still wandering around half asleep have a harder time moving through life’s disappointments. The Angels are clear in their message to humans. Every moment spent worrying about tomorrow or something in the past is a moment which could be spent in joy or peace. We have to stay focused on the present if we hope to avoid falling into the trap of dismay. A Course In Miracles tells us that there are only two true emotions, love and fear. Therefore anything that doesn’t feel like love is actually fear. Recently I dealt with this issue ‘up close and personal.’ For no particular reason, I was sad. Tears welled up in my eyes throughout the day, and this just wouldn’t stop. I was really surprised by this because for quite a while now, my life has been going very well in every arena. Nothing specific had happened to trigger such sadness. My reaction was an intense desire to curl up in a ball and sleep. Try as I might I couldn’t find the source of the sadness. I did daily Inner Speak sessions, which would lift the feelings for a while, but then they would return. Finally I realized what was going on. As I lifted away enough layers, I was able to see that unresolved issues from my past were floating to the surface so that I could clear them. The problem was that I wasn’t recognizing them for what they were; rather I was projecting them out onto those around me. I was creating my own worst nightmare with this. I was causing myself to see my friends and co-workers as threatening or hurtful, but this illusion was entirely in my own mind. I was creating a false reality with my thoughts which were colored by wounding and pain from other times and other experiences. It wasn’t real. And I was creating this because I was not in the present moment! Becoming aware of our thoughts and actions means we can make a choice. Do I want to stay stuck in sadness, pain, delusion, dismay or whatever the issue du jour happens to be, or do I want to choose out of it? Again, A Course In Miracles has excellent advice, “I can choose peace instead of this.” Give thanks for your realization and give thanks for how quickly you were able to come to it this time. This act of gratitude will bring you back to the present moment, back to a space of personal power. And from here you can create the reality you deserve – one of peace, love and joy.