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Soul Sustenance 19-06-2013
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Adopting A Wiser Perception
Depending on my choice of perception, I may see life as a battleground, where I
face a constant battle from morning to night. The constant to and fro between family
and work may tire me emotionally and mentally. If I let it and see it that way,
life can also itself become the cause or source of my tensions. It
may even seem as if the path of life is scattered with rocks blocking my way. Instead
of stepping around or over them, I perceive them as being obstacles. The thoughts
may come easily to my mind - 'If it was not for so-and-so or such-and-such, I would
be able to...'. I may mention the same to my loved ones. Instead of bringing me
any benefit, these complaints take me away from the power that I, the soul, have
within of changing anything. I simply pass on my capacity to change, to persons
or objects over whom or which I obviously have no control.
If I am fortunate to have a wiser perception which spirituality can give me, life
can become a great place to learn and grow. Behind seemingly difficult situations
are my major lessons. Disguised in routine tasks are the sign boards that point
me back towards truth. Relationships that bring with them repeated scenes of negativity
with the same person and for the same reasons show me the weaknesses I have to work
on. Indeed, until I work on the eradication of my weaknesses, I keep repeating
them. Challenges do come, but they help to bring out the best in me. If I have the
subtle eyes to see and the courage to go forward... life is a constant experience
of reminders and benefits to progress along the road to my highest consciousness.
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Message for the day 19-06-2013
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The one who is wise is free from wasteful talk about others.
Projection: When someone relates something to us about another person's negativity,
we tend to listen to it with great interest. We, then, find that the other person
is greatly encouraged to speak about it. But such waste talk is not really useful
for anyone and we find that there is no solution for the problem at hand.
Solution: When someone is talking about the negativity in another person
we need to question ourselves if listening to this is of any use to us or if we
can do anything about the situation. If we cannot do anything we need to remind
ourselves that there is no use listening to such waste talk. Instead we need to
make an attempt to look at the positive aspect in the other person so that the other
person can see that, too.
In Spiritual Service,
Brahma Kumaris