In reality, we are always walking a path of verification because whatever we believe will be our experience. The body believes what the mind perceives, we will see what we believe, not the other way around. In that way, therefore, we will automatically look for and use evidence that verifies whatever we believe in. We will even twist and turn situations in a way that allows us to use them as verification.

Lately, I've been intensely focused on witnessing the level of fear I see (and have been feeling in my own body) and its harvest in my own life … and using the principles to turn my awareness away from fear to the safety that love offers instead.

In metaphysics we use an analogy of Light absorbing dark …how it is that just a ray of light makes so much visible in the dark. Light expands and includes the darkness; it is Love, while darkness shrinks and contracts life into the narrow blindness of Fear.

I had an encounter this past weekend on my path that so verifies the universal law that says, “Love conquers all.”

I was in my car, driving to visit a friend in a gated community a few miles away, and had gotten into backed-up traffic, turning left. I had the green light to go and was making the turn, when suddenly a car darted ahead and directly in front of me, to make the turn ahead of me. I braked hard and steered hard the opposite way from the culprit, only to suddenly see a car whizzing fast towards me from the opposite lane. I braked hard and barely stopped inches from the fast-moving car.

The first car moved on without looking back, but the car I had almost hit, stopped and turned around and came after me in hot pursuit. I could see the fury in her driving, and I slowed down so she could catch me, and know I was not trying to escape. My friend's gate was close by, and I pulled in and stopped.

I felt no fear, only compassion for her rage about our close call.  I immediately opened the door and moved towards her, and she leaped out of the car, long, beautiful multi-colored braids flying behind; she looked the epitome of a warrior, ready for attack. “You have no idea about how close I am to the edge with all that's going on in my life right now, and this is the final straw … you better hope there is not a scratch on my car … and she stalked around her car looking for evidence that would justify her attack.

I stayed calm, I felt calm… I saw not a mad woman to fear, but a desperate woman feeling totally at the mercy of the world; she was in full-blown victim. And I simply loved her. I told her about the other car swerving around in front of me, and said, “I can only imagine how terrifying it must have been for you to see me coming towards you!” Slowly she began to bring her tone down… But it was when I said, “I am just glad that our vehicles were bubbled in protection so that we were protected” that she said “Praise GOD!” and her whole body relaxed. She then asked if I was ok, and we ended up hugging. She held on to the hug like she was drinking it up. And I realized how hungry she was for love.

And I realized that it was the Love she felt coming through me that worked to calm and restore peace in what could have turned into a dark encounter.

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We, humans, are designed to be easily seduced by the 3D mirage we see around us. What I mean is we make what we see “out there” reality and forget that we are looking at a projection of our own thoughts and beliefs. Changing those thoughts and beliefs is the way to experience transformation in the world.

But we tend to fall for the horrific story we see playing out in the world, forgetting that the world is a screen where the events in our minds are being projected. Just because what we see is 3D, doesn’t mean that what we see is “real.”

We protest loudly – how can we not? – when what we see, hear and experience feels like a physical reality that violates and attacks us. Thus, we resort to demanding and trying to force it to stop hurting us.

We cannot stop the physical world from turning into the inner drama we play out in our minds. It becomes “real” in the mind FIRST before it manifests in the world- therefore we must see peace in the mind FIRST before we can manifest it in the world.

The world is a mirror. It reflects the inner-scape of our minds. It was made to show us a “real” life experience made up of our own inner convictions and beliefs. And the more we engage with what we see in the world the more we reinforce our belief that what we see is “real.”

We must change our internal movie to see a different screenshot of reality out there. We have to change the internal dialogue about the state of the world we see FIRST before we can experience a different, more friendly place outside us.

We cannot use anger and shoving back to produce loving kindness, because love and kindness do not and cannot come from hate.

There are two equal and very opposite creative powers that work within us to create the world we experience: Love and/or Fear.

When we focus attention on the horrible things that are happening, we generate more of the fear that creates those things.

Fear and anger prompt us to react from one of the three roles of victim (rescuer, persecutor, rescuer) which produces more to be feared and hated. Our practice, if love is what we seek, is to focus conscious intention on opening our hearts to see within, even before we can see without, the freedom, peace and love we want to see!

Make it a daily habit to look for and focus on every little freedom, kindness, etc. that is available now, in this moment –
This is where we start… we catch ourselves focusing on the problem we see and choose to focus on the possibility of something different. Look for in the world examples of what you want to see and watch what becomes possible.
This is not easy. We are programmed to believe in what we see, when, in reality, we must believe in what we want to see before it can be seen…
This is my understanding of what Universal Law teaches us about how to shift external events from the inside out.

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There’s a difference between guilt-induced self-blame and a well-developed conscience, however. Conscience prompts us to recognize when we are living outside of alignment with our Inner Truth.

We cultivate our conscience when we align with Universal Laws based on principles of Truth.

While guilt and blame invite denial, avoidance, and further self-abuse, seeking alignment with our Inner Truth moves us into the right action and greater understanding of That which Sources us.

After all, God is Love.

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In reality, self-esteem is the natural consequence that comes from consciously practicing personal choice. Teaching children that how they see their life situation determines how they feel – that it is not what happens but what they tell themselves about the happening that determines whether they feel good, or not so good. Nothing builds a child's esteem faster than putting the power of making choices in their hands.

The effort is in teaching children that they indeed are the person in charge of their personal emotional reality.  WOW! Potent stuff indeed.  It is hard to see ourselves as victims of external circumstances when we, whatever age we are, know the simple, powerful truth that we get to decide how we will think and feel about what happens in our life. Teaching our children, the power of such choice provides them with real tools for building a healthy belief in themselves.  It provides them with keys to freedom from unhappiness & mental suffering that empowers them for the rest of their life.

Reframing unhappy thoughts into more positive ones is a lifetime practice that leads to a sense of being comfortable in our own skin. Just imagine a world where this is widely understood and practiced … can you?

Such reframing leads to a degree of self-acceptance that is key to personal freedom Consciously choosing a kinder way to see a particular situation that might otherwise be seen as highly stressful generates positive feelings for us, and more acceptance of others (Notice it is about reframing our OWN unhappy thoughts, not changing THEIR mind that sets us free)

How do we reframe our negative judgments and accusations? The willingness to look beyond blame is essential.  We are not talking about ignoring or denying what others do but refusing to take it personally. Understanding instead that every human being does what they do because they believe what they think (which might be very confusing and distorted) rather than personalizing their reactions and therefore rendering ourselves as victims at their mercy.

When we believe we are victims without choice, we resort to defensive reactions that only perpetuate victim consciousness. When we know that what they are doing has nothing to do with us, we can remember that whatever happens holds an opportunity for something better. and respond in ways that are more loving and kinder.

This brings to mind the time a neighbor boy, a young man still living with his parents, stole and cashed personal checks from me  When I discovered what had happened, I confronted him, but without blame, threats, or ultimatums  Although I did file a police report on him (he was arrested, convicted, and served a short sentence in jail) he and I talked about the opportunity his being found out was offering him to change his life direction He chose to take positive self-action instead of denying and defending his act. I stayed kind and understanding, yet consistent in my choice to allow him the right to experience the results of his choices. I felt compassion for him, remembering my wild youth but at the same time, I recalled the lessons that my painful deeds and mistakes had afforded me. I knew that truly the most loving act that I could offer this young man was to allow him to experience the consequences of his own choices. It paid off. My neighbor chose to use the opportunity presented as a turning point for himself. He got help for drug abuse, and the last time I heard from him, he was living a sober, and much more responsible life.

When others mistreat you, look hard for the opportunity being offered. For instance, look inside your own mind for how you perhaps have mistreated yourself similarly Forgive yourself and forgive them. Forgiveness does not mean covering for or make excuses for us or those who have wronged us. It is simply to reframe through kindness.

Self-esteem is cultivated through a practice of accepting responsibility for how we see life. Model for your children how to see life in a way that looks for opportunities being offered for something better, regardless of what life delivers to us. Refuse to blame or to deny. Look for purpose and meaning even in the darkest moments and teach your children to do the same for a happier world, all round.

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I see the Christ story through a metaphysical lens that sees the life of Christ as being purposeful in exemplifying what it looks like to walk through victimization without succumbing to victim consciousness. He walked a path of initiation that demonstrated what it is to be an eternal and sovereign being in full awareness of who he is. He knew he was the son of the One and Almighty King; he understood who his father was; he knew that he was of Divinity, here to demonstrate the same sovereignty that is available for us each to claim.

He came to remind us of our own true identity! We too must each go through our own unique sort of crucifixion on our way to uncover our true identity as children of the One Source. We each must die to the victim ego in us that thinks we are the body and nothing more – we must surrender that limited mindset to understand who we truly are as pure energy made manifest!

Jesus exemplified awareness on the cross, when he said, “Forgive them, they do not know what they do (because they have forgotten who they are!). Remembering who we are is the purpose of the hardships, trauma, crisis, disease, etc. that we face in life – it is our personal crucifixion that is necessary for our Awakening!

What if you believed that Jesus is not a victim of His Father’s wrath, but instead a sovereign being who agreed to come for his own initiation? What if you believe he accepted coming as an opportunity to remember his divinity in the midst of a human incarnation – and in the coming served us all, by showing us how to walk through our own trials and tribulations without blame or feeling a victim at the mercy of a merciless God?

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