Pure Consciousness
"Pure consciousness is pure potentiality; it is the field of all possibilities and infinite creativity. Pure consciousness is our spiritual essence. Being infinite and unbounded, it is also pure joy. Other attributes of consciousness are pure knowledge, infinite silence, perfect balance, invincibility, simplicity, ad bliss. This is our essential nature. Our essential nature is one of pure potentiality." (The Seven Spiritual Laws 0f Success by Deepak Chopra, 1994)
I always have to read this portion of the First Spiritual Law more than once. Then I take a few breaths and ask myself, "What am I creating for myself right now?" One day recently I began to fall down in the dumps. When I asked this question and thought about that day unfolding, I saw clearly that I was reacting to choices someone else was making that would only affect me if I took those choices personally. The truth was that my feelings were a response to being disappointed about a choice that excluded me because I wasn't interested in that particular group activity. The truth was that disappointment is an honest human emotion and I could honor my own disappointment by letting myself feel it and by choosing to let it go and not blame anyone else for what I was experiencing.
So, I looked in a mirror and said "I am disappointed and that is okay. And it is okay for me to let the disappointment go instead of dwelling on it." Then, I went for a long walk and lost myself in the join of fresh air, green grass, and gorgeous flowers blooming. I am never disappointed in the beauty and joy of nature!
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