Namaste

     I taped this quote to my office wall.  “Worry does not empty tomorrow of its troubles…..worry empties today of its’ strength!”

     It is well known in spiritual societies that we are human beings “doing “too much. We send out to the creator our never ending requests,  and then we worry and we fret, and we wonder what we need to “do” in order to make this or that occur. 

We forget that we can trust the river of life.  The creator knows exactly what we need in order to thrive in this earthly existence.  And it is our divine right to receive that which we need…….in fact when asked how to pray by the crowds; Jesus gives them the words of the “Our Father”……….. I always noticed that he says “give us this day our daily bread”…….no begging, no please.  Not even a thank you!

The bread of life, physical and emotional, is clearly stated as being ours. (It seems Jesus was ignoring the expulsion from the garden and the punishment of having to toil for our food) in the “Our Father” Jesus teaches us that a nurtured life is ours by divine right.   So why is it so difficult for us to turn it all over to our maker and blissfully just “be” as we await the harvest to reap?  I have found over many years that this trusting of the process of life works best with situational requests. Too many times we think we need a material solution to a problem, when in truth a spiritual or emotional solution brings a more fulfilling and lasting result. We each receive, materially and emotionally, that which we need for our own spiritual evolution. 

The grass looks greener in someone else’s yard, or even in our own future! But the truth is we are all exactly where we need to be.  It is our desire to always be “there” when we are “here”. This desire distracts us and blinds us to the gifts of the moment.  We need to practice more the art of a human being…and learn to let go of doing.  In the “Tao of Healing” Haven Trevino tells us that “In silence the teachings are heard; in stillness the world is transformed”.  The world is transformed!!  

It is said the devil hid God in our hearts where we would never look.  What if doing is another ploy of the devil/ego to keep us from becoming the masters we are.  How many days (hours?) are we willing to trust God with our so called problems?  The temptation to interfere and do something may be great, but we are told the rewards of stillness are greater. Remember that we live and have our being in the mind of God.    We are safe!  And all is well!
                                                                                  Namaste!    emmy  chetkin

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