Musings of a Spiritual Warrior
5 April 2005
Still struggling with the
issue of at what do I choose to toil. Above all else, work
should be interesting and challenging. If it is not, then we are
doing the wrong things. There seem to be two choices. Work
within the current environment to transform it ... or find a new
environment that is more conducive to the pursuit of happiness.
Yes, the pursuit of happiness should be an integral part of our
work. After all, we spend over 40 out of 112 waking hours (on
average) at work. That is over 1/3 of our waking life. Our
work should be joyous. Further, it should be a pleasure that
engages us fully. No, not to the point of exhaustion each
day. There is more to life than work. But, there should be
a high level of fulfillment that comes from what we do.
So, how do we make this happen? How do we manifest this in our
lives? How do we earn our abundance via doing something or some
combination of things that we love to do? How is such effort to
be valued? How do we determine the worth of efforts done to the
best of our ability out of love? Clearly such efforts are
extremely valuable. But, to whom? To consciousness
definitely, and to those who benefit from the efforts. But what
if those who benefit have no means to pay for what they receive or are
unaware of the benefit that has been provided to them? It seems
that the universe keeps an account of this somehow. Some speak of
karmic law being an accounting of this type. My sense is that
there is a spiritual economic system as well. We are credited for
everything beneficial that we do, and debited for anything that we
take. The principle of The Lion King:
never take more than you give, is
the secret to abundance for all. If each of us do this, there
will always be a surplus ... and a big surplus at that. The way
to prime the economic pump is to give. And, what is most
important to give is of whom that you are. Giving of ourselves is
the greatest gift of all. However, this assumes that we have done
the work to realise whom that we are. This is not easy work, but
it is essential work. We do it for the joy of discovering whom
that we are. The discovery is evergoing. It is literally
without end. Though, as we awaken, we become aware of more and
more of whom we are.
But, how do we awaken? That brought a major shiver thoughout my
upper body, then down through my legs and up into my head. It is
not clear that this is something that we can learn to do. At
least, for me, it seems as if it is something that just happens, as if
a series of wakeup calls were precisely timed to just happen in my
life. For the most part, for me these seem to correspond with
transits of the outer planets (Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto) to my natal
chart. I'm presently in another such period that lasts the bulk
of the year. I'm curious as to what the solar eclipse on my
birthday will bring. Though, that is still three days away.
And, as always, what counts is the present moment. It is there
that we have the power of choice. It is there that we have the
power to alter the course of events by what we think and what we
do. So, what would I do in this moment? How would I alter
my present reality? What would I create next in my life? Do
I need to decide this, or is it better left as a mystery, to be
experienced moment by moment? Does it truly matter what
happens? Is not the bottom line that life will unfold as it
will? But, what about my will? Is it not one with The Will
now? Can there be any difference, ever? Was the dichotomy
anything but a phantom of my imagination?
One step at a time. That is the way that one moves on the
path. We never know in which direction that next step will go
until the time comes to take it ... and then, there is no stepping
back. For there is no back to return to. Ever forward the
march of time takes us. Yes, this too is an illusion that we
experience so long as we need this particular experience. Beyond
that we will experience whatever is appropriate for us to experience
next. Trust the process of life as it is unfolding through you
and around you. Life is ever supportive of all of us.
I AM THAT I AM
THAT YOU ARE! Be Happy and Create
Well!
LOVE,
Wayne
BEYOND
IMAGINATION: Creating the Foundations for a New World