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Today's
Meditation:
You'd
have a hard time convincing some people of the truth of
Elisabeth's statement, for if it is true, then there's no
one to blame, no reason to feel sorry for oneself, no
justification for any sort of "victim"
mentality. If she's right, then life continually
gives us valuable lessons that can help us to become the
people we're meant to be.
In
order to be able to see things this way, though, we have
to be able to let go of expectations. Most of our
disappointment comes when expectations aren't met, and
when we become disappointed that means that our judgment
has kicked in. Once we're judging things ("he's
wrong," "she shouldn't have done that"), of
course, it's very hard for us to learn from something
that's happened.
When
we come from a place of peace and acceptance, though, we
can look at outside situations and occurrences with much
more equanimity and with much less judgment. We can
see what life is offering us with clarity and actually
permit ourselves to learn important lessons that just pass
us by when we're rushed and when we allow our lives to be
hectic.
Religious
leaders the world over recommend meditation and quiet time
in prayer as an important part of our lives. Jesus
went into the desert for forty days, and he wasn't looking
for more things to do. There is silence within us,
but we have to get in touch with it by searching it out--
it's not going to call us on the phone out of the
blue. When you find it, you'll be in possession of
one of the greatest treasures you'll ever find, and it's
already a part of who you are.
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