The Inner Journey
Getting Off the Roller Coaster
GET OFF THE ROLLER COASTER
When I eventually came to an understanding that events which brought me
sorrow could be used to teach me, and when I finally learnt to believe in my
goodness...
I crossed a bridge.
The bridge I talk of is one that brought me to a recognition of self-worth,
self-love, and of a right to express Self-Love as a natural expression of my
humanness.
In this book, I talk about how I turned my life around after the breakdown
of marriage and the loss of other chances of happiness, but it's greater
purpose is to share with you, and for you, the way in which I
restored peace into my life. It is about understanding of self and of others.
It is the way in which I re-discovered myself, and how I came to understand the
many different aspects of human nature that combine to form the individuals
that we are. It is about developing Awareness, Gentleness and Forgiveness. It
is Hope; it is my Hope which has allowed me to unmask myself and the world in
which I live, and I now pass it on to those who have traveled down various
difficult or melancholy roads in an attempt to share what I have learnt.
Though there are many ways in which our lives can be shaken, there is a
universal solution that will take us back to happiness. This comfort comes from
a knowledge of Self-Worth and Self-Love, and the recognition of the good nature
that is a fundamental part of each of us. So often we labor with our mistakes
as if they require some sort of ongoing penance, but such thinking is born of
an ignorant perception which keeps us from seeing the opportunities for growth
that are available every time we misread a life situation and bring pain to
ourselves.
It is my desire to share my experiences and thoughts, to hopefully give to
you an understanding of Love and Fear which I find has dramatically transformed
my life. Through a feeling of faith and confidence, I truly know that you also
will be able to find a most perfect understanding of your own situation and
your own truth. It is a way in which I am able to give the world a gift, since
I am so lucky to have so many.
Although events, people, choices and actions can bring disillusionment or
pain, be believing that through it all, you are still deserving of the same
chances for a good life that you would wish for anyone else to have. This good
wish you have for others, illustrates this goodness within you that I believe
in. It is your map on your road home.
In our hearts, most of us can be sure of having a simple desire to lead a
happy and content life, but life brings about complexities which in turn will
bring about various responses unique to each person. Understand that the way
you react to a particular event is a reflection of your thinking, and that your
thinking is related to all your experiences. By saying this, I am not
advocating that we can or should deny any responsibilities for our actions, but
it is important to know that the INNATE quality of Love within Human nature,
can, at times, become hidden by a veil of deception brought about by various
experiences and inaccurate perceptions from not knowing all other aspects and
details of an event in our life. Exposure to any such circumstance, whether it
be only once or repeated many times, can obscure our vision of Inner Truth as
we get led down roads that we might wish we had never ventured (chosen or
otherwise).
Through any mistakes or misfortunes, we can then learn of situations,
ourselves, and of other people. Through any suffering that comes our way from
such problems, we are also able to extract value by observing the life action
of Cause and Effect. That is, whatever Action we perform, we must expect the
appropriate Reaction to come back to us as a natural response to our choices.
(Further aspects of this thinking are discussed in the chapter, The Mirror
Action of Life.)
In wanting to learn, we will learn. In wanting to grow, we will grow. So
through any event that awakens us through pain, we then acquire an impetus to
carry us through the process of change. Our pain then becomes our power in a
newly born quest for Love, Happiness, and Peace. Since our desire for goodness
carries great merit, we will strive like we've never strived before as old ways
of living are cast aside from the awakening to a way of thinking which has kept
us from the Love we have been searching for.
CONTEMPLATION:
The Love that has seemed to elude you,
Has always been within you.
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