Last year I had the privilege of listening to Marianne Wiliamson speak for two hours at a conference in Los Angeles, The Freedom Formula Experience, hosted by Christine Kloser, Marianne was one of the guest presenters along with Neale Donald Walsch, James Twyman, David Neagle and of course, Christine. It was a phenomenal experience that made me cry repeatedly.
Marianne Williamson is seen as one of the most “connected” spiritual leaders in the world today in bringing God’s voice to the world. When he speaks, much of what he says refers to the Course in Miracles, a three-volume curriculum; a comprehensive self-learning spiritual thought system that teaches about universal love, peace, and forgiveness. Personally, I have not taken this course and feel like I could add this program to my spiritual practices in the near future.
As he spoke, he reminded us that the Universal Laws that govern creation are unalterable fundamental truths that sustain our inner existence, just as the Law of Gravity is a truth that governs our outer world. Aligning ourselves with the Universal Principles in thought, word and deed allows us to flow in co-creation with the Divine vision of our life.
Two of the principles he spoke about in the Course are:
1. The presence of fear is a sure sign that you are trusting in your own strength.
2. Beware of self-started plans
What do they mean?
Let’s take number one on fear, which is something we can all relate to as a powerful energy that can be a catalyst for change or a barrier to experiencing the fullness of the life we came to live here.
In a recent conversation with some close colleagues, we discussed that when we are in the grip of fear and our inner thoughts run rampant with worst case scenarios, we have become disconnected from God / Source / Higher Power and are running full speed ahead. Towards the illusions of our mind
When we are connected to our “essence, our eternal nature,” we have faith and trust that all is well and our point of view is one of peaceful expectation that all our needs are met and our job is to listen and follow the guidance of the Source. within.
When fear appears, it is a signal to stop, take a breath, pause, be present, and go inside for guidance and inspiration. Taking this simple and powerful step invites you to be present in the reality that everything is fine right now and that your imaginations do not match “you are HERE and NOW”, unless you really are in danger! All other thoughts are pure fabrication.
In the illusion of fear we can disconnect from the support and power of the Universe to partner with us in creating “what’s next” and resolve any circumstance that arises in the service of our growth and evolution. In fear we ask: “What do I do?” ie “How do I get rid of this or make it stop?”, rather than “Who am I called to be right now? What should I do?” and open to the growth and learning that comes from experience as a gift and a blessing for our evolution. In fear, we resist, instead of hugging.
It takes practice and commitment to hear the call and voice of God speaking through your soul. It takes courage to go the distance of walking through experience to reach the gift from the other side that is calling you forward.
My dear friend Kimberly Marooney says, “The Universe handles 80% and our job is to handle the other 20%. That means showing up and taking 100% responsibility for our 20% share of co-creation.”
When we go to pursue our own problem-solving ideas without including spirit guidance, we rely on our own will and strength to solve it. That’s like wagging a finger at the big boy or girl and saying “No thanks, I’ll do it myself!”
Are you?
If you said yes, how are you doing?
Point two: be careful with self-started plans. Your vision of your life, fabulous as it may seem, pales in comparison to the vision in the mind of God. You may be very financially successful, whatever your definition of success, and you still feel like something is missing; a dissatisfaction, an emptiness, a frustration that seems to suggest that there is something out of place … And you may feel a longing, a longing for that something that is missing.
I believe that the longing is communion with God; to fulfill your purpose of being here in a physical body in alignment with God’s vision for your life. Our most fundamental reason for being is “to love and be loved”, to be the embodiment of divine love in who we are and what we do. To be loved”.
When we start each new year, we usually think about where we are, what we want, and create a vision to motivate us to action, right? Then we could write down our goals, create a vision board, write affirmations, visualize the outcome we want, and move forward with the intentions of what we imagine is already ours using responsibility, methods to track progress, etc. Sounds familiar?
Marianne spoke about how each of us came here with a unique plan encoded within us to fulfill our life experiences. Things we wish to experience for the purpose of our own evolution, to serve the world to evolve and expand Creation.
So let’s say you’re having some success with action plans, but not really to the level of success you want, or you keep running into roadblocks and can’t seem to gain momentum. You seem to be doing everything right and things don’t seem to flow the way you want. You may even feel trapped, confused, frustrated, disappointed, and perhaps angry with yourself, with God, with others …
What if your plan wasn’t God’s plan?
What if the job you assigned yourself was not the job that God had for you?
What if the plan you created was motivated by fear rather than inspired by the mind of God?
In the last few days I have received strong internal urges to do more meditation and look at my priorities. I have come to realize that I have been squeezing my spiritual practices into the daily activities of running my business, rather than making my spirituality the most important commitment of my life. I have allowed my business and other distractions to take away precious time in cultivating my relationship with my soul and Source. I have not aligned myself with my desires to be One with All That Is, which is why some areas of my life and my business have remained stressful.
So yesterday I made a commitment to meditate twice a day and immerse myself in more spiritual opportunities and practices to commune with my spirit. My decision is to dedicate time and space each day to prioritize my relationship with God and to seek guidance repeatedly throughout the day, especially when making decisions.
This morning during meditation, I asked four questions that Marianne posed for morning reflection:
* Who am I called to be?
* What am I called to do?
* How am I called to speak?
* And whom?
When you are not aligned with your essential SELF in your thoughts, feelings, words and actions, you are perfectly aligned with the results that you are creating.
When you seem to be doing everything right and things are not flowing, my partner, Anita Pathik Law and I believe that: the key to manifesting more of what you want is to be aligned. Simply put, every time you are faced with obstacles, unintended or unwanted creations in your life, something, somewhere, is out of control. Unless you can see where you are out of alignment, you will continue to operate in a survival-oriented space, which is a difficult place to attract and manifest your greatest desires.
Operating strictly through EGO is one way we “get God out.” A healthy ego associates with our soul to align itself with the Divine Will.
If you are not satisfied with your life, you have the POWER to alter its course when you align with the Divine!
What’s up today?