Coming to understand and then appreciate the truth of this statement has released me from many hours, even days, of pain and uncertainty. \u00a0Perhaps I need to clarify this belief I so cherish. \u00a0I think that every action and every thought that’s harbored by any one of us, 24\/7, is reflecting a feeling of love or fear in that moment. \u00a0Believing this has honestly changed my life. \u00a0Let me explain.<\/p>\n
First of all, if I am verbally attacked by some one, I immediately remember that he or she is afraid in that moment, and quite likely afraid about some thing that has no connection to me at all. \u00a0We are all guilty of striking out at the unsuspecting fellow traveler simply because he or she is “there,” and we are suddenly disturbed about some thing. \u00a0My own experience of being on either end of the attack, either the receiver or the perpetrator, has convinced me that it’s seldom related to any thing that is happening in that moment. \u00a0The past is usually the impetus for an attack, a past that is far from relevant now. \u00a0In fact, many would say, and count me as one of the many, that the past has no relevance for any thing once its<\/strong> moment is gone. \u00a0To live here and now, fully, would actually free us of ever wanting to be an “attacker” of any kind.<\/p>\n It truly amazes me how my own life has “softened” since coming to believe this idea. \u00a0It’s not a new idea, \u00a0for sure. \u00a0Wise men and women have shared it for eons but we resist it because fighting the attacker feels so good, unfortunately. \u00a0We have an entire sporting industry that relies on us wanting to cheer one side or the other on, to prove \u00a0how adept at attacking they are. \u00a0And some watch reality shows solely because potential winners and losers are pitted against each other. \u00a0Seeing one fall gives the onlooker an unholy sense of satisfaction.<\/p>\n There are many forms of “attack.” \u00a0Not all of them with the intention of destruction. \u00a0And yet, when the ego is in charge of an attack, even though only a verbal one, it’s hope is to bring the other person to his or her knees. \u00a0From my perspective, wishing failure on any one wounds all of us. \u00a0Further, I’m convinced that we are alive to serve as healers to one another.<\/p>\n Maybe I am coming down too hard on sports “lovers” and reality shows addicts, but I do see an unholy alliance at work when people get in a frenzy over any drama that is playing out before them. \u00a0The return to love and all that it brings with it doesn’t say we can’t enjoy competition, but having a balanced view serves human kind. \u00a0And that’s our goal, isn’t it?<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Coming to understand and then appreciate the truth of this statement has released me from many hours, even days, of pain and uncertainty. \u00a0Perhaps I need to clarify this belief I so cherish. \u00a0I think that every action and every thought that’s harbored by any one of us, 24\/7, is reflecting a feeling of love […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[8,12],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2468","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-karens-musings","category-what-i-believe-you-and-your-higher-power"],"yoast_head":"\n