Understanding the Law of Detachment

This morning’s meditation focused on the Law of Detachment. Focusing on what we desire. Taking steps to achieve our dreams. Finding the security in the wisdom of uncertainty. Letting go of all outcomes.

I had to listen to the introduction to this meditation over and over again to understand it. To hear there are no such boundaries as opportunity, space or time in the realm of spirituality. Opportunities are limitless. What exists is pure possibility. Pure potentiality which we activate through our thoughts, beliefs and intentions.  Abundance springs from this unlimited source. In order to access the abundance readily available to us, we have to go directly to the source and proclaim our intention. And then we have to learn and be able to release any thoughts of limitations.

Abundance is unlimited creativity. And I am a source of the Universe therefore my possibilities are only limited by my thoughts, beliefs and intentions. And even more so by my expectations. My desire to reach the destination without enjoying the journey along the way. Without seeing the paths that take away the struggles but because I am so intent on the outcome, I miss them. Ignore them.

Being open to the field of uncertainty rather than fearing it allows us to see all there is available to us. Learning to repeat today’s thought, “As I let go of the need to arrange my life, the Universe brings abundant good to me.” Repeating this over and over again. Willing myself to let go. Allowing myself to be without judgment of self and others. Relinquishing the need to get to the end without seeing everything along the way.

Recognizing that life is a journey not a destination. Embracing the fact that my actions are blissfully free from attachment to outcome. Freedom spreading through me as I listen to these words resonating through every single cell of my being and flowing out into the limitless possibility of the spiritual realm of my existence and beyond. Accepting there is no beginning or end. Accepting there is more in this world rather than less. Accepting I am abundance because I came from the source. And there is no reason to believe I deserve any less.

That embracing the concept of The Law of Detachment allows me the freedom to go about my everyday life without limiting myself. Understanding how when I decide something is really for me then surrender it to the Universe doors fly open and before I know it I have all I dreamed I would have. Without expectation. Without demand. Without limits. Without directing every aspect of my journey. Just putting one foot in front of the other and letting my inner voice and intention lead me to where I am meant to be.

Embracing the security of the wisdom of uncertainty allows us to just keep moving until we feel where we are meant to be. Now knowing not to be afraid of uncertainty but accepting it as part of the journey of abundance and detachment. Giving myself the permission to move beyond uncertainty and limitation by surrendering all to the Source of Abundance. Limitless possibility and potentiality. Amen.

Writing from a place of Honesty and Authenticity

The blog I wrote yesterday about being in the mud evoked strong emotions from people who read it. The feedback I got from it was amazing. Simply because I was speaking my truth.

One of my friends told me she admires my honesty, authenticity, and my willingness to share.  She said some people will never be able to be as self-reflective and aware as I am. Making me realise this is why I write.

I then decided to watch the BET awards last night. I wasn’t sure why but I felt compelled to watch it even though I had DVRed it ages ago. But last night I wanted to see Dr. Maya Angelou being awarded for her contribution to Literacy. And once again I knew I was being delivered a message from the Universe when Dr. Angelou said in her Thank You speech, “I write the Human Truth.... I come as 1 but I stand as 10,000. ...What you learn, teach. What you get, give.”

Tears rolled down my face. Chills ran up and down my spine. As I understood why I write. I understood why I am here and why each and every day I feel compelled to give through my writing and it is because I have been given this gift of writing to share. To write my human truth as Dr. Angelou does. To share my life experiences and lessons honestly, openly and authentically in the best way I know how. By writing. To help myself to grow and in the process to help those who follow me to grow as well. By writing from a place of compassion, empathy and understanding. From a place of honesty and authenticity. From a place of truth and seeking.

To know that though each of us may come as one, each of us stands together with shared experiences reaching back through the human experience. Passed down from generation to generation. Evoking feelings, memories and hope within us that we forget we have. Instilling the desire within us to live authentic lives because we have the blood, sweat and tears of those who have gone before us, who paved the way for us, to be where we are today as a part of our DNA.

We are not alone. We are never alone. Because each and every one of us has the spirit of the human consciousness as our guide if we are willing to listen to it, honour it, and be grateful for it.

Many question why I write and if I am afraid of what people will say. And sometimes I do question why I write. Sometimes I do question what people will say. But now I remember why I write, through one of the greatest connectors of our time, Dr. Maya Angelou. I write because I write my Human Truth. The Human Truth.
Thank you Dr. Angelou for knowing why the Caged Bird sings and giving writers like me the confidence to write and grow. 

Pick your friends wisely

I was reading my Florida sister’s blog, @The Daily Own, called 12 Lesson Everyone Should Know. And it was this lesson that resonated with me, "If you get in the mud with the pigs, the mud is bound to come off on you.  So pick your friends wisely."

A light bulb went off in my head about why I was feeling so dirty yesterday. It forced me to reflect on an experience I had when I sat in judgement about someone else. Said horrible things about the person because they have said horrible things about me. And it did not feel right deep down in my soul when I said the things I said or afterward either.

My philosophy in life is two wrongs don’t make a right. And just because someone says something hurtful about me does not give me the right to try to hurt them back. Because if I do, I am jumping in the mud and getting covered in it.

I do not like being dirty. And I most definitely do not like being in the mud with pigs. And now I know, yesterday I allowed my ego to take over. Used my ego to make myself feel strong. To feel like I had risen above the attacks of others. But in fact all I did was end up waist deep in the mud. Feeling guilty. Reckless and ashamed that I had.

So reading my sisters’ blog helped me tor remember that I need to be careful about allowing my ego to get in the way of the light, love and peace I want in my life. Because the only way I am going to attract them and keep them in my life is to give them. We always get what we give. It’s the laws of the Universe.

So today I am planning to shower for that little while longer. Washing that mud off my body. Out of my soul and spirit. Cleansing my mind of the guilt and shame for reducing myself to that level. Forgiving myself for doing what I did. Forgiving the person for the unkind words they have been uttering about me. Surrendering to the lesson that I was meant to learn from getting in the mud. And going back out into the world as the beacon of light, love and peace that I am.

And for my sisters in Florida @The Daily Own for reminding me about how much I dislike being in the mud, I am truly grateful.

The Daily Own