How Do You Be The Greater You?
War and Consequences
Karma will karma.
What does that mean?
It means that there are events in this world that we don’t control, such as war.
War is a reality on this planet. Has been for a long, long time. As far back as recorded history.
What does that mean for us spiritually? How do we respond?
One way is to have greater righteousness, irrational fear, and take sides. That’s what I’ve seen a lot of people do the past number of years. And of course, demonize others not on your team. Decide they aren’t compassionate because they see things differently.
That’s one way of living.
I’m sure some part of you knows that is probably not the highest way. But it is the most popular way. And the easiest way.
“Everyone’s doing it.”
But perhaps there is a better way, a higher way that isn’t dependent on what anyone else does including (and especially) politicians and those in decision making capacities.
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Now I could go on to tell you all the things you’ve already heard a million times.
Love your neighbor. As you do to the least one, it’s done to you. Forgive others as you would be forgiven. The golden rule. As you sow you reap. Love God. Trust God. When you hate you are just adding negativity to the situation. Etc Etc.
But you’ve heard that already.
I think a better way is to show you what that would look like. To give you an example and vision. Let’s put flesh and blood on it.
Starting with the most obvious, practical part…
When you see something disturbing it causes disturbance. If you find that you are getting upset when you look at the news, or social media, then eliminate or at minimum substantially decrease your time seeing disturbing things by decreasing your social media time. Put timers on your apps so they shut you out after you’ve spent a certain amount of time.
You need to start substituting little things. If you look at your phone before going to bed, next time have a book next to your bed that you can read instead. It’s easier when you substitute.
That’s just a practical approach: if you want to be less upset, look at upsetting things less. Use those tools that help you, because you are dealing with an addictive behavior.
Get clear on what your intention is, which is your spiritual purpose, and use that as the reference. Is this supporting me living my spiritual intention?
Add into your life positive inducing activities. I’ve been reading a book on da Vinci before bed. It’s better than doom scrolling!
Read those things that uplift you spiritually too. That’s critical.
Forgive yourself for judging the situations that upset you. If you truly understood the karma, you wouldn’t be judging. So forgive yourself for your misunderstanding:
“I forgive myself for judging this situation and those people.”
“I forgive myself for my misunderstanding.”
Forgiveness softens the edges. It helps soothe the rebellion within you.
Actually stating your forgiveness, and really meaning it, pulls your head out of a dark place so you can start seeing more clearly.
Does that mean you will feel Pollyanna about everything happening? Nope. You will have your point of view.
But do you choose to make your loving more important than your politics? Do you choose to have compassion for yourself, rather than beating others over the head with your “compassion”?
If you didn’t get caught up in this world and just accepted that which is, then you really wouldn’t have a problem being loving in your life.
It is for this very reason that we set those who exemplify the greatest in us as that ideal. That is why we look to Jesus as a template for greatness. Because it isn’t easy. It is a challenge.
What would it look like? Do you have to do what Jesus the Christ would do?
No. He already did it. He did what was his to do.
