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"Nonresistance is not the path of least resistance. Least resistance is to take the seemingly easy way, to go along with the crowd." PUTTING LIFE BACK TOGETHER by Marion R. Brown, Unity Magazine
For much of our lives, we assume that progress is an additive process. We believe that when get that perfect job, meet Mr. or Ms. Right, or achieve some long-held goal, we will be complete. We'll have what we have been missing, and we will be complete. We create goals, we visualize, we buy this nail polish or that sports car, we read this book by that guru, we sign up for classes, we study, we work, we strive. And happily, we often achieve those goals that we have set for ourselves.
And then... after the celebratory high-fives, we find ourselves again thinking... maybe there's more. Maybe this wasn't really what I needed after all. Perhaps it's really that job or that house or that workshop. That's it! We again begin the process of trying to fill in the gaps we perceive in ourselves.
Even as we affirm, "I am a spiritual Being living in a spiritual universe governed by spiritual Law" and "Right here, right now, I am whole, complete, and perfect" we may be taking an inventory of our faults, our lacks, or our supposed shortcomings. The concept that progress could really be a subtractive process is completely contradictory to the lessons that the evidence presented by our culture and our society seem to teach us. The path of least resistance is to let society tell you what you need. Buy this iPad, wear these clothes, watch this TV show, participate in this drama, take these pills... The message that we are really receiving is generally one that says if we do all of those things we will be complete. Those things will fix what is wrong. Those things, added to you, will make you whole and acceptable. |
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The path of non-resistance is the inner path. It is the path of acceptance and letting go. It is the path of awareness of what is right here in your life right now and what is your relationship to that in Spirit. It is the path that recognizes when we bump up against something that is making us uncomfortable and says... here... look at this... what resistance are you holding in consciousness that is making you uncomfortable? What are you fighting against? What are you holding on to that is no longer serving you as the beautiful and exquisite portion of God made manifest that You are?
This is most assuredly NOT an easy path, and NOT the path of least resistance. It is the "straight and narrow" way that Jesus spoke of. It is learning to be "in the world and not of it". It is being ever willing to claim 'eyes that see and ears that hear". It is being ever willing to discern spiritually matters of Spirit, and to know what is yours to do. It is being in a space of knowing discomfort and saying, "Nevertheless, I am willing."
We have free will. Our lesson is to learn from the tree that drops its leaves in the fall, entering that period of dormancy that can look like death. When we see something resembling the unknown in our path, we can choose to step forward, greet it willingly, and learn the gift that is being given to us in that present moment. Or we can choose to retreat. We can choose to sit and listen, with an open heart, to the difficult words being said to us. We can choose to respond from the willingness of Love. Or we can choose to retreat into our past patterns of judgment and anger. We can choose to recognize the discomfort of a moment of addictive "need" and sit with it until it passes, inviting it to teach us what will best serve the Oneness that we are. Or we can continue to perpetuate our self-destructive habits.
As we are willing to let go of those preconceived judgments that no longer serve us, we can begin to hear what is really True. As we exercise our free will to choose the path of non-resistance, we will discover the gift that our Master Teacher, Jesus, gave to us when he taught us to seek first the kingdom of God. You are enough. You are whole. You are, as Emilie Cady told us in Lessons in Truth, "a portion of God made manifest".
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SAVE THE DATE...
A Sacred Saturday Retreat
"Color, Shape, Imagery and Silence as Meditative Tools"
August 20th, 9:30 - 2:30pm
You are invited to join me for an experience and exploration of meditation through the practice of "mark-making", which is simply applying some type of visible marks to a surface with some type of marking utensil. This has nothing to do with whether or not you define yourself as an artist or as a creative person. THERE ARE ABSOLUTELY NO DRAWING SKILLS NECESSARY FOR THIS PRACTICE. If you do self-identify as an artist, you will be invited to lay that label aside for this day. This will be a private exploration: we will not be sharing any opinions about each others' work, and you will not be asked to show your work to anyone. Near the end of the day, we will enjoy sacred space in which those who wish to share their thoughts or insights may do so.
This day of retreat and renewal will be an opportunity to practice using the tools of color and shape, along with the physical act of mark-making to create a space in which you are able to know the guidance of Spirit within you. There are many ways to hear that "still small voice", and for some of us, that language is more visual than verbal. For some of us, color, shape, and silence can serve to facilitate Knowing. There are many types of meditation practices, and you may find this to be a helpful addition to your spiritual practice. More details will follow.
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 The Truth of what you are is a gift to each of us. The most valuable gift you can offer is the gift of your authentic Self. I appreciate and honor your willingness to explore the spiritual path, and do the work of uncovering and expressing that authentic Self. On behalf of the Wholeness that we are, I thank you. Blessings...Nita top |
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