A little while ago, we saw the ending to a
great TV show called "Lost."
If you haven't seen the show, it was about the adventures and mysteries
of the survivors of a plane crash on a tiny remotes island. The island became their universe, and each
week we would tune in to see how the survivors survived old problems and
handled new ones. The island created constantly changing environments that
expertly balanced the fine line of believable and the absurd. In the last episode of the show, we would
come to find out that none of the survivors actually survived the plane crash
that started the show. They had all died. Unknown to them, their souls had
created an environment in which each character could accomplish one goal: To find their soul mate, and begin the next
phase of the evolution of their soul starting in ultimate happiness. To me,
the show doesn't seem so different than this life, and the goals and challenges,
we are all born with. We may define it differently,
but we all want to have ultimate happiness.
Some will say that answer lies within a soul mate; others will say it
exists within a successful career. Whatever you believe today, I promise you
just learning the definition of "ultimate happiness" is as important, and
unknown to you today, as the path you choose to get there. If I had
to guess, about 60% of all the requests for spiritual guidance, advice, and
counseling start with words similar in meaning to: I always wonder how someone could feel lost if
they stumbled upon Free-Spiritual-Guidance.com, or they are writing to me.
Feeling lost is not the same as being lost. Maybe you are exactly where you are
supposed to be. If you
are a survivor of a plan crash on a tiny island in the middle of nowhere, you
will immediately realize there are things you are going to have to do to
survive. If you want to eat, you will have to find a way to catch and hunt
food. If you want protection from the weather, you will have to find a way to
build a shelter. The important
observation is that you have to do something, by investing energy, to create
the future you want to have. In this
existence, this one of the most overlooked executions to achieving anything and
becoming less "lost." As advanced as we are as a people, it's the
question "What do I do?" that seems to paralyze our efforts of evolution. The Universe doesn't care what you do, just
that you do something. It needs you to invest energy to create your future. I
know it doesn't sound right. You may think it is important to do the right
thing, whatever that is. Let's go
back to being on an island and you have to find a way to fish to survive. You
could feel lost because you don't know how to fish without any tools from the
civilized world. Is that enough to stop you? You can
try to make a spear, you can try to trap fish in ponds when the tides go out,
and you can see if there are any shellfish within reach. While you may not be
successful on your first try, investing energy creates new paths of
opportunity. The universe sees what you are trying to do and converts your
investment of energy into choices. Failure brings experience and education. As
you evolve your fishing skills, you will eventually create a future in which
you can sustain yourself by fishing. What does not investing energy create? Let's say
the only thing a temptation wants to accomplish is keeping you from
evolving. Not investing energy is a
temptation known as sloth. It means to do nothing. "You'll never catch a fish,
so don't even try." As easy as it is to
see in this example, the same energy of doing nothing so powerful in today's
world. It may not be the most powerful temptation, but it may be the most
frequently used temptation. I wish to
underscore my point that you don't have to know what to do, to achieve it. The path of doing is the path that harnesses
the power of the universe. You and the universe will achieve your goal if keep
investing energy. You can catch fish,
even if you don't know how to today. But don't just take my word or it, as Buddha would say, look for the clues the universe leaves you in your version of the environment you created. Here is an example of that spiritual wisdom from a music band called Van Halen:
Don't wanna wait 'til tomorrow. Why put it off another day?
One by one, little problems. Build up, and stand in our way. Oh
One step ahead, one step behind it. Now ya gotta run to get even.
Make future plans I'll dream about yesterday, hey!
Come on turn, turn this thing around
(Right now) Hey! It's your tomorrow.
(Right now) Come on, it's everything.
(Right now) Catch your magic moment.
Do it right here and now, It means everything.
As I said
at the beginning, most people come here because they are lost. I contend that
being lost is good and exactly where you are supposed to be. However, it should
not be a feeling that stays with you. It is nothing more than a step on a large
stairwell to your destiny.
Here is one of my spiritual tarot cards on the subject.
Time is a human concept. It is the X-factor of the evolution of our souls, and you will learn to understand its power as you accumulate less of it.
Love and light, Jordan Canon
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