As you guys know, I see messages from Spirit all over the place and yesterday I got the same message from two different sources. Not sure what I’m to do with the info but trust that I’ll be shown the application, whether it’s in my own life or someone else’s. Here’s what I got:
I happened upon a website (NewAgePride) where I found an article called “A dozen essential concepts for teachers”. It was long-ish so I printed it out and read it at lunch. The one section that resonated most clearly with me was called “Love and Fear”. Here’s a snippet:
The funny thing is, despite lots of different emotions, there are basically only two responses to all that life brings you: love and fear. All the positive feelings of joy, creativity, wonder, comfort, enthusiasm–you name it–all stem from a sense of loving or being loved. When you are in the energy of love, then body, mind and spirit are all in tune; your heart is open, time and stress disappear, all things seem possible, and you like everyone, including yourself.
Any feelings that are not sourced in love actually stem from fear. Despair, envy, greed, hatred, anxiety and anger are all ways that fear expresses itself. We fear pain, we fear death, we fear lack, we fear abandonment, and worst of all, we feel we are somehow “not good enough.†Fear is often overwhelming and all-consuming; when you are in fear, it feels as if there is no other reality—and never will be.
Also, judgment and criticism you feel for other people not only are signs of fear, they even are a message that you fear those things in yourself. Sorry, but it’s true. If you see somebody doing something that’s really bugging you, ask yourself, “Okay, now when do I behave like that?†Often you’ll suddenly see it right away and go, “Oh, noooooooo!†If you spot it, you got it.
(I cringed at the “If you spot it, you got it.” thing because … yeah. Sadly true.)
Anyway, good points and something to mull over (like you do). On my drive home from work, I was listening to a podcast from Cheryl Richardson interviewing James Van Pragh, a well known medium. Damn if he didn’t talk about the same exact thing: love and fear being the source of all emotion. How weird is that? I know, right?
Of course, I pay attention to this message and my mind starts going in 100 directions: is this for me? Is this information for a friend of mine who is having some marriage issues? Who is this for? What is the application?
So far, no answers but I started with my own life and looked at places where fear comes to call. (And there are lots of them.) How do I choose to be open to love when I’m in a place of fear? For me, it’s all about trust. Trusting that what comes will be for my highest good and that I will be fine, no matter what. (That’s really hard to do when you’re in the middle of a meltdown. I’m sure you can relate.) It’s a work in progress for me.
But that message from Spirit was received loud and clear yesterday and I TRUST that further instruction and application will come in time.
Hi Mystical Chick-
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This post is a big effin’ deal. I mean it: the love/fear thing is profound. Let me know if it’s meant for me. I realized recently that I suddenly don’t feel beleagured, or that I’m in one camp facing off against someone else. So if I’m not picking up on the trust thing, at least I have an added dollop of empathy lately
Ohhhh I am soooo printing this and figuratively slapping it down in front of someone who has lately taken to criticizing my love of icons and how I “get messages from god”.
As someone who has been getting quite a few messages lately, I really do love reading this post. Messages are everywhere, if you just keep an eye out for them… ie, listen.
Once again I am being told to Trust, something that is very hard to do these days as my body has become a kind of war zone. Trust in one’s self, Trust in friends and loved ones, Trust that there is help to be found if you just ask.
Thank you for passing on this message. I heard it, and now I must follow it.