March 31st was the birthday of both my moms, Polly and Charlene. So today I celebrate both of them and and grateful for both of them in my life.
On to the book, this chapter really brings home that we are the pilot of our lives. Jillian and I were discussing if this is the life we have designed for ourselves who are all these other people, are they filler people? Have we all agreed to be here at this time to experience this life? I believe my soul has agreed to be here during this time to experience what I need. I also think I made agreements with other souls that I have come in contact with. Why am I so attracted to some people, places, objects and not others? This chapter really brings home the point that I must have my thoughts and motivations in order to acheive what I would like to in this life.
CHAPTER 2: LIKE BEGETS LIKE: The Law of Cause and Effect
Like Begets Like is irrefutable, unchangeable, immutable, and cannot be avoided.
It operates whether we are aware of it or not.
The law applies in our lives as well as in nature.
It assures that whatever we hold as an attitude or emotion in any situation will at some time later come back to us.
It operates impartially, working for both positive or negative, constructive or destructive, spirit, thoughts, words or actions.
“Like begets like” puts us in charge. As we use it for good or for ill each day, we are indeed the pilots, the directors of our lives.
Makes each one of us individually responsible for the kind of relations we have with others. If we don’t have the kinds of relationships we want, we know we have to do some work on ourselves.
Most of us are here to learn greater patience. Patience is an attitude of mind; it is not passive submission. Your patience must be an active growing force within you.
The Ripple Effect. Through the law of “like begets like”, we can set up a ripple effect that moves on to others we do not even know. We can also be sure that eventually it will come back to us.
Spirit is the key. The spirit in which I act will create and return to me in the same spirit.
If you do not like your work, it gives back to you what you give to it; you become fatigued and devitalized. There is no task which manifests God which is not beautiful-if you make it so-for beauty is not in any task; it is in you. If you have to sweep the floor, do it gloriously; the floor must be swept. If it falls to you to do it, do it perfectly-with love-and it will bless you.
Negative uses of the law are being judgmental and fault finding. The key is the spirit. Do not impose your own values on others.
If you say one thing and think another, your words are meaningless for your thoughts are equally as powerful. Know that the fault you find in others is a reflection of fault in yourself. When we truly love we do not judge. It is okay to love yourself just as you are. It is not enough to stop a bad habit. Better to substitute a positive and constructive act or thought to take its place.
Our ideal is to see the good in others. Each of us has our own place. Stand aside and watch yourself pass by.
Will I choose the high road, living in accord with the flow of peace, love and joy of the Universe?
Realizing that these rules are set and cannot be changed really shows that living a life where one is not constantly trying to fight the universe will definitely make a more enjoyable one.
ReplyDeleteIt's like what I tell people at work. The computer will always win, so instead of trying to fight it, go with it and make the best of it!
I really enjoy the line, "for beauty is not in any task...it is in you". Within the past couple of months I have been working on being more positive with myself-not necessarily ignoring my feelings or keeping them inside but just by saying out loud what is good and beautiful definitely has put me in a much better mood constantly.
Though it is hard and impossible to be in a good mood all the time, I feel this section is speaking to the strive to be positive and therefore living a more fulfilling life for you and others!
Also I was going to mention that the other day I watched the last animated (non-digital) film "The Princess and the Frog". Her father told her though she can wish on a star, she has to put in work and determination to make her dreams come true.
ReplyDeleteThis stuck with me showing that you have to put in the effort to have beauty, it is not merely waiting in life, but instead waiting within ourselves to be brought out!
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