GOD'S WORKPLACE

I said something recently, another person was overly impressed, my ego grew wings and was within Ames' ace of soaring. The truth…my truth…is that an ounce of spiritual growth to those not in a like place can appear to be walking-on-water quality. From my eyebrows up, that is off-putting to downright scary…regrettably, the ego…my ego…loves it.  

The fact is it is written (and to paraphrase): “Spiritual growth requires that we go counter to our own natural desires…it requires ego reduction in depth.”

I was gifted many years ago with a reading in re paradox. At the time, I wasn't one hundred percent certain what a paradox even was. The reading made it clear, and I was enchanted. “You have to give it away to keep it.” “You have to lose to win.” All those oldies but greaties speak to me today with the same power they had when first I heard them.

The practical reason that I  try always to look for the paradox is it helps me change my mind which, to me, is the hardest thing life is ever going to ask of us...just change your mind.

That process begins with the gut-bucket belief that whatever comes to us, no matter how dreggy it looks in the coming, and on its arrival, there is gold (a.k.a., God) in it. All we need do is turn our attention from the dregs and look for the gold. That’s becoming willing to change our mind…from “Oh no” to “Thank you.” That’s it.

The rest of the process (which takes as long as it takes…God knows when we’re ready) is to stayed focused on the gold, no matter how tiny that nugget, that’s now our center of attention. BUT, say the word “lose” or “loser,” and see how we run! Half the time with me leading the pack. 

That’s the Catch-22. We’re not entirely stupid, and what we’re thinking is right…to our thinking! So what right-thinking soul is going to go for “loser?”

That’s why changing our mind is the hardest thing life can ask of us. It’s not just changing our mind from “this is good” to “this is bad,” and back again. No. It requires a new level of consciousness.

We must move away from self toward God…up from the reasoning mind, down to our spiritual center, God's workplace.

Thank you.