NEED LOVE? BE LOVING

It came to me once that we keep trying to get what we’ve already got…by trying to get it, we deny that we’ve got it…which keeps us trying to get it. 

Take, for instance, patience...or any of the loving kindnesses we find ourselves asking God for whenever we're feeling mean, ugly and put-upon. To show patience, be patient. To show courtesy, be courteous. We already have all the loving kindness there is, and it is within us right this minute...else where do we go to get it?  

This is another one of those the concept of which is easy to grasp. But doing it? Doing it as we breathe? Here comes ego on a gallop...breathing fire. 

It is our ego-victory thinking, hidden just beneath the surface of our mind, that is ever ready to trample any idea, any will, but its own. Our ego is fueled by our refusal to accept that our thinking is faulty. We may freely admit that it is...even brag about it just to show how self-aware we are. But let go of our reasoning mind?  "That's insanity," whispers our ego.

Actually, we don't need to "loose it and let it go." We just need to be sure it's in second place...third or fourth place, even better. First, behind God. Second, behind our mentor. Third, behind our friend. Fourth, behind our enemy. 

We'll know we're heading for Home when we realize they are all one and the same...and ego is no part of it.

Thank you.