THE KEY TO LIFE AND HAPPINESS...FOR OTHERS

Cling to the thought that, in God's hands, the dark past is the greatest possession you have...the key to life and happiness for others.  -- Anonymous

Face it, our dark past is our rues, regrets and remorses...each and everyone in this world has their own dark past. Chances are each of us believes either my dark past is darker than yours or ew, your dark past is way darker than mine. Recognizing that as ego doing our thinking for us is the first step up and out.

Interestingly, the second part of that sentence, the dark past is the greatest possession you have, is made for resistance...as in, that cannot be true. At which point, we stop thinking and begin justifying why that is wrong and our opinion is right. 

Through serious spiritual want-to, we come to understand the why our dark past is our greatest possession. The why is that our dark past is the key to life and happiness for others.

We are not to hide our dark past, not deny it, justify it or pretty it up...no, we are to accept it. We reread the sentence and realize that the first part holds the gold...it is in God's hands this transmutation takes place. Our acceptance begins when we realize that as most important...that part, in God's hands. This takes active participation with God and that dark past.

We are comforted again that the work is not ours, it is God's...our work is in letting it be. Let it be His. Let it be.

In letting it be, we are opened to being of service to others...for the life and happiness for others...and we know we are the beneficiary. All we had to do was change our mind...really exchange our mind, me for thee.

Cling to the thought that, in God's hands, the dark past is the greatest possession you have...the key to life and happiness for others, -- Anonymous, @ p 124

Thank you.