FREED OF SELF, WE ARE FREED

...transformation begins with learning to see and love the world as it is. -- From Fr Richard's Daily Meditation, April 29, 2025.

Upon reading that, my immediate thought was, "Ain't that the truth!" 

I recalled that began my travel time between first thought, taking action, learning the lesson of resist not and finally letting go...the majority of the time. 

Many years ago when that realization first came to me, I was thinking only of self transformation. At the time, I was overweight so I joined Weight Watchers...which was right just not the deeper right I needed and would come to.

I have come to accept that no travel time...no self-realization travel time...is wasted. Looking back, the memory confirms my spiritual growth...or, sometimes better, it's good for a laugh.

Self transformation to me today is the gutbucket acceptance that my warts are God's gold...without my warts, my less-thans, my self-centered objectives, I would have spent my life wandering in the wilderness of my own thoughts, wondering what-to-do, what-to-do...or, relying on that which first got me stuck to get me unstuck, my will, my way. 

There is no God in that...he hovers nearby, but self-will blocks all but self-want.

The great and glorious happening is, fueled by self will, we crash and burn, ready at last to be lifted by grace and by God to a changed mind. 

That's it. Our mind is changed! 

We accept our work to do, we are gifted with willingness...and in God's good time, we are happy, joyous and freed.  We pray thank You.

Thank you.