FROM FEAR-DRIVEN TO LOVE-DRAWN

 We come again to Rohr's statement, In meditation, we move from ego consciousness to soul awareness, from being fear-driven to being love-drawn. 

The trouble with relying on the reasoning mind is we want as our own such a sound-good (albeit true) statement, believe because we want it that we have it...then quote it as if it is our own.

We are at the point of change, or, more like, the point of exchange...of exchanging our mind to Oned  from binary. There's our Gregorian knot...the knot being "want to," or my will, as opposed to "need to," or Thy will. 

Our instinct is to natter unto haranguing ourself for not immediately moving from fear-driven to love-drawn...from self to Self in a single bound. Instead, we kiss our instinct on the lips...hug it and kiss it and let it go...for we are at the door of God's will. 

Welcome to Gratitude Row. We are about to begin to learn that the way of praise, our  Gratitude Row, gives detachment its due, a whole 'nother level of nonresistance. 

Our changing mind releases our reliance on commonsense and opens us to still more spiritual growth, the place where hair shirts are satin-lined jackets in waiting...for when we are ready.

Commonsense says Gratitude Row is the way of peace of mind forever, so hush. The "Oh, No" is finding Gratitude Row is paved with self-will, good intentions, coulda, woulda, shoulda, and "Oh, Rats!"  All of which are God's upside-down tools for building our peace of mind forever. 

We often hear, "Don't quit five minutes before the miracle happens." The secret code is, the miracle happens immediately upon our realizing our want is our need for God in our life. It takes as long as it takes for our reasoning mind to unclinch a tish and accept that..to give over, give up, give in. To loose it and let it go. 

Thank you.