Choices, choices, choices. We constantly make choices. Most every thought requires a choice: “What am I going to eat? Do I want to return this phone call? Should I talk to a doctor?” – You get my drift. Day to day choices, not just the larger, important ones – are choices, nevertheless.

But many times we say, ‘I don’t know what to do or say, what choice to make.’ But even doing nothing, or not acting on something we should be doing, is a choice.

Feeling good is a choice. Being miserable is a choice. Frustration is also a choice, even though it feels more like an accumulation of situations that trigger frustration. In the end the choices we make during this specific process result in frustration, which easily turns into anger if we don’t deal with the circumstances immediately.

Therefore, we must not hold the disturbance in our hearts and minds, we must not let it fester. We must address the cause and see what needs correction in our attitude and habitual demeanor. A quick outburst of annoyance, a slight sense of disappointment, or easily irritated thoughts become a habit; and habitual thoughts becomes our reality.
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Many times, we fool ourselves by thinking that we can get away with lesser thoughts, and then we act surprised when unpleasant action follows. “Poor me,” we say, wondering why and where we’ve gone astray. Remember, negative thoughts are like weeds. They spread quickly if we do not tend to them. We must remove all weeds in our minds, especially fear, doubt, and anger. 

We can safely say that our life experience adheres to laws. Not worldly, manmade laws, but Universal Laws. These Universal Laws govern the invisible, the mental realm, and our individual Consciousness is an ever-expanding awareness of the already existing Truth, knowingly or not.

Therefore, it is our responsibility to stay open-minded and allow this process to take its genuine course, instead of fighting against the natural flow of unfoldment and stubbornly holding on the believes and myths of this physical world.

One of the laws, the ‘Law of Individuality’ is a Universal Law that is broken by all of us most of the time. It states that we are individuals and need to be able to express ourselves individually. It demands that each of us lives our lives to the best of our abilities. We are responsible for our good and bad experiences befalling us every day of our lives. A tough one to swallow at times.

No one should demand, control, or plan for us. And in turn, we should not demand, control, or attempt to plan for others. No one should judge our actions, not even our loved ones. And in turn, we should never judge the actions of others, and yes, not even the actions of our loved ones. We are not the judge and the jury. We can only observe ourselves and live accordingly. Live and let live.

When we work on ourselves, it is not about changing who we are: it is about bringing the best out of us. The truth is, we are already good by nature; we just must acknowledge this fact, trust our instincts, be the best we can be, and make better life choices as we travel through this process.

It is our Soul that does the living not our body. The body is the visible expression of our Soul, only a reflection of our thoughts and feelings. Once we understand this enormous fact, we must be grateful for the body we have and treat it with respect and kindness. But our focus should always be on the development of our understanding of Truth, the substance of our Soul, not the physical body.
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Let’s listen to ourselves carefully and choose the words we think and speak wisely. Always remember, thinking is causative, and our thoughts will create our reality. It’s a daily work-out and it will help to associate with joyful minds who share our vision.

As many of you know I have been studying, writing about, and teaching metaphysics for over 35 years. The work of correcting my thoughts, feelings, and dispositions, have become a daily task, a habit acquired. I must admit, however, that many times I find the necessary changes more difficult than expected.

In many cases, even though I expect rapid results, the visible improvements do not show up right away and more patience is required. Faith runs short at times. I remind myself that I accumulated my way of thinking over a long period of time; and it will take time to change those thought habits and to unravel the emotions.

All of us have acquired many layers of unresolved thoughts and especially feelings. And so, we must keep digging and reasoning, and sooner or later we will see the progress of our mental labor. It only takes 51 percent to tip the scale to a more positive experience. We must not give up.

In my search, I acknowledge that it takes courage and strength to deal with everyday challenges. It takes wisdom and right reason to handle daily encounters appropriately. It takes kindness, compassion, mercy, and love to deal with people. It takes persistence and endurance to finish these tests.

Part of my exercise is to watch my inner melodrama, my thoughts, and feelings; it’s like watching a movie. I am the observer; I stay out of it— I don’t get lost in it. I just observe.

By getting involved in our own daily-life movie, we allow ourselves to become emotional and fuzzy. Only detachment from the challenge and neutrality will keep the mind clear.

I also remember that my ‘sense of’ is my awareness of what I believe to be true. It doesn’t mean it is true, it’s just that I believe it to be true. Truth is Truth, know it or not. But this ‘sense of’ Truth is also the light within me when applied correctly.
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Through this reasoning process I am encouraged that I can easily overcome my challenges—which are opportunities to learn—because I already possess courage, strength, wisdom, right reason, kindness, love, persistence, and endurance. I must use these God-given qualities day in and day out. I must not falter. Neither should you.