In All Of The Universe, The Only Constant, Is Change.

Reading that title just now may have created any number of responses from you, from, "Yeah, yeah, yeah. I know that." to "Wow! That's so true." We hear old adages, cute sayings and age old quotes of wisdom and we respond either positively or negatively. Rarely do we not respond at all.

How do you respond?

"All we need is love." "Visualize World Peace." "Do unto others as you would have done unto you." "Be the love you want to have." "Let go and let God." Sometimes hearing those positive statements and others like them, will arouse a feeling of anger. Not just sometimes but, more often than any of us would like to admit. If you're feeling powerless, depressed or anchored in the muck of the past, then hearing that you are not without power to change what you are experiencing, can down right piss you off. It certainly has fried my cookies, from time to time.

Every school day morning my mother would call out the kitchen window, "Remember, good goes in and good goes out and good is all around you." or "Love goes in and love goes out and Love is all around you." Love meaning God, or Source, or Universal Life Force.

Bless her heart. My mother is still my most powerful teacher. She's 87 years old and doesn't have any health issues whatsoever. Oh, she's had the typical bits and pieces of her body create challenges, like her eyesight and hearing but, she has no need for aids of any kind, except reading glasses. She was doing yoga and meditating before it was hip.... way,way before.

My mother studied under Dr. Ernest Holmes, "The Science of Mind". She taught her children to believe in the goodness in all that is. It mattered not what religion, social class, color, or nationality, her mantra was, "We are all One." One of the lesson she taught was, "If you believe you can or if you believe you can't, either way, you're right." She taught us that we were capable of any achievement. "If you can perceive it, you can achieve it." She had a positive affirmation for any and all occasions.

"Mom? I can't find my keys!"

"Nothing is lost in consciousness, Honey."

However, when I'm in my drama, you know, really into acting it out, whether it's fear or anger or judgement, or sadness, whichever one it happens to be, if she gives me one of those, "All is well in your world.", I want to scream in rage. I don't, of course, because she is my mother and I try to honor that, so instead of using my words, I give her that look. You know the look. The, "Oh, dear God. How in the world can you be so stupid? Can't you see there are problems in the world? Don't you know what's happening to blah, blah. blah.?" Sheeesh! Talk about buttons getting pushed!

The reason my button is pushed is because her peaceful, knowing presence is where I want to be. In that moment, she is mirroring who I want to be and how I want to feel. But, where I am, in that present time situation, is not in that peaceful, knowing, trusting presence. The distance between my lower, negative vibration, in that particular moment, and her higher positive vibration, makes it difficult to be in the same room. It can make it difficult to be in the same building, in fact. It's like trying to have light and dark in the space at the same time. It cannot be done.

This is not to leave you with the impression that our roles are stagnant. We sometimes change roles. She'll get stuck in worry and fear, usually in relation to the lives of her children and grandchildren and I'll be the one to say, "All is well, Mama. Let go and let God."

We are built with a guidance system. Our emotions are our guidance system. Our intentions are the rudders. It's as if we are luxury yachts on the emotional seas of consciousness. We have charted a course to the land of abundance, radiant health, loving relationships, passion, peace and bliss. Our job, as the captain of our ship, is to stay on course. If the waves of emotion push us too far off course, it is our job to focus our direction, our attention, our rudders on our intended destination.

Source energy is always responding to our vibration. That's why, "When it rains, it pours." That's why, "What goes around, comes around." That's why, "Do unto others as you would have done unto you." That's why, "Judge not, lest ye be judged."

You know how an echo is created, right? A sound vibration expands outward, hits a surface and bounces back. If you shout out, "I love you!" you will hear, "I love you." right back. If you shout out, "I am abundant joy." you're not going to hear back, "Not today you're not." or "You would be if it wasn't for so and so."

Source energy is always giving back to you whatever energy you are sending out. Your energy or emotion depends on where you put your attention. Energy flows where attention goes. Your attention and intention are the rudders that can change your direction and keep you from straying too far off of your intended course.

If all experiences are temporary and the only constant is change, then at any given moment your vibration can shift from a lower vibration to a higher one and back again. We do it all day long everyday. Like the waves come and go and the tides change our emotional current shifts up and down the emotional scale. The way to healing our bodies, our hearts and our minds is to focus on moving from a lower vibration to a higher one. That's how we stay on course.

Nobody should expect to jump from depression to bliss in an instant. A ship cannot make a U turn on a dime, or a on sea dollar, to stay with the metaphor. But if you are the captain of your ship, and you are, then adjusting your course throughout the day keeps you on target to your bliss. You may have to go from your starting point of depression and fear into anger, insecurity and guilt. From jealousy, hatred, and rage into revenge, anger and discouragement. From blame, worry and doubt, into disappointment, overwhelmed and frustration. From pessimism, boredom and contentment...all the way, bit by bit, to hopefulness, optimism, and positive expectation. From enthusiasm and passion into ....

Joy/Knowledge/Empowerment/Freedom/Love/Appreciation and

...BLISS

Change is the only constant. Don't let who you are being get in the way of who you are becoming. You are an ever expanding, creative, evolving and powerful being, capable of not only charting your own course but bringing your ship into your port of call, wherever that is. You decide.

What is your destination?

What would you like to experience on your cruise?

Focus your energy and your vibration to align with your intended destination and allow the universe and Source to light your way. Source, like the lighthouses up and down the coast, is constantly giving you direction and guidance. Be still and listen. There is a whisper encouraging you to continue, to persevere. Sometimes there are shouts, "Get moving!"

Opportunities and chance encounters are Source energy echos. Don't worry about the missed opportunities from your past. Don't focus on where you have been unless you want to go back there. Old patterns and worries about the past are like anchors that will slow down your progress. The point is, you can break anchor any time you want and new opportunities and chances are like the constant waves and tides. Nothing is lost. It's all right here, right now.

Anchors away! The trade winds are blowing. Open your sails and read your emotional compass. From point A (anger or apathy) to point B (your Bliss) you are on a journey. Trust your emotional compass to tell you where you are. Trust Source to lead to your intended destination. Full speed ahead.