I am ready to leave this path of indecision I have been strolling on for most of my life. No longer comfortable with walking the line between faith and fear, I am challenged to make a commitment, decide on one or the other. Versed in both aspects, I consider myself a 'professional worried optimist.' The irony of it all is that I teach a course to young children and teenagers called, "Walking In Joy," where I give instruction on how to stay centered and calm, connected to joy no matter the situation. A living example, I continue to learn along with my students, adding and subtracting different methods as I progress, or digress, depending on the day.
My philosophy is based on the power of blessed belief. I feel strongly what we choose to believe shapes much of our destiny. Sabotaging us are the rambling considerations of doom and despair we unknowingly engage in, silent mutterings contradicting our highest good. Fed by a continuous stream of ruminations, subconsciously we author and create an undesirable future by giving up the present.
The key to success seems to be in practicing mindfulness. Connecting to our intentions, we center on faith rather than fear, on prayer instead of misfortune. Once I realize I am focusing on the negative, sending out thoughts of alarm and doubt, I remind myself I have a choice. Either I can trust all is beautifully well, relaxing in faith, or I can continue to worry, simmering in perpetual uneasiness.
My desire to be guided by faith is Spiritual, whereas fear is of the world. More then wishful thinking, its a statement to the Universe proclaiming a belief to a greater meaning behind our existence, our journeys designed by Love, not out of happenstance or the results of accidental chance.
Faith to me is the ability to see beauty in our steps without knowing the bigger picture. Living from a place of stress and emotional exhaustion is a prison of our own making. Realizing there is nothing to lose but a bad habit, I am ready to stand firmly in my blessings and not let myself be swayed back to the other side. I like it over here, knowing I am taken care of, breathing in calm, trusting my good. Practice makes perfect, if I can monitor my thoughts, dwelling on those of grace and abundance, my life will be a reflection of joy.
In the song by Johnny Cash, he sings of Love and his choice to 'Walk the Line.'
For the purpose of my subject, I choose to think he is expressing commitment to follow the laws of his heart. Walking the line of his conscious beliefs.
"I keep a close watch on this heart of mine
I keep my eyes wide open all the time
I keep the ends out for the tie that binds
Because you're mine, I walk the line."
Born of free will, only we can decide to follow the songs of our Spirit.
In Conscious Beauty,
~Raven
