by BK Sr. Chirya Risley, Peace Village, Haines Falls, New York, submitted by Etta Stevens

Life is all about choices. Every situation is a choice. You choose how you react to situations. You choose how people affect your mood. You choose to be in a good mood or bad mood. The bottom line: It’s your choice how you live life. Nothing will make you happy until you choose to be happy.  We have to choose to get to a point where our mood doesn’t shift based on situations and insignificant actions of someone else. 

Do not allow others to control the direction of your life. Do not allow your emotions to overpower your intelligence. Self-control is strength. Calmness is mastery. Choosing outside ‘props’ gives temporary satisfaction as they have a limited shelf life!  Spending time looking without increases our desires. We lose interest moving on to the next best thing and the next and on and on, and in this way, we lose our self-worth. Inner cheer is destroyed by a conscience which bites. Telling the self-off is a terrible habit, it subtly shapes a nature of sorrow. Don’t be hard on yourself when making a mistake. It’s much more effective to be handled with love.

Unconditional love is always our choice. Love is our inherent nature, our natural state of being. It has nothing to do with others. When we remain in constant awareness and connection with our own energy of love, my feelings of love for people are not dependent on their behavior even when their words or behavior are not right. Love means accepting and respecting people as they are, caring for their wellbeing, no matter how they behave with us. Start loving and enjoying your own company by first returning to the center of yourself. It is the journey of one second and is the regular destination of clever souls. Appreciate your inner beauty. Deep inside our consciousness is an oasis of peace and love. This molten core of the soul is not hot like the earth’s center, it is cool. It is a source of inner power to fuel our mind and intellect, so we can create powerful thoughts, make accurate decisions and learn to do everything in a worthwhile way. When we choose to go within to this center, we easily can connect with God’s power. Peace and love become our companions, positivity our partner, and we are able to chill out in one second, anywhere, anytime. 

When I choose to spend the time looking within, I get to know myself better. I maintain a continuity with my inner self and realize where I need to change. Wanting others to change is of no use; they are not in our control. Choose to have no expectations of others. The only person we can choose to change is ourselves. It’s for ME…  to take back the power to control our minds.  

MEDITATION IS THE WAY TO FIND THE ACCEPTANCE THAT YOU ARE A LIGHT-FILLED BEING.  OUR SOUL IS CONSTANTLY EMITTING LIGHT TO THE WORLD AND SENDING IT TO THE SOULS ON THIS PLANET THAT ARE SUFFERING. IN MEDITATION WE DO THIS NATURALLY AS WE CONNECT OUR HIGHER POWER, THE SUPREME SOUL OR WHATEVER NAME YOU CALL HIM.   HE IS ONLY ASKING TO BE REMEMBERED AND WE AS SOULS DO THIS WITH GREAT LOVE AND AFFECTION FOR ALL HE HAS GIVEN TO US UNCONDITIONALLY.  GIVE LOVE AND TOGETHER YOU WILL FEEL THE LOVE COMING RIGHT BACK TO YOU SO GIVE IT FREELY WITHOUT EXPECTATIONS. 

“Radiate an energy of serenity, love, and peace so that you have an uplifting effect on those you come into contact with.” With this power we find we can more easily and simply control our own emotions and feelings and find the JOY, PEACE and CONTENTMENT that has been missing from our daily lives. The way to do this is to perform a daily MEDITATION practice even for just a few minutes each time you sit in silence and contemplate the negativity that enters your mind.  The more you do this practice, the easier it will be to chase the negative emotions out of your mind and replace them with a positive outlook on life in general.  Life is extremely difficult now with so many things to complicate the joy and peace we want to attain.  Everyone is in the very same position now but with MEDITATION in our lives we can at least see the relief that is coming and learn the proper way to relax our minds and our bodies.  

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