Out of The Shadows

As the days begin to grow longer again, and the light grows brighter, it's an excellent time to reflect, renew and reclaim our Selves. Time to let go of all that is not True, and bring forward all that is.

Awakening is not a distant dream, something that will one day bless us, like a lightening bolt from heaven. It is the very next choice you make. It is the moment in which you choose Love - expansion - over contraction. Only Love is real - the rest is illusion. Only light is real. Darkness is simply the absence of light. Hate is simply the absence of Love.

Within each of us, lies an inexhaustible reservoir of Love. It can never be destroyed, it can never be permanently stained - it is in fact, unstainable. In a flash, you can come to, wake up, right now! It doesn't have to be a monumental shazam! Awakening can be as small as a burst of joy at a childs smile, true appreciation of a mouthful of food, an honest sense of compassion at the plight of another being half way around the world.

Why not try it, right now. Pick a fear - any fear - and answer me this: is that fear based in this very moment, or does it live in the future? If it's a future fear - even five minutes from now - release it. Let it go. Take a deep breath, and let it go. If its an immediate fear, something you're in and need to face, then face it, embrace it, and look for the teaching within. For there is nothing that happens to us - not one thing - that is not an offering. It all comes down to perspective. Can you learn to feel gratitude for even that which entangles you? If you can, that gratitude itself will help to cut the bonds that hold you down.

Ah the joys of spaciousness, of boundlessness. Of letting go. Again, again, again. There is no permanence in this plane of existence. Nothing stays the same - even the very cells of your body are constantly in motion, constantly shifting. We try so desperately to fix things in time and space, and in that attempt lies our suffering. Our attempts to be secure, leave us in a desperately insecure place. We are constantly, frantically trying to shore up the structure of our self - our egoic self. Let that go, and you will find deep peace.

And when you find that deep peace, rooted in trust, then you will find that you move through the world with radiance. If you want to change this world, if you want to make this world more peaceful, then let yourself be peace.

And then, perhaps, take one more step, from being to doing....for the time has come to get active! To find out what your true gift is, to unwrap it, and share it with the world. Find out why you're here, with this precious human life, and celebrate!

A brand new year is coming our way, filled with potential, and challenges. Can you feel the tremblings of a new humanity budding beneath the soil?

It's a thrilling time to be alive, a time when absolutely anything can happen, a time when each of us is here to make a difference, when who we are and what we do can tip the scales, so that once again the forces of life will hold the reigns of power. True power, the power of Love.

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Comment by Kevin Hodge on December 28, 2008 at 3:40am: This is what I feel when I kayak out in the ocean solo. No control over anything. Shear absolute peace.

Comment by jilly on December 28, 2008 at 3:29am: thank you , thank you , thank you.... you have said it all, Velcrow Ripper.
namaste
jilly

Comment by nicholas piliero on December 28, 2008 at 3:20am: "I was asleep ..I awoke to find most of world still sleeping"Di Vinci this has happened to me some years ago when I was dead and left this shell..If I want spiritually I must kill myself [ ego] to know the INFINITE BEING I must be out of my head and in my heart for the opposite of hate is surely fear and yes this moment in time is great for it is all we really have the now . For like ripples on the water one person can make a diffrence. If I don't go WITHIN I go without and most of my fears never come true they are self made. I practice this, I learned to ride a bike but I practice spiritual principles. Insight comes only to the quiet mind so to all a healthy and harmoness New Year love grace and peace nick

Comment by Carla Shepherd on December 28, 2008 at 2:40am: Your words are eloquent and most effective in bringing forth the very meaning and purpose of our lives -- it is completely tasting every moment right now! I absolutely crave that feeling of deep peace and the amazing radiance I feel when I remain in that place. Nothing that is not love can ever touch me here, so I practice to be constantly aware and to recognize when fear is attempting to creep in. Seeing the beauty in each moment and, if I begin to "spin" about something in my mind, asking myself if this is really a current ordeal in this moment helps me to keep it all in perspective. So much of our troubles do stem from the "what ifs" that make circles in our heads, and this is what keeps us from living a full and peaceful life. Thanks so much for your reinforcing and powerful words!

Take Care!
Carla

Comment by AnjaRa on December 28, 2008 at 2:16am: :):):) - Yes!

Comment by Alexandra on December 28, 2008 at 2:13am: Nice text! Thanks. Alexandra

Comment by Claudia on December 28, 2008 at 1:51am: Tranbformation year for Everybody !!!
2009 = 11

Comment by Claudia on December 28, 2008 at 1:48am: Thanks for all this Light !!!

Comment by Velcrow Ripper on December 28, 2008 at 1:01am: Well I wouldn't write anything if it didn't apply to real - very real - situations. Yes, these enormous and real fears take much more work. As i mentioned to Lubna, check out www.scaredsacred.org This film, which is based on my journey to the Ground Zero's of the world, in search of those remarkable survivors who have been able to face everything from Hiroshima to Afghanistan to New York City during 9.11 - with their spirit not only intact but transformed, gives a much deeper look at dealing with suffering. Of course a l'il blog post like this can only scratch the surface...