SEEKING AND FINDING

Reaping and sowing. What you seek you will find, what you plant and nurture will grow. Seems like a simple enough lesson, yet many ignore it. Parents who never had time for their kids while they were growing up, busy doing this and that, justifying it to themselves at the time with things like “I’m doing it for them” or “I’ll make up for it later” or “they would rather be with their friends anyway” and now being grown they never come around or call and the parents are surprised and hurt. Then there is the parent who orchestrates every aspect of their child’s life with little or no regard for the child’s preferences shocked when the child rebels at the first opportunity. The husband who spends all his time away from the family incredulous when served divorce papers. The philandering spouse angered when they discover their partner is carrying on in the same manner. So what are you planting, seeking by your actions? Do your actions mirror your words? Are you trying to impress others, believing that if they think you are okay, you are? Do you spend a lot of time “selling” your side of the story, leaving out any facts that may paint you in a bad light? Do you employ the concept of “guilty with an explanation” regularly? Are you surrounded by people who are quick to cosign whatever your selling, avoiding those who may ask uncomfortable questions or point out obvious truths? Living on the Spiritual Basis we now know that the unexamined life leads to futility and frustration. If you have placed your feet on the path, and many who are reading this have, be gentle with those around you who are still locked in the bondage of self. Never answer the unasked question but do share from the heart your struggles and the actions you have taken to progress. To quote Wayne Dyer: (my thoughts added) “Never underestimate your ability to change yourself (through the application of spiritual principles) and never overestimate your ability to change others.”