Peace Lovey!
This week I’ve been on a mission to make peace of mind the priority. While it hasn’t been the easiest of tasks I’ve been maintaining a strong will to do so.
Tho I can’t help but wonder why it seems that whenever I set out on such a task the universe seems to throw any and every known curveball my way. This makes it all the more difficult to make peace of mind the priority.
The other side of this is what I define as the externally focused mindset about it all. Whether it’s referred to as “the universe,” “God,” “the devil,” or the list of other culprits, the instinct to blame challenges on some external force seems imminent.
I mean it’s literally the automatic go-to for all things undesirable or difficult. We all do it. When chaos ensues the devil is at work. When life gets to be challenging God is testing us. When a series of difficulties arise the universe is balancing itself out.
Makes me wonder if there is such a force or am I just looking for a scapegoat.
In fact let’s get specific. In my struggle to manifest financail abundance Ive been getting extremely frustrated and have taken to blaming the universe. To be honest I’ve gone as far as saying the universe just does not like me. It favors everyone it seems but me.
Now I know that the universe is neutral and does not favor or dislike anyone. Nonetheless, this does not stop those pesty defeatist thoughts from finding their way in.
What causes this to so persistently occur? More importantly, why is it so damn hard to shake? Are we hardwired to be pessimists? Are we inherently destined to fail? Is the universe set up in a way that you will never “have it all?”
Perhaps its that we choose to focus on the failures more than the wins. Perhaps we are just obsessed with bad things happening.
It does seem like we prepare for it at every turn. In fact, every aspect of our daily life seems to be set up in anticipation of bad things.
For starters, we insure our bodies, vehicles, businesses and other possessions so that we are “covered” in the event of a mishap. We expect to get sick so we take a mirage of supplements to safeguard our immune systems. We adhere to certain dietary practices because we expect to die prematurely if we don’t.
We are so preoccupied with tragedies that we may or may never see in our lifetime that we have no idea how to simply be at peace. In fact, this preoccupation has made us oblivious to the power of peace.
This is why as of late I’ve chosen to make peace of mind the priority. I guess you can call it a diversion of thoughts. A re-learning. I’m essentially teaching myself to focus less on the bad and not so readily anticipate it.
The more I do this the more I realize that it is all the mind. From the blaming to the obstacles, all of it is the mind. I additionally know that in the mind lies my ability to transform those curveballs into successes. The choice to do that is mine alone and not that of any external force.
While I am as you know an avid believer in the 7 Universal Laws, I am also a believer in the unlimited, omnipotent divine power that I possess. Within me lies an ever-flowing pipeline of endless, untapped resources.
So I’ve been redirecting my focus away from the scapegoats and back to myself, back to my peace, back to my mind, which is the All.
Now what this will look like for me moving forward I do not know because its the unknown. Maintaining my peace in the face of obstacles isn’t something that I’ve done before. I have no idea as to whether it will result in an entire series of unfortunate events or if instead it will empower me to transform my life into the complete opposite. Perhaps instead the result will be a series of wins where I manifest one desire after another all on the coat tail of peace.
Of course I aspire to realize the latter as we all do. Only time will tell. I am just opting to take this route because all that I have done to the contrary in the past has ended in failure so I’m switching things up and trying something new. Peace feels better, it comes more naturally and with practice is more effortless. Ultimately, it’s just so divine.
As the architect of my life I’m deciding to make peace the priority in an effort to design a functional, cozy existence that is most gratifying and ever-expanding.
Sunflower Smooches!!!
Blissfully Mindful
