Sword of Choice
Choice is a byproduct of our separation from the source. With separation comes division leading to duality, and with it the freedom to choose between what is divided: black or white, good or bad, love or hate. Healing moves us in the direction of restoring that unity. Until that time when we are one again there is choice, and the freedom to choose what we will. With each split within ourselves and within our world, we must choose the side of that split that best serves our path at the time until we can embrace them both. Being willing to use the sword of choice and be accountable for the consequences is a phase of our evolution.There is a price for every choice: letting go of that which was not chosen and is mutually exclusive within the paradigm of duality. Ultimately we must let go of everything – even our conception of divinity, because there will come a time when holding onto it will stand in the way of oneness. We can touch that reality in moments of our meditation, for in truth it has never left us. In daily life, embrace the vitality that comes with choice and all that can be learned in the process. Action: Visualize what you hold dearest in your life. Now imagine what would compel you to let that go and you have a peak into the future of your journey.
Are you up for a difficult challenge? You can do this exercise in two ways: Imagine what would be so incredible you would let the current beauty go in order to receive. And imagine what would be so painful that you would let go of current beauty in order to avoid the full experience of that pain. There is a light and a shadow price for which each of us is willing to let go of everything to make room for something else. Know your price and you will have a deep understanding of who you are, and with that understanding access to an enormous inner power. If instead you choose to play "goody too shoes" or remain unconscious, know that you continue to relinquish power to others who are willing to be responsible for the world you experience. Notice your choice. Notice also if you have a reaction to being invited to be responsible for continuing that choice or making another one?
Cresting the Waves:
A guide to sailing through life on
Relation-Ships
Dane E. Rose
