Loving Life

In a recent passage from a book I am reading (Glenda Green's Love Without End), guidance was given pertaining to life purpose. The simple yet profound statement suggests that we will get a clue about the purpose of our life by paying attention to what it is that we spend most of our time doing. Simply stated, love whatever is in front of you.

What a great idea!! I was walking in the woods this morning thinking about how much joy and peace this simple concept has brought into my life in recent weeks.

Those who know me are aware that I have been involved in saving my home in Oregon from bank foreclosure for over a year now. This process has greatly reorganized my daily activities, and, as you might imagine, has presented me with a host of interesting and sometimes frightening challenges. Thinking I would soon be put out of my home, I spent several months selling off my home furnishings to cut down on the expense of moving or storing any of it. Fifteen months later I am still in my home, sleeping on a borrowed bed, and still uncertain of whether I will keep or loose my home. I am not saying that I wish this experience on anyone, but I can tell you that these months have been a wonderful gift of experience for me.

A friend recently wrote of our “challenging and gifting” times. We are indeed in them. We are being asked and challenged, as we have always been, to learn to love unconditionally regardless of circumstances. When our daily lives grow more difficult, we can choose to become more dissatisfied and unhappy, or we can choose to develop more grace, tolerance and compassion for our own life and the lives of others.

The heart and higher awareness tell us to love whatever is in front of us. One way I am learning to do that is to insert my consciousness and full attention into whatever it is that presents. In fact I believe that this opportunity with the banks in my life is helping me to hone that skill.

Other advice that goes hand in hand with learning to love each moment is learning to give gratitude for all aspects of life. I have learned to take a few minutes several times a day to remember the gifts of beauty that surround me in every moment.

I give love and gratitude to the grand plan, and to the divine design of my being. I am grateful for the friendship and support I receive from others. I am grateful to witness the awakening of a higher state of consciousness upon the earth and throughout humanity, despite the challenges that it presents. I am grateful for the sun and the wind and the rain, and the many hearts and hands that put forth loving effort to create a better world.

I am grateful to have the opportunity to share these words with others. And I am grateful to have some experience with the foreclosure process that is confronting millions of families in our country. If you are one of them, I welcome you to contact me. I may be able to help you in some way.

susangold@charter.net
505-285-7575