WHAT WE THINK WE CARRY

WHAT WE THINK WE CARRY

“Don’t carry nothin’ that might be a load, just ease on down the road.” (from The Wiz)

Describe yourself in one word. That’s OK, I’ll wait…
What did you come up with? The color of your skin? Your job description? Your role in your family? Your religion? Hair color? Your ethnicity? Well I tell you that all of these ideas about what you think make up the real you, are just a load that you are carrying and you can put it down, if you choose to do so.

I’m reminded of the story about the young man who was looking for gold. He took a large back pack with him on his quest and when he found a rock he would carefully examine it to see if it was gold or not. As he determined that each rock in its turn was NOT the gold he was searching for, he placed the rock in his back pack. Pretty soon he was exhausted and sat down to rest. While he rested he looked into the back pack and wept because there were so many stones that were not gold. He felt defeated, helpless and without worth and so decided to abandon his quest because his load was too heavy.

As people, we do this all the time. We look at what we think we are and then we look at all the baggage we feel goes along with what we think we are and weep because our load is too heavy. How do we fix this you might ask? The answer is very simple, find out what we really are; it is a one word answer and has no attending baggage.

We are quite simply a soul. Each and every one of us is a piece of the divine consciousness, made of and from the Divine. Always connected to that from which we were made whether we realize it or not. Once we embrace our true essence, our core, our source; our load disappears, becomes effortless and becomes joy. Are you ready to know your true self? Are you ready to stop struggling with burdens of your own making? Are you ready to let go and just be? Are you ready to be the joy-filled, spontaneous and loving individual that you were intended to be. Then know your self, embrace your SELF and just be…

I wish you Bright Blessings, spontaneity and love, Chessie

© Chessie Roberts 2011 all rights reserved

THE HABITS OF GOOD AND WORTHY WARRIORS GIVEN BY CORMAC

THE HABITS OF GOOD AND WORTHY WARRIORS GIVEN BY CORMAC
“The Irish Solomon”
From The Little Book of Celtic Wisdom by John and Caitlin Matthews © 1993

As we are all warriors in this life, on some level or another I feel that this is worthy of sharing with those who are on their journey of waking up. Cormac gave a list of dos and don’ts that can serve us all well .

Be not too wise, nor too foolish,

Be not too conceited, nor too diffident,

Be not too haughty, nor too humble,

Be not too talkative, nor too silent,

Be not too hard, nor too feeble.

For;

If you be too wise, one will expect too much of you;

If you be foolish, you will be deceived;

If you be too conceited, you will be thought vexatious;

If you be too humble, you will be without honor;

If you be too silent, you will not be regarded;

If you be too hard, you will be broken;

If you be too feeble, you will be crushed.

It is through these habits that the young become old and Kingly warriors.

As Evolution of Self teaches, balance in all things and the rest will take care of itself.
Bright Blessings,

Chessie

Don’t Let Life Discourage You

Don’t Let Life Discourage You

“Don’t let life discourage you; everyone who got where he has had to begin where he was.” (Richard L. Evans)

Chances are one day you decided to change some things in your life. You were where you were and somehow it just didn’t quite feel right, it didn’t fit. It may have been any one of a number of things, a notion that feels wrong now, an old piece of knowledge that you have just found out was incorrect information or, possibly you have found that a way of thinking about some issue or group now seems unworthy of you. What ever made you wake up and realize that self improvement was in order is to be applauded.

Changing anything requires that you start somewhere and I suggest that where ever you find yourself is the perfect place for you to begin. The simple fact that you have come to this conclusion is an awesome step for you, for everyone trying to make their lives better.

Start with baby steps, they get better results and as you see progress you will be encouraged to keep going. Self improvement is always time invested in your most valuable asset, you. Like the instructions when you are on a plane to put the oxygen mask on yourself before helping the person next to you; if you are not in a healthy, whole, balanced place you can’t help anyone else. Even if you can respect someone for being a mess because you’re a mess too, you don’t have to stay that way. Learn to respect yourself for the right reasons and watch your mess straighten out.
Some of your baby steps might be to think of all the things you feel are important to you; then ask yourself if they are worthy of you? Do they raise your vibrations? Do they move you to grow? Would they be precious to you if they were suddenly gone? If so then enjoy, if not then lose them because when you change how and what you think about, how and what you think about changes.

To get to the good things in life not only do you need to make changes in the way you think and perceive things, you have to let your walls down and take the chance that you might get hurt; this is better than feeling nothing and, as you grow toward your goals of wholeness and betterment, the absence of walls will allow your feelings to become those of joy that all of us want to achieve.

Remember that life, especially a conscious and aware one doesn’t just happen; it requires your participation so participate with joy, empathy and balance of body, mind and spirit. Know too as you work that you are the bridge between where you are now and where you want to be and that the only person who can get you there is you.

I wish you an awesome journey and Bright Blessings. Chessie

© Chessie Roberts 2010, all rights reserved