Everything is a
Choice! -- Reiki and Responsibility (part III) by Adonea
Published in
the August 1999 issue of "The Messenger"
We as Spirit/Soul are
responsible for everything in our lives including the diseases we
have, birth defects, emotions and even our death.
Everything is a
choice! How we feel (to what degree, how long or short a period of
time), what actions we take (actions, re-action or non-action), what
we say and think (lovingly or otherwise), where we go; even doing
nothing is a choice. Therefore we are ultimately responsible for
everything that happens in our lives. "We" are Spirit/Soul and
Personality/Ego occupying a physical vehicle. Our Personality/Ego has
freewill, therefore, it can make choices that override what our
Spirit/Soul chooses to experience. Personality/Ego can choose to
follow inner directions (gut feelings, intuition, directions from our
Spirit/Soul) or not. As Personality/Ego grows in understanding, the
things we choose to experience/feel change and move closer to the
experiences our Spirit/Soul has chosen.
Those who perceive themselves
as victims (and all who see victimization of any kind) have not yet
come to the understanding that they create their reality by their
thoughts, words, deeds/actions and emotions; and that they always have
a choice. Similarly FEAR is a major creator of situations, bringing
to a person's experience that which they fear; so eventually they will
make new choices. The acronym for FEAR is Future Expectations
Appearing Real.... helps shed some light on the importance of where we
place our thoughts.
When we begin to understand these concepts, we
become responsible for our lives and can no longer claim to be a
victim of (or place blame on) a person, place, thing or situation
outside of ourselves.
We as Spirit/Soul choose the parents we want to
be born to for genetics, looks, and basic training for our
experiences in this lifetime. That includes birth defects (see the
movie "Simon Birch" for example). Birth defects are limitations for us
to overcome or that help us to gain strength of convictions. They are
also filters which help us maintain our connection to Creator/God.
Lets look at one victim situation for a moment; a person gets shot
by a random bullet while walking down the street. That person made the
choice to be on that particular street at that moment, to follow that
route to their destination; they could have easily chosen another
route, or not gone to that particular destination at that time, or any
number of other possible choices. Now, that bullet may kill the
physical body which means that they as Spirit/Soul will once again
experience the fullness of who they are and the Divine Love of
Creator/God. They may then choose to come back into body (reincarnate)
to continue experiences on Earth. Or maybe that bullet dis-ables them
which means their life experiences will be limited; they will most
likely slow down, go within, connect with Spirit/Soul/Creator and
their understanding about "life, the Universe and everything" will
grow and mature. Or they may choose to feel sorry for themselves, play
on other's pity, wither and die. In which case they have the chance
to play this earth plane game again if they choose. It is important to
understand that any choice is OK; none are bad or wrong. Each choice
takes us on a different path of learning, growth and understanding
some paths are direct and others meander, but all bring us closer to
knowing Who and What we "truly" are.
Now another potential scenario.
We are a parent or spouse of the person who gets shot by that stray
bullet and our beloved child/mate dies. If we understand that our life
is based on choices, our Spirit/Soul lives on forever and we know
that our beloved is now with Creator/God experiencing Divine Love and
Joy; then we may grieve because we miss our beloved. When the physical
body dies the Spirit/Soul re-joins Creator/God or goes to "Heaven"
which is a Joyful/Loving experience. When we know this, we are happy
that our beloved is in a better place, then our grieving is
short-lived. Long-term grieving is self-absorption without regard for
those who have made their transition.
Here are a few books that we
recommend on this subject:
"The Nature of Personal Reality - Seth" by
Jane Roberts
"Tibetan Book of Living and Dying" by Sogyal Rinpoche
"A
Course in Miracles" by Foundation for Inner Peace
"A Handbook to
Higher Consciousness" by Ken Keyes
"Love is Letting Go of Fear" by
Gerald Jampolsky
In all of these situations Reiki through its' gentle,
loving support can help us to ease trauma, pain, grief, or self-pity
and help us to understand our lessons and purpose in this reality.
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