(08-20-2014, 08:26 PM)Stranger Wrote: I'm very glad that it was helpful to you, Michael. I think from the point of view of our soul or whatever you wish to call it, the only thing that truly matters about every single event is whether we choose love or not. The soul ultimately doesn't care if we got this job or that, succeeded on this project or failed. After the end of a life all of that means little. It only cares about spiritual progress, i.e., polarization. Thus, everything that happens is ultimately only catalyst.Great post again, Stranger. Yes,..I find it very easy to get stuck in that negative record groove, with the intrusive, internal, negative monologue of resentment and victimization. ("Never has one man,...done so much,....for so many,...for so little".)
And yes it's very difficult to keep that simple fact in mind and act upon it consistenty. I wrote my previous post after having failed spectacularly to get back on the love-horse after catalyst knocked me off. I had to climb off the STS horse, dust myself off and try again. It's definitely a game of mindfulness, skill and dedication that the Creator has so generously provided for us, to help us while away the hours
Edit: When anything happens that we don't like, it's simply the Universe asking us to choose between Love and STS.
Or worse, I mentally entertain the "psychic attack" card. ("I must be radiating so much love/light that all the negative energy in the universe is focusing against lil' ol' me".)
My affirmation for today, I will consider my "suffering" to be catalyst, supplied by our creator, for my growing, and to aid in my decision.
This is a fantastic Website. What a gift to be able to have this collective consciousness as a sounding board, and to aid in reality checking our experience.
Oh, in regards to the Garlic, I've had a similar experience in an accidental way.
I am not sure if there is a "metaphysical", physical, or other explanation for this effect. I don't imagine it's a panacea for "anything that ails ya", but I have experienced some mood enhancement after a garlic laden meal.
(Perhaps because I smell so bad nothing wants to be around me?)