To clarify my previous post now that I am in a very calm state & willing to elaborate, my father was drugged and beaten by his former lover. While laying in his bathroom bleeding too death from his brain, he died from a massive heart attack. I'm the one who found the aftermath of that event. As I said, his body was in horrible condition with substantial trauma to his face, head, and upper body. I cleaned up the blood after the investigation. (Come to find out, police don't do that.) The murderer mailed me a mocking greeting card afterward.
And yes, I can still say I appreciate the value & the beauty in this. It is difficult, and each time I explore that it requies an amount of choice, effort, & will to seek peace & unity in this act. But once I hit that place inside me of understanding, the acceptance flows & I am able to genuinely forgive, be merciful, and allow love to illuminate the event. I offer the hope of this same comfort for All who are ready to receive such a gift of inner balance that comes with truly loving, accepting & forgiving.
The Creator is Love. Finding Love where it seems Love does not exist is easier than it seems, for Love is All That Is. Love is in All things, as Love is All that exists. Darkness may yet exist, but it is only Light which has not yet been illuminated. All will eventually be illuminated, and just as we are not yet as we will be once fully illuminated, neither is darkness yet as it will be once fully illuminated. We are not in this "now" time All that which we will become, but we very much are All that we will ever be at all times, as time is relative & an illusion. Same with darkness. The closer we come to being fully illuminated by the Light, the Closer we come to full circle into the Creator. Darkness can be being illuminated each minute within each one of us if we so choose. Darkness is simply an unilluminated aspect of the Creator, a "not as of yet"...same as us at this "now" point!
There is darkness in each of us. We, as STO, do not embrace it or feel enamored by it. We simply work to accept that we are imperfect, knowing all is wholly worthy & acceptable, yet hoping to obtain highest & best when possible. As part of our efforts to choose love, we work to develop a healthy love for self. Would we cut out our own parts, or have them ripped out from us while we are yet utilizing them? We are putting forth effort to illuminate our darkness. In the meantime, our shadow sides our necessary. Highest & best: we love ourselves enough to accept darkness while working to illuminate it, appreciating that it is with us in this "now" time bc it is necessary, & striving for the Creator when we will truly be One with our shadow & with All. Highest & best: we love other selves enough to afford them this same love.
While choosing responsibility for self (since we are in this "now" time where the illusion of self is still necessary) AND choosing responsibility for other selves in a positive way (as in offering the Light generated from self to others), imo it makes perfect sense to look for peace, love, unity & beauty in ALL things. Generate the most of that for self, for others, for All...& the more places you look for it, the more chances you have of finding it! It's all in perspective. The illusion of beauty within the illusion lies in the eye of the beholder. I want my illusion, & everyone else's, to be as beautiful as possible!
As always, that is only my opinion. Please disregard that which does not resonate. Offering in deepest love & humility.
And yes, I can still say I appreciate the value & the beauty in this. It is difficult, and each time I explore that it requies an amount of choice, effort, & will to seek peace & unity in this act. But once I hit that place inside me of understanding, the acceptance flows & I am able to genuinely forgive, be merciful, and allow love to illuminate the event. I offer the hope of this same comfort for All who are ready to receive such a gift of inner balance that comes with truly loving, accepting & forgiving.
The Creator is Love. Finding Love where it seems Love does not exist is easier than it seems, for Love is All That Is. Love is in All things, as Love is All that exists. Darkness may yet exist, but it is only Light which has not yet been illuminated. All will eventually be illuminated, and just as we are not yet as we will be once fully illuminated, neither is darkness yet as it will be once fully illuminated. We are not in this "now" time All that which we will become, but we very much are All that we will ever be at all times, as time is relative & an illusion. Same with darkness. The closer we come to being fully illuminated by the Light, the Closer we come to full circle into the Creator. Darkness can be being illuminated each minute within each one of us if we so choose. Darkness is simply an unilluminated aspect of the Creator, a "not as of yet"...same as us at this "now" point!
There is darkness in each of us. We, as STO, do not embrace it or feel enamored by it. We simply work to accept that we are imperfect, knowing all is wholly worthy & acceptable, yet hoping to obtain highest & best when possible. As part of our efforts to choose love, we work to develop a healthy love for self. Would we cut out our own parts, or have them ripped out from us while we are yet utilizing them? We are putting forth effort to illuminate our darkness. In the meantime, our shadow sides our necessary. Highest & best: we love ourselves enough to accept darkness while working to illuminate it, appreciating that it is with us in this "now" time bc it is necessary, & striving for the Creator when we will truly be One with our shadow & with All. Highest & best: we love other selves enough to afford them this same love.
While choosing responsibility for self (since we are in this "now" time where the illusion of self is still necessary) AND choosing responsibility for other selves in a positive way (as in offering the Light generated from self to others), imo it makes perfect sense to look for peace, love, unity & beauty in ALL things. Generate the most of that for self, for others, for All...& the more places you look for it, the more chances you have of finding it! It's all in perspective. The illusion of beauty within the illusion lies in the eye of the beholder. I want my illusion, & everyone else's, to be as beautiful as possible!
As always, that is only my opinion. Please disregard that which does not resonate. Offering in deepest love & humility.
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