PATIENCE MONTH: DAY 21: “Have patience with all things but first with yourself. Never confuse your mistakes with your value as a human being. You are perfectly valuable, creative, worthwhile person simply because you exist. And no amount of triumphs or tribulations can ever change that.” ― Saint Frances de Sales
The idea of mistakes is something I have let go of here. In understanding more of the spiritual nature of this world, I see that Dr. Paul O. was right on the money when he stated that “Nothing, absolutely nothing happens in God’s world by mistake;” and that is a huge and important piece of information. It gives me the ability to stop being so critical of self and others and get right into Acceptance.
I spent too much of my life believing that there were mistakes and I hear it all the time around here…I chose the wrong guy, I chose the wrong job, I moved to the wrong place, etc., etc., etc. There is no “wrong” or “right” …the only time we make a mistake is in believing that there is such a thing that we can do. We do what we do, the Universe is Divinely operating to be exactly the way it is. No mistakes can be made. It is only possible for it all to be perfect and in Divine Order.
That takes all the blame and shame out of life and we can get on with just living. If something turns out in ways that we are not comfortable with, we can look at our part (usually expectations) and see where we can let go of all of that.
Recovery is a beautiful process of me coming to terms with what IS, and Patience teaches me not to jump into things without recognizing them for their truth. This certainly includes judgments of self and others about what is really going on.
Ego is the thing that needs to be right all of the time, and it is the deadly foe of spiritual ways of being in the world. If my ego is to be truly smashed, I must realize that I am clueless about how life is supposed to unfold, no matter what my preferences might be. This puts me then, in a position where all I can do is thank the Universe for EVERYTHING that comes into and leaves from my life. And that is the thing that brings me Patience to see what is in store next and to be gracious in accepting whatever it may be…it will unfold in Divine time in a Divine way and I have nothing to say about that, except THANK YOU!!!
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