We are meaning making machines! Our minds are active with interpretations and reasoning and wanting to understand the “why” of life. Delving into understanding can add a fuller layer of being to our lives. There is however, a danger that we can fall into. Sometimes there is no clear explanation of why. Sometimes it doesn’t actually mean what we think it means. Sometimes it doesn’t mean anything. More often that not, if I wait around to understand the why of something before I take any action I will be waiting a long time. I want to live in God’s meaning. My meaning is limited to my perspective and what I can comprehend. So if the meaning is something larger than my viewpoint or capacity, I am left interpreting with my default. Early on in life we create these stories, these meanings of things and our ego attaches to them. We wear these identities like our skin and when we our not paying attention to our thoughts we go with our default meanings. The strongest ones, because our default is based on survival, tend to be the less than positive ones. For example, some of my default meanings are “It’s all my fault,” “I must have done something wrong,” “it is crazy to think that,” “no one cares what you have to say.” So given a particular situation if I can’t explain something my mind jumps in with a default explanation. Left to my own devices I become like the Greek god, Atlas, trying to carry the world on my shoulders. Too much of a burden. The good news is that these default meanings can change over time, but I must be willing to let them go. My spirit rejoices at the idea of being freed of them because it knows that I am so much more than some idea I latched onto because of a circumstance. My ego that has defined itself by these meanings is a little less than willing. It becomes a patient and compassionate process of letting go a little at a time. The more I embrace the meaning of life from God, the more I am open to letting go of my default meanings. My prayer for us today is that we be open to the process of letting go just a little today. Make it a great one! Peace~Colleen
Are you open to seeing your meaning making as less than who you truly are today? Share in the comments.
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