dailydatewithgod

God is all about what were going to do now.  There are so many things that occur every day.  There are so many facets involved in making decisions.  Sometimes it seems as though there is one main cause behind things or one main explanation as to why, but that devalues the beautiful complexity of life. The reality is that most people are doing the best they can.  Their best may not be  your best or so we think, but in the end we really do not know.  I noticed yesterday as I was walking around Las Vegas that I was carrying with me the weight of judgment.  Sure, in my mind I was rationalizing it as a curiosity as to what makes people seek out a space of extravagance where they can act in excess and vulgarity and then have it be a secret.  Well, I have had plenty of my own secrets, so I am not one to judge.  I came here for a family get-together, not to engage in the excess so somehow that makes my being here better?  LOL!  I seriously had to catch myself. What the heck do I know?  Maybe what people get by being here and drinking and eating to excess , risking losing it all, or sexually exploiting each other is a sense of freedom that they do not or cannot allow themselves anywhere else in their lives.  Besides all the big displays and lights do provide a sense of wonderment and almost childlike fascination which brings us all to the soft space in our hearts.  So I wasn’t walking around being all high and mighty, but enough that I was reluctant to share this in the blog this morning.  What happened is that I stopped at some point yesterday and asked God to relieve me of any judgment I was carrying–just in case. The simple beauty of that moment was I did not condemn myself for the judgment, I recognized it as perhaps something that was not useful for me.  Plus, the payoff was that the celebration that I was here to experience became that much more joyful and pungent and filled with love and grace.  I was the one carrying whatever was the opposite, not those I was directing it towards.  I was gently reminded yet again by God that the only thing that stands between me and the freedom and beauty of life is my thinking.  Even more miraculous is the fact that all that was needed to shift was to stop, recognize what was happening, and ask for a different perspective.  God didn’t bash me over the head or make me wrong for the judgment I was carrying.  God said, Sure kiddo, you got it. Now we can move on and I can show you why you are here.  Look at the love, look at the beauty and be present to it. God does not expect perfection. God is hoping for an invitation to move on from the seeming imperfection and use it as an opportunity to grow more love in our hearts.  My prayer for us today is that we be open to moving on from wherever we are that we do not like about ourselves by giving it to God.  Make it a great one!  Peace~Colleen