Believe You Can

Precious ones, all you who have been hurt, broken, even crushed by life itself, there is hope. Be encouraged.

All you who feel drawn by an invisible longing for a more joyous life, and who want out of the mental cages, where you have been entrapped by the many forces and systems of our world, there is a new way. Be encouraged.  

All you who want a radiant, vibrantly alive life, full of that all pervading knowing that all really is well, all you who hope for something more than what you currently are enduring, it is time to awaken to a new hope. 

What you seek is within reach - no matter how oppressed, beaten down, worn out, exhausted, spent, depressed, discouraged, and down right done with it all you are.  The pain is the crack which will allow the light out. 

There is hope, a very real, tangible, true way. You don't have to make or be strong enough or smart enough or educated enough to make it happen.  In short, you don't have to outsmart the oppressor because there is a presence so powerful, so brilliant that will do it, if you will allow it to flow through you. The solution comes out of your being rather than your doing. I can imagine that's a new thought for some.

God, who is Universal Consciousness / Ultimate Being, is fully aware of your circumstances. He knows your name, knows your history - even better than you know your history. He knows how you got to where you are, and he wants you to experience absolute joy - and the power and freedom which brings it. Your fulfillment and joy is right there, waiting for you to reach for it.  

Believe wholeheartedly that you are worthy, and that means unconditionally worthy, and loved, and that too is unconditional.  

Good people have all come up against this. False interpretations of the great sacred writings have boiled it down a master/slave mentality which reduces you further by martyr complexes, all of which are anti-life, and obviously not empowering.  They falsely taught that God was punitive, judgmental, wanting something from us and that - bottom line - we aren't worthy. They sent you down a dead end street. Even the precious and beautiful teachings of our St. Francis of Assisi,meant for the spiritually enlightened, wouldn't have empowered those broken in spirit and heart.  

The path is easy, light and very do-able.   

The universe is full of creative power and that creative power does not discriminate.  It is there for everyone. It is there for you, despite how much you think you're unworthy or powerless or it's not been in your experience.  It is there for you.  

That all pervading creative power of the universe wants to empower you, to get you back on your feet and then up to full speed to succeeding in your life's goals, dreams and paths.  It wants to light up your life.

The I Ching uses the metaphor of a river.  It says that life itself is like a river, flowing to the ocean.  The ocean might be another word for Ultimate Consciousness, which, again, is the power of creation which fills the universe.  It has an innate flow, and tugs at you to get into the flow.  It wants to fill your body and your soul with it's creative power. That's its mission.  

Its driving force is to create, and creation is positive energy directed and moved by the awesome genius of the intention. You, the dreamer, send out a positively-charged (by your wanting it) intention.That creative energy has been tugging at your consciousness all your life, wanting you to open the door to it. You can allow it in.  Do not be afraid. 

Meanwhile, try to accept everything you've been fighting against. Forgive what hurts you, and surrender to the lesson you're supposed to learn from the experience. Often it's a huge learning experience that leads you on a quantum spiritual leap.

If it's your job, your relationships, your kids, you in-laws, your environment, whatever it is, stop running from it, stop fighting it.  Let it be.  Accept it, and allow yourself to focus more on self - honoring, first in attitude, then in action. This takes you back to the first step which is accepting that you are worthy.

Follow inspiration regardless of what seems practical at the moment.  Soon you will see the genius in the trust it takes to reach beyond your comfort zone.  This also requires trust that your intuition is true and again that comes with the awareness that you are even worthy enough to receive inspiration and that your inspiration is true and trustworthy.

Reach for what you want, even if it's just allowing yourself to explore mentally and entertain in your imagination what you want. 

Start small, maybe, and build on it.  The universal consciousness - our Father - doesn't care what it is, really. So, it's ok to reach for what you want.  It's the reaching - first in intention, then in action - that's so important. Realize that it's ok, believe you're worthy, and reach.

Then, relax, drop everything and celebrate. Sing, dance, lift up your arms and shout praises to God - even if you don't like the religious part of it, allow your spirit to be filled with joy and - for me, anyway - praise does that.  

Continue to acknowledge that you are worthy because you are part of creation and creation itself is worthy. And, that sense of worthiness alone is worthy of gratitude and praise. There are no degrees to worthiness. It just depends on how deep you let that sink in and what you have to let go of to let it sink in deeply.  It will displace a lot of stuff, for sure.

Despite what the oppressing forces have done to your mind, accept your worthiness and allow yourself to open your mind and heart to the joy of self-honoring.  That joy is power and that power is the force of the universal creative flow, which will change your life.

And, then, once you are free and on the path, take someone's hand and set them free too.