The Spiral of Love

We had a death in our family, and as we were making the funeral arrangements, I observed that there was hesitation to invite friends who used to be close family friends over many decades. 

When I asked about the reason I was told about some apparent character flaws that quite frankly were all know about these friends for the longest time. It is just that we apparently only focused on the good attributes in the earlier days and were able to focus on their many good points instead.

Why is that? Do we become less caring when we get old? Do we become more critical and less compassionate? I don't think it has to be that way. Instead, I believe we didn't use the spiral of getting closer with our family friends that always presents itself, and focused on the spiral that moved us further apart instead. I have often observed that significant decision moments present themselves in regular time intervals. Seven, ten or twelve years after important events take place in our lives, they tend to repeat themselves. Never completely identically, but similar enough that one recognizes the new open door the universe has opened for us. We can remember the last missed opportunity that instant and try better this time around. 

When it comes to people, chose love whenever you can. That doesn't mean you should allow other people to walk right over you, but it does mean that whenever you find a door ajar, put your foot into it. Show up in these significant moments when the Universe gives you yet another chance to stretch out a hand. Love is God's language, so if you want to walk next to Her, choose love whenever you can. The Spiral of Love extends upwards, and only carelessness, fear and resentment can stop you from connecting with it.

Miracle Workers

You have unlimited potential to create miracles in your life.

 (Louise Hay).

Our biggest opportunities arise from the realization that we are responsible for whatever we are experiencing right now and from the decision to take the appropriate actions. Our biggest mistakes happen when we keep looking for the answers in the external world and forget all the wisdom, power, knowledge, love, and strength we already have. We keep looking for our answers outside of us and somehow always feel unfulfilled, until at some point, we finally see the truth and know we are unlimited in our own ability to create good in our life.

We are deluded to look for love, happiness, joy, abundance, healing, wisdom, power, and strength in the external world.  Again and again we experience disappointment until we realize we have it all. The answers are already inside of us, and have been always there. No wonder that we failed before; we had been looking for them in the wrong place.

The miracle is subtle. Somehow it is an insight that the power is part of us, yet we also understand that it is truly beyond us and comes in the holy interactions with others. The miracle follows us around so to speak. The moment we understand that we are miracle workers, all the necessary strength and energy will be with us, just as we attract the people and situation to make it work. Like Moses, we take the hand of our sister and jump right into the sea. Behold, the waters part yet again.

Be ready to experience how powerful, joyful, peaceful, loving, wise, and abundant your life can be. Heaven and all the solutions to your problem are not somewhere else; they are at your disposal here and now! Stand ready to receive all the wonderful things that life has to offer. You are blessed and always have been.

By Christian and Su Zhen

The Tao of Miracles

There is no miracle you cannot do when you desire healing.
A Course in Miracles

Can you imagine that all the people around you are here to help you regardless of whether they appear to you as angels or demons? Can you imagine that all the people you interact with are actually your family and that they love you from the bottom of their heart? Can you imagine that you are actually here to experience love, peace, joy and abundance and not worry, fear, poverty and loneliness? Can you imagine this world is in fact safe and that you are well guided and protected?

You probably have some areas in your life where you feel this is very much the case and then some where it is less so. You probably have experienced some situations, perhaps something you are facing presently or some vague memory of a previous conflict, that seem in fact the opposite of the world we are describing. You probably experience - like so many others as well - two worlds in conflict. A spiritual path is about discovering that the all so real world of pain, suffering and ego struggles is in fact illusionary. The spiritual path allows you to unload your pain, fears and doubts. The Tao will show you a path away from your mind, away from your plans, schemes, regrets, worries and thoughts. It takes a while to get to that point but eventually you will be able to experience the holy Now that Eckhart Tolle and so many others are describing. Along that path there is magic in the air.

You probably have experienced enough pain, you had enough suffering and enough direction-less wandering, so perhaps today is a good opportunity to say good-by to this scary world and start a new journey into the light. All the help and guidance you need will show up along the Tao. You will discover signs along your way that are unmistaken and you will develop the trust to follow the signals. Step by step, you are able to walk out of your old world into a new one full of light and love.

Many carry the pain and suffering that they have accumulated from their childhood and all the rough episodes they experienced at one stage in their life. It is hard for them to imagine that there is a different world. For them, there will always be areas where they think that they need to tread carefully. The trick is to learn that in the end it is you who allows the beating, no one else is able to do that to you. But then, the trick is also to just sit there patiently when the beating occurs and realize that the world is still standing afterwards and that the fearful event and its impact passes like a quick summer shower. Along the Tao you have to discover who you really are and a little beating is probably still part of it. Chances are someone who deep down inside really cares about you does the beating, because only then will be able to open up to the pain and transcend it altogether and not be tempted to project back the anger in return.

Let the Tao be your teacher. All the bad stuff that you have experienced up to this point prepares you for the spiritual journey ahead. The Tao is a path of healing; it is the way to teach yourself that the monsters of the past and the demons of today are not real. You are probably afraid that this spiritual talk is nothing but a fantasy. We used to have these doubts too. We also experienced these struggles and pain and sometimes still do. But then, we always remind ourselves to actually touch the demons in front of us and they always disappear like hot air when we do. And in pretty much in all these situations a soul sibling jumps to our rescue when we are willing to confront our fears.

Life can seem like a torture when you are caught between the two worlds. Let life help you unload the pain from the past. Just as they have inflicted your wounds in the past, let your soul siblings heal them for you. Let peace come into your life. Let the misunderstanding dissolve and hatred ease. Let life teach you who your true friends really are and that, in a weird way, everyone is here to help you.

After the healing of relationships you will also need to uninstall your belief systems which have confined your life thus far. You won’t know how you have created your own prisons until you have come across someone who is able to help you knock down your imaginary walls. Let your soul siblings show you the way. When it comes to creating your spiritual mission statement, magic will occur. There is probably a spiritual giant already in your vicinity. She will remove the first brick for you, and you will be encouraged to do the rest.

Detaching yourself from the mind will be an important step in the process. The mind creates all your fears and lets you live in a scary and illusionary world. Stepping outside of your mind will enable you to join the "real" life. You will literally see this world with new eyes when you step out of your imaginary mental world. Stepping out of your mind is actually not that hard to do once you follow the signals in everything you do. When you encounter love, joy, excitement and creativity in everything you do, the mind is simply too occupied to intervene. This is The Power of Now Eckhart Tolle refers to and you can very much experience it for yourself today

Regular meditation can help you getting in touch with that quiet Voice inside. Find a meditation which is easy for you, observe your breathing, exercise, sit quietly and observe what is going on inside of you. There is mindful living as well. We often write about this theme. You can be more mindful in everything you do, and - very much like you experience spring cleaning - the more mindful you are, the more opportunities to become mindful about you will discover. Once you are able to observe yourself and once you are present and still in all your daily activities, you will notice the presence of the Voice that always speaks second. Few people know that it exists because the voice that speaks first tends to drown it out. Mindful living and the power of Now will connect you with this ancient Voice. Once you have have heard Her at least once, the world we are talking about will be just around the corner.

Miracles can happen and they will happen as quickly as you are ready for them. Each time when fears, doubts, and other mental monsters pop up to the surface bear them patiently and remind yourself that they are standing between you and the "real" world. There is nothing you can do about them per se; if you think about them or if you become mad at the situation at hand or the people who ostensibly inflicted this pain, the more power you will give to them. Let life, the power of Now, the Tao help you dealing with them. For every problem that pops up, the Tao has already provided you with the ability to transcend it. The solution might appear miraculous to you, but every situation that needs healing will be made whole if you step up to the plate. Trust that your soul siblings hold the key to the lock that you need to open already in their hands. Miracles are everywhere once you are ready for them. Please join us in a world full of love, laughter and light!

By Christian and Su Zhen