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CREON NOTES – December 2023

  • sheilajames24970
  • Dec 9, 2023
  • 3 min read

It has been said, in different ways by some of your sages and at different times, that personal judgement and opinion decides whether something is good or bad, and that removing this filter will allow things to be quite simply what they are.


In life threatening situations your body is designed with a response reaction which is appropriate, known to you as fight or flight. This is instinctive and is initiated within the human nervous system which does not require the mind to contribute its own ideas. This stress reaction works perfectly under physically threatening conditions but for far too long it has taken root in what the mind considers to be threatening or non-threatening to life, whereas in fact these events do not threaten life. More likely they threaten way of life, reputation, ego and comfort.


More than ever before it is necessary to understand how personal reaction to events that are not actually life threatening come to shape your life. Harboring stress thoughts creates further stress, harboring resentment and anger creates more resentment and anger. Entrenched thoughts about what is right and what is not hardens the mind and decreases its flexibility and leads to a diminished ability to flow emotionally. Immersed in negative thoughts caused by a trigger, a word or a memory that brings up pain and conflict within is bound to perpetuate the feelings involved.


Few humans go through life without pain of some sort and while some actions that lead to distress may have been avoidable, most are not. You did the best in the moment that you could do, working with what you had, and if you are able to practice self forgiveness you will find forgiveness in your heart for others. True forgiveness is not a question of personal ego and belief, it is an act of surrender of the whole condition involved, and when practised honestly, invariably leads to a softening in the heart and peace in the mind. A gentle and open heart, coupled with a mind at ease are the two components that lead to a warm sense of oneness that most people crave. Being at odds with the outer world is uncomfortable and being at odds with your sense of self is just as bad.


If you have issues with what is happening in the outer, collective world then it is important to look at the issues occurring in your internal world for they are each reflections of the other and affected by the other. You do not have to agree that circumstances and behaviour on the world’s stage or in a personal matter are desirable, but mentally fighting the reality of what has happened will do nothing to resolve the situation.



We are not asking you to be passive or even disinterested. You have every right to demonstrate and to remonstrate but you will do so more successfully by taking personal emotion out of the equation and communicating from an open heart and not an emotionally chaotic mind.


As we have said before, you were not born to suffer. There may be pain and suffering in any life and indeed some people are born to experience easier circumstances than others. There are many who suffer greatly and looking the other way while you walk past does nothing to help them.


Know that you are innocent. If you are sufficiently interested to read these words then you are looking for greater meaning, kindness and love, not only in your own personal world but in the whole world around you. You want to express your own love in a way that is right and natural to you and that love is limitless and precious. You seek freedom from mental anguish and conflict which is also the desire of the Source that creates you, from which you can never be separated.


As you are able to notice painful thoughts, so you have the ability to acknowledge them, gently question their usefulness and with understanding and compassion, surrender them and return to the Present moment.


The Present moment is the only vital, vibrant and complete moment there is. Sitting quietly in its embrace will lead you only to experience the fullness and love that you truly are.


Do this often.







 
 
 

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