I have been severely indulging in my favorite activity these days. That would be inertia. A friend of mine reminded me that not deciding was in fact a decision not to act. In this case, I have been putting off this week’s Unity service topic. I was creating tension within myself as my decision to integrate Unity’s teachings is solid, even though I was neglecting to respect it. The justification emerged initially as usual from an egotistical understanding that the subject was boring and bland. After a few days of reflection I started to realize that I was deeply concerned by its lesson and that I needed a hard and honest look at my life. I am guilty of having focussed so intensely on an idea, that the means of achieving it became justified entirely by it.
Yves Lafontant wrote that “we can always use properly the tool that is our mind to achieve an end that is a blessing rather than a curse.” I once had an idea that lead to 8 years of intense work added onto an already thriving professional life. The idea became so important that I believed in it enough to damage my health, personal life and spirit. I was in a sense my own Hitler holding a pathological thought above and beyond anything of “real” importance in my life, causing much harm to my life and myself. I thank God that I did not create the idea of a perfect race and that the extend of the damages have been limited to my personal life. My benevolent nature would have prevented me from birthing any such ideas but I did intensely nurture ideas beyond spiritual sanity. I am thankful to have found in that experience, yet another opportunity to grow.
As you are reading this, I am experiencing another transformation. The lesson hidden in the apparent toxicity of the experience I am referring to has now released its negative hold. It is now repositioned as a life changing process of becoming more aware. As I awaken to the lesson of Unity, I reframe a perceived failure into a greater perspective that taught me this important lesson. Before I act upon any thought, I must make sure that I am in the Right Mind.
As Unity wrote so well I must seek to adopt ever new thinking followed by actions that reflect the love, wisdom and strength of my indwelling Divine Presence.
Before I think anything I must know this so that my thoughts may manifest a harmonious and loving reality.
