And then there are those days when life seems “broken” — those mornings when we simply wake up “on the wrong side of the bed” …

These are the days when it seems like nothing we do makes any difference — when we are sure that no one is listening and even fewer really Care;

… when the news convinces us that there are terrorists plotting to kill us and that there are criminals on every street corner;

… when “self help” books and talk show hosts convince us that it is time to stop “giving too much” and start getting “our fair share” instead.

Just like in the image below, life sometimes seems to fill up with these “black dots” — difficulties and annoyances and crises that seem to surround us wherever we are.

AND YET, also just like in this image, when we have the humility and the courage to deeply gaze upon these “problems”, we see clearly that they aren’t really problems at all — they are opportunities; blessings in disguise.

At that moment, we wake up to Life’s deeper Truths:

… that EVERYTHING we do for others makes a huge difference — that quite a few people are listening very intently to what we DO;

… that there aren’t that many terrorists out there at all, and that every criminal on every street corner is actually a human being who has been rejected &/or ridiculed so many times that they have simply forgotten who they truly are;

… that the authors of those books & the employers of those talk-show hosts are not really concerned with the awakening of your True Self, as much as they are concerned about the growth of their bank accounts.

So go ahead — look closely at all those things that are annoying you or frightening you today. Every one of them is an opportunity to set aside your “inner animal” and become Human(e) again; every one of them is a new chance to choose Kindness over self-defense — to choose Caring over lashing out — to choose Love over fear.

Go ahead — take a good look at all those “black dots” in your life … and keep on looking at them until you realize the Truth:

… that they aren’t really black at all.

Filed under: Practical Tips for Peace-full Living by Scaughdt