It takes so much hard work to learn how to "go with the flow". And even though I can be very good at going with the flow on a lot of days I still have my days where I revert back to being to sensitive & reacting out of fear of not having any control. And when I re-act like I do, sometimes, there's chaotic consequences that usually make me feel so stupid for acting like I did and then I tend to beat myself up for not doing better and reacting better to certain situations. But then sometimes I get myself into these situations which aren't good 4me to begin with. So one day I hope to GOD and I say this with tearfilled eyes, that I will learn how to "go with the flow" more often. There's a spritual flow as well :) Infact I just got this e-mail from a friend titled "go with the flow" so I'll share it...
Jesus was no merely soft-spoken Teacher. His Love
was so great that He did not hesitate to teach the
Law of that Love.
Jesus knew that GOD "will not" and "cannot"
change HIS Nature to fit our whimsical fancy, bigotry
or self-conceit. For just like GOD's stream of Love
and Mercy, HIS Justice flows too. We cannot enter this
stream without flowing along with it. Whereas, we must
"GO WITH THE FLOW."
We would love to lay down our burdens and enter
into GOD's Sanctuary of Wholeness and Peace. But
before we can do this, we must learn that the doorway
to the Kingdom of GOD swings both ways. Therefore,
what we shut out, also shuts us out.
It is well enough to say that we love GOD, that
we follow Jesus Christ, and that we seek Salvation,
for this is a natural desire for "self-preservation."
But do we realize that the Light that flows through
Heaven's Gates, flows both ways and excludes none?
The idea of Divine Love is so wonderful, we yearn
toward it with irresistible desire. We need it as we
need no other thing on Earth or in Heaven, We long
to enter into its protection, its security, and its
Peace. Jesus tells us that if we would experience
this Love, we must remain true to its nature. And if
we would enter into its wholeness, we must give up
that which is in part and un-whole.
When Jesus said that "No man putteh a piece of
new cloth unto an old garment" and "neither do men put
new wine into old bottles", He pointed out one of
the subtle mysteries of our Spiritual and Mental
Lives. The point Jesus was making was that the most
effective way to displace a negative emotion is to
find a positive emotion which will absorb the
negative emotion. For in this way, hate is swallowed
up by Love, and fear dies when FAITH overtakes it.
A lot of misery will be redeemed if we would use
the transforming power of Love to heal hate, and the
radiance of Joy to overcome despair. Yet, we must
bear in mind that we cannot serve both GOD and
mammon. We cannot attach hate to Love, nor disturb
Peace with discord of confusion. We must forsake the
one if we would enter the other. So if it's GOD's
Love we seek, then we must GO WITH THE FLOW of GOD's
righteousness.
All blocks in GOD's Stream of Righteousness must
be removed so that the original flow may resume its
natural course. Jesus knew that when we entertain
any thoughts and attitudes that contradicts our
union with GOD, we will suffer. And this will
happen, not because GOD imposes this suffering upon
us, but because we pushed our own selves to
interfere with the Spiritual Nature of our being.
There is no greater comfort that can be found in
all the teachings of Jesus than in His concept of the
possibility of finding Heaven "here and now."
We all have a sense of condemnation, which at
times is so great that it seems impossible to feel our
way back to GOD. Yet, the hope and assurance that
Jesus gave, enables us to find release, not in some
theoretical future, but in the eternal "here and now."
Which means that always "TODAY", is the Day of
Salvation.
TODAY, which is "this" day, extends from eternity
to eternity, and is always focused in the present
moment.
Live & learn is the way I see it :) And don't judge others or ourselves & remember life is a process for a life-time.
Just breathe.......
[B]My Milage:[/B]
[B]My Quit Date: [/B]7/7/2007
[B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 24
[B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 480
[B]Amount Saved:[/B] $115.20
[B]Life Gained:[/B]
[B]Days:[/B] 2 [B]Hrs:[/B] 9 [B]Mins:[/B] 35 [B]Seconds:[/B] 22
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$27,024.00
Amount Saved
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Days: 591
Hours: 8
Minutes: 24
Seconds: 18
Life Gained
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4504
Smoke Free Days
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90,080
Cigarettes Not Smoked
