Something Has Got To Give-But It Doesn’t Have To Be Dangerous

Let go.

In nature, as two tectonic earth plates slide in opposition, we are told that the pressure will mount. Eventually, something’s got to give, which will cause a destructive earthquake of various magnitudes.

Insurance companies call events like flooding, hurricanes, and earthquakes acts of God.

We use the phrase “don’t make Mother Nature angry” to warn against the destruction she might cause when riled.

Is it necessary to accept either of these statements as true?

Could the qualities of true motherhood—kindness, protection, compassion, and caring—ever turn into their opposite, that of angry destruction?

Could God, all good, knowing only good, the cause and creator of omnipresent good, ever be the cause and creator of death and destruction?

In both cases, we have accepted false terminology as something to expect in life.

And in that acceptance, we have forgotten that we can mitigate and eliminate all we know and accept as destructive.

It may seem impossible, but it’s not, and it all begins within.

Each of us deals with those sliding tectonic plates within ourselves. We don’t call them that.

Instead, we call them fear, envy, jealousy, anger, guilt, control, and irritation. As these emotions build up, we know that something has to give.

We can eliminate them by standing firm in the true substance of our being, the idea of infinite good. Instead of a massive destructive act, we can slowly and easily let them go, vanishing them without harm to anyone.

A bird's-eye view.

One winter, a suet feeder was hanging on a big branch outside my office door. This allowed me to open my door to refill it, and since the door was glass, I had a bird's-eye view, so to speak, of all the activities around the feeder.

All winter, I watched the birds cooperate. Male cardinals watched over their mates while they ate.

The woodpeckers of all kinds lined up and took turns on the feeder.

The bluebirds quietly sat on the branch, twisting their heads back and forth, watching other birds eat, and when everyone was done, they hopped on.

Yes, there was an occasional “get off the feeder” flurry, but it didn’t last, and everyone was fed and satisfied.

What 11-Year-Olds Know.

For my granddaughter’s eleventh birthday party, she invited four of her friends. Before heading for dinner, they played a video game.

At first, I thought grabbing the controls from each other was rude. However, when I watched closely, I saw it was completely cooperative.

There were no feelings of hurt or anger going on. They understood the need for control and gave it willingly to another when asked.

Cooperation and choosing to let go in both the birds’ and the girls’ stories resulted in harmony.

Perception is reality.

Perhaps it doesn’t appear that the destructive elements being experienced worldwide have anything to do with our thoughts and behaviors.

On the other hand, we all know that our perception determines our experiences in life.

This is not the same as saying we, or anyone else, are guilty of wrong thinking and, therefore, must be punished. That point of view does not come from the truth that all that is going on is divine love.

Omnipresent Good is The Only Power. We are not the cause or creator of anything at all.

We are the ideas and expressions of God. Our misinterpretation and acceptance of that misperception blinds us to the omnipresence of good and produces false images we call real.

As we understand that we do not have to accept that these events are an act of God or that Mother Nature is retaliating, we can begin to dissolve the illusion.

Instead of accepting these events as natural, we can see them as a lie about life.

Practice letting go.

Each of us can practice letting go of anything that is not good in our thinking and lives, releasing the pressure in our own lives.

Considering the many catastrophic events now occurring, this might not seem like enough to do, but it is powerful and effective.

In addition, we can magnify our efforts to express those qualities of our Mother God in compassion, care, love, kindness, and protection to all those in need.

Yes, something’s got to give, but with persistent practice, we can let go in ways that are not destructive to ourselves, anyone, or anything else.