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This article is from The Sedona Journal of Emergence
Finding Your Purpose in Joy
Welcome, Lightworkers! For so
many of you, there is a strong impression of connection with your
Soul, your Higher Self, your guides, the Ascended Masters,
Archangels, even the Divine and this is glorious! For most of you
this connection is centered around moments of focused intentions
which take the form of meditation, prayer, contemplation… Some of
you connect quite consciously while you walk in nature, whether it
be woods, beach, mountain or even your own yard. Some of you connect
in the wondrous flow of healing waters that you enjoy as you shower.
Some connect through the written word… journaling, automatic writing
or the teachings of one of the many wise masters writing their truth
for others to experience.
And now, dear masters, it is our intent to help you learn to feel
the connection, trust the connection and love the connection 24/7.
Are you aware that you were born into each of your human
incarnations without purpose? Because of this, whenever we are asked
through the vehicle that is our channel, the very popular question:
“What is my purpose?” we giggle and respond with: “What would you
like it to be?”
Many are shocked when they are told that Source has no other purpose
for his/her children than to live in joy. That’s it… Simple… And
quite unconditional. Which means that Source’s definition of joy is
‘whatever makes you joy-filled’. It doesn’t matter to the Divine
what your choice might be, from service and volunteer work to living
life as a couch potato, from living a healing path to becoming a
soldier or even a mercenary, from pursuing natural foods and health
to living with addiction and self-destructive behavior…
Source only wishes that you live in the joy that you want.
In these unusual days of expanded and more direct access to the
energies of enlightenment and ascension it is fair to say that every
Soul in physical expression on your planet today is seeking
(consciously or unconsciously) unity. The teachings of the past have
brought so many to a level of understanding about the process that
they are happy to be part of the opportunity of your shifting world
but confused by the rules that have been part of the teachings until
now. Recently we were told by a seeker that they were very lovingly
and persistently turning inward to their own inner being and asking
for guidance and energy to assist in their awakening. They were
having some good results but still, their findings were quite
inconsistent and difficult to maintain. They had been taught to
‘seek within, the kingdom of God’.
And yet, haven’t you been learning that
everything is God? Haven’t
you been opening to the reality that unity happens as you align with
all the different aspects of you and also aligning with All That Is?
Doesn’t this mean that it is also completely feasible and even
appropriate to seek your answer outside yourself, too?
If you only seek within, you are creating duality… you are
disconnecting from everything you have manifested outside yourself…
And we agree completely that if you are using your Sacred Heart
Center as a portal to All That Is, you are practicing exactly what
we are suggesting… Are you doing that? And as you go into your
Sacred Heart Center and move through the portal to the All, are you
including your own inner space, too?
Yes, we agree that this is a bit like splitting hairs but it is also
the fine tuning that many of you are looking for and just barely
missing.
Come back to your understanding that everything is God and
let go of the worry about seeking the Divine as an inward or outward
journey! It is simply the journey.
And how do you know if you are living your path and evolving toward
your joy? Do you remember the definitions given by Lazaris many
years ago of happiness and joy? ‘Happiness is the fulfillment of
your needs, joy is the conscious fulfillment of your
preferences.’ By definition, most modern societies are filled
with people experiencing happiness… their everyday needs are being
met… often quite well. But how many people do you know who are
consciously experiencing and taking action and participating in the
fulfillment of their preferences? Joy doesn’t come to one by
accident, it is a conscious choice… it is the result of some action
on the part of the person realizing the joy.
If the purpose of Source is for all the children of the Divine to
live in joy, this means two things are true: 1) God, Source, the
Divine… is actively participating in your achievement of joyful life
because this is the consciously fulfilling preference of Source. 2)
Your active participation is required in order to receive the
results.
Do you get excited when you realize that God is actively working to
help you live in joy? We hope so!!! Why? Because God never fails.
Yes, some humans take a little more time and patience to convince
that joy is an option… but God NEVER fails.
And as to your part in the process… all you are asked to do is to
consciously participate. What does that mean? It means that you are
asked to do something that you understand to be in the direction of
your joy. We love to evolve the old adage: ‘Let go and let God’ to
‘Let go, let God… and take action!’
Of course, this concept does require that you know and understand
what your preferences are. That might be a valuable question to ask
yourself during your meditations… and if you ask and don’t get an
answer, continue asking until you do.
And if you are dedicated to giving service… please realize that what
has just been presented is this: Everything is God. This means that
everything in existence… in your world and beyond… is God. This
means that everything… including you… is God. And God NEVER fails.
Which means that you cannot fail, will not fail, will live in joy…
it’s simply a matter of when.
There were two words written upon the lintel of the entrance to the
great library of Constantinople. They were ‘Know Thyself’. One of
the primary teachings of the mystery schools of
Ancient Egypt was: ‘Know
Thyself’. Even the dictum of the Delphic Oracle was: ‘Know Thyself’.
You would probably be surprised at the number of people living today
who have no idea what their preferences truly are and because of
their lack of understanding, most of them simply accept the
preferences promoted by parents, teachers, politicians, clergy and
even advertisers.
If you haven’t already done so, we suggest that you take some time
soon to realize that your joy does not come from the next gadget you
buy or the next meal you eat… it comes from the health you feel even
if it only exists in your dreams, the taste and smell of delicious
and nourishing food, the people you share your meals with, the
shining sun and the nurturing rain… When you get truly honest with
yourself, you realize that it wasn’t where you went for your last
vacation or how expensive or popular that place was… it was how you
felt while you vacationed. It’s not what you do for work, it’s the
self respect and inner peace that comes from doing your job well.
Another way to phrase it is: It’s not what you do but how you do it.
This morning, when you awoke, did you scramble from bed in a
desperate plunge into your day and your need for survival, or, did
you take a moment to collect your thoughts, give thanks for your
sleep and set your intention to live well and lovingly throughout
the coming day? Collecting your thoughts grounds you into the day
fully… most people simply hit the floor running… is it any wonder
they feel disjointed, disconnected and stressed? Giving thanks for
your sleep sets you up to sleep well the next time and acknowledges
the healing resonance of your rest. It doesn’t matter if you slept
on a soft down-filled mattress or in a cardboard box… give thanks
for the sleep which helped to restore your energies, rebalance your
mind and free your Soul for the work done each time you release
yourself from consciousness. And probably the most important effort
to make as you awaken to your new day (or night) is to set your
intention for the coming time period. What do you wish to add to the
world’s resonance today? Hope? Love? Peace? Harmony? Joy? Passion?
Creativity? Patience? Compassion?
You are absolutely welcome to scramble out of bed, curse your
continued exhaustion and decide that the day will be awful even
before you begin. There is no punishment for doing so… none at all!
BUT this series of energies absolutely do set your resonance… your
resonant signature… and the Law of Attraction will comply by flowing
similar energies directly to you.
This isn’t a penalty, it is the answer to your prayers! For
what is prayer? It is a thought. And a powerful prayer is a thought
enhanced by emotion.
So what are you praying for today?
We stated earlier in this channeling that we would like to help you
feel your connection with the Divine continually. The way to do this
is to stop reaching out to something amorphous, idyllic or separate.
The way to do this is to be connected to everything now. Some
masters chant the name of God perpetually and thus they feel
connected. Some seekers meditate upon the glory of the universe and
witness the oneness of all. Some great souls tend their gardens,
nurse their babes, create works of art, manufacture tools, offer
counseling, healing, instruction or simply give hope with their
words. And they do these things in such a loving way that they feel
connected to something more.
As we have asked you many times before and through many different
channels and venues: Do you feel good? If so, we congratulate you
for you are certainly on the right track and in full alignment with
the purpose of your own Soul and with the Divine!
If you don’t feel good, don’t judge yourself… simply shift your
thoughts and purpose to those which give you joy. We are amazed at
the number of people who believe that they must have difficulties or
study their problems in order to evolve and grow. This is simply not
true. Yes, you can evolve and grow from problems and difficulties…
but you can also evolve and grow from joy and love and peace. Which
path you take is a matter of choice and it is your resonance which
makes that choice.
Have you ever wondered why you set the intention for greater success
and yet fall into deeper failure? The answer is your resonance… not
karma… your resonance. Have you ever wondered why some mean people
are wealthy? The answer is resonance… they understand and hold the
resonance of prosperity. When a politician wins an election despite
all predictions, study the elections… wasn’t that candidate the one
which was talked about the most? That attention drew the results.
That attention set the resonant signature of the entire electorate.
If you want to heal the political structure of a nation, talk about
issues, hope, healing and change and you will change history.
The next time you sit to meditate, rather than rushing into it with
disjointed thoughts about squeezing enough time out of the day for
10 minutes of contemplation, try just relaxing and feeling love for
yourself, your family, your pets, your life, your neighborhood, your
country, your world, your guides, your God/Goddess… and as you
complete your meditation, continue feeling love for all of that… and
more.
In the simple act of feeling love for ‘all of that’, you will feel
your connection. As you feel your connection and maintain it, you
will feel loved. Did you know that everything done - good, bad or
indifferent - by humans is done simply to feel loved? It is their
conscious preference? It is their joy? It is the purpose of their
Soul? And as you consciously live and fulfill that purpose your
resonance lifts… perpetually… and you ascend.
Outrageous!
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