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LoveFreedom · 03-15-2008, 06:26 AM

hi Brian,
I sympatise with your questioning and it's a good thing to question, it promotes (attracts?) growth. I have just done a course where all bits and pieces we learn in a whole week only came together i the last day. For the previous six days my mind was full of 'yeah, buts' and my ego felt very offended for lack of the immediate answers, lol!
Good for me I lasted till day 7 when it all came together and I have a clear understanding of the topic.

In my experience with LOA (only about 7months long) I questioned similar things and kept serching for answers. i found that reading books people recommend in this forum was a great help. What helped me most was listening to Abraham Hicks cds, some of them over and over again (amazing how much new things i discovered on 2nd, 3rd or even 4th time). But it woud only take a single read of their introductory book (or free cd they send out) to find answers for some of the questions you ask. For example, their definition of 'law', an why gravity is not really a law according to their definition. It does not apply to all planes and modes of being, if you like.

I have also questioned poverty and our (mine) relationship with the fact that they are poor people in the world, that climate is changing and that some people are being murdered and raped daily. And, after some time spend on questioning and serching, I realised that it really is not about what is but about my relationship with it. My whining about poverty, feeling sorry for everyone and everything that is not a comfortable Westerner, blaming governemtns, blaming big corporation etc etc, was not really helping anyone. And it made me so angry on some many occassions about these others who don't care but just selfishly think of ferraris and stuff!
Was it distractive for me, of couse it was!!! Did it provide an excuse for me not to take full responsibility for my life. Sadly, it did! was it beneficial for these whome I pitied? Don't think so!

Now, dealing with this differently does not necessarily presumes we have to turn our eyes away and ignore everything! We just need to develop a different relationship with what, right now, we don't like. Relationship based on love and appreciation and acceptance. It's a huge paradigm shift and doesn't come easily. It also involved accepting that there is so much more to know and understand...

My life is not perfect, but it turned around in the last 7 months. There were times when i though it is going nowhere and then suddenly things would change and amazing opportuities would come my way. i gained clarity of vision and I am very excited about my life. I don't have everything i want (wouldn't it be boring to skip the journey???!), there is still many things I aspire to achieve in life. Material things too, but most importantly, the feeling of being alive, feeling passionate and excited about things I do, and hungrily awaiting every coming day. And this is what LOA gave me. Priceless!!!

Brian, read and search, you will find an amazing world out there!

03-15-2008, 06:26 AM	#53 (permalink)
LoveFreedom Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 68	hi Brian, I sympatise with your questioning and it's a good thing to question, it promotes (attracts?) growth. I have just done a course where all bits and pieces we learn in a whole week only came together i the last day. For the previous six days my mind was full of 'yeah, buts' and my ego felt very offended for lack of the immediate answers, lol! Good for me I lasted till day 7 when it all came together and I have a clear understanding of the topic. In my experience with LOA (only about 7months long) I questioned similar things and kept serching for answers. i found that reading books people recommend in this forum was a great help. What helped me most was listening to Abraham Hicks cds, some of them over and over again (amazing how much new things i discovered on 2nd, 3rd or even 4th time). But it woud only take a single read of their introductory book (or free cd they send out) to find answers for some of the questions you ask. For example, their definition of 'law', an why gravity is not really a law according to their definition. It does not apply to all planes and modes of being, if you like. I have also questioned poverty and our (mine) relationship with the fact that they are poor people in the world, that climate is changing and that some people are being murdered and raped daily. And, after some time spend on questioning and serching, I realised that it really is not about what is but about my relationship with it. My whining about poverty, feeling sorry for everyone and everything that is not a comfortable Westerner, blaming governemtns, blaming big corporation etc etc, was not really helping anyone. And it made me so angry on some many occassions about these others who don't care but just selfishly think of ferraris and stuff! Was it distractive for me, of couse it was!!! Did it provide an excuse for me not to take full responsibility for my life. Sadly, it did! was it beneficial for these whome I pitied? Don't think so! Now, dealing with this differently does not necessarily presumes we have to turn our eyes away and ignore everything! We just need to develop a different relationship with what, right now, we don't like. Relationship based on love and appreciation and acceptance. It's a huge paradigm shift and doesn't come easily. It also involved accepting that there is so much more to know and understand... My life is not perfect, but it turned around in the last 7 months. There were times when i though it is going nowhere and then suddenly things would change and amazing opportuities would come my way. i gained clarity of vision and I am very excited about my life. I don't have everything i want (wouldn't it be boring to skip the journey???!), there is still many things I aspire to achieve in life. Material things too, but most importantly, the feeling of being alive, feeling passionate and excited about things I do, and hungrily awaiting every coming day. And this is what LOA gave me. Priceless!!! Brian, read and search, you will find an amazing world out there!