Human Beings, Not Human Feelings

We’re human beings, not human feelings. 

This means we can be loving without feeling love. We can be grateful without feeling gratitude. We can be brave while feeling afraid.

Our being is omni-directional. If I’m being hateful in one direction (toward one person, one idea, one political party, etc.), I’m simply being hateful. If I’m being loving in any one direction, well, then I’m being loving. 

I find beauty and power in this idea. I’m committed to being unconditionally in love with being alive. This means, to me, unconditionally loving myself, loving everyone else, loving my life, loving the universe.

Simply turning with love in any direction cultivates love in my being.

You don't get apples by planting plum seeds, and you don't get love by planting judgment. I like to call this intentionally planting seeds in the garden of the soul.

This is agency.

Deep down, beneath the judgments about yourself, others, and life, and beneath the feeling you have about yourself, others, and life, are you…

Kind? Practice being kind toward ALL life.

Loving? Practice being loving toward ALL of it - not just the feelings, people, and circumstances you prefer.

Honest? Practice being truthful to yourself and others. Not selectively truthful.

Committed to excellence? Practice bringing excellence to everything you do.

So how do we do this? Well, here's a relevant quote from a simple, beautiful, and highly practical spiritual text, The Gentle Art of Blessing:

“There are no neutral thoughts. Every single thought is charged with a certain quality of energy. And when charged with Love, every thought can contribute to the healing of the planet and the transformation of the world.”

But the path to consciously creating being is a tough one to navigate on our own. If you'd like help from someone on the path to mastering it, reach out and let's talk.

Much Love. ❤️