You are already loved beyond your ability to imagine.
from In Love by Stephen Paul
Accept what is. It is impossible to harmonize with someone--or something--when you deny or resist that person or thing. It doesn't make sense to resist or rage against changes in the weather, the seasons of our lives, the unkind behavior of another, the loss of a relationship, or an illness. It doesn't make any better sense to rail against politicians, history, economic conditions, social problems, or environmental crises. Resistance will only make your response and adjustment to any stressful event more difficult.
Years ago, while I was helping a farmer friend transport a load of hay, the tractor he drove fell through a bridge we were crossing, I jumped down from the trailer, kicked at the tires, and shouted obscenities. When I looked up, my farmer friend was staring at me. He rubbed his chin and asked, "I wonder how we're going to get it out'a there?" I saw just how rediculous--and unnecessary--my reaction had been.
Resistence will delay your recognition of a problem's existence, keep you from taking necessary actions, and make it much harder for others to offer help and support. Accept what is--no matter what that is--and move forward in a positive way.
An Urgent Call to Simplicity, Harmony, and Respect
On November 23rd, 1993 a Native American prophecy was fulfilled when a delegation representing the North American indigenous nations addressed a gathering at the United Nations building in New York. The Cry of the Earth Conference was an extraordinarily important event, yet most people never heard a word about it.....
Hopi prophecies had directed messengers to knock four times on the imposing doors of Mica (the UN building with its high-rising glass facade) in an attempt to deliver an appeal to the peoples of the world. The messengers began knocking in 1948. It took 45 years for the last living messenger to gain access. The Cry of the Earth Conference resulted from the fourth—and final—knock.
Native American leaders and elders took that opportunity to deliver the prophecies and visions of their spiritual leaders concerning the state of the earth and the people upon it. Their message was very clear and simple. They warned that a long-predicted time of purification was already under way.
The tribal elders and leaders urged that we heed the Creator’s original instructions to the indigenous peoples and voluntarily return to a more simple, respectful, and harmonious way of living. Should we choose to ignore this message the prophecies warned that erratic weather patterns, earth movements, starvation, violence, and war would occur with ever increasing frequency and intensity.
