Becoming aware and releasing...

"As I become aware of many layers of fear or discord, I release my connection to them and fill that space with divine light (Creating Love and Joy, p. 49)."

Each day brings a new awareness. Insurance companies and car repair shops have been in my life the last 2 days.

I can only imagine you are smiling as you read about these two favorites. What are some of the assumptions that automatically come to mind? "Insurance companies are happy to take your money, but reluctant to pay out when you need them." "Car repair shops are always looking to run up the bill, claiming that things need to be repaired when they don't." "Both industries are just looking to rip you off--they charge you an arm and a leg." I could go on and on...

It's socially acceptable to moan and groan about certain things. Our friends will chime in and agree. From a healing perspective, none of this moves us in a positive direction. Underlying these assumptions and gripe sessions are fears. Fear causes discord, because our thoughts are directed toward what we DON'T want to bring in our life. We DON'T want to be ripped off. We DON'T want to pay money to manage potential risk--only to find out we aren't covered for a particular occurrence. We DON'T want to be taken advantage of. We DON'T want to look stupid for not understanding much about complicated mechanical devices. You get the idea.

To move ourselves in a positive direction, it's important to recognize and acknowledge our fears and discord around the event and situation. Then, we can protect ourselves with divine light and choose to permanently release these assumptions. It may help to imagine all these assumptions leaving our mind and vaporizing into thin air—gone forever. We replace the assumptions with positive ones. We can do this by using the affirmations in "Creating Love and Joy." All we have to do is read through the Table of Contents to remember our true self. Once we have replaced negative assumptions with positive ones, we can choose to have only healthy interactions with all organizations.

I can almost hear the snorts from those of you skeptics who think this approach might be naive or simplistic. Many of the simple things in life are not easy. It takes a free-will, conscious effort to detach from society's assumptions so that we remain centered enough to make a choice about whether or not we allow people to influence us. It takes a determined effort to imagine the possibility that there are car repair shops and insurance companies that are not corrupt. The most skeptical among you might not be able to image that ethical companies exist in some industries. You might consider the possibility that there are individuals within these organizations that choose to treat their clients fairly, without trying to overcharge them. You can envision yourself interacting only with these individuals.

Hugs--tc