Wednesday, February 01, 2012

Everything is a Projection

We are all reflections of others. 
Everything you see in another is also in you or you could not see it.
When you see the holiness in another, it is also in you.
When you see the control in another, it is also in you.

Sometimes what we see is a part of us that we have withheld.  
Sometimes what we see is a part of us that we have healed.
Sometimes what we see is a piece of our humanity.
Sometimes what we see is a piece of our unhealed past that is calling for love.

We are here to play the parts others need to forgive, release, undo and respond to differently.
We are here as actors on others’ stage to give them an opportunity to explore what used to be.
We are here to be truly helpful in the healing process for ourselves and for others.

When we take anothers’ issues, reactions, responses personally, it is a clue that we have an unhealed wound.
When we are upset with another, it is never for the reason we think.
When we make assumptions, criticize or blame others, it is because anothers’ behavior pushed our buttons.
What we can do is to take responsibility for our interpretation, our fear and reaction, defensiveness and upset.

Be grateful that you have the opportunity to identify your unhealed stuff and your leftover woundedness.
Be thankful that you have relationships that demonstrate where you are unwilling or unable to love.
Be appreciative that you attract into your life those who call for your love so you can strengthen your loving.
Be glad that you are open and willing to forgive and see things differently.

This is spiritual growth.
This is the opportunity to correct your perceptions.
This is a gift which grants you immediate blessings in you willingness to love no matter what.
True love is not for the weak, the ignorant, the faint=hearted: it is for the open-minded and willing ones.

Where you are judging anyone for anything you are captive of the ego’s beliefs and blindness.
Where you defend yourself against anyone who is behaving in an unloving way, you miss the message.
When you believe lack of love is an attack, you are mistaken.
Whatever is not loving is always a cry for help and a call for love.

For many it seems easy to love someone who is weak, needy and desparate.
For many it seems difficult to love someone who is strong, capable and confident with themselves.
When we can love everyone just as they are, we are free from fear, anger, hurt and sorrow.
When we are willing to love everyone no matter what, we are free to accept and love everyone.

People seem to believe that leaders, teachers, helping professionals, parents and authority figures must be perfect and never make mistakes.  Often the weak, meek and needy look for the flaws in the authorities in their lives, so they can lift themselves up.  What we find when we put down anyone, is we are diminishing ourselves. To be free of self denigration, littleness and lack, we must consistently forgive ourselves for judging any one and choose to be truly helpful to all.

What will it take for us to stop taking anything personally and choose to respond with love to everyone?
When will we learn how to love ourselves enough to be willing to do what others ask unless it does harm?
How will we learn to stop assuming and presuming to know what others need or really mean?
This is the time.  This is the moment in which we can heal and reveal the universal and abiding love we share.

I am loving me and you and all as One,
Betty Lue

Do It Anyway
People are often unreasonable, illogical and self-centered.  
Forgive them anyway.

If you are kind, people may accuse you of selfish ulterior motives.  
Be kind anyway.

If you are successful, you will win some false friends and some true enemies.  Succeed anyway.

If you are honest and frank, people may cheat you.  
Be honest and frank anyway.

What you spend years building, someone could destroy it all overnight.  
Build anyway.  

If you find serenity and happiness, they may be jealous.  
Be happy anyway.  

The good you do today, people will often forget tomorrow.  
Do good anyway.  

Give the world the best you have and it may never be enough.  
Give the world the best you’ve got anyway.  

You see, in the final analysis, it is between you and God.  
It was never between you and them anyway.