What Do I See?

What Do I See?
What Do I Believe?
What Can I Know?
What Do I Trust?

I see much of my world from the perspective of the media and those around me.
(I listen to the news on radio and watch TV, usually CNN.)
I believe the news is a commentary on what is serious, dangerous and difficult.
I know that the fun, safe and easy news is not being reported.
I trust that my job is to clear the fear and remember the Good News.

Yesterday my five year old twin granddaughters were using scooters to go around the block.
I was their care-taker, grandma and friend.
I saw them excited and having lots of fun.
I heard my voice teaching them fear.
I realized how not fun, safe and easy for me and for them.
I recognized how I have been taught and programmed by media, parents and our world.
“Wear helmets.” “Stay where I can see you.” “Be careful.” “You need shoes and sweaters.”
Basically, the message is “Protect yourself from all the dangers in the world.”
Yes, I am responsible for their well-being.
I must be accountable to their parents.
I need to teach them to follow the rule.
There must be some limits within which they can play.

Yuck and Ouch!
This hurts me and feels bad.
This is a betrayal of what I believe and know and trust.
I feel very sad about passing on false teachings.

What I see are children and adults shut down, cautious and defensive.
What I believe is that we have learned to limit our creativity, our enjoyment and our freedom.
What I know is that in Truth we are free to be, to create and enjoy.
What I trust is the Power, the Presence, the Love within me to direct my life.

How far we have come to teach fear.
How much we are doing to teach danger.
How difficult it is to find freedom and trust
How crazy is it to teach fear to one another.

I was encouraged to trust myself.
I learned from my experiences.
I listened to my own conscience or inner voice.
I trusted I would be safe.
I knew life is fun.
Doing good things is easy. 

Loving you in listening within for Love,
Betty Lue