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Are We Becoming Too Detached?
Recently someone commented that when a friend had crossed over, she felt very little grief. In fact, she felt comfortable in the awareness that the person had only left his body, not life. Some of the people around her thought she was being cold and said that if that was what metaphysics was all about, they didn't want it. Is there such a thing as being too metaphysical? Are we becoming more accepting of the so-called tragedies of life, to a degree where we lose a sense of compassion and caring? How can we distinguish between healthy and unhealthy detachment? I think these are very good questions. There was a time in my life when I answered "How wonderful!" to anything anyone shared with me. You can imagine how that sounded to some people! "Oh, I'm so sick today," a friend said to me. "How wonderful!" was my reply. "I just lost my job and I'm about to be kicked out of my apartment," said another. "How wonderful!" was my reply. How could I say that? Was I nuts! No, of course not. I was aware of a very basic truth about ourselves. You see, our Soul is always in Bliss, no matter what is happening in the illusion, or third dimensional reality. We are the ones who create our experiences and no amount of blaming it on others is ever going to change that. Regardless if it is hearing about a starving child in India or our spouse hitting us over the head with a brick, we created it. We are not victims of the world we see. Our life is a subjective experience based on our current perspective. If you had another perspective, you would experience the same life circumstances from a different attitude, thus creating an entirely different life. No, we didn't make that child choose the life of starvation, nor did we put the brick in the spouse's hand. Understanding that we create our experiences is probably one of the hardest concepts to grasp in metaphysical thinking. One way to help understand how we create all the experiences is to remember that we are beings made up of electrical and magnetic frequencies or energy. As electrical beings, we project certain vibrations from ourselves every moment. As magnetic beings, we attract to us those frequencies which are in harmony with the ones we are sending out. Thus, if we believe in suffering children, we magnetize, or pull an experience of "starving children" to us. Most of the time we are not aware of what frequencies we are projecting and what experiences we are magnetizing to ourselves. Realizing we are not victims places all the responsibility for our lives on ourselves, which is where it belongs. Many times, though, as we begin to understand this, we may punish ourselves, or make ourselves wrong for not creating a different kind of life. When we do that, we are back in blame. The goal is to blame NO ONE, not even ourselves. What is, is. They key to change, ironically enough, is acceptance. As we accept the way things are, recognizing preferences, we open up the creative energy of the universe and alternatives are then revealed to us. We can CHOOSE to behave differently, we can CHOOSE to focus on healthy, harmonious, loving thoughts and beliefs rather than the fearful, hateful ones that create the illusion of pain and suffering on the planet. When we choose, the path is revealed. When we come to a place of acceptance for ourselves, we then begin to accept the reality others have chosen for themselves. We see the pain and suffering they have, yet recognize that it is their choice, even if a seemingly unconscious choice. Most of the time people are unaware of their choices, they live their lives as if in a sleep. I call it robot-mode. Choices are made automatically, based on current programming held within the subconscious mind or electromagnetic energy field (also called the auric field). By acknowledging that people live by choice, whether consciously or unconsciously, we allow people their experiences without having to fix things or change them. We are then empowering them to become free of the bondage of limited, fearful thought. Even the general belief about death is a fearful, limited thought. When we empower others, we empower ourselves as well. Everyone wins. If we feel sorry for someone, we take away their power, and often, we take on their karma. Compassion and caring isn't the same as feeling sorry or sympathy. When we allow others their experiences, without judgement, regardless of how awful it may seem to be, we allow them the freedom to "grow" at their own pace. When someone is ready to move beyond the experience of pain and suffering to the experience of joy and bliss, they will do so. Think about it. No one was able to tell you anything about metaphysics until you were good and ready. Then you wondered what it was that kept you from these wonderful principles and truths. All along the way others planted the seeds by the example, not by shoving "truths" down your throat. So, are you "too" detached? Only if you feel something other than total love for the person experiencing the illusion of pain and suffering, even if that person is you. Love is your barometer of health, in all areas of life. Remember, however, that we are speaking of the Love of God, which is not created by us. The Love of God moves through us, flowing as freely as our current perspective will allow. Forgive yourself and others of all perceived wrong, and you will become a clearer vessel for God's Love. Remove limited or fearful thoughts from your belief system, and you become a clearer vessel for God's Love. Become a clearer vessel for God's Love and you will perceive the truth that all are in the constant state of Bliss, whether they know it or not. Then, when you seem detached from the painful sufferings of their dimensional reality, you will actually be in the state of acceptance that allows others to find the perfect place, to find their perfect peace. May we all experience the peace, joy and bliss that is truly ours, now and forevermore. ~
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