Pushing the Reset Button

October 18, 2023

When in tune with our essence, we can better know if a challenge is relevant to our destiny or if it is an unhealthy egoic desire. The essence senses when a challenge is essential and connects us with the ideas and qualities we need to work through it. It does not mind if we have to push the reset button because our failures are not viewed as shameful but for learning.

Recently I had a dream that wore me out. It was about my having to fill out “important” papers that I didn’t understand. Even the people I asked about the documents were confused about how to complete them. The dream seemed to go on for hours, and I was so exhausted and exasperated that, within the dream, I became conscious that I was dreaming. This is called lucid dreaming (Mary Watkins).

With one foot in the dream and the other in the waking state, I was relieved that I did not have to fill out the papers; For me, the dream was my essence, letting me know that some things I impose on myself are irrelevant to my central being.

The ego’s misdirected goals are like the vapor of a dream compared to our essence’s spiritual reality.

In difficult situations, the resilient among us are adept at discerning what’s essential and what’s non-essential— what’s important and what’s not important. This quality helps them to know what to focus on and what to ignore. This reduces the stress of a situation and adds to their resilience.

Inquiry: Do you try again for the things your essence guides you to?

Dear God,

For your guidance I pray. In our center are the calm and stillness that instruct us in the matters of our hearts. It is the place where our Mary lives. It is the only important place. Amen.

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