For this Sunday, March 2nd, the focus for our meditation
will be on Volition. Author Joseph
Campbell wrote, “We’re in a freefall into future. We don’t know where we’re
going. Things are changing so fast, and always when you’re going through a long
tunnel, anxiety comes along. And all you have to do to transform your hell into
a paradise is to turn your fall into a voluntary act. It’s a very interesting
shift of perspective and that’s all it is…joyful participation in the sorrows
and everything changes.” This notion of
having the power to exercise one’s own will and make a choice about how to act
can completely convert what might otherwise be an ordeal to perhaps a useful
experience. I recently had the joy of
leaving on what was supposed to be a three-day trip and not being able to
return home for another 15 days due to a succession of winter storms that
disrupted my travel plans. While not
exactly a “hell,” it did certainly exercise my creativity in coming up with ways
to stretch the use of my limited assortment of clothes each day. It also generated the potential for loads of
stress as I repeatedly found myself in the position of trying to forecast weather
conditions, search out alternate flight options, and find available lodging
wherever I was going to end up. Rather
than become stressed, I instead chose to make the best of the situation and
appreciate how much worse it could be.
At least I had some clothing options, albeit a limited selection. At least I was always safe and dry and had a
place indoors to sleep. Instead of feeling
stuck, I opted to feel as though I was remaining where I was voluntarily. I chose of my own Volition to reconcile myself to the situation and in the process of
doing so made the conditions much more tolerable. This week in our prayer and meditation let us
consider whether we are sufficiently appreciative of the value of Volition or personal will in helping to
change our perspective. Are there circumstances
in my life where I would be better served by exercising my own Volition to willfully and joyfully
participate rather than try to swim against the tide?
In our efforts this week let us also continue to use the
energy of our prayers and meditation to amplify the light that covers and fills
this nation. As we perform our
meditation this week let us begin by re-energizing the brilliance and power of
the light we create. Just as before,
begin by forming a concentrated ball of light that is so bright it is almost
impossible to look directly at it. Raise
this sphere of light up high over the nation and then let its rays cascade down
to create a solid, impenetrable dome of light that completely covers every inch
of our country. From shore to shore and
border to border let the entire continent be filled with this brilliant, dense
light that will serve to magnify the best and highest qualities of our country
and the people who live across its vast lands.
Please follow the same practice as before: Get centered in
your body, ask to bring in your guides and others who are there to assist us,
and connect to the circle of others participating in this project.
Ask yourself how do I feel when I use my own Volition to joyfully accept a
circumstance? How does it feel in my
body when I choose to willingly act of my own Volition rather than feel forced into a situation? Then send the energy and intention of those
feelings to the nation.
Be sure to disconnect from the circle at the end and express
thanks for those who have helped us in this effort.
If you have feedback or experiences you would like to share please let me know via e-mail to k_miritello@bellsouth.net or kmiritello@gmail.com
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