In The World But Not Of The World

This is an amazing time, one in which we will see some most profound developments in human human history and will certainly see many great souls come forth. This is the time they show up. It might be you. We are told I AM That, a being on the way to greatness. It is one of the blessings of being alive right now, It may be in you, or me, or any person walking down the street. In a time when it is needed we will find something special in us. 

I do not feel that we can get through this time by getting more angry than the other side, by being more violent or more willing to play dirty tricks. Certainly we must be in this world and as such will deal with people invested in conflict as an operating principle.  However it is important to not give up your sovereignty to someone who attempts to draw you in to drama. The easiest thing in the world is to hate someone who hates you. Hatred is a perpetual motion machine that can generate energy almost endlessly. 

Nothing here will make us happy. No marriage, no career, no other person. When we objectify anything in this world we cut it off from joy, it becomes a means to an end. Even as we want it we begin to resent it. Not attempting to capture joy, we understand that there's something about us that makes us joyful. We are the source of joy when we do not attempt to trap happiness.

Being in the world but not of the world is to do the best we can here, to be a good steward of our  families. It is to let go of the need to tip the scales in our favor. To strive for success with a passion that inspires, but to not be afraid of loss, because it is in the midst of loss that we find ourselves. To be in the world but not of the world is to know that you have always been and always will be a success. You do not have to be liked. It is the knowing that no matter what it is a full and wonderful story. Your story.