Weekly Insights: Karma, Faith, Strength, & Meaningful Action...

Life is a paradox. For every positive, there is an equal negative to balance it out. When one thing is true, we can see that the opposite can also find validation. There are coincidences occurring at every moment, yet all things happen for a reason and not by chance. Each of us has a free will that brings upon us the effects of the energies we put out to the world. At the same time, we live within a system that keeps us revolving around rent, bills, work deadlines, traffic, and stress. How do we find our way, create peace and harmony, and develop meaning in a paradoxical reality?

One of the keys to finding peace in a paradoxical and karmic reality is by living in alignment with who we really are inside. We attract who we are, not who we want to be. We are all inherently good people. We learn to act certain ways by observing and experiencing the cause and effect of behaviors personally. It is said that meaning in life is not something we create, but instead something that we respond to. We get to choose how we show up in every moment. Who we are inside matters - especially when karma is mirroring that back to us directly. Choosing to be the best versions of who we are, taking actions that help others, serving selflessly with the gifts we were born to share, and respecting ourselves and others on a daily basis offers endless blessings.

Faith is having the vision of how things can be without seeing the actual evidence of it manifesting. It is our ability to take a leap forward when the ground in front of us is not in sight. When we believe in our ability to make the right choices that lead us toward our destiny, then we practice having faith in ourselves and our circumstances, and we follow through with positive action. Practicing faith is taking action based upon what we truly believe to be right. In order to manifest a destiny with meaning and purpose, we have to have faith in ourselves to choose the right actions that will lead us to more meaning and more purpose.

A meaningful life filled with purpose is not always witnessed by others or captured in a social media post. Instead, it manifests through a series of active steps taken with deep intention, Love, and faith. Happiness is not usually found in the achievement of perfection, in the accumulation of things, or in being the most liked by others. Instead of packing our lives with more stuff, it is much more rewarding to live with intentionality, purpose, and drive. Most of the beauty we experience in our lives happens when no one is watching. In those quiet moments, there is a sense of something so much greater than ourselves. The little imperfections of life create the environment for magical coincidences to manifest for our greatest and highest good. Once we turn our energies inward for meaning instead of projecting them outward for approval, we become open to receiving the blessings of higher guidance and direction that lead to a destiny of our own creation.

Within the self is the seed and fruit of a personal tree of life. We get to decide how our tree grows by what we choose to feed it. A life of authentic, honest, and high integrity nourishment reflects just that. We can only control who we choose to be, where we choose to be, and how we choose to direct our energies. We have no choice in what other people decide to be or do. Because of this, it is important to be able to make choices based on what is right for our lives instead of what others may think is the "better" choice. Happiness is an inside job that isn't achieved by chasing anything in the external world. Wherever we choose to put our attention, is where we are choosing to invest our life currency. The ultimate currency is paid by our time, energy, and attention. When we choose to pour our attention into what we Love and what helps to make us come alive with purpose and drive, then we are living the dream we were meant to live. When we offer up our attention to that which sabotages who we really are, then karma steps in to help us find our way back to center.

Karma is a friend who arrives to remind us who we really are. When we show up as our higher selves instead of trying to be something or someone else, then the Universe echos that back to us. Feeding the pathway of Love and starving the paradigm of fear, we can create a reality where every word is a prayer, every action is a sacred offering, and every interaction is a profound blessing of conscious connection. We find this level of consciousness in those who take personal responsibility for their lives, in those who have reverence for the Word, in those who don't project, keep score, or gaslight others, in those who are humble, and in those who are able to be completely honest with themselves and others without placing blame or projecting shame. Karma steps in when we forget that we come from unconditional Love, we are unconditional Love, and we will return back to unconditional Love.

Each of us has to do our daily personal work to align to who we really are. If there is something off in our lives, we only need to look inside to find out what needs help. Every choice we make honors who we are becoming in our future lives. Each day we get to decide what type of future we wish to create, and we are able to show up as that to the world. One by one, we become the collective consciousness that manifests what we see in front of our eyes. What kind of world do you want to live in? It's time to practice being that to ourselves first, and then to others. One by one, we co-create our humanity. It's time to choose a higher form of Love - the kind of Love without conditions. Anything is possible when unconditional Love is guiding the way!