36th Weekly Thought:

The Power We Need

We see that time is not in our hands. We experience, that our mind can’t give us a clear decision. We learn that we are powerless... and then become aware, that change is happening silently in our life without our own efforts, and that by the grace of God get the courage to change the things we can.

We can now see clearly, what is our responsibility and what is God's part only.

https://www.akasho.org/step-4

If we practise steps 0 to 4 actively, consciously and honestly in our everyday life, we realise more and more: we are powerless over most things within us and outside. And at the same time we notice that we are living more and more actively and self-determined! We find the power within us that we need to lead our lives for our own sake and the sake of others. We have become seers and creators and are becoming more and more so! - This has nothing to do with esotericism, religions or philosophies but is nothing but a statement about our reality.

Let's just describe it with the example of buying groceries for a dinner with friends:

It is not in our hands what our bodies need - this is only told to us by our appetite. Not in our hands is what is available on the market - again, we can only look. Not in our hands is what the weather is like outside and when the shops are open. It is also not in our hands whether we are awake and fresh enough to go to the market by car or bicycle or whether it is better to walk or take the bus. And when we have finished cooking and serving the meal, it is also out of our hands whether we and our friends still have an appetite for it and how much of it we can and want to eat.

So are we completely powerless and only controlled by powers stronger than ourselves? - No!!! In our hands is the here and now, our attention inwards and outwards. We can ask ourselves and our friends what we are hungry for; we can make a list of the things we need to buy and see if and where we can get them. We can decide how to get to the market and what to wear for the weather. We can decide how to cook and prepare things and if we need to make any changes to make it taste good and digestible. We can also have our say on what the mood is like when we eat together.

This is not only true for "simple things" like having dinner together, but also for building our relationships, our work, our business and all other parts of our lives.

In the Here and Now, this power is within us and we can connect with it and become seers and creators - and when we do this, we notice that our ego (our self-description) and our mind change ... and our life becomes more and more our own fulfilled and contented life. (If we look at our religions, we will notice that this is also exactly what the message is - just unfortunately often not passed on in understandable and clear language).

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