To learn, of course. To grow, of course. To transcend limitations and evolve.
What does the tree do when it is growing under shade? It grows towards the light. Does it give up? A tree knows how to grow despite the challenges. A tree understands and lives the principles of growth. For conscious beings (that means, us humans), we can be surprisingly unconscious about the principles of growth.
1. It is in our very nature to grow – physically, emotionally and spiritually.
2. There is no question of growth.
3. How we grow depends on an infinite number of environmental factors.
4. We direct the course of our growth through our choices.
Every decision is a choice between going in the direction of love or in the direction of the absence of love. Do we ever stop to consider this? Or are we so wrapped up in our external circumstances that we do not take the time to ask in which direction our decisions are taking us?
However, the caveat is that we all too often confuse love with desire or need.
Love is:
unconditional
Self-less (or unselfish)
Honest
Pure
forgiving
Unifying
Expansive
All-encompassing
Uplifting
Constant
Peaceful
In the moment
Love is a quality of presence. Put another way, “Presence” is the domain of love. Fear cannot exist in presence. Fear can only exist when the mind is preoccupied with potential future events. When one is centered in the moment, fear cannot enter, for this is not its domain.
Love draws good towards it. Love and fear are both magnets, drawing more of itself to itself.
That is why it can be such a challenge to shift thought patterns upwards. But, again, the tree does not go from seed to mighty oak in a day. There is a process to growth and the oak knows instinctively how to be patient.
