Yesterday I had the sacred opportunity to give the talk and meditation -- as well as singing a lively version of one of my favorite Karen Drucker songs, "Song in My Soul," with Spiritus backing me up -- at the Sunday service at my home church, Unity of NY. I am at the beginning of my third year in the Masters of Divinity program at Unity Institute & Seminary, and as my June 2014 graduation and ordination draws ever nearer, and questions of future plans arise, I am reminded of the spiritual understanding that guided me to where I am today.
In my talk, I quoted this from EB's DTPWY: "The most profound knowledge that you can attain is that your whole existence flows forth inexorably from a universal process, which is always from within-out." I recognize that as I have set my intentions for expanding my consciousness in spiritual Truth and expressing my talents in service of Spirit, that the opportunities to learn, serve, and create the experiences I have been envisioning have continued to present themselves, and for this I am grateful. My inner work has been to maintain awareness of my thought patterns and notice when I have fallen into the "auto-pilot mode" of preparing for worst-case scenarios. (Practicing Insight Meditation has been a valuable tool in this process of present moment awareness.) We all have "default" settings of habitual thinking that are the products of our life experiences and coping mechanisms, and when we bring awareness to them, we then realize our power to choose where we will focus our energy -- either on energizing what we would like to create, or on feeding fear and negative thought states.
As Truth practitioners and creative artists, we practice the art of living from within-out, trusting in knowing that our inner guidance is always available and will lead us to our highest good. When we choose to act from heart-centeredness and wholeness, we align ourselves with the Truth of our being as a whole and perfect expression of God. When EB explains that our "whole existence flow forth inexorably from a universal process," he reminds us that God Consciousness is constantly flowing forth through our Higher Consciousness, or Christ Consciousness, and into our conscious awareness at the level of consciousness we are currently expressing. Therefore, if we are choosing to react in violence or anger, this minimizes our capacity to experience the free flow of the Good inherent in the moment. This flow, however, is there, regardless -- but awaits our choice to be known to us. When we make a conscious effort to center in prayer, let go of resistance and open our minds to a higher understanding of the situation, we allow the conscious mind to be receptive to greater possibilities and expanded awareness.
When I give talks, the talks serve to teach and feed me spiritually as the process of writing and preparing them offers me the opportunity to deeply reflect upon what I know as Truth and reinforce my commitment to continue to walk this path. While the details of my future plans beyond graduation are unfolding, I center myself in the knowledge that as I remain open to the flow of Good and act in faith from that awareness, that Good will continue to flow forth. It is exciting to envision the possibilities, and I am enjoying the process. Right where I am -- and right where you are -- is the place of optimal potential for the expression of Christ Consciousness in the world, and as we all choose together (I am knowing you are joining me in this) to shift our consciousness to living from within-out, we create a positive impact in global consciousness.
Thank you for reading my birthday blog! I invite you to view my talk and meditation at www.jeanmarieeck.com. Many blessings of All Good always!
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