TRUTH

ENJOY THE JOURNEY

As I have stated many times, we are all here on a journey of spiritual growth. Growing in spirit, growing in the Light of Love that you are is what this journey is all about. Our growth is not only individual Soul growth, it is also growth for our Soul Family. Do you understand what I just said? Let me explain, think of the family unit here on earth. When something happens that effects one family member, does it in some manner effect other members of the family unit? This is also the way it is in Spirit, only on a much larger scale than you could possibly ever imagine. This is why there is such great honor, respect, and love from those in Spirit for us who are incarnate in this physical dimension right now. We are here experiencing for ourselves, for our family in Spirit, and for Mother and Father God. 

To help you understand this journey of spiritual growth I am going to compare this to taking a family vacation. Let us imagine that we are taking a vacation trip or journey to Hawii. The first thing that we are going to do is plan the vacation is it not. This is the Life Plan that you made on the Other Side before you incarnated. The first part of this plan is to decide the starting date and the ending date of this journey. You have to arrange the flight plans to maximize your time spent on vacation. The next thing you will plan is  your hotel accommodations or where you are going to stay. You wish for these hotel accommodations to be close to many of the attractions you wish to see while you are on vacation. This compares to the family that you choose in your Life Plan. After you have planned your hotel accommodations you then start planning all of the things you would like to do and see while you are in Hawii. You try to plan this out so that you can accomplish all that you wish to accomplish during this vacation. This planning process is one of great joy and anticipation. This is the same way you make your Life Plan on the Other Side. You plan your experiences for this journey. Your Life Plan is completed with great joy and anticipation. 

Finally the time has arrived and you are all packed. You have said goodbye to all of the loved ones who have come to see you off and you are getting on the plane. You are going to Hawii on vacation. You are ready to enjoy the journey. As the plane takes off you can now relax and get ready to have fun. 

As we all know plans are plans and reality is reality. Sometimes the reality is better than the plans and sometimes the plan is better than the reality. Whichever way it is, we can still enjoy the journey. 

I have an experience that Brenda and I had that proves this. Brenda and I did a weekend getaway thing a few years ago and we went to Sea World in Cleveland. Our plan was to drive to Cleveland and stay in a hotel Friday night, go to Sea World on Saturday night, and drive home on Sunday. We arrived at our hotel on Friday night and Saturday morning drove about 25 miles to Sea World. We had a wonderful day, seeing all of the shows and buying gifts for ourselves and some of our family members. It was about time for the Grand Finale Show so Brenda and I decided to take our packages out to the car and then go back to watch the Grand Finale. While we were putting our packages in the car there was a strong smell of gasoline. I looked under the car and there was a puddle of gas, our gas tank had a leak. We decided we had better leave immediately and get to a gas station and see if we could get it fixed. We drove about two miles to this very small town and it only had one gas station but luckily it was still open. I went inside and asked the gentleman working there if there was anyone who could fix the gas tank. He said no and that the mechanic would not be in until Monday morning. I asked him if there were any Cab companies that I could call to get us back to the hotel and he said no. I then asked him, if there was a phone I could use and he said there was a pay phone about a block away. At that moment, I hadn’t noticed but there was a young man in his early twenties who had been standing behind me and heard my story and he tapped me on my shoulder and he said maybe I can help you. He told me that he was the mechanic that worked there but he wasn’t supposed to do any work in the garage after hours. He asked if he could take a look at my car and I said “Hell yes.” He looked at the gas tank and told me it was unrepairable. My heart sank. He then said he had a gas tank at home that he was sure would fit my car. He asked Brenda and I if we would like to ride with him to get the gas tank and we said yes. We rode with him to his house, he got the gas tank and then we drove back to the gas station. By now the gas station was closed but of course he had a key. He drove my car into the bay, put it up on the lift and proceeded to take the old tank off and put the other tank on. We had never mentioned once between us what this was going to cost me. When he was done, he pushed the car out to the gas pump and filled the tank up. I then asked him, “How much do I owe you?” He said you owe me $14.00 for the gas. I about fell over when he said this. After I argued with him for a few minutes I finally got him to take $80.00 which left Brenda and I enough money to home on.  You talk about plans and reality.  What a blessing this young man was.  This is one journey that Brenda and I definitely enjoyed.  I am sure that all of you have a story or stories that you can tell where the plans and reality weren’t exactly the same. 

How many of us say, “I don’t believe in this Life Plan thing, because I never would have planned it this way?”  Because of our Free Will and the choices we make our plan and the reality is not always the same.  In many cases we look only at the big events in our lives such as loss, or jealousy, or comparison, or hatred, and we let these rule our lives.  We don’t allow ourselves the State of Being Happy.  Many times we are so busy thinking about what the outcome will be that we don’t allow ourselves to enjoy the journey.  We ignore the little things that bring us joy and pleasure because we don’t believe we deserve happiness. 

I am asking you today to learn to enjoy the journey.  Hold dear to your heart the little things that bring joy and pleasure to you.  Look at everyday as a blessing for each and every experience we have during this lifetime is an opportunity for growth.  Know that when this vacation is over you get to return back home.  While you are here on vacation, please enjoy the journey. 

I would like for you all to repeat this short prayer with me. 

Dear Mother God, Father God, and the Holy Spirit, 

Thank you for your guidance and protection.  Thank you for the many blessings you give to me.  Thank you for giving me this opportunity (pause) to experience for myself and for you (pause) during this lifetime.  I love you and I will enjoy the journey. 

Amen

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