(This is an excerpt from a University Of Metaphysical Sciences course at www.umsonline.org, please feel free to visit the school website)
"I
choose to risk my significance; to live so that which comes to me as
seed goes to the next as blossom and that which comes to me as blossom,
goes on as fruit."
—Dawna Markova (http://www.brainyquote.com)
What is your vision for the world? I invite you to explore your ideal
vision of the world and allow it to become as clear as possible. Once
we hold visions, we can continually ask ourselves whether our actions
are in alignment with the blossoming of our visions. We can see whether
we are being the energy that we want to infuse into the world.
I would like to share with you a piece of my story so far in life. For
many years, my primary way of seeking happiness was through material
gain. I wanted more clothing, more food and drinks with friends, and
more money for traveling. I also unconsciously tried to avoid suffering
through continually trying to plan events in order to make sure I
wouldn’t feel lonely. Many people in the industrial growth societies
have similar stories to mine.
What is striking to me now is how unhappy I really was. In the
continual longing for more, I never felt satisfied. After being
introduced to healthier ways of living and spirituality, my life began
to change, though. I helped myself to become clearer in body, mind, and
connection to the earth and spirit. Through this clarity, I have been
able to continually move toward a more simple way of life aligned with
my highest vision of the earth. I can say with complete certainty that
I would never go back to my old way of living. I wouldn’t do this
because I know that I feel a deeper connection with life now, as if a
fog has lifted from my being. I also can see how my old way of living
affected the earth in many harmful ways. Even though I always wanted an
abundance of trees, clean air, and peace to exist, I had never stopped
long enough to examine my contribution to the future. I encourage you
to do the same. Each of us plays such an important role in the health
of ourselves, each other, and the planet.