Change Is In The Air

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Anyaa H'redulla, The Perseverer, has been on a conscious spiritual path for more than twenty years and is the author of Joy Makers: My Tools for Self-Empowerment available at http://www.anyaahredulla.com where she also shares reflections on many of her personal challenges, and offers powerful, practical tools in the areas of Personal Power, Physical Power, Economic Power and Spiritual Power.

As you've probably heard before, change is the only constant. That has definitely been my personal experience. NOTHING ever stays the same.

Eckhart Tolle talks about the impermanence of everything in our life -except Life itself which is eternal -and it may be a huge relief to realize that however 'bad' something appears to be, it too shall pass. Even historic buildings that have been around for hundreds of years will eventually crumble to dust. Mountains move; land masses change; oceans engulf coasts... and sometimes whole continents. It's only a matter of time.

People we know die, as will we; relationships crumble or change; jobs come and go; children grow up; friends move; years pass; events come, and experiences go. Everything changes. I recollect watching the shadows cast by the sun on my living room floor and realizing that every day they were different. There were never any two days that they were the same. And the same goes for every aspect of our life.

When we think about this impermanence it can feel as if we have no control over anything... and, of course, we don't... except for one thing: We can change our mind.

And this is something I did in August 2008.

Well, the most significant part started in August, but as with most major revelations in life, it's difficult to pinpoint exactly what led to this change. However, a succession of experiences and events around that time caused me to seriously reflect on my life path and, as a result, changed my perspective significantly.

One of the catalysts to my new path was a message I 'received,' which I would like to share.

Accept what 'is' – totally, without question – as the perfection of this NOW. Accept it as God’s answer to your prayers... no matter what they may be.

Whatever you are experiencing IS the answer you’ve been asking for whether it’s in the form you want and expect, or NOT. It is ALWAYS the perfect answer.

ALL WAYS!

This was an affirmation of my belief that every moment is perfect. In fact, I have written about Present Perfect in another Reflection. I have come to accept that my experiences always turn out perfectly for me, but until I received this message, I had not made the connection between my current life circumstances and my prayers. This was a revelation for me.

Also, it doesn't escape me that this message is not just a personal revelation, but can be applied globally. The prayers of humankind are being answered at this moment, in this NOW, and the changes our world is undergoing are indeed God's answer to those prayers. AND THEY ARE PERFECT IN EVERY WAY!

Everything on our Earth is going through tremendous change - witness the new weather patterns many are experiencing, not to mention the political systems, financial institutions, economies, etc. These changes have all been predicted for many years, but they're impossible to ignore any longer. Even the most entrenched individual cannot deny that 'change is in the air.' And those changes are often accompanied by insecurity, anxiety and downright fear.

But it doesn't have to be that way. We have the opportunity to view what is happening around us with new eyes and to even embrace these changes when we accept that everything is in perfect order and there is absolutely nothing to fear.

It's understandable that many people find it difficult to accept that violence, wars, floods, famine, earthquakes, or suffering in any form can ever be the answer to our prayers, but I firmly believe there is far more going on than we can ever imagine. As humans we have a very limited perspective and we need to have faith that there's a higher intelligence at work here. Also, there is much we can all learn from these experiences - not the least of which is Compassion for every hurting individual on this planet. And there are many!

There's a more detailed account of my experiences and the events that precipitated my new perspective about prayer and its impact on my life situation. To read more, please click here.