Lessons from the Universe

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All things have their time. All things have their answers. All things have their right to be. Accepting this reality, all things come into harmony. 
Brahma Kumaris

The moment I read this, I thought 'yes!' How not to smile when encountering such reassurance and having the opportunity to let go, even if just a bit? Once I remembered something that had been dormant in me, I felt completely liberated and free to trust the universe. A weight was lifted off my shoulders and I could embrace life as it was. My older self now knows that every experience I encounter is meant for me to learn whatever I have to learn at that point in time. If I elude that, if I decide that I do not want to face that lesson, then the universe will kindly present me with growth again, the lesson to be learn will keep manifesting in my life until I welcome it and evolve. 

 Time and time again, the universe has kept sending me tests in views of my unconscious unwillingness to truly learn that love is all there is, that people want to be loved, seen, heard. I do know that with my mind, my analytical brain, and day after day I try to embrace that beautiful truth, not letting my ego mind direct me in the opposite direction. But sometimes, because I am human, I forget. That is when I bring myself back to the beautiful practices of mindfulness and meditation. Yes. As cliche as it may sound to some people, these tools (together with journalling and nature) have healed me, guided me, nourished me. Without these practices I would not be, without a shadow of a doubt, the seemingly balanced (though still-finding-my-ground-daily) person I am. 
I believe both mindfulness and meditation have helped me deepen my understanding about spirituality, bringing me closer to the idea that there is something more; they have broadened my perceptions about my human nature and the interrelatedness of everything and everyone. Hello connection. 

 Getting to this point where I find myself feeling peaceful and having the certainty that everything happens for a reason took time; in all honesty, it's a daily commitment. I am invariably reminding myself that I am being guided by the universe and by love. Ultimately, as I would learn from the many books on spirituality I have read so far, love is the ultimate truth (Einstein would uphold this!)
Every single moment we go through is carefully chosen by the universe, love, God (or whichever source we believe in) to help us grow, learn and choose love over fear. That is the whole point of our existence: to choose love moment after moment after moment. How do we chose love? We choose love by helping others and positively inspiring; by respecting and tolerating differences and by supporting and contributing with people starting with ourselves, and then our families, friends, neighbourhoods, cities, countries, and the rest of the world. In the end, we are all part of a big family. Love is energy, it is a vibrational feeling of fulfilment, of adoration, of awe, of appreciation; it's a force that drives everything and that is shared.

Once I decided to open my third eye, and committed to gradually letting go of fears and judgements (still work in progress!), I realised that life is so simple, yet we make it complicated due to our blindness to what really matters: LOVE. Every single moment, love is all there is, all that we are made of and all that will allow us to have a life that feels authentic, truthful and magical. Once we learn that there is truly nothing to fear, that each and every single experience we have is meant for our growth, that everything that happens is meant to happen, then we can relax and live life with such clarity and certainty that everything will be fine. As Marie Curie once said, 'Nothing in life is to be feared; it is only to be understood.' I've always said that we learn something new every day and that continues holding true for me. I do not want to fear, I want to understand. 





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