Interpreting life
QUESTION: Masters, I wonder why my life runs so incredibly smoothly, when others (even my most spiritual friends), have many dramas and difficult challenges? I feel truly blessed/grateful and wonder why I am so fortunate. Is it just my perception, or is my life actually easier than anyone else I know?! ~Angela, Australia
ANSWER: When a soul looks into undertaking a human incarnation they mostly don’t do it frivolously. They will decide to continue something they began in a past life, or they may choose to start a new investigation into some other characteristic of humanity they have not tried. Since all lessons are accomplished only within a negative environment, a good deal of fear, doubt, tension, and drama accompany the setting of their life.
One of the aspects of this human existence is each person’s ability to be able to choose exactly how to deal with the surrounding energies. Just as you determine how you wish to respond to things impacting your daily life, you do so for everything that comes to you.
When you go outside and it is raining, you determine how you look at that event. Do you scowl and get in a bad mood because you may get wet? Do you turn your face up to the rain and rejoice as you catch the fresh water in your mouth and smile? Do you think about how this will allow new growth in the environment around you? As you can see, the choice is truly yours alone.
The fact that you are having the thoughts that provoke your question indicates that some of your own life lessons are hanging around requiring you to give them heed. First off, you are judging how you compare to others rather than just observing without commenting on your own status vis-à-vis theirs. You are questioning your own evaluation of your life with a hint of guilt for being different. Whenever any types of feelings like these pop up in your life, it is a sign to delve into them and see why they are there.
Doubts and fears are signposts that learning may be had. You wished to see if you could rid your life of ego judgment and become an observer and witness for others. A witness is a person who has no contact with the life of another but stands as an example of an alternative to the life they are experiencing – somewhat like a standard by which they may gauge possibilities.
You don’t need to judge your life against any other – just live it to the fullest, examining and learning from everything you draw to yourself.