11.09.07

Our small self is caught up in our false identity as a being limited in space and time [and] regards happiness as the result of things going the way it wants them to go. It is this part of us that suffers the greatest confusion and upset when the logic of events does not compute. And it is to this self that we must extend unconditional love, forgiveness, and compassion.

Today I am grateful...

• the incredible headache I woke with is subsiding slowly
• the remarkable paper cut-out work of Peter Callesen. Each sculpture is made from a single piece of paper.
• that my negative outlook has become more and more positive
• for a Higher Power that can direct my day and I can just follow some simple instructions

We can only see so much from where we sit in our particular bodies, in the midst of our particular lives, rooted as we are in the continuum of space and time. The divine, on the other hand, is not limited to the constructs of either space or time, and its wisdom and workings often elude us as we try to make sense of what is happening in our lives. This is why things are not always what they seem to be and even the best-laid plans are sometimes overturned. Even when we feel we have been guided by our intuition every step of the way, we may find ourselves facing unexpected loss and disappointment. At times like these, we can find some solace in trusting that no matter how bad or just plain inexplicable things look from our perspective, they are, in fact, in divine order. ~DailyOm