Problem Solving 9-6-08

9-6-08

Well I finally figured something out, several months ago that I was missing. I understand it, but I don't know if I can explain it on paper. I've been watching and thinking about a couple of people who seem to have the same problem over and over. The same argument, the same problem at work, the same kind of people coming into their lives that bring other problems.. They seem to fix the immediate problem, and all is well for a time. Then the same problem pops up again. They wonder why the same thing keeps happening over and over.We are hear to learn, the Earth is a school or sorts. We have to learn not just to get past our problems, but to solve them the right way. With love and understanding. Just making the immediate problem go away isn't good enough. Until you have learned the lesson behind the problem, its going to keep coming back. It is going to keep being thrown right in your face, until you realize that there is something that you need to learned here. Which when you look at it the right way, is a good thing. If the situation didn't keep coming up, you might not realize there is a lesson that you needed to learn. How can you learn math if a teacher doesn't give you a problem to solve? If something like this keeps happening over and over again, we need to stop and look within, and ask ourselves what it is that we haven't learned. You may have to go through it another 2 or 3 times with different points of view, until you finally figure it out.

I do know that when you have figured out the cause, and the right solution, it will quit happening. Once you have it right, it's over. Of course there are more lessons you probably have yet to learn, but it won't be this one. If you can stop the anger, and frustration long enough to really look at what is happen and actually ask yourself "what is it I'm suppose to be learning here". Look at it honestly with an open mind, you can figure it out. With each lesson you actually learn, the more enjoyable and peaceful your life becomes. You really can't hide from them, or just pretend they don't keep happening. Just like math class, you have to keep working the same problem, till you not only get the right answer, but you have to know how you got the answer. Then poof, its gone. It is such a relief when you realize that it never has to happen again. Having more joy and peace in my life, is always a very welcome thing for which I am truly grateful.

We always want our problems to just go away, so we can forget about them. We also want to put "the Blame" somewhere else. "She said this" or, "He said that" or "do you know what they did?" We never want to think that we are doing, or not doing something to bring these constant problems on ourselves. That is where trying to raise your consciousness comes in, so we can get a much larger over all view of any given situation. Instead of the narrow, sightedness of just our small point of view that we have from where we stand. You really can't see much from there, you need to try to raise up and really look around, see what a situation looks like from all sides, then you can better tell what it is that you are actually looking at. Finding the peace within you that you know should be there, is a lovely reunion. The joy it gives you is well worth the search.

I know, I know, but you really don't have much control over the rest of the world. Just because there is so much anger, hate, prejudice and injustice out there, is not a good reason for your not finding peace, within your self. If you put in the work to make yourself right with the Universe, everything else is easier to handle. When you have a good solid foundation to stand on, it's a lot harder for the world to shake you up or knock you down. Not that it still won't try to sneak up on you, it will, but when you are calm, you can think more clearly, at least your next step will be in the right direction. Seems worth while to me.