The Information Channel Felist.Com -*-------------------------------------------------------------------------- +---------------------------------------------------------------------+ | [ http://unityway.wordpress.com ] Unity Way | | | | December 3, 2006 | | ------------------------------------------------------------------- | | | | Meaningful Life and Growth | | by Andrei Yashurin | | | | Growth is the supreme law of life. Every living thing grows - | | including a human being. And even when our physical development | | stops, we still progress and unfold at other levels, such as | | mental, emotional, and spiritual. We acquire new knowledge, learn | | new skills, and express ourselves in greater measure. The problem | | with most people, however, is that mostly their growth is not | | conscious they are forced to grow in order to find a job and make a | | living, to establish and to keep a family, to become an esteemed | | and respected member of the society, and so forth. And they are not | | willing to go beyond that which is necessary. When they are not | | pressured to become successful in some area, they easily become | | content with a usual routine, or even regress. At the same time | | they might feel meaningless of their life - failing to connect this | | emotional state with lack of passion for growth. | | | | Once we realize that growth is the law, not an option, we can make | | conscious steps toward unfoldment and expression of our inner | | potential. | | | | "If you bring forth what is within you, what you have will save | | you. If you do not have that within you, what you do not have | | within you will kill you", says Jesus in the gospel of Thomas. | | Unexpressed gifts and talents "kill" us by blocking our living | | connection with God, the Source of all life and all power. When it | | happens we become dry, our day-to-day existence becomes boring. | | Being estranged from the fullness of life and happiness, we call it | | "an unrealistic fantasy". | | | | If we came to a conclusion that growth is necessary, we will easily | | find directions where to go and what to do by looking within. In | | quiet meditation, we may open ourselves to the inflow of divine | | ideas and the inspiration from the Spirit. We will feel divine | | restlessness - an urge to do new things, to explore new dimensions, | | to look expand our knowledge. | | | | Of course, fear will stand on our way. At times we might become | | afraid of losing blessings which are already ours. We might suffer | | from insecurity and loneliness. But let us remind ourselves that we | | keep our balance while we move, not while we stand still. A fearful | | person will never be a winner in life's game. By avoiding a | | temporary discomfort, that one misses greatest benefits. | | | | Growth implies courage to move beyond our petty fears and anxieties | | into a new world of adventures and discoveries. | | | | Overcome fear by staying focused on love. Love life, and you won't | | be afraid to explore it. Love yourself, and you won't be afraid to | | unfold your potential. As you contemplate an idea of growth, always | | take love into the consideration. | | | | Of course, there could be unhealthy manifestations of growth which | | are similar to growth of cancer cells in a human body. Some people | | strive to become wealthier by taking away from others. Some people | | wish to have more power, to become more popular or sexually | | attractive in order to manipulate others and to take advantage of | | them. But greedy, power-hungry, and obsessive individuals do not | | enjoy divinely ordained growth - their apparent success is but | | temporary. Those people are not happy, because their unloving ways | | betray their fear and deep-seated resentment. If they could only | | allow themselves to grow in love, their lives would be miraculously | | transformed. | | | | Growth implies sincere love and giving of ourselves without any | | thought of selfish gain or return but with knowledge that the | | universe will amplify our efforts and brings us back divine | | abundance. | | | | (to be continued) | | | | ------------------------------------------------------------------- | | | | [ http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00067L6TQ/ref=nosim/?%5Fencoding=UTF8& | | tag=talksontruth-20&linkCode=ur2&camp=1789&creative=9325 ] Buy a | | Gift Sertificate from Amazon.com for Christmas!* | | | | Previous Articles of Andrei Yashurin: | | | | [ http://unityway.wordpress.com/2006/11/25/ | | meaningful-life-and-self-knowledge/ ] Meaningful Life and | | Self-knowledge | [ http://unityway.wordpress.com/2006/11/18/ | | meaningful-life/ ] Meaningful Life | [ http:// | | unityway.wordpress.com/2006/11/11/creative-energy-of-love/ ] | | Creative Energy of Love | [ http://unityway.wordpress.com/2006/ | | 11/04/work-and-love/ ] Work and Love | [ http:// | | unityway.wordpress.com/2006/10/29/working-with-god/ ] Working With | | God | | | | [ http://unityway.wordpress.com ] Talks on Truth Blog | | | | [ http://zme.amazon.com/exec/varzea/pay/T3FSLT9BWIHSWQ ] If you | | find these messages helpful, please send a donation to Andrei | | Yashurin | | | | If you like our list, please recommend it to others. | | | | To be unsubscribed, click the link at the bottom of this message, | | do not write to the author. | | | | E-mail: [ mailto:yashurin@gmail.com ] yashurin@gmail.com | | | | Information: The publisher of this list technically cannot | | subscribe/unsubscribe anyone. 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