I have come to a rather radical conclusion

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I wrote this in 1997 and came across it today while trying to inventory

my web site

 

I have come to a rather radical conclusion

 

LIFE IS SUPPOSED TO BE EASY LIFE DOES NOT HAVE TO BE A CONSTANT STRUGGLE

 

Now some people call that the great lie of the new age and I call it a

great truth. Yes we all have struggles and challenges in our lives yet

often we have concentrated on struggle to the exclusion of all else. yes

we have karma but a lot of our karma involves self punishment. The

releasing of the karma then only involves learning not to beat ourselves

on the head for our " sins " A Buddha's words are " suffer what there is

to suffer enjoy what there is to enjoy. " forgive yourself and get on

with life. A major karmic lesson we are to learn now is to free

ourselves from insisting on being in pain and struggle and perceiving

ourselves as victims it is in a way as though many of us have been in a

cult of self torture . I asked my self where I was creating pain in my

life and if I could create joy instead and found that I could create

immense joy I believe that you can too.

 

You've heard phrases like " No Pain No Gain " and Nothing Come Easy " . I

am troubled greatly by these and similar phrases so often said about

many things in and of life , It is said that we do not value what comes

easily or without effort or cost, Why is that ? What are we doing to

ourselves ? Could that be a seed thought for suffering, for struggle

,for sorrow and lack? I was told as a child and believed that you could

have nothing good without sacrifice or payment and often heard it said

that without cost there was no value. Sacrifice and doing without were

considered a great virtue , even to refusing Gifts of needed things.

 

Now I have discovered that abundance is freely given by the Earth the

universe and the All.

When we accept it.

I do find value facing and working through challenges I just do not

think that the universal plan requires the amount of pain and struggle

that so many of us think is an essential part of life on Earth. In Fact

I think that a Large Part of the Karmic lesson that we are here to learn

is to let go of self punishment , put downs and Dramatized Martyrdom ,

Suffering is not a virtue endurance is not the sole measure of worth .

Appreciation and joy in life are worth cultivating. and like other

tender plants they need cultivation to grow

 

We are blessed and need only accept those blessings to have and keep

them " When you walk the path of light it will rain blessings all

beautiful and good things will come to you like red and white flowers

falling gently around you , birds will dip themselves in honeyed sauce

and fly roasted into your mouth sweet music will surround you and you

will live in towers covered with the 12 sacred stones and perfumed winds

will caress you. "

 

I now accept ,enjoy and appreciate what comes easily I accept and enjoy

what comes from effort as well but will no longer assume that struggle

of itself is the valuable thing.

 

affirmation

 

I let go of suffering and struggle and sweat .I accept each and every

good thing as the gift of the universe with gratitude and joy for gain

and growth and pleasure. I will learn the lessons that come easily with

the same grace and skill than I learn the ones that come hard and give

thanks each moment and share these blessings with all .

 

 

The Ultimate flow of the universe is toward harmony and balance I am

saying that I truly believe that the " battle " has been won and we do not

need to keep fighting it. My concern is with the perception of a need to

struggle and is not a rejection of the concepts of exchange and balance.

The quote is from an ancient buddhist prophecy about this time. How can

any of us know what the balance sheet of another looks like?

 

1997

 

Peggy Jentoft

 

When I first wrote this I actually got a couple of very angry posts and

one Person even wrote a " rebuttal " which he posted on his web site and

distributed in his advertising. So I'll add this " disclaimer " I am not

going to force anyone to stop struggling and suffering if they want to

I'm just saying that you Don't Have to.