Richard Bach's book Illusions says that problems come with gifts in their hands, and we seek problems, because we want their gifts. Angel teaches it differently. You are here for a reason, there are things you want. The more awareness, the easier it is to notice, the easier it is to get what you want. Forget problems, forget gifts, seek awareness.
Imagine having to climb a big wall to get into some place you want to get into, and while you're struggling to climb it, you notice hey, there's a door over there. You're in. Noticing the door is awareness, it's realising what's around you.
The experiences that give you that awareness can be amazing, or kind of scary, or they can be serious problems. If you only seek problems, to gain awareness, you're going to have a life full of problems. Instead, seek experiences. If they are wonderful experiences, pay close attention, don't drift through them happily. It has been said that we don't appreciate happiness until it's gone - that's because we don't notice it. When you're going through something fun, pleasant, amazing, use as much awareness as you can and let that awareness teach you about who you are and what you want and where you're going. And when you are going through unpleasant times, do the same.
Learn to pay attention, in the good times and the bad. And the more awareness you can find, the less bad times you will have. You call experiences into your life to gain awareness, and it's the awareness that gets you what you want. The more awareness you have, the more you get out of your life.
Angel, 2014-08-08
