Let's explore being responsible for ourselves as we live, embracing the idea that we are SO important that everything we do, say, and feel will impact all of existence. When we do anything, it matters, everywhere. Every thought, emotion (feeling), movement, word, and intention makes a difference to the entire Universe.
There is a story of a woman who cleaned homes for a living, and she was highly recommended through word of mouth. One day (through referral), the cleaning woman started work at a residence for the first time. The woman who lived there remembered a phrase that was repeated again and again about the cleaning woman's work. The phrase was: "I don't know what she does." As this phrase echoed through her mind again and again, the homeowner became curious and actually asked the professional cleaning woman what it was that she did that made her work SO special. She made it clear that she was talking about every aspect of the work the housekeeper did, not just the routine cleaning.
The woman replied something like this: "Oh, it's silly; but I like to draw a cross or an infinity sign in the air after I do my cleaning. It's just my way of cleaning everything."
I love that story because it is an example of the tremendous influence our thoughts or behaviors have on the rest of the world and beyond. It is important that we grow vigorously and wonderfully here. We would benefit from maintaining within ourselves that all actions for Self will affect the "all," no matter the case. The conscious intention to represent the Oneness of humanity in thought and deed starts to strengthen your ideas about what powers you have, and what is possible on a universal level through you. "Seeking" to be charitable is nice but far-reaching. Meanwhile, the manicuring of one's own life and affairs on a massive scale produces condensed well being that pushes up on the minds of those in need of help, as inspiration and creativity to "be-come" what is needed—better yet, to expand light in areas where there isn't enough getting through. This is the true meaning of charity.
So you see, people do need each other for love, companionship, and all things wonderful...but we do not do "saving." When we feel that saving is needed, something is imbalanced on the part of every person involved (saver and savee). What is needed, however, is for each person to do their own part in their own lives. When life doesn't work for you, something has to change, to transform. On a spiritual level, something needs to be born or die...usually both. We don't "have" to do anything; but not doing certain things in life will, of course, produce certain results that usually involve our being "made" to do exactly what we didn't want to do in the first place, and then some. It is here that we create reasons to look away, and with anger or resentment; and we dare our personal issues to remain. We may even invite others to share the misery by subconsciously or consciously placing blame on others for our mishaps. Inevitably, your responsibility for Self produces the very energy that makes others come "a-runnin'" to support your cause. Isn't that wonderful? The moment you hold that nothing is needed from outside of yourself, you have entered the kingdom of heaven. By embracing what is presented to you in life, doing your own work and your own part for your Self, you will be taking the active roles in your own life to "responsibly be in existence," thereby creating the universal atmosphere where people can naturally become responsible for themselves. Take care, good care, of YOU.
True charity, as we know, begins at home.
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