Today's Fortune: Your Pattern Will Set You Free

I had a revelation this morning. The teachings of Christ are how you get to the glory of the Creator, not through a person, but through the patterns ie, treat others like how you would like to be treated, feed the poor, heal the sick, the kingdom of heaven lies within you, help the needy, and love thy neighbor as thyself, etc. You don't reach the kingdom of heaven through bombastic behavior, especially not through war. Especially not through the evil leadership we see today. A good way to recognize good leadership is through how a leader treats another human being, animals, care of the mother Earth, and how he/she conducts oneself in public. When you start recognizing these patterns of behavior, you will be able to set yourself, and maybe others, free.

We're stuck in a WAR pattern. We need to change this pattern to a LOVE pattern. We're stuck in a HATE pattern, and we need to change this to a LOVE pattern. We're stuck in a belief that strength comes from belittling, or abusing another, and we need to change that pattern to a LOVE pattern. Do you see a pattern emerging here? We're stuck in a pattern of PROTECTING bad actions/actors, and protecting them for what - how they treated others by abuse? We're in a pattern of COVERING UP things that ought not to be COVERED UP. We're stuck in a pattern of SILENCE. Stop being SILENT – SPEAK UP and SPEAK OUT!

It's OK to have feelings – FEEL them all! It's how we channel the feelings that matters. If you are feeling all out hatred toward someone or something – then just write it down, but tear it up afterward and throw it away – that will help channel that feeling in a productive way. If you're feeling hopeless or anxious, then ask yourself 'Why am I feeling this way'? Sit with your feelings, but know that it's just a feeling, and feelings pass – just like gas. Your feelings are not WHO you are, but are a gauge of WHERE you are. Think about that for a minute. As long as you can get through your feelings without hurting yourself or another – then you're going to be OK. If you are so overwhelmed with your feelings and don't know how to process them - then ask for help. It's OK to ask for help. It's OK to get counseling.

This one feeling is going to get it's own paragraph, because it's the feeling that stops most of us from taking action. That feeling is FEAR (false evidence appearing real). It's the feeling that governments use to rule the people, that media uses to control the people, and that other people in power structures use to enslave the people. So, how do you combat fear? Sometimes you can face your fear head on, as long as it's not life threatening, and just confront your fear. I used to be afraid of riding roller coasters, so I confronted the fear and rode a roller coaster (screamed the whole time), but I told myself that if I rode that roller coaster just once then I'll never have to do it again. I have ridden other roller coasters since, but not the ones that go upside down (did that - don't have to do it again). Another way to combat fear is through knowledge. Knowledge is power. The more you know about something the more power you have. An example is if you're afraid of spiders – then learn about spiders. How many species of spiders are there? Which ones are poisonous? How do spiders help our eco system? Or if you're sick, and afraid, then learn about what made you sick, and how to make yourself well. Sometime the biggest fear of all - is the not knowing.

You were put here for a reason! If you don't know the reason, then start seeking. Pretend you're in a game of hide and seek, and the prize is figuring out why you're here. It's not for nothing, it's for something! I know this is true because as I write this I'm getting goose pimples all over my body! You don't have to be in a hurry, but you do need to start looking. Follow your heart. What makes you happy? Does looking at pictures of kittens, or taking a walk, or helping another person make you happy? It doesn't have to be complicated, actually it's usually the simple things that lead us to the bigger things. It's ALWAYS something simple!

Is it to late? It's never to late to say I LOVE you! It's never to late to feed a neighbor! It's never to late to just start caring. If you don't want to say it out loud, then write it on a piece of paper. If you don't want to help another person, or can't for some reason, then just IMAGINE helping another person. If you can't think of one reason to be GRATEFUL, then IMAGINE that you have a million or infinite reason to be GRATEFUL. Just say 'I AM GRATEFUL' (you don't have to have anything after it)! Surround yourself with LOVE. If you're in the middle of hell, and most are by the way, then IMAGINE that you're in another place that's PEACEFUL, and full of LOVE. Replace I can't with I can. Once you start, a pattern starts to emerge, and that's all everything is – is a pattern.

Start your pattern of love with a cup that says it all — sip your morning fortune from our My Cup Is Full of Love Ceramic Mug and let the pattern begin. ☕💕