Sunday, July 3, 2005

Quado Message:

Today’s message is from the Quado Archives of January 15, 2000

Today, we will talk about grace. That moment in which it all comes together. That brief moment in which everything is exactly the way it should be. That brief moment when it is clear to you and your life makes sense. The moment when love is as tangible as the chair you sit in, as real, more real than anything else in your life.

Ah, that these moments could stretch out for a lifetime. But no. One reaches these moments of grace after a struggle, after the knowledge has been hard-won, after striving to learn has been fulfilled with knowledge, after the hunger for love has finally been filled.

Do not expect, or want, your life to be calm and placid, easy and totally effortless. Be glad for the struggles that you have, for it is through these struggles that you learn. And then, rather than cowering in fear, or doubting yourself and your abilities, when you meet with obstacles and setbacks, know that this is what life is about, and that a temporary setback should never deter you on your way.

Meet the fears through action, bold action. Meet the doubts with faith. And continue, continue on your journey. And as you overcome, and as you learn, then take this knowledge in, absorb it. Stop and consider, often, what your life is all about. Make it understandable.

And then, amidst all of the struggles, there will be beautiful little moments, moments in which it is all clear and it all makes sense, moments of grace in which the love of the universe shines down upon you clear and unsullied. And in these moments you will know what it is to be like some day, after you have learned more, learned enough that your wisdom flows as one with the wisdom of the universe. These moments are glimpses into a future you will someday attain.

So be glad for your struggles. Be glad for the learning and growing and each thing you overcome. Be glad even for the things you cannot overcome, if you learn from them tolerance for yourself and for other people, forgiveness of yourself and others.

Strive always to make your heart more full, rather than your self more perfect in other ways. You are not here to achieve perfection except in that:  perfection of loving, if you can.

Be gentle to yourself. Love yourself, respect yourself deeply. You are a unique treasure. There is only one person in all of the universe exactly like you. Respect this. It is very important. And all of the failings you believe you have, all of the faults which you struggle so to overcome, these are part of your uniqueness, as well as part of your journey.

So be kind to yourself. Extend to yourself all of the love that you can. And enjoy the little moments of grace which come your way as you journey on.