THE CATALYTIC ATTITUDE

The Catalytic Attitude

We are immortal beings, fragments of that infinite loving kindness we call God; having stepped into flesh and bone to experience the self revealing attributes of time and space.  With our backs turned toward all that we are, and all that we may be, we struggle with the trials of the day to day experiences set before us. This is as it should be enabling us to recreate our self one act at a time. When we choose to avoid certain experiences, to shortcut others we surrender the incredible opportunity for which we awoke in consciousness this day. 

We would have all our days be pleasant, to be filled with successes and their rewards. Few if any of us would want our days to be disagreeable, filled with failures and their consequences. Yet we are not defined by our successes or our failures but our willingness to use each of them as the creative beings that we are. Within every activity is the possibility for growth, else infinite mercy would surely have withheld it from us.  What for some of us may seem to be stumbling blocks are for others stepping stones. The difference lies exclusively in the attitude with which we meet the events in our life. All experiences in our earthly adventure are transitory but their result is eternal. How we live life from one moment to the next, how we meet our experiences becomes a part of us that we take with us long after we have set our activities aside.

The seed of grace lies deep within all of our experiences waiting to be awakened by our attitude. No experience is too small or too unimportant to devote our undivided attention to. What exists behind us, even though unseen, energizes and propels us forward. We have all that we need to make a miracle of the mundane and blessings of those we meet. Whether we find our self in pain or in glory each is set before us as an opportunity to express our divinity. By meeting each of them we may grow in awareness of our own holiness and we may glimpse that eternal self that stands applauding directly behind us. 

Let us not worry whether we are equipped to deal with what is before us. All that we need is imbued within every experience except for the proper attitude with which to meet them. When we add a dash of faith, mix in a bit of courage, pour out a few drops of patience and finish it off with kindness, a successful outcome is assured.