Monday, November 7, 2022
An effective person goes into their daily life as a source of love and joy. Daily life (outer affairs) is not here to please you nor to make you suffer. Daily life is here, so that you can be a source of love and joy in it. Here’s a common misconception: “If thus and so would improve, I would be more joyful and loving.” Here’s the way it really works: “If I were more joyful and loving, thus and so would likely be better, but even if it’s not, I can still be joyful and loving!” Are you getting the picture?
Most humans try to re-engineer their outer affairs to “fix” their inner duress. Usually speaking, if one’s inner affairs are ruled by love and joy, the outer affairs usually take care of themselves. But we are too busy trying to re-engineer outer situations to fix inner problems, but the outer cannot contaminate the inner that way. There aren’t any strings!
Unconditional means no strings attached. Love and joy are always unconditional, otherwise the emotions you’re experiencing are not love and joy, they are reactive. In reactive people, inner affairs are seemingly “attached” to external conditions, but where are the strings? Where are the strings to the dollar bills, when you “suffer” from the loss of money? Those so-called strings are mental. It’s OK to respond to life, change your surroundings or circumstances, etc., but it’s not going to help you if you rely on those changes to bring you love and joy. Love and joy cannot be “brought” to you – where are the strings, remember? Let love and joy permeate your inner life, then your outer life will likely flourish, but no promises. Remember unconditional love and joy are attached to nothing, not even promises.