As we get more in touch with the underlying mysticism of our lives, we become enthralled by the vast source of information that is present.  The opportunity to expand our consciousness is infinite, limited only by our own unwillingness to let God into our lives and make miracles happen.

Often times we are confronted by another person’s “bad habits” and we think that their actions place them in “the wrong”.  What is actually happening?  To assume that another person is wrong means that we are essentially right.  It means we have the answer when the other is mistaken.

Just as my opinion varies from the next person, the personal relationship to right and wrong is very much individual.  We can be going along in our lives, thinking and feeling great about ourselves and our actions, while others may see us in another light altogether.

Out of insecurity, it is possible to invest considerable energy in changing other people’s perception of us.  This is accomplished through fashion, smoking, lifestyle, popularity etc.  That is to say that some people create a false image of themselves for the world in an effort to come across a certain way that is different from whom they really are.  This is all in an effort to force others to believe we are the kind of person they would accept.  It is not our business to make another person accept us, nor to control their reactions to what we do. People will perceive our actions depending on what they are willing to see.

If I am not liked, my need to be liked is unfulfilled.  What if instead of making others like me by putting on a mask, I accepted that they have their opinions of me.  More often than not, it is a matter of learning to let go of the need to be liked at all, which stems from neediness.  We need to learn of the power of forgiveness and to let go.  To try to change another as a means towards peace neglects the real reason why we feel disturbed in the first place.  The root of the problem is insecurity with the self.

To want to change another person is to willingly defy the gift of free will. People are placed into our lives that we are meant to be with, who portray negative qualities we would like to change or positive qualities we would admire.  Our relationships are the trials for which we owe the karmic debt of our lives.  Here we are granted the opportunity to change our perception of another by exercising our own free will, and make the choices to be more in the spirit of acceptance and love.

The short cut to overcoming negativity is to choose the positive.  If we are being presented with negative behaviour from another, it is simply a matter of choosing the positive for ourselves.  This is much easier, and far more rewarding, than forcing “better” behaviour on another.  Such an attitude is righteous and presumes there is a way of being that we have mastered, while others are only amateurs.

Each of us attracts the lessons needed to learn about raising our frequency from lower denser existences of thought and emotion to ones of a higher nature.  Letting go of righteousness, anger, hate, and pride is the lesson when such feelings arise.  It takes humility to overcome negativity and to realize there are lessons to learn in order for the spirit to become more the reality that is experienced.  To do so, we are required to rise above the vanity of popularity and ego.  We are nothing if not for the spirit that is eternal.