Today I’m inspired by Brenna Yovanoff, a YA author, online mentor, and in my imagination, The Oracle. When we live with the earth and not on the earth, spirit/consciousness communicates with us and answers our questions. We no longer have to try to be observant, what we need appears in the day to day workings of our lives. To unlock this conversation we need to be self-aware and this process requires us to make choices.
“Everything in life involves choice.” — Mackie’s mum, from The Replacement.
I consider this statement to be true, but I’m also aware that too often the choices we make are governed by a collective signal. Each one of us is a receiver and transmitter of information, but the dominant signals are already present, a sleeper programme waiting to be activated by intention, emotion, action, or the co-creating power of an event.
When choices are engineered by self-awareness, observation, and a willingness to be personally responsible, life evolves, and the footprint we leave in the collective mind benefits our children. Ultimately, we’re in control of our future, but we need to first identify and, if necessary, neutralise the dominant signals. I don’t believe that we can do this until we’re prepared to be brave and take action to create change.
Change is the Catalyst for Evolution
The advances in technology and science have made our lifestyles easier, but except for a few pioneers our minds have become lazy. Problem solving is effortless, but the processes of human interaction — communication, compassion, love, reality — have been distorted by a digital consciousness.
Our children used to learn how to love and communicate by being a member of a family and community. Sadly, in this consumerist age, we’re bombarded with extremes of human behaviour, and now society mimics the un-reality entertainment and politicised news we gorge on. No one is immune; it’s as much a part of consciousness as the thoughts and feelings created by reading this article.
“Intention is one of the most powerful forces there is. What you mean when you do a thing will always determine the outcome. The law creates the world.” — The Morrigan, from The Replacement.
Let’s look at the conflict in the Middle East. For centuries wars have been fought in the region, and now violence is the dominant frequency. The self-proclaimed peace keepers have always had a political agenda, not a humanitarian one. Focussed intention is paramount for change. You cannot broker peace if you’re an arms dealer, or if there’s even a hint of political posturing and gain.
Peace is possible: everyone, take a breath, turn in your arms, and be kind to your neighbours. Choose peace. Peace comes from within, you cannot impose peace on anyone, and intention must be transparent and pure.
Are We Choosing Love?
I’d like to believe that we’re innately good, and I know that love is an expression we’re capable of, but it’s a force used infrequently in this world. If, as many spiritual teachers believe, we’re love, why can’t we love ourselves? I’d answer, because we choose not to. I’d also argue that love is a dormant frequency in our mind body field.
I’m sure that my parents loved me when I was born, but over time they hated each other more. The hate didn’t arrive by courier one day, they planted the seeds of impatience, disappointment, and frustration, then fertilised the new born with anger and mistrust.
It sounds similar to the Middle East. There were peace keepers, but they too took sides. The dominant frequency in my mind-body field was . . . I say was, because I made a choice to change it. It’s hard to love yourself when everyone around you loves no one.
“Is it hypocritical to love a person and still find fault with their actions?” — The Morrigan, from The Replacement.
I believe so, wise Oracle, but it seems we judge more proficiently then we love. To say you love someone without meaning, is as harmful as directing hate. We have to be mindful of everything we do.
There weren’t rules or instructions when it came to loving someone. — Mackie, from The Replacement.
No there’s not. I could finish with a bullet point list of motivational exercises and strategies to create change and abundance, but there’s already enough white noise in the field. I’d rather empower you with stillness: take a breath, put down your arms, and be kind to yourself.
We don’t need instructions to love, love is what we are. Be peaceful.
Author’s note: I apologise if I’ve hurt anyone by mentioning the Middle East. I know that there are good people from all factions trying to broker peace, and I pray for peace and forgiveness every day.
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*Photograph 2 credit Jorge Franganillo
*Photograph 3 credit ServantofAgape
About the author:Simon Hay - is a healer, medium and writer at www.SimonHay.com. Simon is able to go into a trance like state, and spirit has used him to write about and visit the lives of Jesus and His family. This experience has enabled him to become a healer.
17 Comments to “Everything in Life Involves Choice”
Hi Simon,
Thank you for all that you present here. Kind of like one huge affirmation for my lifestyle…
I live with intent. I raise my children with intent. Our foundation is peace for I believe once there is peace all else blossoms naturally.
To embrace such peace we live on the boat, ‘away’ from every day society. We use minimal technology. We spend days in nature. I do this to cultivate my sense of Awareness as well as peace. If I create a bubble of peace around me I then have a bubble of peace to create from.
However, the challenge then is to take this bubble everywhere I go and interact from it, share from it..*in* society. Makes no sense for me to be Aware and peace filled on top of a mountain..when my goal here on Earth is to love fully. In society, that bubble is criticized quite a lot, embraced a bit..yet yearned for. I guide people to create their own bubble of peace..when I hand it to them, they celebrate, yet without creating change when they return home it slowly deflates until it is gone.
If you want to live in peace, you must be peace..if you want to live in love, you must be love..excuses aside..
Oh Joy, I do so like the way you talk. You give me hope!
“If you want to live in peace, you must be peace . . . if you want to live in love, you must be love.”
Hi Joy, and yes I agree. I’m forgiving of other people’s behaviour, and have more compassion than I’d ever imagined, but I’m also still someone who acts. I guess peaceful and warrior are still separate parts of me.
(sigh) I’m finding that’s all I can do after reading this. This part gave me pause:
“‘Is it hypocritical to love a person and still find fault with their actions?’ — The Morrigan, from The Replacement.
“I believe so, wise Oracle, but it seems we judge more proficiently than we love. To say you love someone without meaning, is as harmful as directing hate. We have to be mindful of everything we do.”
And so I’m left wondering if I am capable of living love. Not sure, Simon… not consciously, anyway.
Megan, I’d not be too hard on your-self. Our differences make us unique. It’s okay to notice that something is undesirable, it teaches us about ourselves. We don’t have to love the trait, behaviour, or action, but we must always love the person’s soul. The first person I healed was an alcoholic, which was challenging because my mother is an alcoholic. I didn’t like it, but I loved them anyway. It’s easy to find fault if you’re looking, I’d rather see something else. I believe you’re capable. Love and peace, Simon.
Hi Simon,
My gosh, you have really said a mouthful here. Very thought-provoking. Sometimes I wonder if we even know… wait, I mean: sometimes I’m sure we don’t know all the things that are influencing us to make choices, like you essentially say when you talk about what you call the collective signal. I also agree that “We don’t need instructions to love, love is what we are”. In a nutshell, I think that if we can only let our conditioning — much born of fear — fall away, peace would be much more apparent within and without.
Thanks for the post.
Hi Patti. We live in a world of emotion and reaction. I’d like to temper the reactivity and turn up observance and tolerance, and then ultimately peace and love. Thanks for commenting.
Simon, I do believe we are all inately good and at our core is love. We just cover it up with a bunch of crap. I think just as technology is used to be destructive many more of us are using it to heal the world. Love or Fear. The choice is ours every second of everyday.
Hi Tess. Always lovely and stimulating to hear from you. Yes, there are a few using technology to heal the world, and I like to believe that one person can make a difference. Love without fear, now there’s a nice dream.
“When choices are engineered by self-awareness, observation, and a willingness to be personally responsible, life evolves,…”
Powerful post, Simon. The line of yours I quoted above holds huge potential, I can’t agree more. I also love that you concluded with stillness instead of a bullet-point list. It’s what most of us need, the stillness and the awareness to let ourselves to kind to ourselves first, which enables us to pass that kindness and love to others. Just like the airline steward says, “Place the oxygen mask over your nose and mouth first, then assist those next to you.”
Much love to you, Simon ~xo
Hi Lori. I like the airline analogy. Much love back. We’re not only using the L word, we’re x’ing and o’ing now. Build it and they will come. xo
Hi Simon,
This is a very engaging and thought-provoking post. I nod to most of what you have shared here. To end with the suggestion for stillness, I believe is essential to begin, but then for those who have come to that place of love within, to then act, I feel is just as vital.
So often, in these beautiful spiritual communities, I see much love, but then there is often the fear or distraction from action. Those that have love, then have that loved hindered by a fear to act from that place, or those that would act, have so much consciousness as to what actions they would do, that they block themselves from moving at all. I wonder, what guidance would you give when it comes to action?
I’d encourage every reader to choose 1 daring action to take from that space of love and stillness, every day. Whether that action be to forgive, to apologize, to change a deeply ingrained habit and replace it with a healing choice, or to step further into a light that they originally feared to discover that it is easy to be and live love itself.
With Love,
Unity
Hi Unity. I’m an action advocate, Unity. I love your last paragraph ~ “choose a daring action.” Yes please! Love and peace, Simon.
Simon, what a though-provoking post. I never thought of the choices I’ve made in this way before. Thank you!
Hi Julie. I love seeing you online. You make me smile everyday. Thank you.
Hi Simon,
Sounds like The replacement is a book for me to read- i resonated with the quotes you have included here.
Yes it is all about choice, and those choices we make can create peace and love or fear and other negativity.
This has been a week about choice for me in many ways starting with a sand writing, then followed by a message about choice from a friend.
in love and peace
Suzie
PS writing this just before I head for our session today- spirit is excited
Hi Suzie. The Replacement is a strange book to find inspiration in, but There are some incredibly gifted writers writing YA, and their writing is filled with brillaince. Our session was beautiful. See you again soon. Much love.