A World of Helping Hands

 

Freedom from Subconscious Enslavement

What’s Really Happening with Pain and Suffering, Part 6

humanity and suffering

Suffering Comes in many Forms

All of us suffer, but most of us do not even know that we suffer on a daily basis! Of course, we are aware of experiencing pain and suffering from illnesses and injuries. And, we are usually aware of  emotional suffering that flattens us with symptoms of loneliness or depression. 

However, we tend to be unconscious of experiencing  some of the more common mental and emotional sufferings like boredom, mental exhaustion, impatience, pride, greed and jealousy. They can grow  unnoticed and unchecked in the subconscious, then resurface, morphed into harsher forms of suffering. Even causing physical illness!  

Emotions like anger, hatred, worry, jealousy and greed can become habitual without us knowing it and dominate our personality, enslaving us! We can feel like a victim of injustice and tend to blame others or the situation, striking out in frustration, anger or  even violence. Riots start this way. 

The subconscious is a horrible burden that causes us to suffer.

What Can We Do?

Our destiny as humans is to align our personality with our Individuality and Soul. To release negative emotions and traits that enslave us and cause us to suffer. To be strong, free and happy.

To heal ourselves there must be Love. Yet, it starts by being conscious or mindful of love in the present moment. 

It stands to reason that when we consciously manifest love from our heart we are exercising True Power and fulfilling our destiny as a Soul. 

We build to Harmony and alleviate suffering moment by moment, day by day. From a conscious state we can release the emotional pain of traumatic experiences, fear, subconscious temptations and enslaving habits as discussed in this series by several methods. And, they work!

Our heart is the Seat of Love and Center of Attraction. The more we express love the more we are conscious of receiving it. The more we feel connected to everyone else in an aura of goodwill, caring and compassion. The more we feel connected to the Great Principle. 

We will as humans continue to be faced with challenges, yet with awareness of Love within us we can face those challenges bravely and without suffering from desires. 

And this is the amazing part about manifesting love from our heart, it not only helps alleviate our own suffering, but also helps all humanity. They pass it on and so it circles!

In that intent, a new exercise as been added in which we activate our spiritual heart to help ourselves and the world:

Radiant Heart Exercise

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In the Hope You find Love close at hand, Portia SLB


With the help of the Great Law a corresponding practice will also be added in the near future: Conscious Heart Practice! 

We become a world of helping hands and hearts!

Until next time consider this quote to reflect upon:

“We are to work, not only for our own improvement, but for the whole of Humanity. If we help one, it benefits all.”

Eugene Fersen, Pearls of Wisdom, Volume 1, page 364.

 

 

It’s Not Always Pretty!

 

A spiritual journey is not for the faint of heart because it can mean a great deal of work to know both the personal, human traits and the individual, spiritual aspects of ourselves. Knowledge of the human, personal part is not always pretty, yet it is essential in order to release any part of it that may be holding us back from the success and happiness that is our natural right as souls.

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Our life is our spiritual journey.  And, by looking at our life experiences, the choices we’ve made and our character we can learn about ourselves.

But, some of it – yeah, a lot of it is not pretty! Yet, it is essential to look at that too in order to grow.

“Know yourself and you will know All,” means we have to look at and know what we perceive as ‘the good, the bad and the ugly’ about ourselves.

We often overlook the ‘good’ about ourselves, identifying instead with ‘the bad and the ugly’ more often than not. We suffer from the ugly emotions of traumas and painful situations, identifying ourselves as a victim rather than as an authentic person that’s had terrible experiences. We experience fear unconsciously.

Sometimes we even choose to identify ourselves as ‘bad,’ and act it out. And that is our right as a soul. Yet, that doesn’t mean that abuse should be tolerated – even from ourselves. It should not. 

All experiences, even ‘bad and ugly’ experiences have value. Those negative energy ones point out what we are to overcome and can motivate us to reach for our inner strength, wisdom, truth and love in order to heal ourselves. That we might come to know ourselves as a compassionate power and soul.

In the hope you find Love close at hand, Portia SLB


Until next time consider the following quote to reflect upon: 

“The battle rages usually on the mental plane, but affects the physical plane.”

Eugene Fersen, Pearls of Wisdom, Volume 1, page 168.

 

Finding Beauty – Tender Heart

 

Tender Heart

Though you’ve known troubles so dark that fear could kill

You are beautiful, kind smile, wise eyes that see the depth of here,

Refined colors within, inspired song of world with goodwill

Tender heart draws compassion, freedom from darkness, to come near.

White Orchids

 

As spiritual beings we are each beautiful and unique and it is our opportunity as earthlings to bring that forth and improve our condition now. 

Orchards and Boats

The orchid signifies different qualities in different cultures, but it can be said that beauty, refinement and affection are predominate. Qualities we all aspire to, and more importantly qualities that are already ours!

Orchids hanging from an eave  along the river is an unexpected combination unless you are in a tropical country like Thailand!

Lavender Orchids on the River

 

In the Hope You find Love close at hand, Portia SLB

 

Finding Beauty – Things Change

Things Change

White clouds, daydreams dance across the sky,
White flowers, bees wings, buzz does day glorify.
Ego, cries and does surmise change is not our thing,
Soul, brave and life’s map does aviate like a butterfly.

Shiny Bee

We are in a state of constant change physically, mentally and emotionally!

We may think we don’t like change, but everything about our inner nature says we do!

White Azalea

A positive thought about change – that it is a natural process of life, will help us face uncertainty or unexpected changes. A positive attitude negates a bit of negative energy that we may carry in the subconscious, putting us in a more embracing attitude. 

In the hope that You find Love close at hand, Portia SLB


“Science should discover the things which Nature has in store, which are almost limitless. The more we remain in tune with Nature, the more Nature reveals Itself.”

Eugene Fersen, Pearls of Wisdom, Volume 1, page 379.

Finding Beauty – Pink Roses

 

Enjoy the Moment

Stop and smell the roses is Being in the Moment.

Pink

Gentle rose

Your beauty frees

Inner Love no longer in repose.

In the hope You find Love close at hand, Portia SLB


“Nature tells us to be ourselves. Be true to ourselves, and we will be true to others, especially to the Eternal.”

Eugene Fersen, Pearls of Wisdom, Volume 1, page 300.

Hey, Buttercup

 

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Hey, Buttercup

The kid inside
welcomes the bright
golden gift of love
and pure joy.

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Kids and buttercups go together in my mind, maybe because most kids are happy and playing when they are outside in nature. I remember as a kid how it just made me happy inside to see even one buttercup! As it does Now. And, I hope does for You.

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Buttercups can be found in fields, near forests, and even in flower gardens around the world. And, when you look at a bunch of them near ground level it looks like a band of yellow gold! Though you look down to see them as you are walking, they can inspire you to look up within and feel happiness inside.

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Buttercups can be an analogy for real happiness in life, joy and laughter! 

Perhaps the tenderness inside You can relate to the idea of buttercup!

Light and Love, Portia SLB

 

Butterfly Wisdom – Drifting Desires

Floating Hopes

Drifting Desires

Though desires are realized, happiness is fleeting.

 Some drift downstream, continually retreating.

New desires drift in, some repeating.

Stay present, conscious mind, and desires begin depleting.

With Light and Love, Portia SLB

Butterfly Wisdom – Always Been

Always Been

always been

Heart and Mind   reaches   for  

ALL   that   Is

To  meet   THAT    which    

has      a l w a y s       been .

Thank You, Portia SLB

Finding Beauty – Cherry Blossoms

 

“We should try to develop the love of Beauty, which is at the
foundation of our being.”
Eugene Fersen

Weeping Cherry Blossom

 Cherry Blossoms

 One of the most spectacular signs of life budding from a long winter’s slumber is that of the plants and trees blooming with warm spring colors against clear, blue skies.

Pale pink is the color of tender and unconditional Love.
It is spring’s sweet blossom of compassion and gentle nurturing.

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Cherry blossom cloud

In the Japanese tradition and art the cherry tree is symbolic of extreme beauty then quick death; mortality. It’s like clouds that burst forth in their bountiful glory then quickly change, even disappearing to the human eye though they have merely changed form.

Life it is always changing and in constant movement. Upon the earthly death of an individual, the soul  merely changes its body, its form.

Weeping Cherry Trunk

Even the trunk of the ornamental cherry tree is beautiful!

Video of blossoms and birds chirping:

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Photos and video taken with my Ipad mini!

 Light and Love, Portia SLB

Nature’s Sunflowers

 

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We live in constructed civilization, yet we are still surrounded by nature’s bounty from the air we breath, the grass growing in the crack of the sidewalk, to the flower in the garden. When become aware of such wonders it brightens our outlook because it inspires us to appreciate not only the beauty we live in, but also to feel it emotionally!

In the hope You have many emotional sunflowers in your life, Portia SLB