Mon, 22 Jan 2024 12:23:03 -0500WeeblyTue, 09 Jan 2024 23:55:28 GMThttp://mysanitygirl.com/musings/hello-love-and-no-more-beef-trifleStories. They are everywhere. We hear them, read them, write them, sing them, watch them, create them. They are told about life, the world, others, us and we may even tell them to and about ourselves. We are born into them, drawn into them, pushed out of them and sometimes we choose to let go and walk away from them.

If you pay attention, stories are similar, just in different forms or packages. Even the characters in stories are quite similar. We can usually relate to a story because they and we are much more connected than we realize. We may even find we feel similar emotions to the characters in the story, however it is important to remember to avoid taking on the story that is not our own, especially if it does not fit.

A story is an experience. If we are able to take the perspective that we are all here to learn and grow, we can see that there can be helpful lessons or guidance from the story, as well as others who have encountered a similar story or experience, found their way through, let go and created new stories. The state of our hearts and minds is important in guiding us to identify what will lead us to Love or what will lead us away from Love. The more our hearts and minds are clear and open, the better we can identify the loops that keep us in stories and the easier our choices and creations can flow.

This is where finding whatever is hiding in boxes, drawers, cupboards, compartments or corners and allowing in Light to shine and provide clarity on what needs to stay and what needs to go can be helpful. This can feel like quite a challenging (and sometimes excruciating) process, however when we allow ourselves room to let go of the old and heal, we create space for new energy, new characters and new Love to come join (or rejoin) with us in creating new stories that feel good and lift us UP (even during difficult times).

Over the holidays I watched the movie “Love Actually” (2003) again. As usual, it was an enjoyable experience, however a short time later I was gently guided to watch it a second time and pay attention with a new perspective. It paid off!

The second time through I saw more clearly how the stories in this movie show a sampling of various forms and facets of Love. There was joy, pain, friendship and romance and provided an emotional experience of how the path to Love can have blocks, obstacles, shenanigans, twists and turns, ups and downs and ups again. The stories and characters are relatable because their stories and the emotions are familiar and likely ones we have experienced. (I found I related to more of the characters and their experiences than I imagined.) Also, I got more clarity about the idea that each of us are an aspect of Source, we are One, and that we each are here to experience for and as Source through all roads which ultimately lead to Love. For me, this movie was an example of some of those roads.

I also saw how our hearts are multifaceted, like a diamond or a disco ball. Each facet is an experience waiting to happen or a lesson to be learned, like boxes to be checked where we can basically say, “been there, done that, learned the lesson, had the experience and have the t-shirt”, then it’s on to the next experience (hopefully not the same lesson). As the line in the Joni Mitchell song, “Both Sides Now”, which played during a powerfully emotional scene in the movie says, “I’ve looked at Love from all sides now, from give and take, and still somehow, it’s love’s illusions I recall, I really don’t know love at all”, we are learning about the illusions we thought were Love, that Love (and the road to it) has many facets, that letting go gets easier with patience, kindness and compassion, that learning and growing on this new road can be a much more joyful experience (especially with the right traveling companions) and we have so much more to learn.

Since we (individually and collectively) have been repeating lessons/experiences (karma), we now have new Light (Sun) and a new page of experiences (facets) available that was hidden, like it was a list that was stuck to the back of the one with all the challenges (similar to when Rachel made the beef trifle on Friends because the pages were stuck together). We now have the proper recipe and stellar ingredients available to make different choices and a delicious dessert!

I saw how each story in the movie showed the power of choosing to let go of an old story which allowed the creation of a new story and how on the other side of pain there can be a beautiful celebration and outpouring of Love patiently and eagerly waiting to greet us. When we wake up and allow ourselves to open up and flow, the energy will guide us in the direction of Love, and it’s up to us to decide to write Love into our story, authentically pure Love which feels good and lifts us UP, then welcome it with open arms and an open heart.

In our own stories and experiences, we have an opportunity to learn what Love is and let go of what Love is not. Of course, those that want can continue to choose to ram and run headlong into blocks or obstacles and repeat stories or make different choices and find where they/we are caught in a story loop, let go and release the old stories, old pain and old conflicts, repair, reroute and adjust or even find and create a completely new way, a new path to Love. The detour may speed us up or slow down, however through our own willingness and ability to trust, continually center in our hearts and keep moving forward, our hearts will faithfully continue to guide us Home toward our ultimate destination of Love.
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What “Love Actually” showed me:
Love is simple.
Love allows us to see ourselves and others in a new Light.
Love encourages to BE how we are in the moment, whether it’s happy or sad or dull or bright.
Love can bloom where salty tears were once shed.
Love may take us somewhere new.
Love may be an opportunity to get out of the old story to be somewhere or with someone(s) where beautiful new stories can be created.
Love says believe in yourself and your dreams.
Love is for all ages.
Love may mean learning something new and expanding our horizon, energy and Love vibration.
Love encourages.
Love is creative.
Love can be silly.
Love opens the path for more Love.
Love grows where Love is present.
Love may mean making a change so Love can happen with more ease.
Love may be seeing that Love was in front of us all along.
Love is full of happy and unexpected surprises.
Love is a language beyond words.
Love may mean relaxing our grip and letting go, even if it feels painful or difficult, which allows everyone Freedom and for who or what is yours to return (if it still feels right for you).
Love is always leading us Home, so every time we travel seeking change and new opportunities, returning Home, Love will meet us, greet us and welcome us with open arms and an open heart.
Love encourages us to keep going, there’s more Love just around the corner.
Love creates miracles.
Love is actually everywhere if we allow ourselves to receive it.
Love Actually showed me, this is the journey of Awakening!!!]]>