Saratoga Ocean:
[...] it's imperative that we each get control of our lives. This is, of course, due to everything happening on the planet. Then he gave me some interesting things to look at that will make this much more possible.
He said that the biggest problem we all have on this planet is that we, as humans, are far too reactive to everything. He pointed out the idea of cause and effect. He said, "You are either the cause or the effect." He said that if you are not the cause in your life, then by default you become the effect. He said that in a world where so many are intending ill will toward us, the last thing you want to be is the effect. Because that puts you in the position of being the effect of their ill will against you. And that never turns out well.
So the way to remedy this is to be the cause in your own life. Because your own life is all you really have. He pointed out that the ego is the thing that wants us to react to everything. That's because the ego is fear-based. It's not a creator. We react to other people, other events and circumstances. We react to our own thoughts, beliefs, and patterns of behavior. We react to our emotions.
All of this reacting can cause us a lot of trouble now that we're living in such an unstable world. It can cause chaos, uncertainty, and paralysis in our own experience.
[...]
He said that there is no longer any time to evolve into this. Instead, he said it would be much more fruitful to simply make a decision to end the ego's demands to react.
I also want to make clear that reacting is not the same thing as responding. Reacting is an of out-of-control experience, whether that be physically, mentally, or emotionally. It creates a state of incoherence and chaos. Responding, on the other hand, means to act with clarity and consciousness from a fully grounded state of being. It comes from a place of living in full coherence with what you intend for your life.
So Archangel Michael said that the first step is to scan your life and your overall experience. See if you can observe how often you react without even thinking about it. He said that many repetitive habits are reactions to certain emotional states. Here's an example of this: A person feels some form of emotional discomfort and then they react to that discomfort by eating, binging on social media, or finding some other way to escape from that uncomfortable feeling.
[...]
We need to each become clear about how much of our lives is lived in a reactive state. Once we can see it, then we can observe and decide whether we want to maintain that or not. Archangel Michael said it's important to make a firm decision on where you stand about this with yourself.
Once you make the decision to live as the cause in your life instead of living as the effect of all these things, then you will make a powerful shift in your consciousness. You will instantly feel a sense of peace and security because you have just decided to put yourself back in control.
The way to live as the cause in your life is simple. But it will take work and persistence. He said that the way to do this is to consciously decide how you are going to use your time and on what you choose to expend your energy. Some people refer to that as organization. He said it's as simple as making daily decisions about exactly what is going to fill your space of time. Because time is space. If you don't make a conscious decision about what goes in that space, then by default that space will fill up with a series of well-worn reactions.
As I was thinking about all this, I realized that when we consciously decide to fill our space of time each day with things that move us forward and are in our best interest, we get traction. We feel in command.
And when we don't do this, it's like trying to drive a car on a very slippery, icy road. You just slide around with no traction at all. And that's what it feels like when you spend day after day just reacting to life. You can end up feeling like you're going nowhere fast. Or worse yet, just sliding downhill with no brakes.
Saratoga Ocean:
[...] it's imperative that we each get control of our lives. This is, of course, due to everything happening on the planet. Then he gave me some interesting things to look at that will make this much more possible.
He said that the biggest problem we all have on this planet is that we, as humans, are far too reactive to everything. He pointed out the idea of cause and effect. He said, "You are either the cause or the effect." He said that if you are not the cause in your life, then by default you become the effect. He said that in a world where so many are intending ill will toward us, the last thing you want to be is the effect. Because that puts you in the position of being the effect of their ill will against you. And that never turns out well.
So the way to remedy this is to be the cause in your own life. Because your own life is all you really have. He pointed out that the ego is the thing that wants us to react to everything. That's because the ego is fear-based. It's not a creator. We react to other people, other events and circumstances. We react to our own thoughts, beliefs, and patterns of behavior. We react to our emotions.
All of this reacting can cause us a lot of trouble now that we're living in such an unstable world. It can cause chaos, uncertainty, and paralysis in our own experience.
[...]
He said that there is no longer any time to evolve into this. Instead, he said it would be much more fruitful to simply make a decision to end the ego's demands to react.
I also want to make clear that reacting is not the same thing as responding. Reacting is an of out-of-control experience, whether that be physically, mentally, or emotionally. It creates a state of incoherence and chaos. Responding, on the other hand, means to act with clarity and consciousness from a fully grounded state of being. It comes from a place of living in full coherence with what you intend for your life.
So Archangel Michael said that the first step is to scan your life and your overall experience. See if you can observe how often you react without even thinking about it. He said that many repetitive habits are reactions to certain emotional states. Here's an example of this: A person feels some form of emotional discomfort and then they react to that discomfort by eating, binging on social media, or finding some other way to escape from that uncomfortable feeling.
[...]
We need to each become clear about how much of our lives is lived in a reactive state. Once we can see it, then we can observe and decide whether we want to maintain that or not. Archangel Michael said it's important to make a firm decision on where you stand about this with yourself.
Once you make the decision to live as the cause in your life instead of living as the effect of all these things, then you will make a powerful shift in your consciousness. You will instantly feel a sense of peace and security because you have just decided to put yourself back in control.
The way to live as the cause in your life is simple. But it will take work and persistence. He said that the way to do this is to consciously decide how you are going to use your time and on what you choose to expend your energy. Some people refer to that as organization. He said it's as simple as making daily decisions about exactly what is going to fill your space of time. Because time is space. If you don't make a conscious decision about what goes in that space, then by default that space will fill up with a series of well-worn reactions.
As I was thinking about all this, I realized that when we consciously decide to fill our space of time each day with things that move us forward and are in our best interest, we get traction. We feel in command.
And when we don't do this, it's like trying to drive a car on a very slippery, icy road. You just slide around with no traction at all. And that's what it feels like when you spend day after day just reacting to life. You can end up feeling like you're going nowhere fast. Or worse yet, just sliding downhill with no brakes.
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