[sugErspun]

I will "chime" in ~ as this passage probably means more to me than anything...because I am going to have problems, become upset etc. Those things are not avoidable because they come out of me, while I am still here ~ those problems will be here as well.

Having had a spiritual awakening does not mean I am free and clear of slipping out of such, or that I am even 'awake' all the time. However, I do know this - whenever I have a problem, or find myself uncomfortable, restless...it is no one elses fault. The pointing of fingers came to an end with this realization. It's either true, or it isn't ~ I believe that it is. No one else has to change at all for me to be happy.

A speaker I have been listening to (8 disc set) put it like this: "If you are justifying, rationalizing or defending ANYTHING. You are wrong. You never have to defend, justify or rationalize what is right. You are only inclined to do so when you are wrong." (as a note ~ this was him reciting something he had been told. This is not a talk of instructions on how to live life and it not aimed at the audience...just part of a pitch.)

So - any problem I have with anything has come out of ME. I try to keep it that black and white, and it really has been a godsend in dealing with "problems" in my life.

I hope that makes some sense