{"id":30,"date":"2007-12-30T21:52:27","date_gmt":"2007-12-31T01:52:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.lwlworldwide.com\/blog\/buckle-up-for-the-ride-of-your-life\/"},"modified":"2008-01-26T18:36:43","modified_gmt":"2008-01-26T22:36:43","slug":"buckle-up-for-the-ride-of-your-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lwlworldwide.com\/blog\/buckle-up-for-the-ride-of-your-life\/","title":{"rendered":"Buckle Up For The Ride Of Your Life"},"content":{"rendered":"

What kind of life have you had? Lots of ups with just a few downs… or lots of downs with just a few ups? Or maybe an even stream of both, in a gently undulating — yet never overwhelming — cycle of moderate highs and lows?<\/p>\n

Is it the way you would like it? When you’re presented with an obstacle, do you accept defeat, or do you see it as a tough challenge that needs to be overcome? And do you see those challenges as problematic, as evidence that you’re a victim who needs to be nurtured and helped… or do you see them as reasons to prove to the world that you’re an unstoppable survivor?<\/p>\n

We don’t always get what we think we want, but we do get what we’re meant to have.<\/p>\n

This concept is shown in the following video clip from Evan Almighty<\/strong><\/em>, starring Steve Carell (the follow-up hit to Bruce Almighty<\/strong><\/em> starring Jim Carrey). God, played by Morgan Freeman, gives Evan’s wife Joan, played by Lauren Graham, a lesson on how the Universe works (he says “God”, but… same thing):<\/p>\n

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The most profound part of the clip is found in these lines:<\/p>\n

“If someone prays for patience, you think God gives them patience? Or does he give them the opportunity to be patient?<\/p>\n

If they pray for courage, does God give them courage, or does he give them opportunities to be courageous?”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Sometimes we want things to be a certain way, but we want it to magically be that way. We want smooth sailing, we want glory with no guts, we want to take the easy road.<\/p>\n

But there are no ups without downs, no mountains without valleys, and no fronts without backs. The Universe is in balance, and we have to take the “bad” with the “good”.<\/p>\n

But… what is “bad”? And what is “good”? Do these qualities exist in our world, or are these just labels we place on things, judgements that we give to situations?<\/p>\n

Is a mountain truly any more or less awe-inspiring, any more or less beautiful, any more or less a wondrous creation than a valley?<\/p>\n

And if we want to be on top of a mountain… and we’re presented with the opportunity to climb over rough, dangerous terrain, risking our lives and limbs before we’re finally able to stand victorious at the summit… did we not achieve what we wanted? Were we not granted what we asked for, despite the hardships of getting there?<\/p>\n

So then… aren’t the downs in life, the tough times, just as important and rewarding as the ups?<\/p>\n

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Our friends Jafree<\/span> Ozwald and Margot Zaher have written an article entitled How to Transcend The Roller<\/span> Coaster<\/span> Ride of Life<\/strong><\/em> that tells us yes, the downs are in fact a huge part of what our souls want us to experience.<\/p>\n

Here’s an excerpt from the article:<\/p>\n

“You are an eternal being who has come here to experience the ride of your life! You’ve signed up to attend this roller<\/span> coaster<\/span> ride called life so that you could learn some amazing things and grow immensely. Being the infinite soul that you truly are, you cannot die, so there is nothing really here to fear. To resist any experience you are given is just saying “NO” to this divine growth and forgetting you are an infinite being. Saying NO to any experience is simply a mis-understanding of the infinite Self, and you end up defining yourself as small, helpless and finite. This is not the reason WHY you are here. You are here to say YES to each experience that arises no matter what is given.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

This is a tough nut to swallow. What it means is, every time we go through rough times, every time we get hurt, or angry, or sad, it’s valuable to our growth. It’s not time to say, “poor me”, or look for sympathy, or even to try to get the pain to go away. It’s meant to be.<\/p>\n

We may wish for easygoing, effortless fun all the time, but it’s not what our souls want for us. It’s not what we came here to experience, and it’s not what will help us grow and tap into our true identity as a powerful and infinite being.<\/p>\n

Although, to take this one step further, what seems to be painful to us, what seems to be rough and tough, is in fact easygoing, effortless fun to our souls. So it’s only by judging that we feel we should get off the roller<\/span> coaster<\/span>; our souls, meanwhile, are enjoying the ride for all it’s worth. Yes, the downs just as much as the ups; in fact, on a roller<\/span> coaster<\/span>, the downs are often MORE fun than the ups.<\/p>\n

So what do you think? Do you feel that life’s “downs” should be minimized, or made to go away, so we can experience as much as possible through positive rose-colored glasses? Or are we meant to embrace the full experience of the “downs” as a learning tool, as a means of growth, and accept that the soul wants us to get a full-spectrum color experience in this world?<\/p>\n

Read Jafree<\/span> and Margot’s full article, and share your thoughts, in our forum<\/span> here:<\/p>\n

How To Transcend the Roller Coaster of Life<\/a><\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n

Your Partners in the Quest For
\nLiving A Life Without Limits,<\/em><\/p>\n

\"Barry<\/strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n

P.S. If you haven’t yet gotten your free Harmonic Ascension holiday gift<\/a> from us… our giveaway offer<\/a> is ending at 4pm EST New Year’s Eve, Dec. 31, 2007.<\/p>\n

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