Inspiration for Freedom 07-May-2007

“You know what, there will be half the audience who absolutely hated it and half the audience who loved it. I think it was the right thing to do.”
– Simon Cowell, on the hit US TV show American Idol

We spend much of our time taking the safe path through life, avoiding any risk, and worrying about what others will think. We shy away from taking bold action, because we think that others won’t like us for it. Sometimes we take on one more commitment than we ought to, just to appear to look good in someone else’s eyes. Here our sense of self-worth is determined by the momentary good opinion of someone else – how pathetic to live life that way!

Did you know that when you appear to do something great, credit doesn’t really go to you? Did you know that when you appear to do something disastrous, blame doesn’t really come to you?

Your actions, whether through thought, speech, or physical expression, will naturally emit vibrations that act as a catalyst to form specific situations in your world. Whether it’s crashing into the car in front of you, or building that fabulous new school for underprivileged kids, your actions are just the instigating force for something that was going to happen anyway.

So for any action you take in life, remember to learn as much about the situation as you can, and then deliver your work from a place of good intention, leaving it at that, without getting caught up by the consequences.

After all, you’re never really responsible for something great that happens in the world around you, so why take credit for it? From a place of friendship, appreciation, compassion and equanimity, use that great situation to do more inspired work.

Also, you’re never really responsible for something disastrous that happens in the world around you, so why take the blame for it? Instead, use forgiveness, contentment, humility and straightforwardness, to embrace that situation for what it is, and continue along the path of more inspired work.