Princess Sassy Pants & Co.™

I know it sometimes seems like this isn’t true, but just because something seems to be true doesn’t mean it is true. It looks like the sun disappears at night, some trees die in winter, and roads narrow and disappear in the distance.

We don’t panic when driving on a hilly country road because we fear we’ll fall over the edge. We’ve had so many experiences that tell us that these appearances aren’t true that we drive on without a second thought.

The same holds true with life in general: We need different experiences that teach us that no matter how it might seem, we are never alone, and there is a strength within that is greater than any storm.

But how do we have these new experiences? This strength is seen through what might be called spiritual vision, which needs to be developed. It’s an inner knowing, an awareness that is clearer than anything seen with the eyeballs.

Go within. Listen. Ask. In order to find this strength, we have to look for it where it abides…within. The most important thing is to listen; this strength doesn’t need us to tell it anything.

We also don’t need to know how to do this before we begin. In fact, it’s much better to accept that we have no idea and allow ourselves to be led by the inner Wisdom that does know.

We also don’t need to spend long periods of time in quiet listening or trying to stop our thoughts. You might try taking many very short periods throughout the day for a minute or less, close your eyes, and just start by saying, “Okay, I’m listening. I don’t know anything and want you to show me.”

You will be led, but I guarantee it will not be in the way you think it will, so you must stay very open.

Above all, try to remember that this inner Strength wants you to find it, know it, and experience it even more than you do.