Life as a tree....

We will always continue to expand and grow furthermore regardless of where we are, even beyond this physical realm. God himself is experiencing growth and expansion through us, for if God is infinite God therefore must also have no limitations to growth. The journey is not about finding a place where we are no longer growing, because if that were the case we would not be eternal, for when something no longer grows it becomes dead. We can liken ourselves to life as a tree. A tree may reach its potential height but it never stops growing. Each season brings about change and new growth in the tree – the felling of its old limbs, the dead leaves fall away, new roots expand its structure, new branches and leaves replace the old and it becomes more beautiful the older it gets. It sprouts seeds upon its branches that float or get carried away by birds and become planted in new destinations so the tree itself gives new life to others by the seeds it plants. Nothing ever reaches its full potential! Thank God!!! For how limiting would it be to only be able to reach a certain point and then stop growing?!!! We think at times that we haven’t grown because ‘problems’ still arise, but they are simply challenges for our further expansion and experience, and expression. We step aside the emotions of these experiences and see how wonderful it is in each and every experience. Life is about experiencing life itself and finding joy in the experience. Just like a tree we grow, we change, we expand, and we have days where we need to brace ourselves in the wind and days where we rest in the sun. We may have reached our physical height but never our full potential. Flow with life and let life flow with you, just like the tree sways in the breeze so to can you, flow with the breeze in your experience. If a trees roots are strong enough even a storm can’t tear it from the ground. It may lose branches but it regrows and renews itself. You have the potential of continual renewal. It is only shallow roots that will cause you to fall in a storm. Grow your roots strong, plant them by deeply immersing yourself in the love of life itself and hence you become the life of love.

The presence within...

Within each of us is the essence of true life itself. The inner being that draws us to knowing there is more, to seeking out who we are and our purpose. It is the calling we have that attracts us to begin our journey to the very source of ourselves. The true spirit that is present within us, as us, always. This presence within, is the part of us that is God, God-like and draws us to finding our way home to our inner self, Him. The part of us that knows all there is to know, that harbours God in our spiritual connection; the eternal, infinite, ever loving soul of truth, of love. It is never wandering, seeking, or yearning but the essence of infinite life. The self within that enables us to be the God given true personality of our eternal, infinite self. It is the very part of us that awakens us to our intuition, the knowing feelings of truth. It is the ‘I’ that never loses sight of the connection to all, the love of all, the truth. What we simply need to remember and realise is that when seeking the greater part of ourselves, in our search for God/Creator, truth and love, all we need do is look within, as it is within that we find love. Who we are, is love. There is nothing more or nothing less. We are born of love through the creator spirit and are therefore this love. It is all we are. Love is not on the outside of us, nor cannot it be found in another or be given by or to another. We simply are of love and see this same love in others. When we feel love we are the reflection of this inborn love in each other.

Tracy's third question via email:

3. Why do we have chemistry / connection with some people and not others? What is the purpose of people coming into our lives?

Answer, for discussion: On a base level we are drawn to others by the chemical makeup in our scent. This can become confused due to the use of perfumes, deodorants and shower gels etc disguising our natural scent beneath these added scents. It’s a natural instinct of humans just like any animal, to be drawn to someone’s scent.
On a spiritual level we are all teachers/students of each other and each allowing the flow of giving and receiving; a shared teaching/learning experience. Everyone in your experience has something to teach you. Appreciating the value in all others allows us to expand ourselves, to expand our field of love, to grow alongside and with others. To exclude no one as no one is excluded, all are inclusive of this process, is what allows us to learn and grow completely. Every relationship has the opportunity to become a Holy/Whole relationship. Whether that be passing someone in the street and offering a smile, a relationship with a shop keeper or a more long term relationship. The shared teaching may not even seem like a friendly relationship but it is a relationship non the less. It’s my opinion that when the feelings of a connection are involved these are relationships that have a deeper involvement in the learning experience. For example: You may have asked to be shown how you can overcome a fear of a particular experience or mind pattern. These people who present themselves to you with you having that feeling of having known them, or being drawn to them in some way, is because you have asked to meet them, and it is the recognition of these teachers that feels like an ultimate connection – because basically they are given in order for you to be shown.