As I further consider this I see that this is true in every area of life. We are constantly bombarded by information, and in each moment we have a choice on what meaning we choose to attach to that incoming data.
For example: I go to a meeting at the city offices and am met by a very grumpy, aggressive woman who is decidedly unhelpful. That is incoming information. Now I can choose what I think that means. I could decided: "What have I done to upset her?" or "Snotty cow, who does she think she is?" or "Oh poor dear I wonder what sort of life she has that has her so bent out of shape?" or "This woman has forgotten, or never known, that she is divine spark, I'll send her love and add her to my prayer box".
As I am at choice I can select any possibility.
We have these kinds of interactions many time a day, sales people call us on the phone, people cut us up on the motorway, family members behave in unexpected ways, we receive compliments, we meet new people, some of us even read news papers and watch the TV. In all these scenarios we are receiving new information, it is up to us to integrate this in a way that serves us rather than allow it to knock us off centre or give our power away.
As we live more consciously it is in the little things in life that we get tripped up. It is so easy to slip out of presence and 'react' rather than 'respond' to new incoming information.
We do have a choice
It is so easy to forget to stay conscious and present in the moment, and it is up to us to make it a practice in our lives. Every new choice for change becomes a practice. Just like an athlete practices all through the year, as conscious seekers of expansion and growth we make the decision to practice our new ways of being and thinking.
What meaning will you give the information you receive today? You decide.
In Love
Juliet x
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