thinklovefeellove

Some of my favorite moments in time are when words touch me in a deep, profound way. When I recognize the intent behind them and what initially appears to be a cliche phrase, seemingly becomes alive. 

It’s that exact point in time when words completely resonate and I understand the exact meaning behind them, as if they were written solely for me. 

It’s as if my everything awakens and I am one with all others who have those same epiphanies. It’s the point in time when the meaning behind the phrase is just the words perfectly arranged together them self. No prefixed notions or emotional attachment behind them. Simply the words as the words. 

I understand this more clearly when I listen to others share and react. There are many times when words take on whole new meanings and people are wrongly offended by them as a result of their conditioning. We hear people question how others could dare say such a thing as if there was some ill intent behind it. I challenge such. 

I watch how some people respond better to when certain people say the same words or when words have a more severe impact on the person dependent upon the point of inner growth they are at. 

For me, part of being mentally well is not allowing my mind to taint the intent of what others say. When I learn to hear solely the words exchanged without embellishing the assumed meaning behind them, I am liberated. 

I want to understand others and I want to be understood. I have found that when I don’t add a story to what I hear others saying, and only listen for content, I am less likely to react and more likely to try and relate. 

I think that is our mission in this thing called life. To try and minimize the mental gap we place between others and recognize the unity of that which we are. Let’s spend more time learning to connect with others and less time getting caught up on anything that tears us apart. 

             Think love. Feel love. Be love.

Dr. Jennifer Picinic

Certified Spiritual Counselor

Is there not a danger in saying that we should only measure people by their actions and dismiss their intent? Behind every action is intent. 

Perhaps the more healthy way of experiencing the world is trying to understand. 

Rather than differentiating how you do things versus others, or expecting others to do as you do, by gaining perspective we can welcome healing into our lives. 

We could learn about others by learning more about ourselves. 

Our highest self is pure and our intents stem from that part of us. When we intend anything other than beauty, it is because we foolishly permitted our prefixed notions to lead.

We are human. We make mistakes. We learn and grow as we proceed in our lives. Our one and only destination is to return us to love. 

Behind every action is our intent for love however our bruises can misdirect us away from this truth from time to time. 

It is our own responsibility to recognize this and work towards filtering out anything less than pure. This includes judgements as seemingly minor as the ones we keep to ourselves. There is nothing good that could stem from engaging in such. If we really want to understand others, we must first understand ourselves. 

As humans, we have a need to belong. We need to feel part of something larger. 

Only by taking the time to learn and understand others, can we recognize the unity in all we touch and dismiss any notion of separation. 

We have to be mindful of how our conditioning alters experience, and quickly rectify any thoughts that do not lead us back to this truth. 

Life is not everyone else wronging us, but learning, growing and recognizing the part we play in all of it. 

We are truly more alike than different and when we begin to understand this truth, we begin to view all experience from a healthy frame of reference. 

We can continue to judge or we can begin to gain perspective. 

Dr. Jennifer Picinic
Certified Spiritual Counselor