Gifts are "God-Experienced" not "God-Given"

Hi all,

I was just pondering today on that often used phrase that gifts people possess are considered "God given". Since my concept of the God/Goddess is that the entity is both immanent and transcendent and that we are all part of the God/Goddess how could it be considered that something outside of ourselves had "given " us the gifts we possess? Or had we given them to ourselves? If so, they were already part of us and could not in any real sense be "given".

The phrase about gifts being "God-given" seems to be used mostly when people appear to want to suggest that we have done nothing to deserve the gifts we possess and that possession of them is a random act of Grace from the God/Goddess. Since I believe that we are all part of the God/Goddess I do not believe this to be the case. I believe that we come to possess certain gifts because we have reached a level of soul development which allows us to attract and manifest them, and they are, in essence, aspects of the God/Goddess . And in this sense the gifts are not "God-given" but indeed are "God-experienced".

However, I do not believe that possession of these gifts is unconditional. Although at some level they were "earned" by our karma in previous incarnations, (lifetimes), so that we came to have them in this lifetime I believe we must go on "earning" them in this lifetime. If they are not exercised or are misused, at best they will atrophy or at worst, we will reap the bad karma of misusing them in this or future lifetimes. Therefore never take your gifts for granted.

Although it is permissible to making a reasonable living from them, they should never be used to profit at other people's expense. The purpose for all "God-experienced" gifts is that they should be put to the service of All, (including yourself), and Manifest the Spirit of Love.

Until next time,

Blessed be,

KK

Pearls of Wisdom - Gratitude

Hi all,

A little Pearl of Wisdom for you today in the form of a poem.

"For all the gifts I have received of You Goddess,
The best of these is Thy Presence,
And for all of Spirit's gifts received,
The best of these Goddess is Love, Your Essence"

(KK 12/7/07)

Until next time,

Blessed be,

KK

Trusting to the Universe

Hi all,

I have had a recent lesson in learning to trust to the Universe (more) and it made me wonder. What is the opposite of not trusting to the Universe? Well I think the opposite is anxiety and worrying.

I am talking about anxiety as a general response to life not to a particular event. Taken in this context it is a nebulous form of fear that focuses upon nothing in general. It just is.

However underlying this fear is a belief: that things will go bad. That things will not work out for the best. The opposite of trust in fact.

And with regard to worrying. There is an old saying that worrying is like praying for what you don't want! Understood like that worrying can be seen for the truly negative habit it is.

Do not confuse worrying and anxiety with concern and planning for the unexpected. Concern and planning for the unexpected are positive traits but in order for them to be implemented most effectively a person needs to be calm and collected. That is why it is best to contemplate the worst and plan for it when you are at a great distance from it. Therefore you take out insurance against sickness when you are well not when you have just received a terrible diagnosis from the doctor.

Unfortunately the first thing I did when the incident happened to me that made me need to trust the Universe was panic. But I came to see that the panic was about the fact that I could not immediately control the event.

However I calmed down when I came to see that although I may not be able to control the event, I am, (to a degree), able to control my attitude and behaviour towards it. To this extent I had to have trust in myself and my own strength to handle things.

Once I had this attitude I armed myself with knowledge as to what to do if the worst happened. (Forewarned is forearmed).

And I relaxed and trusted to the Universe and to myself: which is to a degree the same thing since I am part of the Universe also.

I hope you are all able to trust to the Universe when the need arises as this is also an aspect of Self-Love. And we all deserve Self-Love.

Until next time.

Blessed be,

KK

Pearls of Wisdom - Love

"I have come to understand that when you Love some-one it does not matter whether you understand their pain or not. What matters is that you care about their pain and follow their lead as to what they need from you."

KK - 9/8/07

Until next time,

Blessed be,

KK

Poetry Books and Pearls of Wisdom

Hi all,

Sorry I have not been blogging for some time but I have been busy with my poetry books which I now realise is my true mission in life.

My first poetry book "Songs from the Jangled Heart" came out in the Solstice 2007. I am now working on my second poetry book "The Scribe" which should be ready soon.

You can order a copy of either by sending an email to KrystalKlere@hotmail.com

In the meantime I will be posting some of my own sayings - my Pearls of Wisdom to keep you going. (This has been requested by several people so I am not blowing my own trumpet in doing this - well I hope not!).

"An i for an I and soon the whole world would See"

As ever,

Until next time,

Blessed be,

KK