I interpret what happens in my life according to my core beliefs and the emotional states/feelings which arise from them. The experience of disappointment,  for example, relates directly to my own feelings of guilt and...... inadequacy. "Oh dear, what could I...should I....might I... have done differently?" Probably nothing!  My reaction, my re-action, is a carry over from childhood impressions, either implied or actually spoken, by some one, some person I, more than likely, loved and/or trusted.....a parent, a teacher, a coach, etc etc.  I no longer remember the "who" source. I seem to be in a state of constant readjustment.....away from choices mired in reaction....into choices flavored with response.....and heaps ...heaps... happier .

     When my expectations are NOT met, I feel I am merely receiving a correction. I am being told I do not see the whole truth of a situation. I am being asked to expand and/or adjust my perceptions.  Corrections are NOT an attack. Nor are they a punishment. The perception I am being attacked or punished, when things do not go my way, is fueled by GUILT = the ingrained idea of FAULT = MINE 

Without  guilt, the correction can be receive with GRATITUDE.......

Oh yes, dear friend......it can be WELCOMED while my perceptions are then expanded to include NEW viewpoints of information.

    Of course, I can reject my experience....partially or wholly. I can resist it: "this is NOT happening to me".....only and always hopeless....LOL... and thus refuse to learn any single thing from it. However I also "experience" this choice leading me to more suffering. If you are unaware of this yet, you may soon realize the state of your feelings either continue, or worsen, when you think you can argue with Reality occurring .

    You might ask: "can I remove suffering by accepting my experience and learning from it?"  3 CHEERS and a Hip Hip Hurray! Not only can you REMOVE suffering, you can experience the joy of union with your Source....your Creator...whatever word works for YOU.  For by embracing your experience, I believe "correction" can be..... welcomed...received.....and your thoughts brought into alignment with the Divine Mind. Divine Mind works for me. Insert  whatever word/phrase works for YOU.....I believe the feeling is more important than the label we choose. Unless you FEEL the truth of what you say/write/think the labels are empty symbols revealing nothing. These sentences are MY feelings expressed.

     I believe ALL experience happens for one purpose only......to expand our human awareness. Any other meaning I see in my life experience is a "story" I made up. I may not decide at a conscious level what is happening, however I most definitely interpret what happens according to my beliefs. My primary, most important freedom lies in accepting... and learning from...the experiences which come my way. I suggest you visit www.thework.com .

     Life is either a choice of resistance or....... surrender.  These are the only choices.

Resistance leads to suffering. 

Surrender leads to joy. 

Resistance is the decision to act alone, believing action is totally my choice alone. Surrender is the decision to act with acceptance of the circumstances, coupled with the belief Divine Mind is taking action WITH me in silent and often unseen ways.

Jediah K. Ahern  2007.... with copyright attached you are welcomed to distribute, recopy, pay it forward. Aloha.