Have Compassion for Your Addictions

1. Channeling by Linda:

Beloved friends, we come to you today because of all the voices calling for help at this time of great confusion for your human plane. We have compassion for the suffering that arises from the confusion and so we are here to answer your request for help.

First, we would wish to address the concept of confusion as we see it from our perspective. Many times human beings entertain thoughts that begin with the words, “If only…” followed by a wish for things to be different as a condition of one’s happiness. Things are never quite right. There is work to be done, improvements to be made and, if possible, corrections to make in the behavior of others before one can be satisfied with the life one is leading. The words “If only…” imply a statement of lack in a person’s universe. In truth, all humans do feel lack of one sort or another. However, this reflects a misunderstanding of the true nature of reality.

Let us consider a simple example: Leia’s and Manalus’ youngest [adopted] son often sits at the table for a meal that has been lovingly prepared and, although he generally likes what is in front of him, he talks about some other food he also wishes to eat that is not on the table at that moment. He wishes for more and is stating that if only this food were on the table also, he would be quite happy. And although Leia and Manalus offer him the opportunity to be grateful for all he has, it seems not enough in his eyes.

He wants more. So, he is implicitly stating that what he is experiencing is lack, and that “if only” things would change he’d be satisfied. But he never is. Even if Leia chooses to prepare the food he desires at a later meal, he will then ask for something else.

Many of you know that this child has experienced many difficulties prior to his adoption. Some would say that it is surprising that now that he has so much he still wishes for more. Perhaps they may say, he’s confused and needs some clarity to help him experience gratitude for all he has been given in this past year.

And that may be useful. However, his conditioning has been to think in terms of lack no matter what is occurring because that is what has been most common in his life to this time. He has experienced many hungry days, and he is convinced that he may experience many more hungry days at some future time. So he is asking for all he can have now in order to allay the fear that more hunger will come to him at some time. He has not yet learned to trust that he is surrounded by love and caring and that hunger can now become a distant memory.

At times now, Leia and Manalus have asked their youngest son to stop the requests for more and instead to begin to feel gratitude for what he has. And if the requests do not cease, they said, he may need to sit awhile in solitude [“time out”] and think about this. And yet, he cannot help himself. The need persists to assert his sense of lack. Although he is beginning to suffer because of the response of his loving parents, he still persists.

What he has established, in his fear that the future would repeat his past experience, is what we would call an addictive thought pattern. He simply can’t help himself. You may wish to feel compassion for his history and understanding for the reasons that he has chosen this thought pattern. He has not yet learned to trust that he is now safe and cared for. If he could trust, then he could let go of the addictive pattern.

The larger point we wish to share with you is that all of humanity possesses similar addictive thought patterns. They are all based on a fear of lack and can lead humans to great confusion and suffering. All humanity is having similar experiences in one way or another at this time.

We would like to ask you, are you feeling compassion for yourself or for others who are endeavoring to manipulate their universe out of fear of lack? Do you allow yourself to know of their suffering that has led them to this need to exhibit these unpleasant addictions? Can you understand what has led you to behave in a similar manner yourself? (For you do understand that what you find uncomfortable in others you will also find within yourself.)

Again, this is a time of great confusion, beloved friends. Many humans are afraid because they are experiencing a sense of lack in one way or another and seeking addictive ways to compensate for that lack.

Few have given themselves the chance to know that they carry a loving, nurturing, omniscient Light within their beings that will care for them under all circumstances. Few are willing to trust that this Light will continue to care for them in every moment.

You may ask: What of this young child who, during his most defenseless times experienced such hunger? And we would ask you to recognize that he also is a sovereign being of Light who, prior to his arrival on this plane, purposefully chose this experience. All choose whatever they experience here on this plane -- and the choices are ongoing.

Why would he have chosen such? For the same reason you have chosen all that you have experienced. There is only one reason: To awaken to your Light. The paths may be different, but the goal is always the same. You wish to awaken and let go of the illusion of lack.

You are cared for in every moment -- and so was this child. He knows this Light is in him now. It was his goal to be with Leia and Manalus so that he could be consciously aware of this, which he is. He simply is not ready yet to let go of the illusion of fear. And so, you may wish to feel compassion as he continues to be in his confusion.

We would suggest you choose the same for yourself. Love yourself and all you see. Honor all, including yourself, as profound and sovereign beings of Light making the necessary choices that will ultimately bring all to an awakened awareness of this loving, nurturing, and omniscient Light.

If addictive patterns are necessary until this freedom of the awakened state arises, continue to feel compassion. Allow the compassion to take the form of a conscious knowing of this loving energy flowing through your being. It will melt away the fear in time. Simply allow and it will be known.

Breathe the loving Light of Infinite Source through yourself and persist in one thought only: I can accept myself and all others as we are in this moment and I choose to feel this loving Light flowing through my heart for now and always. This is the essence of a compassionate heart, beloved friends. Let this thought become your constant companion and the addictive thoughts will melt away.

2. Channeling by Shaun:

You Can Release the Past in Any Moment

There lies within every Being the seed of all creation. When consciousness arises, no matter what the level, everything arises. There is nothing placed anywhere within the realms of any environment that is not done so perfectly. Nothing and nobody is ever out of place. Everything being God means that everything arises at the perfect moment in the perfect space. Everything arises anew in each and every moment. Everything that arises ceases and does so in each moment. A continual arising and ceasing -- for with every thought, breath, or action you are forever changed and in the next moment arise anew.

Can you hold the idea that in every moment, no matter how long or short it might appear, you have the opportunity to release the past? The immediate past from one moment to the next. Start with the knowledge that now you are no longer who you were a year ago. Reduce this to a time frame that is comfortable to you now. This might be a month or a week or a day. Then try to shorten this time frame just a little. Working at a pace that is comfortable to you in this moment brings to your awareness that you are no longer who you were in the previous moment and will be different a moment from now. Between the realization of the next moment lies an eternity of freedom. From sinner to saint in less time than it takes for you to draw your next breath. All it takes is an intention fueled by desire.

The desire to embrace your Totality is what provides the energy for you to manifest this intention. You do not run around a fire to keep warm. You simply sit back and add some more wood every now and then. This is all it takes from you. The fire, by its very nature, will keep you warm without your asking.

Add more wood to your burning desire to manifest more of your Totality by sitting still and invoking the Light. Everything else will arise as naturally as the warmth flows from a fire. Surrender is not about giving up anything, it is about forming a partnership and having a lighter workload.

Peace and blessings!