The Times They Are A Changing!
Written by Patricia Zimmerman
The Spiritual Path: A Journey of Self-Honesty and Love
What exactly is the spiritual path? What does it mean to “be on your path?” We hear these words often, but few truly understand what they mean. You are on your path when you take the time to look deeply within—when you are willing to be totally and brutally honest with yourself. Being on the spiritual path means refusing to live as a victim. It means consciously choosing to act, speak, and think from a place of pure, unconditional love—to the best of your ability. It is easy to be the victim. It takes courage and effort to recognize that we are only victims of what we have created through our own thoughts, words, and deeds at some point in our lives.
Walking the Path
The spiritual path is not an easy one. It requires constant awareness—monitoring every thought, word, and action. It means striving daily to live in love, not fear. Prayer and meditation are powerful and essential practices, but they are not everything. What good are they if we pray and meditate, yet turn around and mistreat our neighbor? That is not love. Our thoughts are powerful—thoughts are things. We validate our thoughts through our words, actions, and deeds. Every thought, every word, every action should arise from love. If we are not at peace and in harmony within ourselves, how can we possibly be at peace and in harmony with another?
Lessons of Life
If we find ourselves caught in life’s drama, it is a sign that we still believe we are victims of life. But there are no victims—only co-creators of circumstances. We have all heard the sayings:
“There are no accidents.”
“Everything happens for a reason.”
“What you give out, you get back tenfold.”
These are not just words—they are divine truths.
Earth is a school filled with many lessons. One of the most important lessons is learning to master our emotions. We are not here to deny our feelings, but to experience them and gain control over them. Feel what you feel—but do not drown in it. Instead, choose the path of detachment. Step away from a challenging situation for a few minutes. Take a deep breath. Detachment allows clarity. Handle all things from a state of love. Detaching from emotion does not mean you do not care. It means you choose to see clearly, respond with wisdom, and move forward rather than spiral downward.
Love or Fear
At the root of all emotions are only two: love and fear. Every feeling we experience stems from one or the other. Fear is simply the absence of love. Where there is fear, love cannot dwell.
Consciously trying to live his life by the Golden Rule: “Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.” How many of us remember to live this way?
Life’s Tests
How are you handling life? Are you living in a state of peace, harmony, and love—or are you still caught up in the drama? Yes, there will always be tests along the way. Remember, life is a school, and tests are how we grow. The only way to pass them is by remaining positive and centered in love. If we do not learn the lesson, it will return again—each time a little stronger—until we do. What we resist, persists. So the next time you find yourself asking, “Why does this keep happening to me?” instead ask, “What lesson am I being shown?” Once the lesson is learned, it no longer needs to repeat.
A New Age of Light
We stand now at the threshold of a new Golden Age—the Age of Aquarius—an era of pure, unconditional love. Are you ready? Are you taking the time to consciously monitor your thoughts, words, and deeds? Are you being truly honest with yourself—or are you still in a state of denial?
The choice is always yours. The path is before you. Walk it with love, and you walk with God.