Everyone walked into the hotel and said, �¢â�¬��Oh my G**d!�¢â�¬�� The hotel was a mess. All of us attending the conference were expecting a luxury hotel and what we found was a construction site.

�¢â�¬��Perfect�¢â�¬�� I thought! What a wonderful symbol of what will be happening this weekend and what happens each day as we shift from a material perception to a Spiritual Perception.

Since I was a speaker at the conference I thought I would take a few pictures of the construction and insert them into my power point presentation to make my point. What happened as a result meant that instead of having only one story to tell, I got two.

Story #1: We all reacted negatively to the idea of living in a construction zone. What an imposition! Yet we could actually see through the construction to the beauty of what was to come. What had been just �¢â�¬��ok�¢â�¬�� was going to be gorgeous. All we had to do was see through the mess and chaos to the perfection and beauty already present in the thoughts of the architect and builder.

In our lives, the dislike of the chaos and the mess of construction that occurs when we shift from a material perception to a Spiritual Perception often keeps us from shifting. Yes, it�¢â�¬â�¢s true; often knowing Truth and shifting to that perfect thought of who we really are will cause who we once thought we were to be �¢â�¬��deconstructed�¢â�¬��.

Sometimes life feels as if it has been blown apart and chaos reigns. Instead of despair isn�¢â�¬â�¢t this a time to rejoice? After all, aren�¢â�¬â�¢t we after the deconstruction of what is not true and the rebuilding of our thoughts, minds and bodies to more perfectly reflect that Truth of who we really are already held in the thought of Divine Mind �¢â�¬â�� the ultimate architect and builder?

Story #2: To illustrate this point in the slide show I needed pictures. First I asked at the hotel desk. No help. They sent me to the executive offices well hidden in the construction zone. They were very surprised that I found them and very sure they had no pictures to share with me.

So I asked for help and received it from a journalist with a camera around her neck. Off we went to the lobby where she started clicking away. In an instant the people behind the make-shift hotel desk went crazy.�¢â�¬�� STOP,�¢â�¬�� they said, �¢â�¬��You must stop!�¢â�¬�� We did, but not before my new friend left with the camera and the pictures. I was told to wait because the executive director of the hotel wanted to speak with me.

She arrived with a grim face and I explained the reason for the pictures using story #1. She said to wait some more as the general manager had to speak to me. I waited. Soon I saw a line of men striding towards me with very troubled faces and flanked by a security guard.

The thought �¢â�¬��Isn�¢â�¬â�¢t this a free country�¢â�¬�� passed through my mind. To offset their aggression I casually leaned on the counter and asked what I could do for them. I explained story #1. I could have been speaking Martian. Lots of stern face and sweating told me they were still worried, but they said they just had to make one more phone call. I waited again and eventually received permission to use the pictures only for the slide show for that conference.

Are you already ahead of me with this symbol? Do you see the message in this story? Not only is it hard for us to let construction take place; no one wants anyone to see it! As we work on knowing our true Spirituality we are afraid to let others know that often our lives look �¢â�¬��exploded.�¢â�¬�� Perhaps this shouldn�¢â�¬â�¢t be happening. Perhaps we are doing something wrong.

When construction is a result of an improved understanding of what is abundant and beautiful than it is a time for rejoicing. Often it takes more time than we hoped it would, more of our resources, more courage, more patience, more love than we thought we could �¢â�¬��afford�¢â�¬��, but we can do it. We can wade through mess with the knowledge that what is being built is closer to Truth than before. Sooner or later we all need to �¢â�¬��rebuild�¢â�¬��. Might as well get started.

And as we do so it will be easier the next time we are asked to live in a construction zone to trade the words of �¢â�¬��Oh my G**d as despair to �¢â�¬��Oh my G**d�¢â�¬�� as joy!

Shifting With You,

Beca

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