Joy DiMenna:
The Moment of Choice

It was the middle of the night and for some reason, I just couldn’t get to sleep.  I really gave it my best shot, too.  I went through my ritual I wrote, the one I repeat morning and night.  I visualized my desires and felt them deeply.  Then with my eyes closed I saw lights. Deep blue, bright purple and emerald green, swept down entering my body and cleansing my every cell, every particle of my being. 

But, I still couldn’t sleep.  I tossed and turned for a while and I began to feel concerned, thinking ... I really need my sleep. How was I going to rest my body when I couldn’t sleep?  And so the chatter began. 

This annoying monologue in my head began bothering me about ALL the other things I needed.  I needed this, and I needed that … and oh … what about this? ...  and this too?  I found myself, caught up in the trappings of my mind, running the show on survival and fear, aimless drifting like a ship at sea without a captain.

I thought, this feeling of NEED gets me into trouble every time.  It sneaks in somehow even when I believe I am being my most authentic self.  STOP!  I said to myself.  Stop this!  What are you doing? Then I heard the familiar kind and loving whisper from the Colors, the whispers I welcome with all my heart.  “Get your pen, get your paper, get your pen, get your paper” and so I followed orders.  Here is what I received.

“What is it dear child you are seeking to understand?  Why are you so tense?  Perhaps if you released your NEEDS from your thoughts, your light from within will blast through this discomfort.  It is time to choose.  For within each situation, there is always a moment of choice.  What to do, what to say, how to think, what to hear, how to feel.  It is at this point of choice where the observer — that deep soulful part of you yearning to fulfill your purpose, surfaces to rescue you from your lower self — that smaller and more expedient aspect of your human experience. When you allow your Soul to direct your choice, your body relaxes in the process and your lower self is soothed.  It becomes quiet and calm. No more jibber jabber within your mind. Your thoughts are now those of your Soul. 

“We do not mean to be disrespectful when we say once again to you my child, it is paramount to relax. This IS  ... THE only way you can create the conditions for your field of attraction to emanate the necessary charge that pulls you toward your most precious treasures, the treasure of fulfilling your hearts desire.”

I am so grateful for the Color’s frankness with me, even if at times I feel somewhat embarrassed. 

Each moment we are awake, there are many choices to make. From getting out of bed in the morning, to what clothes we wear, the foods we eat, our exercise regimes, decisions we make with work, involvement with our family, our friends, nurturing our interests, we make hundreds if not thousands of choices each day, including what we choose to THINK ABOUT WHEN GOING TO BED. 

Choosing to release my thoughts and feelings of NEED and replacing that with thoughts and feelings originating from my Soul, my Spirit, are moments of choice I welcome.  For like MAGIC when I do, voila, the next thing I know, it is a new day! 

Time for another moment of choice.

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