Free will, universal law, and why creation should be effortless.

I was asked a question this week.  What's the most important thing in life:  free will or the will of the universe?  I answered "free will" because I believed without the ability to choose your path, nothing else matters.

I was challenged with this thought...free will means ego comes first.  The will of the universe means making choices and allowing those choices to be what you feel IS right, rather than what you CHOOSE to be right.

Pretty interesting difference, isn't it?  On one hand, we want to decide what WE believe is best for us while, on the other, we have the OPPORTUNITY to choose what the universe (spirit, source, God), KNOWS is best for us.  So the issue isn't really what should we DO, but instead what is BEST for us.  Yes, it's a tricky one, isn't it?

Or is it?  I offer up the Oriental concept of Effortless Action.

Ancient Oriental philosophies speak of action without strain, of how even the weakest amongst us may move mountains when we understand certain fundamental laws.  Much like the means used to construct Miami's famed Coral Castle, these laws are often considered a mystery not because they don't exist or are lost, but because we have focused on using our will to create, rather than allowing creation to be effortless.  Yes, building takes effort.  That is the natural price we must pay for achieving our goals.  Yet the means and methods to reach the goals after we have built the foundation should be effortless.

Have you ever notice how medical professionals, when they set their ego aside and focus on the patient, seem to somehow "discover" the proper course of action?  Have you ever watched an artist who has "given up" suddenly paint a masterpiece?  Have you eve noticed that when you decide that you don't absolutely need something anymore, that you surrender control over life, that things somehow begin to "come together?"

That's what I'm talking about.  Yes, it is a very difficult thing to achieve for those of us raised that physical might and beauty are the paramount things.  It requires a full cosmic cleansing of the things which poison or hearts and souls.  It can be as painful as we allow it to be.  I know I let it be extremely painful, until I was reminded that the universe has a plan based on my choices.  Things adjust based on choice and thoughts.  Creation should always be effortless if it's authentic, of the higher self.  Otherwise it's all ego.

I've chosen to begin accepting serenity.  To be happy with less, and to focus on service.  I've chosen to educate and inform, and be educated in return.  My life will be filled with some challenges from others as I begin to weed out what doesn't serve me, but I feel at ease with my choice.  To be one in myself is my goal, and I hope my words will help you achieve the same.

Thank you for reading.