Debts & Assets

When you believe that anything outside yourself will change the quality of your life, you are like the kitten seeing its reflection in a mirror and thinking there are two cats in the room. It is the quality of your commitment to the self that determines the quality of your life as well as the quality of your relationships to others. The quality of these relationships creates the quality of your experience.

In this relation to the self, be ever aware of both your strengths and your weaknesses . . . your assets and your debt . . . and be committed to both. Do not be depressed by your debts — your weakness — simply understand that you love them, or else you would not have them. You require them to learn the lessons of their perspective and without them you would not be complete in this moment.

The only way to fully enjoy your great wealth — your many strengths and assets — is to be able to withstand the pressure of this debt. The only way to truly appreciate the experience of your existence is to see strength and weakness, asset and debt, as a carefully balanced balance sheet . . . a full picture of you. Be able to look at your debts and instantly balance this view with your assets . . . the shadow gives perspective to the light in any "real" picture. This follows the old proverb of successful living, "When you are depressed . . . press back."

~Guru Singh

I love this passage about strengths and weaknesses, assets and debts; it's the human condition, after all. One thing I've noticed about myself is that I'm all good when it comes to knowing my strengths, but I often keep my debts in the small, dark corners of my existence; I pretend they aren't there, and I am afraid of shedding light on them. What I haven't completely embraced is what Guru Singh writes:  . . .be ever aware of both your strengths and your weaknesses . . . your assets and your debt . . . and be committed to both. Do not be depressed by your debts — your weakness — simply understand that you love them, or else you would not have them. You require them to learn the lessons of their perspective and without them you would not be complete in this moment.

I guess I haven't understood that I require the lessons of my debts to be fully me--and I suppose that when I look back at my life and all its challenges, those experiences and relationships that were (and are), indeed, difficult, have been perfectly placed there to hold up a mirror to me--and ultimately teach me about myself. I am my own greatest student, and I can continue to be grateful for all of it. 

ALL of IT!
ALL of THEM!

I trust that the Universe works for me, providing perfect opportunities for my greatest growth and challenge! I can choose to be in a state of LARGENESS & gratitude, or in a SMALL place of victimhood. This, I believe is one of the hallmarks of a spiritual life: constant self-reflection, death, and rebirth. This is how we grow.  We learn through the tough stuff, not through what's easy--and I totally agree.

What blessings do you see in your so-called debts? How have your debts served you, shaped you, and pushed you to grow?

Lots of Love, 

Dana