Step 45 Alone I can do nothing.
- Behinjamin Davis
- Feb 9, 2018
- 2 min read
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ALONE YOU CAN DO NOTHING. Nothing has ever been accomplished alone, even in your world. Nothing has ever been created alone, even in your mind. There is no credit to be received by doing something alone. Everything is a joint effort. Everything is the product of relationship.
DOES THIS DEMEAN YOU AS AN INDIVIDUAL? Most certainly not. It gives you the environment and the understanding to realize your true accomplishments. You are greater than your individuality, and thus you may be free of its limitations. You work through the individual that is you personally, but you are greater than this. Accept the limitations of a limited self, and do not require a limited self to be God or you will give it great burdens and great expectations and will then punish it for its failures. This leads to self-hatred. This leads you to resent your physical life and to abuse yourself personally, emotionally and physically. Accept your limitations so that you may accept greatness within your life.
THEREFORE, IN YOUR TWO PRACTICE PERIODS TODAY, with your eyes open, concentrate now on your limitations. Recognize them. Do not judge them as good or bad. Simply recognize them. This gives you humility, and in humility you are in a position to receive greatness. If you are defending your limitations, how can you receive that which transcends them?Practice 45: Two 15-minute practice periods."
This is a lesson which seems quite strange at first. I remember when I first skimmed through the Steps To Knowledge and I saw this title and I thought that it was pretty strange since I had felt alone plenty of times in my life. But what I have come to realize, is that this feeling is an illusion. It's not even possible for us to be alone because, for instance, modern science has shown there to be an estimated 100 trillion cells in the human body, but only about one in ten of those is actually human, the rest are microorganisms which are our constant companions. This is purely from the physical standpoint. As I begin to study Greater Community Spirituality, I am learning about the Angelic Presence, which is always watching over us.
It leaves me feeling much better to feel included. I am so glad to have this reminder that my limitations are my individuality and truly I am far greater than this. This allows me to see them as gifts - as the frame within which my life vibrates.
Nasi Novare Coram: May the Presence of the Teachers of God be with You.
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