Bryant McGill's Blog, page 85

Beauty speaks to us in moments

Sometimes we look to others for a message to remind us who we are, but really we are all messengers who have just forgotten. We are all messengers and we are all carrying the same message; it is a message from God which is saying with each heartbeat, "I love you." Life favors life — isn't it so obvious, that what is in you wants to continue? That longing you feel inside of you to live, is your great purpose expressing itself. Life unfolds with such a deliberate grace of purpose that we hardl...

There is a huge difference between learning about...

There is a huge difference between learning about truth and experiencing truth. Your mind can take in endless pearls of wisdom and your mouth can repeat them, but until you have essential experience — you only have noise. Talk and even listening is nothing without understanding. We only truly understand what we experience. When people have understanding they tend to be more quiet and seek quietness. Consider the possibility that many of the things you hear and say are utter nonsense and meani...

Never let anyone convince you of anything...

Never let anyone convince you of anything negative about yourself unless it is for your own betterment. And if what they have said is true, then thank them and take it in for consideration. But unless someone is trying to help you, don't you dare, ever let anyone tell you who and what you are, because, on this planet, you are the unquestionable and supreme authority on — you.

Life is so big. Do not try to fill it

If you struggle to fill something as big as life, it will swallow you. We feel we need to prove ourselves, our worth and purpose. The infinite already knows your purpose and is the author of your purpose. Your perfect unfolding is the same as every other living and non-living thing which exists — it is your unstoppable nature.

At one time or another, we all try to please everyone, be smart or pretty, keep it all together and do everything perfectly. We see life as having expectations that we...

Your past is like a bag of bricks; set it down and walk away

There is hardly anything more agonizing than holding-on to memories of our painful experiences. We all make mistakes, but one of our biggest mistakes is continually revisiting the past. We have all suffered losses and pain, but no loss is greater than a life lost holding-on to a painful past. When we can't let go of the past, painful moments accumulate in us; metastasizing in our consciousness like an emotional cancer. Whether a painful wrong was done to us, or we have guilt for our own wron...

Stop holding-on to the wrong people

A person at peace can immediately recognize a consciousness in crisis, whereas those in crisis cannot fully understand themselves or others. This is the eternal challenge with ignorance — ignorance can't see itself. It is very difficult to be a light in someone's life who lives in darkness. Bright souls cause dim eyes to squint. People often turn away from advice because they need something others can never offer them — discovery. As much as we would like to help others avoid pain, sometimes...

Learn to love being told you are wrong or being insulted

Learn to love being told you are wrong or being insulted. Every insult is an opportunity. Being insulted offers you an opportunity to practice decency and having a non-response internally. When we are easily upset it is because we are internally unstable and unrefined spiritually. Any defensiveness is a sign of failure. You can't move forward if you are defensive. If you do not like a certain behavior in others, look within yourself to find the roots of what discomforts you. The conflicts we...

Live in the present, or die in your past; it's your choice

In your tragedies you will find your most magnificent opportunities for rebirth. It is through our pain that we emerge. Change comes from confrontation. You have to be confronted or confront yourself. The timidness some people call "humility" is really just a fear of confronting painful inner-truths, but honest and painful self-dialogue is essential for growth. Real spirituality is about getting the bullshit out of your life and getting real. Real humility knows how to slam a door closed and...

We are at war with everything because we are at war with ourselves

Between the gridlines of what is charted exists infinite possibility and infinite ignorance. Look between the words, the seconds and your surest facts, and you will see you are looking from behind prison bars. Slip through your assumptions and become free from the tyranny of knowledge. Balance, symmetry and simplicity are ready to heal your painful disproportions; you were meant for completeness.

Great healing occurs when we are better able to love our darkness. We cannot dissect our nature a...

All growth involves choosing love over fear

Fear causes you to feel small and powerless. Fear is the most insidious and suffocating emotion. How many great and beautiful people have withered and vanished because of fear — whose gifts the world never knew because of fear's dread? Fear is so paralyzing to life. When we are afraid of failure, judgment, loneliness or rejection we try to play-it safe to avoid fear's pain and uncertainty. When we are afraid, we advance cautiously and try to keep things the same and "safe". However, no matte...