{"id":4811,"date":"2014-10-27T04:28:18","date_gmt":"2014-10-27T04:28:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/flightofthesoul\/?p=4811"},"modified":"2014-10-27T04:28:18","modified_gmt":"2014-10-27T04:28:18","slug":"day-thirty-six-mels-love-land-next100-dont-be-deceived-by-appearances","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/flightofthesoul\/2014\/10\/day-thirty-six-mels-love-land-next100-dont-be-deceived-by-appearances.html","title":{"rendered":"DAY THIRTY SIX MEL\u2019S LOVE LAND #NEXT100 |DON\u2019T BE DECEIVED BY APPEARANCES"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center\">A monk was meditating in the desert when a beggar came up to him and said:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">\u201cI need to eat.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">The monk \u2013 who was almost reaching the point of perfect harmony with the spiritual world \u2013 did not answer.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">\u201cI need to eat\u201d insisted the beggar.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">\u201cGo to the town and ask someone else. Can\u2019t you see that you are bothering me? I am trying to communicate with the angels.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">\u201cGod placed himself lower than men, washed their feet, gave His life, and no-one recognized Him,\u201d the beggar replied. \u201cHe who says he loves God \u2013 who does not see \u2013 and forgets his brother \u2013 who does \u2013 is missing the juice of a life truly in harmony.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">And the beggar turned into an Angel.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">\u201cSo close.\u201d the Angel remarked before leaving.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">This moment standing in front of you, that you may think is a nuisance, that you absolutely don&#8217;t have time for, believe isn&#8217;t your deal, not your responsibility. This moment, this thing, that&#8217;s irritating, bothering, showing up in your path is exactly what is up for you and necessary to drop into the next deepening expression of yourself. Don&#8217;t ignore it in your self initiated &#8216;knowing&#8217; you are doing something more important.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Don&#8217;t let the moments of grace slip by. Take a beat.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Each of us is here to give and to receive love&#8230; That is it&#8230; whereby in every encounter we are blessed with an opportunity to extend kindness and compassion to a brother. Don&#8217;t miss the possibilities in each moment.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">May you feel connected, comforted and full of peace<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Today. Now. Always.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">May you see with your heart and be able to recognize<br \/>\nthe truth in every situation you encounter.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">With Infinite Love and Gratitude<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wholelottaloveland.files.wordpress.com\/2014\/10\/loved.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1409\" src=\"https:\/\/wholelottaloveland.files.wordpress.com\/2014\/10\/loved.jpg\" alt=\"Loved\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Take Mel\u2019s Love Land Pledge<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">For the #Next100 Days I am going to consider the possibility there is another way\u2026.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">I will listen and stay open to the loving action that needs to be taken<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">I will encourage others to fly.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">I won\u2019t stay asleep, I will awaken to the truth.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">I will take flight into the possibility of the present moment.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">I will see the truth shining through each heart I meet.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">I will follow my still small voice in owning what I know<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">I will let love lead the way.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">I will savor the fruits of my labor.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">I won\u2019t stay stuck in my story, I will quite simple love the adventure.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">I won\u2019t shy away from what needs to be done. \u00a0I will impact every situation with love.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">I won\u2019t listen to sounds of discontent. \u00a0I will harmonize in my happiest self.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">I won\u2019t test anyone or anything trying to prove a point. \u00a0I will have acceptance and forgiveness for who I am, right now.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">I won\u2019t hide in the shadows. I will ignite my light!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">I won\u2019t shy away from commitment, I will practice showing up for myself<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">I won\u2019t\u00a0focus on the negative, I will accentuate the positive<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">I won\u2019t worry about what might happen, I will celebrate what does<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">I will have a miracle.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">I won\u2019t talk about war, I will feel peace.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">I won\u2019t talk about what isn\u2019t working.\u00a0I will experience what is.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">I won\u2019t complain about what people don\u2019t do.\u00a0I will appreciate what they do.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Cura Et Labore \u201cwith care and work\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">I am going to allow myself to be uplifted.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">And be willing to see change. In a new light.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">In what\u2019s remembered.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">With Love<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Today is DAY 36 MEL\u2019S LOVE LAND #NEXT100\u00a0DON\u2019T BE DECEIVED BY APPEARANCES<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">For more information check out\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.melanielutz.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">www.melanielutz.com<\/a>\u00a0all systems love<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A monk was meditating in the desert when a beggar came up to him and said: \u201cI need to eat.\u201d The monk \u2013 who was almost reaching the point of perfect harmony with the spiritual world \u2013 did not answer. \u201cI need to eat\u201d insisted the beggar. \u201cGo to the town and ask someone else.&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":451,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[87,66,212],"tags":[88,92,41,321,58,60,19],"class_list":["post-4811","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-lloveland101","category-100-days-of-love-and-inspiration","category-all-systems-love","tag-loveland101","tag-acim","tag-flight-of-the-soul","tag-getting-bare","tag-handle-with-love","tag-healing-center","tag-heartache"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.9 - 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