I debated whether still to write a post tonight after watching Glee. I tend to become more sensitive and idealistic after listening to music, therefore I doubt if an objective or broad perspective will be kept in check. Then again, the posts are meant to reflect exactly how I feel, how I think and how I see it at that particular point in time. Rational or irrational, objective or subjective, relevant or irrelevant, they should reflect my state of being in the Now.
Ok, after spending sometime justifying myself we can finally get on.
For some time now, I have found patience to be both a valuable friend and a horrific enemy. It is what I have been learning to cultivate the most in the past year or two.
Patience is what we need when we face adverse situations. It gives us enough time to reflect and learn the lessons required, and it provides the strength that we would always be able to find within ourselves in order to carry on.
Patience is also what we need when we desperately wish to see our desires being manifested into physical reality. It teaches us to look internally for answers and most importantly to have faith and belief.
Whether we are saddened by events which had happened in the past or waiting for things to unfold at in the future, we want patience to be on our side.
Yes, patience is bittersweet, and it certainly has been that way for me.
And just to throw in there a bit of astrology to make it interesting, patience is generally associated with Saturn, the hard teacher planet. When Saturn transits and aspects (makes an angle) with one of the personal planets (Sun, Moon, Mercury, Venus and Mars), and specifically the Sun which represents the ego and identity, there is usually a period of frustration deeply felt as a result of impotence uncovered in the person himself. These frustrations are at first directed to the outside because we feel restrictions are placed upon us by someone or something else, and later we begin to acknowledge these limitations exist within ourselves, and only then the process can begin - clearing out the old to make room for the new.
A few well-known astrologers including Liz Greene have expressed the notion that there exist different levels of realisation of an event manifestation. An event that has happened may not trigger an immediate emotional response if the person is not attuned to their feelings, or if the feelings have been repressed. Strong emotions may only come out and truly impacts the person until the event has passed much later. Conversely, if a person perceives some great insights, but if the timing or environment is not 'ready', nothing will be actualised in the material sense.
Patience teaches us what we need in order to integrate and comprehend the spiritual and emotional needs within ourselves so that we can be in sync with the environment, the collective unconsciousness, to transform our thoughts and ideas into the physical world.
It is something that I am learning and will probably always continue to learn. It has greatly put my values and believes to test, and self-doubt can be paramount at times, but I have learnt to accept this as a necessary phase in preparation for the growth and expansion to come.
"He who has overcome his fears will truly be free." -- Aristotle
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