2022 and The Three Graces

Without the 3 graces it would be impossible to live. Our 3 graces provide psychological and spiritual oxygen to our very existence here on Earth.

These 3 graces provide us with extremely powerful and influential focus points which bring meaning into our lives.

The closest linguistic neighbour to the word grace is kindness. Personally, my intention is to bring these 3 graces everywhere I go with the greatest conscious effort no matter how easy or difficult it may be for this year and beyond.

Grace number 1: Faith. At the core of our faith are our values and beliefs. It is our faith (values and beliefs) which provide us with the ability to create meaning in all of our experiences. We are continually creating meaning everywhere we go. From our interpretation of a stranger’s glance through to a life changing decision or experience we may be having.

Faith means being loyal to our beliefs and values whilst at the same moment being open to new possibilities. The nature of our faith evolves over time. In other words, our values and beliefs are continually evolving. If humankind’s belief systems never changed we would have become extinct many centuries ago. It’s the same in our lives. If my relationship beliefs never changed from 1990, I most certainly would not have survived the first few years of my now 25 year marriage.

Grace number 2: Hope. Our hope is our why. Without a why our how has no meaning. We all need a reason of some kind as to why we do anything. Even something as simple as mowing the lawn, it is the hope (looking forward to) enjoying those fine neat lines of green whilst enjoying a fine wine on the balcony!!

Hope is having something to look forward to, on both a weekly and big picture basis. Without hope we are hopeless (pun is NOT intended)….this is accurate. We all need something to be working toward or looking forward to.

Grace number 3: Love. Divine love. This is the essence of our attitude. It is the awareness that divine love (as against love projected from the ego with all its conditions, limitations and rules) is all there really is. It has been sung about, written about and talked about for centuries. Divine love is taking into account another person’s needs when we involve them in anything in our lives.

Divine love is having an awareness of the impact we are making on other people by the way we are being with them. Practice, patience, kindness and courtesy. These will take us a long way down the track of divine love.

Faith, Hope and Love…..3 powerful graces which give our lives meaning, purpose and depth. Thank you for reading, love Joe.