Wrong Pen Write Now

Good Morning DearHearts,™

I write. I like to write. I write lists, reminders, ideas for writing, notes for YouTube® videos and actual stories.  Consequently there are many pads of paper and pens throughout my home.  I have a pen preference; it’s a blue gel with a soft grip. There are many of these pens sitting next to the pads of paper.  I never know when I might need to jot down a thought before it escapes. Thoughts can be very much like Houdini, here one moment and disappearing the next.

One reason for having multiple writing instruments in multiple places is the ink supply is limited (like the ego). Once the ink has been exhausted all that is left is the plastic skeleton to be discarded. This is where the problem starts.

While in the middle of the writing assignment the flow of ink might wane and stop.  However, the idea must be captured before it is gone so I must find another pen close by and continue the thought.  The empty pen was laid down in the urgency of the job and then forgotten.

What happens next (and next can be days later) when the need to once again start or add information to another piece of paper the closest pen is grabbed. You guessed it- it’s the pen with no ink. DARN! I quickly reach for another pen and once more the skeleton pen is simply put aside but not actually discarded.

Where is the spiritual awareness in this scenario? Isn’t it obvious?  This is the exact behavior so many have put on repeat in life. This is done with addictive habits, relationships and bad choices all ego offerings. Each time we become aware of something not working we choose to move away from it. We put it aside but rarely do we actually discard it. Because it was not discarded it can easily be accessed again in a moment of weakness, confusion or forgetfulness.

The almost comical thing about this is when we decide to pick up that “pen” we put to the side there’s a magical belief that “it” will be different this time. Perhaps the pen was magically “healed” with ink while it rested on the kitchen counter.  Alas, that has never happened. 

We all enjoy magical thinking and might even classify it as “hoping for a miracle”. Miracles do happen on a regular basis but they are not sourced from the outside world.  Miracles are the changes we decide to make in our thinking about any person, addiction or situation. Miracles are actually inside jobs and occur when the decision to see differently becomes less painful than the wishful thinking about the “empty pen” being refilled.

This is a time stamped world. Everything around us will only last for a limited period. After that we will either willingly discard it or it will discard us, because it’s time to move on. The acceptance of this is not always easy for the limited mind. There’s a mistaken belief that we will never have “that” again, perhaps” that” was the “only pen” available and now it’s gone.  What are we to do? 

  “Empty pens” will always be replaced with new and improved writing instruments. We will never be left without what is needed for us to awaken or write.  Springtime has arrived.  Renewal and rebirth are here.  There’s no better time to let go of the old thoughts and reach for something new, something that is unlimited and changeless. Something called the Truth.

“There is no substitute for truth.”[1]

If you enjoyed this you can read more of my missives in my book “Good Morning DearHearts”, available to purchase on my website JanetWeissman.com or most online book sellers.

In Love, Light & Peace,

Janet Weissman

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[1] A Course in Miracles Text Chap 14 VIII 4:1