What are we waiting for? Why do we not allow ourselves the full experience of peace, love and joy right here on Earth? In some traditions, heaven is something far away that we must work hard to attain and is only possible for us after much struggle. Even when we consciously no longer believe that, many of us are still holding that deeply in our subconscious so that it blocks us from living in heaven on earth.
We are the creators of 100% of our experiences and have the capability to shift our experience at any moment- glass half empty, glass half full. So what holds us back from allowing ourselves to have our glasses full all the time? For each of us, the answer may be different. It may be the belief that you are not lovable enough as you are and must earn your happiness by striving to be more perfect. It may be self-punishment for what you believe are past transgressions, in this life or another, that must be worked off before you can be allowed love. It may be the belief that it is more noble to hold off on your own joy until others who are suffering have been “saved” from their misery. It may even be the belief that earth is too dense and therefore a heavenly experience in human form is not even possible. But these are just beliefs.
In Standing in the Light®, we teach techniques for identifying and clearing the false beliefs that hold us back from experiencing ourselves as divine. These beliefs are not the truth of who we are, but false realities we have come to believe are true in our experience of separation from Source, the God/Goddess/All That Is. We do not have to experience this separation any longer.
Where do you find yourself thinking that if you just had that new job/ new home/ new partner, you would be able to truly connect with your joy? Where do you find yourself looking to your president/ congress members/ news media/ world leaders to fix what you are seeing in the world? Where do you find yourself still asking God to just change this or that in your life so that you will feel loved? Looking outside ourselves for happiness is how we deny ourselves heaven on earth.
So, take some time and look deep within to identify the hidden beliefs that are limiting you from your birthright of peace, love and joy. When you truly know yourself as Source, it does not matter whether you’re on Earth or the star system Sirius, whether you’re in a body or not that determines your experience. You cannot control the decisions of others, but you can control your reality by shifting your inner experience. We were created in the Garden of Eden, a metaphor for our state of complete Oneness with Source. That is our true nature and we can experience that once again. Look within and you will heaven on earth is right here.