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Set The World Free

DearJames,

My guide tells me to set the world free. I have left my husband because he doesn’t support me. Did I do the right thing? Will I succeed in my path setting people free? This new guy is so sweet and aware consciously, is he the right one?

Anonymous

Dear Set The World Free,

Perhaps you should have interpreted your Guides advice to mean release your expectations of the world.

In that, you would have understood that it wasn’t so much about releasing “people,” as it was about releasing the “expectations” you hold surrounding them. When you have expectations of people, you pigeonhole both them and you, backing each into an endless corner of disappointment if/when they don’t measure up.

Being attached to the outcome of any situation automatically denies you the myriad of possibilities the Universe has to offer you. Be open to seeing the world you are co-creating and the intentions, attachments, and choices that inform and form your life experiences. Finding a new “sweet and aware consciously” suitor is great, however, the common denominator in this equation is You. “Everywhere you go, there you are.”

When your beliefs are that life is about setting people free, you may find yourself in the not-too-distant future, setting this new guy free too. Setting the world free means allowing people and the world to be as they are, perfect and evolving. And while it is certainly healthy to release those who no longer resonate with you, one must be incredibly mindful to do so from a place of humility, grace, and gratitude, and self-reflection and respect for the role they played in one’s evolution.

Judgment of others leads to judgment of self. Judge not lest ye be judged. Matthew 7

Strip away all judgment of self and others and what you will find is divine souls of equal value traversing life’s experiences at different rates of speed, evolution, and conscious awareness. Thus, we have the opportunity to honor All by honoring others as their journey, while not specifically ours, is none-the-less shared.

We are our brother’s and sister’s keeper.

By doing unto others as you would have done unto you, you embrace the understanding and importance of loving all. Detach yourself from both the expectation and the outcome. Set the World Free by first setting yourself free. The rest will then flow far more easily and effortlessly for you.

DearJames®