The movie A Film Unfinished depicts the Warsaw Ghetto during the month of May 1942 when Jews were sent to live in  very overcrowded conditions.  They had little food except for a few who were rich.  Many lived in small apartments with no working toilet facilities.

The atrocities that were inflicted by the Nazi’s even goes on today but with different names and within different countries.  When people suffer such degradation it must put their faith to the test.  Is God a loving God?  Has He/She abandoned me?  The list can go on and on.

Or, perhaps, a lesser scale, my brother lost his daughter who was in her early thirties pregnant with child.  While driving home after dropping her sweetheart off at the ferry a driver went through a stop sign and killed her.    My brother never recovered from the incident.  He was naturally overcome with grief and suffered tremendously because of his loss.  My brother would say many times “why couldn’t God take me instead of L?  Even though I had an understanding nothing spiritual would have helped since he was limited in believing that their was no more to life then  earthly life.

Not only do we have individual karma but also group and country karma as well.  While watching the movie I thought of the pain other countries had bestowed on the less fortunate.  Even knowing that the Jews in this ghetto set this up, it was still painful to watch.

I understand life and its opposites of good and evil but the pain of watching these people suffer was heart breaking.  I read much of what people say about love from quotes or from their own experiences yet how does one come to a loving heart?   One must have a foundation to build upon to have the strength and fortitude to go fourth.  One cannot do it without the foundation of Spirit.

I read many quotes, and some I also contribute, from various sources such as Hafiz the great poet of his time, Depak Chopka, Meher Baba and others.  People gravitate to the love quotes and knowledge but I wonder about the foundation.  It seems to me that  to express  and believe one is Lovable is not easy.  Meher Baba states, “True love is not for the faint hearted or the weak.  It is born of strength and understanding.”

The world must go through what it is going through before it can heal.  Perhaps people will just get tired of killing, being greedy, lusting for power and manipulation and turn towards God.

I may not experience it in this lifetime but when I come back I will be prepared for whatever the world has to offer.

Do you remember a time when you laughed and played because it was who you were?  Somewhere between childhood or earlier most of you forgot that part and left it on a stoop (New York steps leading to a house or apartment).  Yes, many parents physically and emotionally abandoned their child, one or both drank too much, were  alone,  needed to grow up fast, etc.  Everyone has a story and with good reason left that beautiful innocent curious child tucked deep inside.

If that part has been hidden for so many years, it would be difficult, to once again, claim that wonderful child.  If your name is Richard maybe  they called Richie, Robert-Bobby, Flo-Florence, Alice-pumpkin and it goes on and on.  If you were to connect with that little girl or boy he or she is  probably hidden and forgot how to play.

Okay, so one may ask how do I connect with that little guy or girl?  That hidden child is watching and listening and all you need to do to get started is to connect with that part.  How you may ask do I connect with that little guy or girl? I always suggest to write a note or a letter saying how you feel about he/she.  Of course if you could care less then it would do you no good to write.  If you are scared because that part might reject you, I say so what.  Whose in charge anyway?  It takes courage to move past old worn out drama’s and embrace a new you emerging  true self out of the forest.

However, if you take your time and try to remember what it might be to be little again you could say, I will never leave you, I will always listen to you, I love you, etc, etc,.  A wise person once said if you are a righty then write with your righthand and then on the same paper have the lefthand answer back which would be the child.   It didn’t work for me but possibly for you it might.

I would bet my life, well not my life, but maybe a cup of coffee or tea, if you were to ask your inner child if it would like to play or go to sleep it would answer in the affirmative.  Oh boy, here we go again, the Inner Child stuff.  Call that part whatever you like but for sure it needs your attention to be recognized. Deffinitely your  inner child is tired of having to play out this role of being serious, all grown up, and in charge.

I remember a time when I was counseling a grownup and I had this client get in touch with his little guy.  I asked him to ask his  inner child  what the little tike, well we didn’t call him a little tike but you get my drift.  The inner child said, “I want to role down a hill.”  Sure enough this grown-up had a blast  rolling down the hill and did not even break any bones or get any bruises.  A woman made some cup cakes out of mud, fun, fun and more fun.  Nothing like bringing a smile to one’s face.

What’s that song that goes something like this, “the sky is going to clear up so put on a happy face……………..”Come on go for it and put some fun back into your life.