I have
a confession to make. I am obsessed with cookbooks. I collect only the ones with pictures and read them almost
like a novel. I love looking at all the possible combinations and exquisite creations. I wonder what each recipe
will actually taste like compared to the picture. Will it be as good as it looks; what will the texture be like; what other
foods would compliment it; will my family and friends like it?
There's work
in preparing a dish, but that's also part of the enjoyment. Effort and thought has to be put into the planning and
shopping, picking the perfect compliment and the presentation. It's wonderful to anticipate the satisfaction of
the meal itself... seeing friends and family enjoy a great creation (well, ok, not every dish is a hit). Although I'll
admit that cleanup is not one of my favorite activities, it is still part of completing the experience.
What do recipes have to do with being a Creative Mystic?
I believe a good analogy
can be made between a cook contemplating a recipe and your soul contemplating the creation of an experience. Just as a cook
researches and plans for a new dish, your soul has to decide what type of "dish" - or experience - to make before
we incarnate. This has to be extremely exciting... can you imagine stepping into heaven's kitchen and cookbook library
and looking at all the pictures of possible creations for earth before deciding which "dish" you would like to make
for this lifetime? What an awesome kitchen to be in! Each soul has access to this incredible library
through the power of Ultimate Grace.
Ultimate Grace was given to us when we
were handed the key to Heaven's kitchen.
Ultimate Grace is symbolically the key to
Heaven's kitchen and the astounding library of cookbooks. Ultimate Grace is permission to make anything we wish.
All ingredients are available. Nothing is denied. You could look through the images and spark your creative juices
with everything from the most common ingredients to the exotic and untested.
By divine
design we are creators of experience
Each life you have opportunities to create new dishes
or return to tried and true favorites. Grace is the opportunity to choose whatever you want to create. By divine design
we are creators of experience and each of us has chosen a special "dish" we wish to create. Some are desserts while
others are bitter greens but all are exquisite creations of God. Each time we step into the "kitchen" we can
chose to create a different recipe, be it "chocolate mousse", tuna casserole, a spicy dish, or an extravagant soufflé.
What dish are you making?
Whether your recipe looks like the life of a professional
athlete, a CEO of a multimillion dollar company, a peasant begging for food, or a tortured soul - ALL are creations of God.
Remember, nothing has been denied!
By divine design we are creators of experience to
know the truth of that experience.
We are creators of experience. Why? So that we
can know everything there is to know about that unique experience. We want to know our truth. We will not stop until
we have "perfected" our dish. We want to savor every nuance of our recipe and remake it over and over until
we know everything there is to know about it. And we keep doing it until we say we have had enough!
How long to you need to do something?
You need to until you don't, and
when you don't, you won't!
Have you ever had the experience of doing something
over and over again to the point of utter frustration? You may shake your head asking, "Why do I keep doing this?"
Well now you know; you're just perfecting your dish! Being the amazing creator that you are, you will not stop until
you know every bit of truth there is to know about your experience.
What fun
we must have back in heaven's kitchen discussing the dish we made and how it tasted!
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