10. Will

Understanding is followed by the Power of Will, which allows us to choose, decide, command since Divine Will is our will. We therefore choose the right thoughts, word and actions. Charles and Cora Fillmore stated that, “He [Jesus] bore witness that the will of God is that men should not suffer—that through Him they should have complete escape from sin, sickness, and even death.” They further noted that, “One should not intellectually will to bring about results for oneself or for another. The difference between the personal will and the universal will can be known by one who practices thought control in the silence.”

Compassion *Will, energy

Compassion blooms from the soul like a lotus blossom

that emerges from the depths of a dark, still pond.

It lights up everything around it

with the spiraling energy of its sacred geometry.

All parts of its pond are bathed

in overlapping waves of soothing energy,

which, like compassion, melts the shadows of our soul.

--Betsy Lambert, August 2020

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I Am A Divine Being *Will, consciousness

I am a Divine Being even at times of adversity.

I can withdraw from present events

and spread my consciousness to release my suffering.

I nurture my inner child with the certainty

that I can love myself while being One with God.

I am the source of the Presence of God

and adversity cannot affect me.

--Betsy Lambert, August 2020

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Humility *Will, humility, peace

Humility is the antidote to society’s partisan turmoil,

the magic seed that grows into kind thoughts and actions.

It puts out the fires of rage and anger

by allowing us to create our own, more hopeful, universe.

Humility leaves no room for fear since it strengthens the soul

by transmuting anger into love.

In fact, viewing the world with humility and love

is our only true path to peace.

--Betsy Lambert, September 2020

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Beyond Worry *Will, love, peace

Worry is praying for what we DON’T want to happen,

what we DON’T want in our lives.

Worry creates anxiety and fear

rather than the love and peace we desire.

By walking into the direction of worry’s fear,

we can convert it into excitement

to change our ego’s worst-case scenario into a best-case outcome.

Thus can we shift our perception to look past our worry

and re-program our minds

to create a new scenario without anxiety or fear.

--Betsy Lambert, October 2020

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We’re Not Enemies *Will, love, forgiveness

We’re not enemies when we disagree with others.

We all want to have a good life.

Since we share our human experience,

we know the meaning of suffering,

the pain of holding onto anger and

the futility of attacking our neighbors.

If we can see everyone around us with love,

not separate but one with ourselves,

we know just how they are feeling and

our hearts can overflow with compassion.

Forgiveness is a blessing for all,

a balm for our souls and our spirits.

It’s more for ourselves than for others

and the only way to heal broken times and misled minds.

--Betsy Lambert, November 2020

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Nurturing Love *Will, love, Oneness, transformation

Everyone could have been our mother in a previous life.

Everyone we see could have nurtured and held us to her breast.

They could now be our oppressors,

reminding us that they need our love more than ever.

To move forward, we must see them differently,

since there is no “us” versus “them.”

There is only one Divine that created us all,

making us One with each other,

to be loved and nurtured as we would our own mother or child.

Only then can we transform the world into a loving place,

a home where love is the norm, not the exception.

--Betsy Lambert, January 2021

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My New Core *Will, awakening

What have I pushed aside

that I haven’t wanted to face?

How have I owned my many roles

as I’ve expanded my life’s space?

These questions I must ask

as I age out of each dominant role.

I accept my bad with my good

though it distracted from my goal.

But all roles may serve future times

so I must hold them tight.

They’re part of who I am

as long as they’re kept out of sight.

They’re lurking just beyond

my current, conscious self.

They’re not who I am today

but I keep them on the shelf.

So I can never condemn

who I once thought I was.

I may need that part of me

to temporarily rise to a cause.

Moving into my elder years,

I can manage my ego’s grip

and awaken to how it ruled

even though I’m letting it slip.

I’m moving beyond my flawed past

so my new Elder spirit can soar.

Then my ego’s dominion is gone

and my Soul can claim its new Core.

--Betsy Lambert, April 2023

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Stepping Stones to Peace *Will, peace, Oneness, success, peace

I love each moment just as it comes,

the good along with the bad.

My life is unfolding each breath that I take

and there’s no need to be sad.

Each experience I have is part of the whole

in my journey to become One with God.

Each stumbling block’s really a stepping stone,

each path’s a new one to trod.

I know I will never come to the end,

that success is just taking each step.

All moments are precious along the way

and scores don’t need to be kept.

The peace I seek as awakening dawns

comes in pieces along the way.

I grab each one as it passes by

and wish for each moment to stay.

--Betsy Lambert, July 2023

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Bittersweet Pleasures *Will

We live in very different worlds,

my talented daughters and I.

We exposed them to art from a young age

and with it they learned to fly.

It was music that captured our oldest girl,

and art was what the next one chose.

Now their children are following their mothers’ paths

and blooming like a rose.

Watching my children forge their own paths

is the greatest joy in my life.

But realizing that I can’t ride along

cuts me like a knife.

Their rockets have launched into gorgeous bursts,

like fireworks that light up the sky.

But their parents must then be left behind

once that they’ve begun to fly.

It’s bittersweet to watch them go

when you’ve loved them so much for so long.

But that’s what life’s supposed to bring

and it’s easy to do it all wrong.

We can’t hold onto past happiness;

we can only move forward and live.

Each day is a treasure to be tucked away—

our love is the best thing we can give.

--Betsy Lambert, May 2024

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Meditation *Will, peace

I return to myself for my Essence of Being.

That is my goal and I hope it is freeing.

I don’t need a reason to sit in peace,

or something to achieve, or a thought to release.

I expand my mind by looking inside

and the last thing I need is my ego’s wild ride.

By striving to do more, I achieve less

since more attracts more along with more stress.

I intend to slow each precious breath down

to keep any darkness from hanging around,

to get back in touch with the Essence of Me,

to open my mind and simply to Be

Soul-time’s not useful as a goal in itself.

It only enriches when it’s on my mind’s shelf

and kept as an ideal, a reason to live.

Meditation provides me with the time to forgive,

and time is something I cannot buy—

once it has passed it’s a lingering sigh.

--Betsy Lambert, September 2024

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