Karmic Realignment

Lately, I have been thinking a lot about the concept of Karma.  When people mention Karma I think most people tend to think about it from the negative side, i.e. "do bad - get bad".  I think that there is some merit to both sides of the karma koin though.  I don't think I've ever been "a bad person" but I certainly believe that there has been a lot of room for improvement.   The last couple of years, I have been trying to realign the Karma in my life, i.e. "do good - get good".  I think it's more of an effort to be on the good side of karma whereas it's pretty darn easy to fall prey to the dark side (and, YES, they do have cookies).

I have a friend, we'll call him "Stan".   Stan is one of the good guys.  Stan is on everybody's list of the proverbial "nice guy".  Stan is someone that has been in my circle for about 10 years now and was very instrumental with my move to Nashville and also to me reevaluating whether or not I was truly "one of the good guys".   When I looked at my life - I realized to my own dismay that perhaps I wasn't that much of  "a good guy" or at the very least I could certainly stand to be more like "Stan".  Stan has this affect on a lot of people.  It was an eye-opener.

This awakening has been a big part of my Karmic Realignment.  This has become more than just a philosophy - it has become something that I strive to achieve.  No, it's not my religion and no, I don't believe in the concept of good works buying anyone's ticket to a heavenly hereafter.  However, I do believe that you get what you give.  Why shouldn't we?  If you're mean to people then why should people be nice to you?  If you take from other people then why shouldn't it happen to you?   Sure bad things happen to good people but at least then it's a tragedy or unfortunate.  When Karma bites someone in the ass that has it coming - then Karma is doing its job.  When good things happen to people that deserve them there is a sense of order and that maybe, just maybe, Karma is keeping it's part of the bargain and bringing balance to the world.

I've been making a conscious effort to focus on the good side and believe me it takes A LOT of effort.   It's so easy to be negative and to feed that negative side of our soul.  I'm not perfect and I am certainly not trying to say that I am above the bad thoughts that invade our minds.  There have been people that have hurt me over the years and I am certainly not wishing for them to win the lottery or anything like that.  I am, however, just trying to keep that out of my circle.  Indifference is often the best weapon for me and I try to remain indifferent to the point of non-existent.  Again , it's not easy and I don't always succeed - but I try.  Hopefully, Karma recognizes effort as a positive.

Oh and Karma is also one of my favorite CDs by Winger but I think that is more of a coincidence than anything to do with this blog


.......and on that note - I'm outta here! 



~ JM