Welcome to my blog about transcending the self. Instead of using the mind to fix or control your world so that you can be happy, there is another way. This blog is about moving your awareness from your limited, egoic-self to your Higher Self in order that you can be the divine expression that you were intended to be.


Many of my beliefs are based on the books "The Untethered Soul" (T.U.S.) by Michael Singer and "Falling into Grace" by Adyashanti. These books describe the path of moving your awareness from the part of you that tries to make your life work (ie, find happiness, security, love...) to the part of you that Witnesses or Watches your life unfold and your reactions to your life. As you become more aware of yourself as the Watcher, and you let go of the energies of the lower self, you will be moving towards greater freedom.

So instead of struggling to make everything go your way in life, why not accept what is (release the need to fix or control people, situations or your mind), open your heart and surrender to That Which Created Life in the first place! In other words, go with the flow of life and watch the amazing miracle that you are blossom! Please join me in choosing to move beyond the limitations of the personal self and to live a life of freedom.

To get the most out of this blog, I suggest that you read the books. I also recommend the CDs by Michael Singer (see the website below). I post on this blog about once a week. If you would like to be notified by email each time I post please send your email address to donnamccullough@cox.net.

Saturday, November 20, 2010

Inner Roommate

To continue with the idea of life as a "wack em" game, if you watch yourself long enough you will notice that there is a part of you that will never be happy or satisfied...a part that will have a problem with everything.  Therefore, it really doesn't make any sense to try and fix your problems in order to be happy (of course we have to deal with situations or so called problems in our life but solving them is not where we will find our happiness).  Adyashanti says that to try to fix and arrange your life in order to be happy it is like rearranging the chairs on the deck of the Titanic! Yet, isn't this what we do, day after day?

Michael terms the part of you that has a problem with everything as the "inner roommate."  I love this analogy.  Imagine if you took the thoughts in your mind and had a roommate follow you around all day long saying these things to you. At the very least most of us would not want to live with a person like that.

The other part of your inner being besides the inner roommate is the witness, watcher or "center of your willful intentions" (T.U.S. p. 17).  

The way to freedom is to transcend the inner roommate by moving your awareness to the witness and letting go of what the roommate is saying, feeling...

I find that situations in our lives can be soooooo seductive.  It is so easy to get sucked back into the drama of daily life and to forget all about being the witness, or, remembering to witness but not being able to let go. 

I am reading another beautiful book "The Naked Now" by Richard Rohr and he talks about how we can't force spiritual transformation or growth.  We need to do our part, but how and when this happens is a part of the mystery of God.  What we can do is set the intention to discover and live as our Highest Self, keep witnessing and letting go, and let God do the rest.

Today's challenge:  How often can you identify your thoughts, feelings, perceptions and reactions to your life as belonging to your inner roomate?  Decide right then and there to not let your inner roommate take a hold of your life.  You are one with God.  You are not the voice in the head. 

"Stand firm in the seat of the witness and release the hold that the habitual mind has on you.  This is your life-reclaim it." (T.U.S. p. 22) 
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