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, December 11, 2010

All You Need is Juice!

Michael talks about how we close our hearts to protect ourselves, but, actually a closed heart doesn’t protect us from anything, it just blocks us from tapping in to our unlimited energy.  This is easy to ‘get’ intellectually, but much harder to do.  There are so many times when we want to shut someone out because we are angry or hurt.  Ever given someone the ‘silent treatment’ or avoided someone because of something they did? 
If what we really want is to be happy and if that source of feeling good is already within us then staying open and allowing that energy to flow is the only thing that makes sense. 
But the hitch is that you can’t expect things to go your way in order to stay open.   If you do, then you are letting your expectations (i.e., the roommate) be the source of your happiness, not God.  “You simply realize that defining what you need in order to stay open actually ends up limiting you. “ (T.U.S., p. 46)
So the challenge becomes:  Can you stay open even though what you think you want and need is not happening? 
On one of his CDs, Michael says that all that we really need is juice.  We don’t need money, many people have lots of money and they are not happy…many of people have health and they are not happy…many people are in a relationship and they are not happy…
All you need is juice…and you get it by staying open.
Practice opening your heart today ~ with your breath and a conscious choice to stay open.

 


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