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.

Tuesday, April 5, 2011

beyond your model

Take a look at the first couple of pages of Chapter 13: far, far beyond.   Michael talks about how we break the world down into little thought patterns so that we can have some semblance of control….to make the unknown known.   We love it when people are predictable, when we are “right,”   when things go as expected…
We don’t even realize that we are doing it, yet, it is part of the job that we have given our minds – to make everything okay all of the time so we can feel good on the inside.  But then we have to make everything in this huge, complicated, unpredictable world fit into our little model of how we think things should be.  This just doesn’t work so we experience stress, depression, fatigue…
“If you want to go beyond your model you have to take the risk of not believing in it.”  (T.U.S.,  p.  120)
If I didn’t have a model through which I filter every experience, I would experience each moment as it is showing up, not as I would like it to be.  It would be much easier to be present in the now and my experience in the moment would be richer, more fulfilling.  There would be less judgment.  
Why trust my model when I know that it is just built on past experiences…there is no inherent wisdom in it.  What if I trusted God, the Universe, Love, Nature (whatever you want to call your Higher Power) more than I trusted my model?  Hummmmm... that sure would make sense since I am not Omnipotent, Omniscient, and Omnipresent, yet God is.    
Today I will practice recognizing when I am using my model to see the world and letting that go so that I can begin to see through the eyes of Spirit.
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