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.

Friday, June 3, 2011

let go and let God

Michael talks about the idea that we do not resist the events in our lives as much as we resist the feelings about life's events passing through us. 

One of the ways that I resist my present experience is by excessively focusing on the future, either by planning for the future or worrying about some future possibility. This is like going to a party but spending the whole time off in a corner playing with the calender on my phone (e.g., figuring out what vacation I'm going to be taking, what hours I'm working next week...) instead of talking with the people at the party, enjoying the food, listening to the music etc.  I might as well not have gone.

Although there are times when it is useful to plan for the future, spending an inordinate amount of time doing this causes me to miss out on life...just like being at the party but not experiencing the party.

The same could be said for people who spend a good deal of their time focused on the past...dwelling on what happened or what didn't happen, regretting it, feeling bitter about the past...  This too keeps one out of the present moment...thus resisting what is really happening.

The worrying that I sometimes do is another way to avoid dealing with the here and now.  One thing that we know for sure is that life is uncertain.  We can do our best in all areas of life and yet there are never any guarantees that life is going to turn out the way that our psyche's think it should.  Worrying about the future is a way that I try to make myself comfortable with or at least prepared for what might happen.  Yet what it really does is keep me from enjoying or experiencing what is happening right now.  (And even if your life isn't feeling very positive right now, being present with the situation can help you to get through to the other side.) 

I climbed Saddleback Mountain on Memorial Day...and this time the weather was perfect (sunny, clear, yet not too hot) and it was a beautiful hike!  When I think about that day I have this image of God (who I actually think of as a loving energy not as a person, but nonetheless in this image God had human features) gently kissing me on the cheek saying "See I am taking care of you...Not to worry!"

I CAN let go of living in the future, the worry, the resistance of the present moment and allow that which created me to guide me through this experience of life.
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