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, December 11, 2012

the inner dialogue


I attended a beautiful meditation retreat last weekend, during which I felt grounded in Spirit.  Returning to the "real world" this week has allowed many opportunities for me to get pulled back into ego.  I've watched myself get hooked by events, people, and mostly by my inner dialogue about what is going on.  It is the inner dialogue that causes me to get hooked.  

Young children do not yet have an inner dialogue.  An event happens (John takes their shovel) and they feel the emotion but they let it pass through them without attaching meaning ("people always take my shovels," "what is wrong with me that I can't ever hold onto a shovel"...) and they go back to the moment with joy.  Young children are experts at practicing the path of non-resistance (which I described in my last blog) and the path of unconditional happiness (2 blog posts ago).    

Jesus said that “Unless you become like little children you will not enter the Kingdom of Heaven.”

Do I really need to attach meaning to situations?  Would I deal more effectively with what is right in front of me if I wasn't stuck attaching meaning to the present based on what I have experienced in the past?

At each moment I have a choice as to what I put my awareness on.  I can choose to be aware of what the ego is saying or I can be aware that I am much more than what the ego is saying.  I can choose to not attach to events, to let them go, and allow that which God intended me to be to show up as me.

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