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, March 19, 2013

unconditional happiness

I am going to veer away from The Way of Liberation for this post and focus on a message from Michael Singer's CD "The Journey Within.  Love is Inside.  Go Find It."

The gist of the CD is that happiness, love, joy etc. do not come from anything outside of ourselves.   They are inner states that are often triggered by something outside of us but the feeling itself comes from within.  Some things cause us to open and we feel love or joy.  Other things cause us to close and we feel depressed, blocked, heavy...  What determines whether we open or close to something is our past conditioning.  One thing (e.g., a piece of art) might cause one person to open and another to close.   As a result, most of us go around trying to fill our lives with things that make us feel open.  However we do not always get what we want and even if we do at some point that particular thing that opens us will either go away or stop making us feel open (e.g., the new car is no longer so wonderful, the new job becomes boring).

This spiritual path is about working on the inside to stay open instead of trying to change the world to meet our expectations.  You do this by noticing when something closes you and figuring out a way to stay open.  With this kind of practice you could be feeling love all of the time.  Any job that you are doing should fill you with joy.

We limit ourselves from happiness by our expectations, beliefs, preconceived notions, negativity.  For example, the other night I had to go to the store to buy something that one of my kids needed for school the next day.  I found myself thinking things like "I'm really tired.  This is the last thing that I want to be doing right now...(blah blah blah)"  However, it only takes a moment to notice this kind of attitude and choose to feel joy instead.

I am not talking about what we "should" do, or what is the right or wrong way to handle situations, or which attitude is more spiritual.  It is more practical than that.  If I want to be happy, than I can choose to be happy during the moments of my life regardless of what is happening.  This makes much more sense than trying to keep everything outside of me in order so that I can feel good on the inside.

Michael suggests that instead of praying for a relationship, a new job, a new car... pray to feel love, to feel secure, to feel happy.
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