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.

Thursday, September 26, 2013

letting go of my identity

If I really, really want to be free than I will have to let go of this identity that I have created.

"Remember your self-concept is just a collection of thoughts about yourself" (The Untethered Soul, p. 36).

That sense of self that I have spent 50 plus years developing, solidifying, protecting, improving, nurturing, criticizing is non-existent other than in my mind.   It is really hard to believe this.  It is hard to let go of the fact that I am not who I thought I was.

Inherent in this identity is a series of beliefs and expectations about what is right and wrong, good and bad, how things should be and shouldn't be...in order for me to be happy.  Holding onto this identity prevents me from responding to each moment with an open mind and heart.  It keeps me from accepting life as it unfolds.  It causes me to try to fit everything into my mental model and that results in struggle.

Who I really am sits beneath the surface of this self in a glowing field of light just waiting to radiate out through my being into the Universe and back again.

I choose to let go in each moment and bring my awareness back to the presence within...to the wholeness and radiance that I am.  In the moments where I cannot access this presence, I ask myself "Who Am I?" and I let go of the limited identity.



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