The board of directors of an organization that I belong to recently presented a decision that I, and many other members, were opposed to. It was upsetting and I noticed myself forming opinions and reacting emotionally. I gave my input about the situation (as objectively as possible at the time) and the next day I shared some of my thoughts and feelings with the leader, hoping to be able to change her mind. When this didn't happen, I became frustrated and my mind began to chatter about whether or not I could stay in this organization if the leadership did not go in the direction that I wanted.
At that point I decided to surrender and ask God for guidance. The next morning I opened up The Untethered Soul and found myself reading what I had considered to be my least favorite chapter, The Middle Way. I have worked with and taught from this book for years but for some reason I have always minimized and/or overlooked the importance of this chapter. This time when I read it, the words were like music to my ears...I saw and felt the power of staying away from extremes and finding the center. Michael uses the analogy of a blind person using a walking stick to identify the edges in order to stay in the center. When we live in the center (aka, the Tao) instead of at the extremes we feel peaceful, clear, and situations in life flow in harmony seemingly effortlessly.
As I noticed my strong reactions to this situation I realized that I was living in the extremes.
Another analogy that Michael uses is sailing a boat. When sailing, one needs to hold the ropes of the sail so that they are taut, but not too tightly nor too loosely. And as the conditions change (e.g., the wind picks up) one needs to re-adjust how tightly the ropes are held. I applied this to my thoughts/feelings about the organization to which I belonged. Although I have immense respect for this organization and the consciousness of the leadership, I felt that I needed to relax my grip on how I expected this situation to unfold. As I let go of these personal preferences I was able to allow everyone involved more wiggle room (to be both human and divine) and I did not take it all so seriously. I set down my desire to fight for my opinions. I will still express my truth as I feel guided to do so, but the intensity is gone.
I realized that there are bigger and more important issues going on in the world (such as starvation, children being abused, drug abuse, murder...) and that this political situation is a minor blip on the monitor of my life. I will not give up my inner happiness and peace for this...instead I will keep adjusting myself and my reactions in order to find the middle way. Regardless of how the leadership handles this situation I will stay on the ship. As Michael says, it is never about changing the outer and it is always about working with the inner (the mind). Ahhh, peace.
I am so grateful to Life for showing me the way...the Middle Way. I will work with this tool in many areas of my life...including health, relationships, work, finances etc.
Everything that shows up in our lives presents us with an opportunity to grow...if we let it.
Thursday, December 7, 2017
Thursday, November 23, 2017
Living from a place of Surrender.
I'm doing an online course with Michael Singer called "Living from a place of Surrender." A major point that Michael has made is that NOTHING is personal. Life is happening on its own and we are here to enjoy it...not to take things personally.
We've all seen a plant grow through the cracks in a paved road Life seems to have a mind of its own that wants to continually reproduce and express itself. A forest can be completely destroyed by a fire and grow back before you know it. Even the most brilliant human being cannot make a seed, nor cause it to become a plant, nor make the plant grow... Life does that year after year without any help from us.
So what if we FULLY trusted this process of life to take care of us...to provide us with all that we need instead of relying on our egoic minds to make things happen or to keep us comfortable? Michael suggests that we let go of the attachments to the personal self (both the resistances to uncomfortable situations and clinging to the positive situations), relax our bodies (as a way to let go), and deal with what is right in front of us.
If you have read the Surrender Experiment, you know that this turned out very well for Michael. He did not sit down and decide what he needed in order to feel fulfilled or secure or happy. Instead, he consistently let go of personal preferences and personal identity, centered himself and trusted how his Life was unfolding. He let the experiences of his life change him and grow him but not define him.
Say YES to each moment then let it go and greet the next moment exactly as it is... This is the path to freedom.
We've all seen a plant grow through the cracks in a paved road Life seems to have a mind of its own that wants to continually reproduce and express itself. A forest can be completely destroyed by a fire and grow back before you know it. Even the most brilliant human being cannot make a seed, nor cause it to become a plant, nor make the plant grow... Life does that year after year without any help from us.
So what if we FULLY trusted this process of life to take care of us...to provide us with all that we need instead of relying on our egoic minds to make things happen or to keep us comfortable? Michael suggests that we let go of the attachments to the personal self (both the resistances to uncomfortable situations and clinging to the positive situations), relax our bodies (as a way to let go), and deal with what is right in front of us.
If you have read the Surrender Experiment, you know that this turned out very well for Michael. He did not sit down and decide what he needed in order to feel fulfilled or secure or happy. Instead, he consistently let go of personal preferences and personal identity, centered himself and trusted how his Life was unfolding. He let the experiences of his life change him and grow him but not define him.
Say YES to each moment then let it go and greet the next moment exactly as it is... This is the path to freedom.
Thursday, August 3, 2017
Essence
A friend recently quoted Patricia Albere, saying that we are 96% Essence and 4% ego/human persona.
Lately I have been regularly focused on tapping into my own Essence. For me this involves getting out of my head and connecting with something bigger, deeper, higher, and/or more peaceful than my egoic self. Recently, when I was feeling upset with a loved one and decided to center myself, I sensed a wiser part of myself saying "It is alright darling. Everything is fine. It is okay." A loving mother telling me that all is well. A Presence that was not phased by my being upset, that did not judge me nor react to the situation, but instead calmly stated that all is well. I instantly felt soothed and reassured.
This Presence/Essence comes from the core of who I really am. I can tap into it at any time. The more that I practice living from this, instead of clinging to the thoughts in my head (and related feelings), the freer I will Be. Everything truly is fine, right here, right now. And so it is.
Lately I have been regularly focused on tapping into my own Essence. For me this involves getting out of my head and connecting with something bigger, deeper, higher, and/or more peaceful than my egoic self. Recently, when I was feeling upset with a loved one and decided to center myself, I sensed a wiser part of myself saying "It is alright darling. Everything is fine. It is okay." A loving mother telling me that all is well. A Presence that was not phased by my being upset, that did not judge me nor react to the situation, but instead calmly stated that all is well. I instantly felt soothed and reassured.
This Presence/Essence comes from the core of who I really am. I can tap into it at any time. The more that I practice living from this, instead of clinging to the thoughts in my head (and related feelings), the freer I will Be. Everything truly is fine, right here, right now. And so it is.
Saturday, July 15, 2017
living with paradoxes
Metaphysics teaches us that what we manifest in life is a result of our inner most feelings/beliefs/perceptions etc. In other words, we are to a large extent responsible for what shows up in our lives. Michael Singer, on the other hand, says that there are very few things in life that we can control. How can both of these teachings be true? Both statements are true because they are a paradox (i.e., two things that seem contradictory).
Richard Rohr talks about the value of paradox in his book "The Naked Now".
"Even the great dogmas of the church are almost always paradoxical. Think of Jesus = Human and Divine, Mary = Virgin and Mother, God = 1 and 3."(p. 144)
"Each one of us must learn to live with paradox, or we cannot live peacefully or happily even a single day of our lives. In fact, we must even learn to love paradox, or we will never be wise, forgiving, or possessing the patience of good relationships." (p. 145)
I find great freedom in accepting that paradoxes exist. It is so much easier to love myself and others when I can accept that although we each are divine expressions of life we are not perfect. When there is some wiggle room for human error to show up, I can love much more easily. And ironically, by accepting these limitations, the true essence of the person or situation becomes apparent. Resistances, resentments and struggles diminish. Forgiveness flows. The human reality becomes much less important and God's light shines through.
Richard Rohr talks about the value of paradox in his book "The Naked Now".
"Even the great dogmas of the church are almost always paradoxical. Think of Jesus = Human and Divine, Mary = Virgin and Mother, God = 1 and 3."(p. 144)
"Each one of us must learn to live with paradox, or we cannot live peacefully or happily even a single day of our lives. In fact, we must even learn to love paradox, or we will never be wise, forgiving, or possessing the patience of good relationships." (p. 145)
I find great freedom in accepting that paradoxes exist. It is so much easier to love myself and others when I can accept that although we each are divine expressions of life we are not perfect. When there is some wiggle room for human error to show up, I can love much more easily. And ironically, by accepting these limitations, the true essence of the person or situation becomes apparent. Resistances, resentments and struggles diminish. Forgiveness flows. The human reality becomes much less important and God's light shines through.
Wednesday, June 7, 2017
"The 10-Second Miracle"
Lately I have been doing the following practice from the e-book "The 10-Second Miracle" by Gay Hendricks: Noticing what my body (from my head to my belly) is feeling and recognizing which emotion is present (Different areas of the body are associated with different feelings, namely anger, longing/sadness and fear/anxiety). Then, if there is any tightness or discomfort in my body, I breath slowly and deeply for 10 seconds while focusing on this area.
Oftentimes the breathing causes the tightness to disappear and it is often replaced by a flow of positive energy. Sometimes the emotion lessens, other times the emotion informs me of some action that I need to take to restore my self/body to a state of ease and openness. (The second part of the book discusses how to communicate these physical and emotional feelings in order to show up authentically and promote conscious loving relationships. Please see "The 10 Second Miracle" for more information.)
Although these practices sound simple and perhaps it appears that they focus on the egoic self rather than the Higher Self I have found the opposite to be true. Here is a list of the benefits that I have received from doing these simple exercises:
1. My awareness is brought into the present moment so that I can deal with what is right in front of me instead of being caught up in my head which is usually focused on the past or the future. We will only find God in THIS moment.
2. I automatically drop my awareness out of my head and focus on what my body is telling me. The body does not lie nor complicate things. It simply provides information about how I am feeling about something in my life. I then have an opportunity to accept my feelings. Acceptance creates space. Space is where conscious awareness abides. Out of this space everything arises. As human beings we have become overly focused on the 'things of the world that arise' rather than on the 'spacious awareness itself' which is the truth of our Being.
3. Letting the body inform me about what I am feeling makes things very clear. I am not in my head trying to figure out who is right and who is wrong, or who is to blame, or what should be or what shouldn't be... Instead I simply accept the feeling and relax the part of my body that is holding the feeling. This process eliminates judgment and trying to control. (As mentioned above, part 2 of the book talks about how to communicate these feelings in a way that breaks through barriers to communication.)
4. Acknowledging my feelings has contributed to a sense of wholeness. All parts of me are welcome and this feels very good.
5. I feel an inner strength and contentment. Years ago I read something that was written by a famous psychologist about self-esteem. She stated that healthy self-esteem comes from the "authenticity of one's feelings." This certainly seems true for me...accepting all of my feelings helps me to feel very good about myself. Here is an example, when a child's goldfish dies the child naturally feels sad. You wouldn't want to say to the child "Stop crying over that stupid fish. Get over it right now!" A child who received that kind of message would begin to think, "What is wrong with me that I feel sad about my fish dying?" Instead, validating the natural feeling of sadness allows the child to accept him/herself. It also creates space within the child's experience for the sadness to be experienced and then to move through the child. Similarly for us adults, accepting our feelings leads to self-acceptance and a movement of feelings through us.
6. When the blocked energy in my body is released I feel a wave of positive energy...it feels like a divine flow of energy similar to what I experience during meditation or mindfulness practices. This makes perfect sense to me. As most of us have heard it said, we already are awake, whole, spiritual Beings. It is our fears and our beliefs that we are limited, separate, less than etc which keeps us from experiencing our divinity. So, by recognizing and releasing these blockages (on both a physical and emotional level), we come into direct contact with our divine essence.
7. By noticing what my body is feeling and giving it a chance to relax I am nurturing and caring for my body instead of ignoring it.
Ahhhh, so much to gain from simply focusing with-in and breathing for 10 seconds!
Oftentimes the breathing causes the tightness to disappear and it is often replaced by a flow of positive energy. Sometimes the emotion lessens, other times the emotion informs me of some action that I need to take to restore my self/body to a state of ease and openness. (The second part of the book discusses how to communicate these physical and emotional feelings in order to show up authentically and promote conscious loving relationships. Please see "The 10 Second Miracle" for more information.)
Although these practices sound simple and perhaps it appears that they focus on the egoic self rather than the Higher Self I have found the opposite to be true. Here is a list of the benefits that I have received from doing these simple exercises:
1. My awareness is brought into the present moment so that I can deal with what is right in front of me instead of being caught up in my head which is usually focused on the past or the future. We will only find God in THIS moment.
3. Letting the body inform me about what I am feeling makes things very clear. I am not in my head trying to figure out who is right and who is wrong, or who is to blame, or what should be or what shouldn't be... Instead I simply accept the feeling and relax the part of my body that is holding the feeling. This process eliminates judgment and trying to control. (As mentioned above, part 2 of the book talks about how to communicate these feelings in a way that breaks through barriers to communication.)
4. Acknowledging my feelings has contributed to a sense of wholeness. All parts of me are welcome and this feels very good.
6. When the blocked energy in my body is released I feel a wave of positive energy...it feels like a divine flow of energy similar to what I experience during meditation or mindfulness practices. This makes perfect sense to me. As most of us have heard it said, we already are awake, whole, spiritual Beings. It is our fears and our beliefs that we are limited, separate, less than etc which keeps us from experiencing our divinity. So, by recognizing and releasing these blockages (on both a physical and emotional level), we come into direct contact with our divine essence.
7. By noticing what my body is feeling and giving it a chance to relax I am nurturing and caring for my body instead of ignoring it.
Ahhhh, so much to gain from simply focusing with-in and breathing for 10 seconds!
Monday, May 15, 2017
from ego to Essential nature
I have been taking a look at how I show up in life from ego:
-wanting to be right
-concerned about what others think about me and showing up as I think they want me to be
-feeling disappointed when others do not follow my same spiritual path
-wanting to identify limitations with spiritual paths that I am not following
-defining/labeling others (either positively or negatively) and then finding (more like looking for) evidence to support my assumptions
-complaining (I often do this silently but it still counts)
-judging (again, usually silently) or stereotyping
-building an identity around my work
-allowing a person's financial status or job title to influence how I feel about them
-being overly concerned with physical appearance
-feeling better about myself because of material possessions...car, clothes, house
-attaching to and identifying with various roles in my life including therapist, mother, caring daughter, good friend...
Whenever I am coming from "ego" it is because I am trying to make an impression or create an image so I and others can see me a certain way. At these moments I am usually in my head trying to figure things out or swallowed up by some strong emotion.
**Although being introspective and on a spiritual path has lessened these kind of egoic reactions, they still exist. As long as I identify myself as separate from others and from God I will continue to label, compare, need to be right (or wrong) etc. And although it is uncomfortable to admit that these thoughts occur, it is actually VERY liberating to come clean. I am not the thoughts in my head!
Often times just saying to myself "that is ego" is enough to unhook me. At other times I need to work harder at letting go of the attachment or egoic reaction. When I remember to do it, dropping my awareness out of my head almost always helps. When I do this the neurotic roommate is quiet for a few minutes. Everything settles down like confetti in a snow globe that has gently settled on the bottom. Peace, finally.
So with a deep breath I will lean into the moment at hand without trying to control it. As I show up with presence (instead of agenda and defensiveness) I am allowing Life to show me what I need to know and I am unblocking the pathway for my Essential nature to pour forth. .
-wanting to be right
-concerned about what others think about me and showing up as I think they want me to be
-feeling disappointed when others do not follow my same spiritual path
-wanting to identify limitations with spiritual paths that I am not following
-defining/labeling others (either positively or negatively) and then finding (more like looking for) evidence to support my assumptions
-complaining (I often do this silently but it still counts)
-judging (again, usually silently) or stereotyping
-building an identity around my work
-allowing a person's financial status or job title to influence how I feel about them
-being overly concerned with physical appearance
-feeling better about myself because of material possessions...car, clothes, house
-attaching to and identifying with various roles in my life including therapist, mother, caring daughter, good friend...
Whenever I am coming from "ego" it is because I am trying to make an impression or create an image so I and others can see me a certain way. At these moments I am usually in my head trying to figure things out or swallowed up by some strong emotion.
**Although being introspective and on a spiritual path has lessened these kind of egoic reactions, they still exist. As long as I identify myself as separate from others and from God I will continue to label, compare, need to be right (or wrong) etc. And although it is uncomfortable to admit that these thoughts occur, it is actually VERY liberating to come clean. I am not the thoughts in my head!
Often times just saying to myself "that is ego" is enough to unhook me. At other times I need to work harder at letting go of the attachment or egoic reaction. When I remember to do it, dropping my awareness out of my head almost always helps. When I do this the neurotic roommate is quiet for a few minutes. Everything settles down like confetti in a snow globe that has gently settled on the bottom. Peace, finally.
So with a deep breath I will lean into the moment at hand without trying to control it. As I show up with presence (instead of agenda and defensiveness) I am allowing Life to show me what I need to know and I am unblocking the pathway for my Essential nature to pour forth. .
Thursday, April 27, 2017
TED talk: Love heals
Check out this TED talk on youtube:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rhcJNJbRJ6U&feature=youtu.be
(You will need to copy and paste this)
It is about 15 minutes long and well worth your time.
This TED talk confirms what I have been believing and practicing lately. Namely that we are much more than who we think we are...and that we will embody our magnificent True nature when we live from Awareness or Beingness instead of living in and from our minds (or as Loch Kelly calls it, everyday mind).
As Anita Moorjani learned through her experience of leaving everyday mind:
Love heals
Fear is unnecessary...let it go
Life is a gift
Joy and laughter are the way to live, and
Always be authentic and let your light shine.
YOU are the light!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rhcJNJbRJ6U&feature=youtu.be
(You will need to copy and paste this)
It is about 15 minutes long and well worth your time.
This TED talk confirms what I have been believing and practicing lately. Namely that we are much more than who we think we are...and that we will embody our magnificent True nature when we live from Awareness or Beingness instead of living in and from our minds (or as Loch Kelly calls it, everyday mind).
As Anita Moorjani learned through her experience of leaving everyday mind:
Love heals
Fear is unnecessary...let it go
Life is a gift
Joy and laughter are the way to live, and
Always be authentic and let your light shine.
YOU are the light!
Wednesday, March 8, 2017
just "being"
The more I practice letting go of ego/personal self, I find that the state of just "being" is more accessible and much preferred over anything that the ego could provide. In this state I feel calm, centered and much less concerned with egoic matters.
When I find it difficult to experience just "being" or presence it is usually because I am caught up in the annoying chatter of my neurotic roommate (Remember Michael Singer's idea of taking all of your thoughts and giving them to a person who follows you around all day long saying out loud the things that you are thinking?...that is the neurotic roommate.)
When this happens I find it helpful to accept what I am experiencing and let go of preferences for things to be different. I recognize that my neurotic roommate is telling me things that I do not have to listen to. I remind myself that she has no idea what she is talking about...but that my higher self knows Truth. This usually helps me to get unstuck and I am able to move back into presence by doing one of Loch Kelly's glimpse practices.
And once again I will have had a glimpse of the freedom, peace and clarity that come from letting go of attachment to the self and living from pure Being. How sweet it is!
When I find it difficult to experience just "being" or presence it is usually because I am caught up in the annoying chatter of my neurotic roommate (Remember Michael Singer's idea of taking all of your thoughts and giving them to a person who follows you around all day long saying out loud the things that you are thinking?...that is the neurotic roommate.)
When this happens I find it helpful to accept what I am experiencing and let go of preferences for things to be different. I recognize that my neurotic roommate is telling me things that I do not have to listen to. I remind myself that she has no idea what she is talking about...but that my higher self knows Truth. This usually helps me to get unstuck and I am able to move back into presence by doing one of Loch Kelly's glimpse practices.
And once again I will have had a glimpse of the freedom, peace and clarity that come from letting go of attachment to the self and living from pure Being. How sweet it is!
Wednesday, February 22, 2017
the time is NOW
I spent last weekend at a retreat with Loch Kelly practicing open-hearted awareness. Loch's glimpse practices provide a short-cut or direct path to awakening by practicing shifting one's awareness. For example, one practice is to drop awareness from thought, down into the body, then out into the space surrounding you and then back in through the heart. This allows one to move awareness from ego identification to heart awareness into spacious awareness (i.e., where there is an impersonal sense of the Divine), and then back into self with an embodied sense of the Divine.
According to Loch open-hearted awareness is our natural state. It brings a sense of stillness, peace and clarity into each moment. In open-hearted awareness all human emotions and experiences (anxiety, anger, loss...) are accepted and held in a sea of love which allows them to be experienced and let go of more easily.
When I am in open-hearted awareness my words are more gentle and I am much less judgmental. My conversations over the weekend with friends who were also practicing open-hearted awareness were more genuine and we were more vulnerable with each other. This is truly a beautiful way to live.
This seems to be the same state that Michael Singer experienced with his surrender experiment: letting go of preferences and resistance to what is showing up in one's life and embracing what is happening with an open heart and mind. (It is becoming more and more clear to me that letting go of attachment to thoughts in the head is a part of all paths to awakening.)
You can safely drop out of attachment to the chattering mind because there is something greater than you (Life, God, your Higher Self) taking care of everything and showing you the way. We have been blessed with these simple, practical and wise techniques for returning to our natural state of pure love, peace and joy. Let us not miss this opportunity to evolve both personally and collectively.
The time is now.
You are a magnificent being. Let go of your preferences, thoughts and resistances to what is happening and let your God Self show you your own magnificence.
(For those who are interested in learning more about Loch Kelly's work you can check him out on YouTube, read Shift Into Freedom which is a great book but has lots of terms and definitions to understand, or purchase the Audibles version of Shift Into Freedom which provides a brief description of this process and about 30 different glimpse practices.)
Sunday, February 12, 2017
Thy will be done
"If you had asked me about my surrender experiment I would have told you that the relentless practice of letting go of myself in order to fully embrace what was unfolding around me was having a profound effect on my spiritual growth. It had, in fact, become my way of life. I had seen time and again that letting go not only led to amazing results, but it also left me in a state of profound inner peace. I was not in charge; life was in charge, and there was an underlying sense of enthusiasm and excitement about getting to see what was going to happen next. After all, just look at what had happened so far." p.189
Reading about all of the amazing ways that Michael's life unfolded as he surrendered is certainly inspiring. At times when I let go of myself I have felt a sense of freedom...a release from the limiting thought and feelings of ego. At other times it has been challenging to surrender to what is happening in my life. At these times I remind myself that God is in charge and that God can certainly do a better job of arranging my life than I can. I pray for help with letting go. I sit in the silence and connect with the Spirit within. I remind myself that God always has my back and therefore I can let go. I sing songs of praise, Joy, Love and Peace (Singing is a great way to raise one's consciousness from fear to love/joy).
It has been eye-opening for me to see how many of my decisions are based on my likes and dislikes. As I let these preferences go, I have been guided by something wiser than my egoic needs and wants. In one situation I clearly "heard" a wise inner voice guiding me to "do nothing" in a situation with a loved one where I normally would have jumped in. At other times the guidance has not been as clear but I have felt drawn to lean in a certain direction.
I will continue to surrender and see where life leads me. One step at a time, one moment at a time I will open to God's will for my life. And so it is.
Reading about all of the amazing ways that Michael's life unfolded as he surrendered is certainly inspiring. At times when I let go of myself I have felt a sense of freedom...a release from the limiting thought and feelings of ego. At other times it has been challenging to surrender to what is happening in my life. At these times I remind myself that God is in charge and that God can certainly do a better job of arranging my life than I can. I pray for help with letting go. I sit in the silence and connect with the Spirit within. I remind myself that God always has my back and therefore I can let go. I sing songs of praise, Joy, Love and Peace (Singing is a great way to raise one's consciousness from fear to love/joy).
It has been eye-opening for me to see how many of my decisions are based on my likes and dislikes. As I let these preferences go, I have been guided by something wiser than my egoic needs and wants. In one situation I clearly "heard" a wise inner voice guiding me to "do nothing" in a situation with a loved one where I normally would have jumped in. At other times the guidance has not been as clear but I have felt drawn to lean in a certain direction.
I will continue to surrender and see where life leads me. One step at a time, one moment at a time I will open to God's will for my life. And so it is.
Saturday, February 4, 2017
subtle synchronicities
"All the events that had unfolded so far in my experiment with surrender had shown me that the more I was willing to let go of the inner noise created by my personal likes and dislikes, the more I could see subtle synchronicities in what was unfolding around me. These unexpected concurrences of events were like messages from life gently nudging me in the direction she was going. I listened to these subtle nudges instead of listening to the not-so-subtle mental and emotional reactions caused by my personal preferences. This is how I practiced surrender in my everyday life, and the purpose of all these stories is to share with you the perfection of the journey that unfolded." (The Surrender Experiment, p. 167-168)
I have been doing my own surrender experiment and have seen that when I step out of the way there is usually an easier flow to my life. When I do life the other way, life becomes a struggle and sometimes even a battle. I am trying to manage situations and make things happen because the "neurotic roommate" (see The Untethered Soul) in my head thinks things need to be a certain way in order for me to be happy.
One example of my listening to the flow of life is the decision to start blogging again. I had been feeling like maybe it was time to start and then I received a message from someone who has followed my blog in the past asking me to let her know when I posted something. It was just the nudge that I needed.
I am learning to listen and recognize these nudges more and more and I find that as I stop paying so much attention to what I like and don't like it is easier to see how life is nudging me.
As Michael Singer so beautifully explains and demonstrates by his own life experiences, life already has a glorious plan for each of us. There is so much more good waiting for us than we could ever anticipate by listening to the neurotic roommate. And, life is always showing us the way.
The path is clear...stop listening to the preferences of the voice in your head, and follow the subtle cues that life is giving you.
You are a magnificent Being and it is time to bring it on!!
I have been doing my own surrender experiment and have seen that when I step out of the way there is usually an easier flow to my life. When I do life the other way, life becomes a struggle and sometimes even a battle. I am trying to manage situations and make things happen because the "neurotic roommate" (see The Untethered Soul) in my head thinks things need to be a certain way in order for me to be happy.
One example of my listening to the flow of life is the decision to start blogging again. I had been feeling like maybe it was time to start and then I received a message from someone who has followed my blog in the past asking me to let her know when I posted something. It was just the nudge that I needed.
I am learning to listen and recognize these nudges more and more and I find that as I stop paying so much attention to what I like and don't like it is easier to see how life is nudging me.
As Michael Singer so beautifully explains and demonstrates by his own life experiences, life already has a glorious plan for each of us. There is so much more good waiting for us than we could ever anticipate by listening to the neurotic roommate. And, life is always showing us the way.
The path is clear...stop listening to the preferences of the voice in your head, and follow the subtle cues that life is giving you.
You are a magnificent Being and it is time to bring it on!!
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