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.

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.)  
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