Wind of the Soul

In my last post Self Truths- Part II, on the 19th entry- I stated, “We should spend more time listening to young children and absorbing their wisdom. They believe in their dreams and know anything is possible. It’s only when an adult teaches them they can’t, often enough, that they start believing it.”

Most children come into this environment with an optimism that’s unparalleled. Imagine what could occur if our society fostered and encouraged that attitude to shine on throughout adolescence and into their adult lives; not with empty words, but with affirmations accompanied by enthusiastic affirmative action. Instead, kids very quickly run into roadblocks, at home and at school, discouraging that outlook and mindset. They hold out as long as possible, but the majority eventually succumb to the average, materialistic, powerless views on existence.

Then, after eighteen years of brain washing and tongue lashing the hope out of them, we kick them out into the world and expect them to become “productive members of society.” Most move disconnected, through experience after experience, never acknowledging or even understanding how amazing they are and the latent potential which resides within them; primarily seeking happiness in every location except the one which can truly satisfy their search.

Some children are lucky enough to have parents and teachers that try and foster a “you can do it” mindset; however these individuals primarily send a stronger message through their personal contradictory actions than they do through their mantras. It all comes back to the balance of thoughts and actions I speak of so frequently.

In the words of Mike Dooley, one of the teachers in the film The Secret, “If we do one without the other, it’s like doing neither.” In other words, if our thoughts are there, but the congruent action’s missing- it’s a no go. If the action’s there but the congruent thoughts are missing- once again it doesn’t work.

Just because most of us ran into nay saying roadblocks, doesn’t mean we have to continue allowing them to dictate how our lives unfold from this point forward. Nor does it mean we have to continue perpetuating the same negativity, influencing the children of present and future generations.

Every experience we encounter, whether physical or metaphysical, is an indicator of the emotional/thought choices we consistently make. There’s no doubt in my mind that we have a higher self (flowing through us) that’s interested in pursuing the most amazing aspects this environment has to offer. However, we also possess the ability to become “lost” and fragmented in our experiences, both in this existence and in the dimensions that await us beyond this plane.

When I speak about being fragmented, I mean we are not operating as one solid, well oiled unit of source self and human self. We are tearing ourselves apart because despite our higher creative power, we believe we don’t have options and choices for molding the life we want. We lose the awareness of our source self at an early age and for most, it’s never discovered again.

If you can relate to this fragmented, disconnected feeling (and you’re interested in making drastic changes), then you must take control of your experience by blazing your own trail. You have to consciously break away from the pack mentality which initially influenced you and begin to regain that childlike, wide eyed innocence.

You may be thinking that’s an impossible state of mind to regain; after all, you’ve witnessed too much since your childhood. If impossibility was the first thought that came to mind, while reading my suggestion, then that should be an indicator of how your thoughts are currently limiting your abilities.

Many people scoff or disbelieve that we are solely responsible for our own reality through a more mystical, inner means, than what meets the eye. Yet, almost everyone will agree a person that’s fired up about their life experience will encounter totally different outcomes throughout their life than someone who’s depressed and miserable most of the time. The surface difference (which bubbles up from a deeper level and connection), in these two individuals, is the desire to blaze trails.

The first person has honed this ability. The second has chosen to buy into the “injustices” in life (allowing themselves to become disconnected), while maintaining their course along the same old path. Whether you personally believe there’s something mystical occurring here, or not is up to you. But until you are capable of recognizing the magic at work all around you, you may not fully understand that you possess the entire array of abilities for carving out your destiny.

I believe there are five main areas that constantly influence the trail we are following. These are: our relationships/community, our career/income, material possessions, our physical attributes, and our health. These five areas continue to reinforce our identity and the path we follow based on how we perceive ourselves (and the way we believe others perceive us) through the filtering processes of these items. Basically, we constantly evaluate ourselves and our self worth via these five filters. It’s extremely easy to yo-yo back and forth on an emotional roller coaster over the apparent lack in any of these areas.

If we allow any one of these to contribute to our doubt, fear, or feelings of inadequacy; we’ve incorporated and retained the ridiculous measurements of worth, dictated to us by a society that’s disconnected from its true power. I want to make it clear- there’s nothing wrong with having great abundance in all of these areas. I encourage it (if it’s something you desire). In fact, I think it’s fantastic, but here’s the problem: we’ve never been taught to allocate these items to their proper position of scenery along the journey. Instead, most of us have been taught that they are the destination of the journey and they are the tools for adequately measuring our value.

We’ve never learned to separate our identity and our self worth from these items. It’s through our over dependence on relating to our reality, through these five filters, that we become disconnected from inner knowledge. This is why it’s imperative to start breaking old thought processes and blazing new trails in our minds, as well as in our physical life experiences.

You must uncover the knowledge that your happiness and worthiness are not something you have to earn through the accumulation of material things and relationships. Rather it’s something that you’ve always possessed because of your source nature. Those last two sentences are probably the most important I’ve ever written on my blog. Once you truly know your worth through and through, then you’ll discover your power and that which you desire must come. But it will manifest in a way that accentuates your already centered experience, instead of it being your experience.

Throughout our childhood we are taught that we can’t, and then, during our teen years and early adulthood, we are taught that we aren’t worthy unless we figure out a way that we can. Is it any wonder we’re confused as hell and we continue to send more confusing, contradictory messages?

My message is simple: we always can and we’ve always been able to do anything we desire, but we’re not worthy because of what we can do. We’re worthy because of who we are to begin with.

Blaze your own trail and I believe you’ll find a similar message residing within.

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