Insightful Inspirations

Today is going to be what I would call, a “mentally messy” day. These are the kinds of days where you get in your head and rummage around, trying to make sense of things. The messiest part of it is that it is about things that I think I already had figured out.

Do you feel like sometimes you are trying so hard to get it, then you do, and then it falls apart again only to discover another layer you haven’t figured out yet? It may even completely disprove what you thought you already knew. Does that mean you were wrong in the first place? Of course not. It was right at the time, things have just shifted. If you could let go of the mental space of it, you would quickly see there is magic in the movement. The mind is a tricky thing and you can’t trust it. That is why it is always helpful to go deeper with yourself. Have the conversations beyond the mental space. Move into the knowing, being, presence of it all.

Insightful Inspiration for the week

See where things get mentally messy for you. Notice, when you are getting “in your head” about the issue. That part of you that says you must weigh all of your options, understand the situation, or mentally massage the outcome. See if you can just watch and be a witness to your own mind.  Pay attention to how quickly your mind can take over and unground you in the reality of the situation. Check in with the imbalance of power within yourself.  Bring yourself back to center with it and let the mind work in concert with your spirit and your body. This is the power of all that you are. You are not just your thoughts, but they are a powerful force in your life. Take note and use that power to create the life you want not the life you think you should have.

What do you need? Have you ever really asked yourself that? Not what do you WANT, but what do you NEED?

This can be a very profound exercise. If you sit down and write down what you need to survive, your goals might shift, your fears might change, you might be able to live a life that is free.

Think about this… not just food and water. But could you survive without your house? You car? How about love? Connections with friends and family? How about your accomplishments? What if you never “accomplished” another thing? How would you feel?

You might start to notice that what you fear of loosing (i.e. your house, your spouse, your life…) All is really a deeper fear of loosing something more.

For example, lets drill down on something as an example. Let’s say you are afraid of loosing your job. (normal fear in a day like today) Why are you really afraid of loosing your job. Drill down… Are you afraid of loosing your house? What would happen when you lost your house or your material things? What would happen if you lost those things? Maybe you are afraid your family will loose security. So the real issue is you are afraid to loose your job because you are afraid to loose your security. Take that a step further and ask yourself, does your job really make you safe? Not if you are afraid of loosing it.

So just take a moment and think about what you really need. Ask yourself the question twice. Do I REALLY NEED this or do I just want it? It is okay to just want something, but when you take the NEED part out, it gives it more freedom. More room to grow, rather than having you hold on to it so tight you won’t let it do anything. Freedom comes when we are no longer afraid of loosing those things that we THINK we need and realize that we always have what we need and always will. Then look at all the great stuff we WANT to have, that we do have! This is a place of gratitude, but also a place of letting go.

What do you think? Share some of your needs?

I need love. I know that is the one thing I can not live without. Love from friends, family and life.

I send that love out to all of you and hope you will comment.

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