“..nobody has ever truly become okay by changing things outside. There’s always the next problem. The real problem is that there is something inside of you that can have a problem with almost anything.” Michael A. Singer, The Untethered Soul
Wow! Think about it…there is something inside of you that could have a problem with just about anything, anyone, anytime. If you take a moment to make this observation you might understand that this is the truth. Step back just a minute…in your mind…and see yourself there..making a problem out of what is in front of you. If you stay immersed in the situation, about the decision, or with the person, you are unable to see it…so just step back, in your mind…and see yourself…become the observer.
When you come from the perspective of the observer you find yourself asking questions like…why am I doing this again, what am I afraid of, why is this happening to me, why do I let him/her push my buttons, why is life so hard, what’s it all about? In this way you can understand that you are not the problem, you are the observer…you are consciousness.
You cannot be free from a problem related to a condition, person, or circumstance by rearranging the stuff outside of yourself. You can’t make anybody do or say anything. You can’t immediately change the temporary facts in your life…your finances, job, relationship, health. You can’t change the economy or who is president.
You can watch yourself, observe yourself…you can become aware of how you bring yourself to life. The thing inside of you that has a problem with almost anything is the idea you hold that if all things in the outer would be as you want them to be, you would be okay.
The one really amazing thing you can do to begin to live a joy-filled, peaceful life is to release this idea…the idea that something outside of you must change before you can be happy. Release it…let it go. When you are observing yourself, ask yourself these questions…how can I be the best I can be right here right now, what moves me or calls me, how can I show my love, it is time to be still?
You are one amazing and powerful being. Know it…from the inside!
Peace
Paula
