This is always the BIG question? Where do I start changing myself?After all, most of us think we’re perfectly alright and that everybody else has lost their ‘ever lovin’ minds’. So, what is the big deal,anyway? What’s so important about me even thinking about changing myself? The big deal is that (contrary to popular opinion), we DO NOT know ourselves, like we think we do, and this happens to be the vast majority of us. Because if we truly knew WHO we are, we would realize many, many things we do not realize now.
· We’d realize that we have almost unlimited powers of creation, just by our thoughts alone.
· We’d know that we’re connected to a vast universe that is willing and ready to help us if we only knew how to access it’s power.
· We’d know that only the body passes over; that who we really are (in spirit) is incapable of death and re-invents itself time and time again.
· We’d realize that the earthly body has miraculous healing powers, if we’d only help the healing through ‘divine power’, ‘mind power’, and/or natural substances, put on this earth for our healing, instead of destroying the healing through drugs.
· We’d know that any hurt, destruction, or killing of others will eventually affect us in someway, as we are all ‘one’, unable to disconnect from the whole.
· We’d know that the people who are kind and peace loving are the ones who hold our world together, while others destroy it.
· We’d know that happy, fun-loving, open-minded people inspire and uplift others, while insensitive, mean, cruel, and suppressive people bring down the very spirits that need love and nurturing.
· We’d realize that if we were really happy inside, we wouldn’t need drugs, alcohol, gambling, and obsessive shopping to change our mood.
· We’d know that what we see on the surface, is not all there is.
· We’d know that ‘home is where the heart is’ and proceed to make it so.
· We’d know that most of the things we’re taught is opposite of the truth.
· We’d know that our subconscious is powerful, and that unless we re-direct some of our subconscious thinking that we’re limiting ourselves to the same old patterns that hold us back.
· We’d know that there are many tools in our world to help us, if we pay attention to what they are, and not have pre-conceived ideas about things and circumstances.
· We’d know that The Golden Rule “Do Unto Others As You Would Have Them Do Unto You” is just as important today, as it’s always been. I could go on and on, but the picture should be clear that this is not who we believe we are, because we live our lives in a totally different way. We don’t walk the walk or talk the talk.
Decades ago, many people looked out for one another and their families. People spoke to strangers on the street. Neighbors sat on people’s porches and talked for hours. People didn’t have a lot of money or a lot of ‘things’, but they enjoyed all the things they did have. Not everybody, of course, but many.
Families could sit in their ‘little parlors’ and play games together and have a great time…with no electronics, no TV, no radio, no expensive cars outside and no diamonds and furs in the closet. When you listen to modern day talk, people talk about they’ll be happy when they get a big house, or happy when they buy an Escalade or a Hummer, or happy when they get a boob job or a tummy tuck. You seldom hear them talk about what they’re grateful for that’s right in front of them everyday of the week; that they’re happy just for being alive and being able to wake up with a roof over their heads and food to eat, that they’re not blind or disabled. All of these wonderful gifts are simply taken for granted. ‘Happy’, to the unhappy, is ‘a state of mind’ always somewhere around the corner. If you can look at the list above and say you’re well aware of all these things, and you’re living in that reality, then there’s nothing more for you to hear today. For those of you, who are looking at that list as if it jumped off of a truck and bit you on the neck, it’s time for you to step into a different reality, if for no other reason, than to ‘lift youself up’ out of a life where you may simply be ‘existing’, instead of ‘living life with passion, excitement, and freedom’. So, we’re back to the question, “Where Do I Start Changing Myself?” Changing the self can start with the Physical, Mental or Spiritual part of yourself. Since I’m the one writing the article, I suggest that starting with the Spiritual transformation is the most important. The reason I say start with the Spiritual part of the self, is because the Spiritual part of the self lays the foundation for everything else. Some people believe ‘spiritual’ means ‘religious’. However, this is not the case. By spiritual, I mean discovering your Spiritual self, which is the unseen part of you, and comes from within. Finding the Spiritual self can be an intense journey. 1) You can pray(on your own or with others) to show you the way, until an answer arrives2) You can learn to meditate (and go within) to find your spiritual self3) You can find a spiritual mentor to help lead you to your spiritual self4) You can go to a temple that teaches meditation, and then start seeking5) You can read about it, study it, and get all the info you can, but then, you need to literally ‘do it’. You will not discover the Spiritual self by reading alone. It must be practiced. And it must be practiced, from within. External things will answer some questions and give information, but the internal application will not only let you feel the power, it will let you know the power is real. Once you start on your Spiritual journey (from within), you will realize how much you’ve been missing out on. Start your journey, tell me how you’re doing, and how you got started? Tell me how you’ve turned from a victim to being empowered? (I’ll tell your stories for you.) I don’t want to immediately tell you what places to go, because being in charge of where you begin, is important, and will make you feel better about not being influenced. You’ll make the choices. You’ll start the journey. All I can say is that your Spiritual quest can be very eye-opening. It takes off years of ‘scales’ that have been blinding the eyes. It opens up hearts that have been closed for years. It sheds skin that has been smothering you for decades. It’s your front door to the emptiness you feel, to the insecurities you face, to the questions you’ve asked, and to the life you want to live!
Until next time!
Janeska
