Listening

When we take a moment to truly listen to what's going on around us and within us we are better able to make the necessary connections in healing. Now don't get me wrong, just because you're world is silent doesn't mean you are healed, nor does it imply that you are not suffering. There are many people that live alone and have complete silence around them and are still unwilling to hear the inner voice.

I used to tell a person what an opportunity to have so much silence while living alone and that it would best be used in meditations and such. But instead the thoughts wander deeper into the mind, getting lost within the illusions even deeper. I guess for me I saw it as a way to really connect with God. We are all given opportunities to do this, some of us just can't see the blessing within our situations.

What I am saying is if your house is full of children then that's how you connect with God/Source with being distracted, and if you're a loner then you've been given that chance to learn to connect with God with those distractions. We each learn how to connect within whatever distracts we may be experiencing at that time. Like right now my cats are so full of energy they are running all over the place and jumping on everything. I'm lucky they haven't been on the computer yet. LOL

Even within nature we can become distracted by its beauty and awe without really connecting to it. I mean how many times have we been on a hike and just took it for granted. We were so in the moment within our own head that we can't even remember how to come down the moutain.

Folks, if you can't remember how to get out once you're in how are you going to remember how to get out of your mind once you're in there? Everyday is a re-memberance in getting out of the illusion. This illusion! So step away from the drama and bring more peace and joy into your life by embracing what is, instead of wanting what isn't.

But wait, what is a distraction? I thought about this for a second as I was doing two things, typing this blog and eating my breakfast. If I'm eating my breakfast what am I focusing on. At that moment for me it was, "I need to hurry up and do this so I can finish the blog." But it was with that simple thought that I realized that distractions are only thoughts or actions that take us away from our goal, it literally becomes, "I'd rather do this instead." What more separation could we ask for.

So if I'm playing with my children but I am thinking I need to be doing the dishes instead, I'm divided, I'm not present, and I'm totally distracted. If I'm listening to music in my apartment but thinking about what I should be doing to meet someone, I'm divided.

I stopped typing and picked up my dish and really ate my breakfast. I thought about what it was like to just really enjoy what I was eating rather than just shoving it in my face. Mindless eating is really getting this country into trouble. That's one of the reasons I don't like eating in front of the TV, my attention has gone into the show and soon after I eat I'm hungry again. Why? Because I wasn't able to satisfy myself with the experience. The experience is the key to the stopping the madness and decrease the number of distractions.

Many people have told me I'm all over the place. And they would have been speaking the truth then. But with this clarity within me now I'm more focused and more direct, meaning I'm able to listen while looking at you now. LOL...before you would be lucky to catch my eyes, they were always some place else. I still have work to do, we all do. But it's that willingness to do the work that begins freeing us from the mind and moves us into heart.

When I write on this blog I am really present. I'm sure you can tell when I'm in my head and processing stuff, there's an energy to that. But for now, just remember to do one thing at a time, stop running from yourself, and quiet yourself when you feel the need to go on and on about your drama or what you think. It's okay to share with people your stories, it's the way we heal ourselves. But when we attach ourselves to our stories and keep making them real, well, then that could be a problem. Depends!

We're going to do a process here as an example of what this might look like.

Belief Statement: I only see drama in my life when I become distracted by so much going on and this makes me feel frustrated. I just don't know what to do next because there are so many choices out there for me. I'm gaining isolation while losing peace.

Spirit Statement: I am life while being focused with all that exist while peaceful. I know being the choice of union is peace.

Enjoy being peace, union and joy today.

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