 What is your relationship with media?
As a media-oriented culture, many don't think twice about the flickering screens in banks, restaurants,salons and now at gas station pumps. In modern society, nearly every living room boasts a television larger than the family portrait, along with several more to enhance each bedroom. And, for convenience, most folks have a hefty array of media devices to fill in all the spaces in between. We compulsively turn on and tune in to the sounds, pictures and stories that emit from these frequency transmitters with very little consciousness. Yet, as our bodies and minds expand to harmonize with more refined states of consciousness, it is natural to want to align with resonant frequencies, and many times the information offered by the media broadcasters isn't compatible with who we truly are... with Love Consciousness. Instead of automatically filling your home and energy field with media, perhaps you pause and ask, "What truly resonates with me? What do I want to experience right now?" If you are bored and "need stimulation," be willing to discover what kind of activity might engage your body and senses to awaken. If you wish to "just relax and veg-out," then maybe sitting on the front porch watching the sunset is a blissful option. Start to pay attention to how you fill up the sacred spaces in which you place yourself and learn to make more mindful decisions about your allowance of media into your space. Though you may experience initial pangs of media withdrawal, your true self will thank you for doing so!
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Just when we think we have an area of our lives dialed in, some spiritual guru will remind us, “the only constant is change.” Even if our ducks aren’t exactly in a row, the thought of change will often ruffle our mama-duck feathers as we worry about a whole host of “what if’s.” Our steadfast egos like constant constant, not constant change! But, alas, we are ever-evolving, ever-shifting; physically, emotionally, mentally and spiritually. The transformations may be great or miniscule, but they are always there moving us along our journey of life. As humans, there are times when our changes are so great that we clearly identify and acknowledge them. Physically speaking, our major transitions are the touchpoints of our development. Everything you want to know about What to Expect When You’re Expecting, Your Growing Child, Adolescent Development, and Aging Well can be answered in a multitude of books. Emotional people, like children, can go from laughter to tears in a matter of minutes, then bounce right back to joy. Those who aren’t as fluid in their emotional bodies may not experience such extremes, but their subtleties can feel equally stirring to them. Then there are our varying thoughts! Like flashes of lightening, sometimes we seek them out to illuminate us with their brightness. Other times we long for quietude in the endless, thunderous rumbling in our minds. Although the soul is timeless and infinite, our human selves experience spiritual changes that affect our lives just as profoundly as the material ones, if not more so. For most people, these shifts may not be easy to identify, much less understand. What can be confusing is that our spiritual development can cause fear, anxiety and feelings of isolation. Rather than feeling bliss or oneness, as one might expect, we can find ourselves experiencing apathy and frustration toward everything. It can be heartening to learn that these experiences, as we shift spiritually, are quite typical. Imagine starting your first period, or experiencing your first “wet dream,” without anyone telling you that this was a normal part of adolescent development. Knowing that we are experiencing something that is common not only reduces our anxiety, it opens the door to connecting with others who have experienced the same thing. Like learning about our sexual development from our adolescent friends, sometimes we can be misinformed about our spiritual development, which only causes more anxiety. Similar to the boy who wants to boast about his sexual (usually fantasy) experiences to impress his friends, spiritual teachers (who are often seeking clients) will share how wonderful their lives are, and how everything came together when they learned mindfulness, to manifest, to control their thoughts, how to connect with their angel guides, and so on. Rarely will the stories of impotency, pain, awkwardness and dissatisfaction come forth isolating those who’ve had such experiences. Today there are masses of people experiencing major shifts into higher states of consciousness as our collective belief in our separation from our spiritual Source dissolves. As a result, phrases such as the “New Age” or “The Shift” have merged into mainstream culture. We have witnessed an explosion of resources related to our spiritual evolution. Books such as A New Earth and the Conversations With God series have given millions of people a new perspective. The list of spiritually-focused movies, YouTube videos and websites grows exponentially as people seek to understand and participate in our collective movement to become enlightened, whatever the individual’s spiritual path or practice may be. Since most of the resources are aimed to reach the awakening masses, the information can feel elementary or incomplete to the highly evolved soul. Most spiritual seekers have come to the conscious awareness that we actively participate in the unfoldment of our lives. They recognize that we aren’t just victims of life’s whims and woes, with a certain and unwavering destiny ahead of us. Those who have discovered “The Secret” have heartily experimented with positive thoughts with varying degrees of success. Understanding that life still happens, seekers who have developed a conscious relationship with their spirituality soon realize that there isn’t a panacea out there, so have learned to gather an array of tools to cultivate their spiritual growth and happiness. Yet, it’s important to note that our current spiritual evolution includes the emergence of many masters and mystics. And, as odd as it may seem, some of these lightbearers have yet to see, believe or embrace their significant spiritual part in the upliftment of humanity’s consciousness. Unaware, these masters and mystics look and act like the rest of us, but have grown bored of the pursuit of happiness, become disinterested in spiritual seeking, and perhaps have lost their ability to manifest. They are wise beyond books, have felt “different” from the time they were young, and have guided people in some way most of their lives. Whether or not they are aware of their role, they are experiencing higher states of spiritual development as the collective continues to expand. As such, these experiences of disconnection, disinterest, and not desiring to fully recognize who they are is a very normal part of their journey. It is prompting them to do something… to step in to who they really are! These masters have walked a long, often hard, and conscious road across many lifetimes and dimensions and they are getting weary and/or bored. They have released much along the way – belief systems, excuses, negative behaviors, and limiting perspectives – yet they still grapple with their seeming imperfections. They feel an unidentifiable restlessness in their souls. As human-spiritual beings, we are ready to expand and experience our whole selves more fully, which includes our spiritual development. And, similar to physical growth, most people experience major changes in their lives as they move from one stage to another. Moving into the stage of awakening to your masterhood (regardless of practical spiritual study) or your mysticism (even if you don’t yet recognize your powers) can be uncomfortable and a somewhat lonely. It can poke at your feelings of unworthiness, even though you know you have good self-esteem.
 As 2014 continues to guide us to become more of who we truly are, we will likely find ourselves less tolerant of people, situations and energies that are not us. That's a good thing. And, in all honesty, it can be quite uncomfortable.
For one, if you are used to feeling love and kindness toward all, or have an easy-going personality, it can be quite alarming to feel disdain toward another person you used to tolerate. As well, feelings of apathy may well up and suddenly you think, "Me? How am I supposed to help in this mess of a world that's been created?" Maybe you're a go-getter and your feel you've lost your umph, or direction, or wonder if there really is a purpose to anything. What's more ironic, is you may not even feel "bad" about "feeling bad" which can really be confusing! "Geez! Someone must have disconnected my heart!," you worry. In actuality, your heart is opening! Remember that "this too shall pass" as you experience your intolerance. In fact, go deeper into the experience. Breathe in the unwillingness to expose yourself to ways that no longer serve you. Welcome your intolerance of a world that is out of balance and infused with negativity. Feel your commitment to yourself and humanity as you vow, "No more!" |
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