Doing, doing, doing…not being, being, being.
You may be on what has been labelled the “healing journey” - going within and learning about yourself, reading many books, absorbing all the podcasts and going to workshops, ceremonies and doing the work…
This was (and to a certain extent still is) me…and doing all this I’d still feel stuck. And as much as I thought I was doing the right things…it was just that - the endless cycle of doing.
It was just another trip to the one I was on before. There was not the being.
I would intellectualise everything, and got better at articulating these things I was learning…which was another trap, it felt good to be able to able to share my new learnings with wise words, coming across like some teacher.
Another trap…
There was constant work on myself, I kept finding things to fix - further reinforcing that I’m broken and need healing. Ultimately this signifies a lack of acceptance.
All this healing becomes addictive, it can seem never ending, especially as it now seems “on-trend” - and fixation on this, ultimately is resistance to actually living and being in the game…
There is always more knowledge to accumulate, but then again there is plenty to integrate and apply. There are so many fixes on offer out there - another plant ceremony, another book or course…and it’s to identify with the process as a destination - but it’s the inner alignment which is the gold and nothing out there can do that.
And it’s the inner alignment that brings the freedom to be present with exactly who you are now, and ultimately create from who you are now - not waiting for perfection to knock on your door and tell you that you can finally live.
I think slowing down, from time to time even taking a break from external input, to allow yourself really tune in and feel yourself, to notice patterns with love and compassion and curiosity.
And allow yourself to experiment with integrating what you already know and have learnt…lean into these topics by actually being open to the experience.
To being willing to try new things and new habits and ways of being…in the name of play and experimentation. Not perfection, which is often the barrier to actually being the ideas you wish to be.
Knowing each small action is worth more than reading another 5 books.
And any perceived failure is simply an experience to then refine and reiterate for the next time.
More playfully and with more wisdom….because there is no audience and nobody to perform for.
It’s always You vs. You.
This moment is always the doorway to freedom.
When beginning to see myself with more clarity & honesty…there was lots of suffering of the feelings that came up seeing the role I had in it all.
All the behaviours and negative patterns that were a destructive force in my life.
I’d push them away trying to escape them, this resistance creates more suffering.
I was still identifying with these things from my mind - my story, my ego, personality - why me, victim mentality - but very attached to the narratives and stories of “me.”
And it was when these attempts became hopeless, really I didn’t have the energy to keep fighting it, that surrender was possible.
Actually allowing myself to feel what was actually going, the physical expression and energy of it…I notice that some of that on going narrative and mental commentary began to lessen, and there was a newer awareness.
There was a sense of presence with what is. I didn’t like it still, but I began to notice, that I could be with it for a bit longer.
And with less identification with stories, the hold of the past that was plaguing me slowly began to dissolve too.
Joe Dispenza says an ‘Emotion is Energy in Motion’ - E-motion. Makes sense.
So this energy is seeking release, we tend to hold on to them because the story associated with them has some particular meaning for us.
So perhaps our freedom really is found in surrendering into the fullness of each moment.
Allowing things to unfold, feeling what arises, not grasping or pushing away anything…we may notice it’s what’s beneath that is more true - this depth and stillness always available to us - the truth of You.
“Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind.” Romans 12:2
It all begins with an idea.
In the instance
one is born,
perhaps even from
the moment of
seed germination,
to the pattern of this world,
one’s mind is being
intricately woven.
So begins our prognosis,
see at the very beginning
the brain is in this theta state
Literally akin to hypnosis.
Neural connections begin forming,
shaped by parental vibes
and cultural tribes.
The network is now moulding.
social behaviours and
environmental stress
hard-wiring the pathways
like the most technical plays
in a game of chess.
Exposed to continuous stimulation,
on the mind there’s constant impression,
this is the gradual formation
of one’s limited perception…
…so who knows what’s wrong
Who knows what’s right,
on goes the subconscious habituation,
the grooves embed so deep,
this hard-wiring becomes so tight.
At the mercy of governing entities
mass media and
sticky app technology,
not really aware
that this is the slick creativity
behind the mass conformity
of what was once
your sovereign psyche.
So perhaps now this is opposition
controlled perception,
and for knowing the essence
of one’s true nature,
the most water-tight
Protection.
Trapped in a cage
in one’s own mental maze,
no wonder we walk around
under a clouded haze,
head in a daze,
eyes glazed with
not much to say.
Look around,
you know the world is crying out
for renewal,
so to are we,
For a complete re-wiring of
the worldly individual.
Now I say,
it’s fasting from the world,
the sharp sword
of meditation that cuts through
the illusion that is
the mind’s default delusion,
eventually enabling one
to dwell in the space
between thoughts,
And herein the power lies…
But to break old patterns
first we must
slow down…
and recognise.
Meditation turns on
the cool light of contemplation
And this inner-world exploration
prepares one for a more measured
outer-world application.
Contemplation leads to
one to question…
What has been impressed
upon me by
this world I see and know,
and what is genuinely
my own?
Are the thoughts
I engage in
one’s I am sourcing & selecting,
or simply the result of
a life-long conditioning?
…which leads to the cultivation
of this freedom of choice:
And my friend,
You do have a choice:
mindless repetition or….
soulful evolution.
But my love,
go easy during this
inner investigation,
on yourself be gentle
and non-judgmental
but do know that
committed meditation
and objective contemplation
hold the potential for
your transformation,
…they are the proven
premium tools…
for mental-renewal.
Now, I’m certainly not saying
simply buy my words or follow me,
but my friend, I do say
it’s only when
the mind is empty,
in a state of stillness and clarity,
does one finally see the plight of
The individual’s
And then the world’s collective conformity…
…only then and only then
will you see
That living in the Heart is
the only place
where you’re truly free.
HEIGHTENED VIBRATION
It all begins with an idea.
Do you feel
our worldly vibration…
…it’s heavy, the density
like we’re weighed down
& chained to the solidity
of emotion & materiality.
Anchored by a
low vibration
on this his earth plane,
has become
the common habitation.
Ironically. it’s from this
Space that we’ve become
So obsessed with
Material manifestation.
for to bring forth and make visible
That which does not exist
Is the e-pit-o-me of creation
And so
Perhaps it’s limited
to only use one’s
effort and energy
for material manifestation,
when it’s possible
to use the power
of concentration
to raise one’s
personal Vibration.
My dear,
I say the soul
yearns elevation,
to rise above the worldly limitation,
For it is pure radiance,
buried but sparked by
sustained contemplation in meditation.
So perhaps focusing on
the manifestation of
the quality of
your being,
is far more
fruitful and
nourishing.
These elevated frequencies
will not only attract
the material things
that resonate,
but more impactful
is the presence of
your very being now,
Because for all of us
It will illuminate.
My friend,
you have power beyond measure,
yet so often you doubt
your your own experience,
you are literally
sitting on buried treasure.
You look out there
accumulating knowledge
scouring the books & resources,
all the while overlooking
that fact your lived experience
is where the wisest
force is.
The constant seeking and striving
externally for answers to help
you live a meaningful existence,
is to the growth and
cultivation of wisdom
perhaps the very resistance.
Cherish the direct evidence of your own unique life experience,
sit with it
reflect and contemplate,
and watch insight emerge
for you to begin
to applicate.
The information’s new and data rich,
it’s yearning to be put into practice
to test and iterate
and eventually into a new way of being,
Integrate.
What you learn may be harsh
as your darkness is brought to light,
don’t take it personally
this now is objective clarity,
And they say pain is the chisel
on the path
of self-discovery.
Know deeply,
You are your own guru
Nobody will ever be more expert on
your life than you.
So don’t waste the joy or
bypass the suffering
of your lived experience,
because it’s the most
direct evidence
And most powerful demonstration
of the potential of your
personal transformation.
My friend, I swear our
nature is buoyancy
and high vibrancy…
Simply release this baggage
And attachment to a limited worldly identity
In order to effortlessly emit
this ever-present divinity.
My love,
allow your true essence
to shine,
Be transparency,
it really is that
of beauty, and
a bright light-hearted
love & spirituality