Is Life Happening To, or For Me?
(A journal excerpt, written on February 6th, 2023)
What truly shapes our lives, my life…? Is the power all in my hands? Or do we have a destined path that we must find? Is it a combination of the two? Or neither? It is difficult to speak from direct, fresh experience as my perspective now is infinitely different from that of just four months ago. Everything happens for a reason. Therefore, everyone’s path is designed exactly as it should be. However, we can still interact with this path, but more importantly we can become closer aligned to it and manifest it into our reality.
Ultimately it is a choice, a series of ‘choice-points’ that we may or may not chose to align closer to. However, new catalysts will always reappear. Do you ever feel like the universe was so desperately trying to tell you a message, to keep nudging you in a direction you may have considered unfamiliar, or even uncomfortable? Well, there’s your sign. It is natural – maybe not ‘natural’ per say – but common to feel the need to avoid things in life that make us uncomfortable, this happens on all scales big or small. But you must detach from this identity – you are protecting your ego – your desires and attachments. And when you ask yourself the basic question: “what’s the worst that could happen?”, you are either filled with silence, or a protective ‘self-preserving’ response. There is tremendous growth to be had in exploring the responses you give.
Reassess what is truly important to you, mentally and physically note down the values that shape who you are right now – do they align with the path you want to be on? Being able to recognise these choice-points / catalysts gives you the confidence to take on whatever is thrown at you, knowing that the greater the perceived struggle, the greater the potential growth. This lends itself to a more ‘alchemical’ perspective, which can offer an insightful angle in how one can convert (negative) energies within their being into positivity and resilience. Or the universal Law of Polarity – everything that exists has an opposite and can’t exist without it. The only separation is what side of the spectrum it sits on. “For every action there is an equal or opposite reaction”. Be aware of both dark and light. There will always be opportunities where a ‘negative’ experience can be learned from and convert it into applicable lessons and understanding you will keep for the rest of your life. This is how this type of more conscious and direct growth can cascade as you learn more true lessons about yourself, you remove negative energies, raise your vibration and ultimately better represent your True Self and be as receptive in service to others as possible. None of this is possible without an understanding and awareness of your ‘higher’ / ‘true’ Self. You know which parts of you that is and what isn’t. Observe yourself from above.
