Tune In to the Higher Self

WEEKLY e-Message February 10, 2013

There is only one reason to do anything:

as a statement to the universe of Who You Are.

--Neale Donald Walsch

Pain is inevitable, suffering is optional.

– Dalai Lama

Good day, Heartlight family,

This week I’ve been pondering that old saw about “into each life some rain must fall.” It isn’t quite as meaningful here in Southern California, since we generally applaud rain when it makes a rare appearance. But we get the point, because there isn’t one among us who doesn’t know all about pain—emotional, spiritual, physical.

Since even someone as wise at the Dalai Lama acknowledges that some aspects of life will hurt you, what is the point then of focusing as diligently as you do on your spiritual evolution? Answer: The degree to which you have expanded your spiritual consciousness is inversely proportional to how much you will suffer from life’s more unpleasant circumstances. Still, being humanly vulnerable, you have moments when you instinctively react in ways that don’t express your true and divine Self. That’s okay, too. Beating up on yourself doesn’t help one bit. Recognizing what you’re thinking and doing (be it blaming, shaming, judging, self-flagellating, resenting, finger-pointing—choose one or more), and saying ‘whoa, there’ is what helps.

So how do you know when you’ve gone off the rails? (Other than your headache, heartache and/or stomach ache, and possibly the expressions on the faces of the people caught in the fallout.) And, once you notice, how do you get back on track? It isn’t as difficult as your ego mind insists it will be. Instead, it’s a choice…a choice to tune in to the Higher Self. That’s the real meaning behind the idea of putting God in charge…not a God out there somewhere, but the one right there inside you. Your most vital relationship (the relationship of a lifetime) is with your Higher Self. That connection is your lifeline in moments of need; it is your source of highest and best wisdom.

Think of it this way: in the midst of whatever conversation you’re having with your ego mind, or another person, or the walls of the living room, or even the shower curtain (we all do a lot of thinking in the shower, don’t we)…when the thoughts start falling into the ‘red zone’ of negativity, you need to dial up the Voice of love, reason, enlightenment, forgiveness, surrender and peace. In the more modern vernacular, it’s time for a conference call.

This week’s talk, “Me, Myself and I” will explore this idea a little more and offer some reminders of how whole and perfect you truly are. It’s my job to convince you if you’re on the fence about it.

Infinity lives inside us, and Love is the only Truth we need,

Rev. Lauren