We often hear of this in regard to listening to others. But what does it mean to listen deeply to your own voice? Your own soul? Your own stirrings?
As I continue to study A Course in Miracles, I am led down a spiral into my own heart. Spiraling gently and ever so slowly into a consciousness or understanding that had been forgotten or denied.
At times, the newfound realizations seem so obvious and familiar, at times I am stunned by my lack of awareness and at times it is as if a mystery has been revealed.
I treasure both the obvious and the mysterious. They both peel back another layer of the onion and remind me of my Real Self or true nature.
So much of the time, I am caught in the societal machine and operating on autopilot… but I can only do that for so long these days. As I study and get in touch with this true nature, I become more intolerant of my own inauthentic expression.
It’s like I am starved for the truth and can’t get enough. The more I experience these openings and awakenings to my soul, the more I want them. They feel whole, complete, secure, peaceful and most of all, self-compassionate.
If I can’t find compassion for myself as I make this life’s journey, who really will? Am I holding out for someone else to save me? I challenge the fairy tale indoctrination that leaves me powerless.
“Defenselessness is my Strength” (ACIM) is one of the most profound teachings of the Course. Relaxing into and accepting what this eternal now brings me with a combined effort to understand that I am unconditionally loved and supported by my higher power, always, is the gateway thought that leads me to this deeper knowing.
May we all let our defenses down and reconnect with our most honest, most vulnerable, most open selves so that we can demonstrate true love in all our affairs. Especially the affairs of the personal heart and mind. This may actually be the only real purpose of this life, that we know our own heart and mind thoroughly and then allow for true expression.
“To fulfill the will of God perfectly is the only joy and peace that can be fully known, because it is the only function that can be fully experienced. When this is accomplished, then there is no other experience. The goal of the curriculum, regardless of the teacher you choose, is Know Thyself. There is nothing else to learn.” (ACIM)
Peace and Blessings,
Kristin
