Sunday's
are my sacred days. For me, it's a day of praise, reverence, family and
Super Soul Sunday!! I love my Super Soul Sundays on OWN. Just a couple
of a weeks ago, Oprah interviewed Michael A. Singer, author of The
Untethered Soul. The premise of the book is to show you how to get to
your deeper spiritual self. I can always use help in that area
especially when dealing with stress, painful patterns, and substantial
losses, "Yes, please. Show me how to tap into my spirit." I read the
first few sections of the book. It talked about reaching a higher
consciousness, by separating yourself from your thoughts and just being
aware of them. Higher consciousness is being aware of the awareness in
you, the self that is the listener of the thoughts, the self that is
aware of those thoughts. If you want a deeper description, I implore you
to pick up the book or download it.
What really captivated me, though, was a section on energy. Just as much
as Singer spoke about energy, he spoke about the heart. The heart is an
energy center, also known as one of our many chakras. He said that as a result of fear, pain, various reasons, we close our
heart and thus don't allow energy to flow through. He says as much as
we're trying to protect ourselves, we're blocking goodness, what I'd
consider blessings.
This reminds me of some advice a coworker gave me many years ago. I was
in a constant state of "pissedivity." Yes, I totally made that up! lol
Work was horrible, men were a mess, I was in pain. I would vent to her
and despite the hurt I felt and how much I wanted to shield myself from
anyone else inflicting anymore pain, she told me to soften my heart. I
wondered how in the world would I do that. But she repeated herself over
a long period of time reminding me that being hard and cold was not
helping me. The solution to my problem was to soften and open my heart. Hmmmm...
It
took time for me to actually implement this action item, but I have to
say that my life changed considerably after that. I rekindled
friendships, I forgave a man or two ...or three, I found places where I
could thrive and people that I could connect with. I was not as easily
angered and more understanding. I began to love myself more because I
wasn't mad at myself for the "bad" choices I'd made or were to make in
the future. I was more creative and overall I pulled myself out of a
"pissedivity" hole, a woe-is-me cave. Life changed, energy flowed, and I
can attribute it to an open heart. It takes work to keep that chakra
open, that's for sure, but when you get the hang of it, I'm sure you'll
feel and see the results of the shift.
The Untethered Soul is a great resource on how to open your heart and attract more positivity energy. Check it out :-) Let me know if you've found results by opening your heart.
Love,
~Sam
