If You Don't Use It, Lose It

Which aspects of yourself, from your past no longer serve you? Which roles have you played that still haunt you or that you still cling to in a needy fashion? Are there relationships in your past, that did not end the way you hoped, or would like to exercise a "do-over" on?

There can be no true moving on with creating your reality in the present, in the now; unless you have dealt with who you were in the past. Dealing with and resolving your past is an important part of re-creation in the now. It can be an ongoing process on many levels with you discovering more layers of yourself, causing further analysis of the past.

Fortunately, the methods available to clear out the aspects of our past which no longer serve us, are not hard to learn, although they can take practice. Acceptance and forgiveness are powerful states of being that can help you move from feeling sorrow, loss and sadness to feelings of joy and peace, with yourself and with those you have touched.

Some may say that forgiveness is an ongoing practice, yes it can be that. Not all of us are capable of wiping our slates clean to our satisfaction in one fell swoop, taking iterations and repetition to do so. The more you discover of who you are now, may lead you to re-focus on parts of the long gone, and see patterns you have been repeating. This is a very fortunate process, it brings good fortune to you in practicing this, looking back and breaking patterns, small ones and larger ones.

To see your-self here and now, in the present, as you are and accept your-self as that; to integrate that into your vision of One-ness, into your echo of the ultimate truth; takes acceptance on a deep level. Acceptance of who you have been, what you have done and who you are now, all mixed with forgiveness of those aspects that no longer serve you. This is a recipe to dwell upon and practice for yourself, wherever and whenever you find yourself in the now.

Even if you find yourself "stuck in the moment" as Bono sings, this process will help your healing. There are times when you are aware that you are in a cycle of change, but not yet at it's end. There may be times when you feel like giving up, when you feel that you just do not have it in you, that vision of greatness you once had may be crumbling before you, your dream of who you could be in your highest vision of You. You may feel stuck, weighed down, trapped.

Release yourself with this simple process, accept where you are, you created this situation for reasons that serve you, accept yourself and forgive yourself for being stuck. Allow yourself to rise up once more and challenge the cycle, the repetition of that aspect of yourself that you seem to be struggling with. Simply choose to release yourself from that part of you.

Let go of that which no longer serves you. Question why you are attached to this particular aspect of your past. What holds you back? What needs to be healed that you may continue on your journey? Do not make the mistake of looking to the influence or advice of others on yourself, because you have called those experiences to you. Look only at yourself. What is it within you that must heal for you to carry on your path of purpose?

Seek the answers to these questions only within yourself, there are no books or films or other media that can provide the answers for you. Having said that, I tell you these mediums can be used to offer messages in answer to your questions. Without contradiction I say that there is no magic book or recipe, there is no one way to the truth and to consciousness, do not blindly follow one teacher.

Question all things, let your heart speak it's truth to you, in you and through you. However, media in general offer a means of communication, the world around is a palette of messages in different forms, all sent to you, for you and by you, now.

As you ask better questions about yourself and ask for answers to them, your subconscious, your soul, your connection will conspire to provide these answers for you, through any means in your environment. The next commercial you watch may provide an insight, the next tune on the radio may have a lyric that sings to your heart, the next person you meet may say something that rings true. Open your senses to the world around you, and notice the answers that lie before you, to questions you have asked.

Practice putting thought into the questions that you ask of yourself. Re-member your-self as a child of God, as a glorious aspect of experiential truth in the Ultimate Truth of all that is. Accept yourself, as you are now, as you have been and as you next choose to be. Bless those parts you no longer need, thank them for bringing you here to this point, forgive them and wish them farewell.

You are a being creating your reality, and creating anew in every moment. You are being creativity. Discover your next self in your next moment, and be who you are now. Lose those aspects that no longer serve you, with joy. And with every step, you will rise in tribute to your purpose, you will see your-self as the spiritual being wrapped around a human experience, a living prayer to the gift of your life.

Touch the World,

-Mikel