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Resilience Journal | Issue #009 | Jan 20, 2009 |
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Who has the answer?
Diving Deep Within
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I have spent the first half of my life looking for the answer in books, friends, colleagues and experts. Each author or person has given their own perspective. Neither right nor wrong, nevertheless a perspective from their personal experience. The search has in some ways expanded my imagination and knowledge, however; in that moment it robbed me of the deep connection with my own wisdom.
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This reminds me of a story I once heard. Once upon a time in a small village in India, a young married couple decided to walk across four villages to visit their dear relative. To complete the journey with ease, they decided to take their donkey along with them so they could lug their belongings and take turns riding.
Initially the wife sat on the donkey and the husband walked by her side. The villagers began to point fingers at the wife making comments that she was dishonoring her husband by choosing the comfort for herself. After being insulted by the villagers, the wife insisted that the husband sit on the donkey. The husband reluctantly agreed. A few miles into the second village, the villagers scorned at the husband for allowing his wife to walk in the blaring heat. Upon being scorned, he decided that they both would walk along the donkey. As they walked through the third village, the villagers began to laugh at the couple for not being wise enough to use the donkey for support. The couple now decided that they both would sit on the donkey together, thinking this would satisfy the villagers. As they rode the donkey into the fourth village, the villagers began to express pity upon the donkey for holding the burden of the couple and their luggage. Not
being able to put up with the guilt, the couple purchased a bamboo stick and rope and after securing the donkey’s limbs on the bamboo with the rope, they carried the donkey for the remainder of the trip. As they entered the last village, the villagers laughed hysterically at the couple…
Have you ever made adjustment to how you live your life, conduct your work, make decisions or even raise your children by what the experts, friends or relatives are saying?
Their intentions may be great, however; you are the best judge of your own circumstances. Listen to your experience, intuition, feelings and know that even if you make the wrong decision, it will serve you in making the right one the next time. Don’t deprive yourself of the wisdom in experiencing making the wrong choices. It is the one sure way to make the right choice.
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Before you have the urge to go to an expert for the answer, remember even the experts don’t have the answer for anyone other than their own self. Unless the expert has good questions to draw the answer from you, stay away from their cookie cutter approach to all situations.
Listen to what others have to say and then look for the confirmation from within… What feels right and is logical for you is the best answer. Your answer is custom made to fit you and can only come from you.
For instance, you are on the crossroads and you want to make a decision about changing careers.
Your gut has made the decision way before your intellect realizes. So why not go to the source first and then consult the intellect for practicality.
Following are the ways to reach the source:
 Sit still till the mind becomes silent
While in the place of silence watch your breath come in and out
Continue to watch the breath till you reach a place of rest, where there is no mental agitation, worry, or concern
Now ask your question and remain silent till the first thought, image, feeling or sensation comes to you.
Take that thought, image, feeling or sensation and discover what it means to you.
For instance, a feeling of happiness would mean to move ahead whereas a feeling of anxiety would mean to research more or abandon the project… Thoughts and images are very personal and the interpretation would depend upon individual experience and the meaning you attach to it.
Next time in doubt reach deeper for the answer is within you.
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Q: How do we know what emotion is predominant in our life?
A: From the time we are born our environment, belief system, values, experiences, and influences from others create deeply embedded patterns in our subconscious mind. It is not uncommon for a person who believes that life is a struggle will always attract struggle in his/her life. If you are living with similar recordings from the past, my suggestion would be to create new recordings. Remember your life is a projection related to your internal programming. It is our responsibility to move beyond the conditioning and break away from the patterns to blossom to our unique self.
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There is a law in psychology that if you form a picture in your mind of what you would like to be, and you keep and hold that picture there long enough, you will soon become exactly as you have been thinking. ~William James
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