Topic: Spirituality
Many people fill their lives with activity and sounds so that they can avoid doing any thinking. They don't want to think about their lives, the situations they are in, the mistakes they have made, and their feelings.
Avoidance of thinking is really avoidance of listening - listening to their inner Self, listening to the truth. As our Selves talk to us, trying to guide us along a path that is where we are meant to head, along the lessons we are to learn, using our gifts that we have been given, we are at the same time trying to justify our actions, follow a path filled with "success and achievement" of the man-made kind. These two paths may be the same and that is wonderful but when we are afraid to listen to the truth it is probable that we are not walking our true path.
Listening to our inner Self gives us the insight to know our path and to take responsibility for our actions. We make choices in life that don't turn out the way that we thought they would; we unintentially or intentially hurt others by our words and/or actions; we let opportunities go by out of fear; we wrap ourselves in blame and resentment, holding onto unhealthy relationships with no efforts to change the situations. When we listen we hear the truth, the truth that we already know but try to tune out - the truth is holding us to our visions, our passions, our integrity, our responsibilities. The truth, our Selves is telling us to take responsibility for our actions, to make amends to people that we have hurt, to look at our fears that block our path, to let go of blaming and respect people's right to walk their own paths, to form and reform healthy relationships. Break through the walls, remove the barriers to happiness and inner peace and live life with Truth.
"May the truth set you free" - listen to the truth and respond to it; set yourself free, letting go of the past and unhealthy dreams. Live with inner peace, knowing that you are true to your Self, that you walk your path with honour and integrity, and that you are living your true dreams, using your gifts that you have been given, and living life to your fullest.
-Debbie Life Unfolding
