OT: Going Deep

I have received a few, very messages that I was missed and my Thought Provokers where missed also, so here is one for today, it is very fitting for me as most of these are and I hope for good discussions and not flames.

Going Deep
Self-Examination at Depth

There are times when life urges us to seek more. Small changes to our comfort zone may fail to alleviate any sense of stagnancy or frustration, and we may need to examine our lives and ourselves more deeply to find the right place to start. Everything we need for success and joy lies within. But so often, life’s debris accumulates, building layers around our core that makes it difficult to access the truth that resides within. To reach the depth we wish to access, we must dive below these layers to the deepest parts of ourselves.

The first layer can be found in our minds. Our to-do lists and busy work are usually less important than we think, so we must look past them to examine the thoughts that matter most to us. The next layer can be found in our hearts, where past hurts and disappointments can sometimes cover up our vulnerabilities, as well as the truth of who and what really stirs the love within us. We can choose to go even deeper – to our center. If we can go beyond anything has affected us to the point that it blocks us at the gut level, we can reconnect with our power, our raw instincts, our organic yeses. Here, at the core, lies our truth. Our core is our foundation that supports us and what we’d like to build our authentic life upon.

When we examine ourselves to these depths, we are able to find what we wish to bring to the surface and what we wish to let go. When we remember what lies beneath our layers, we can look at what was floating on the surface, causing blocks and pains, and understand the purpose that they served. Oftentimes, it is the built up debris that causes us to go deeper, so we can search for the truth. Go deep, live life from your truth within, and watch your innate beauty manifest outward.

What do you think?

hey darlene...good post!!

well i thought this through and i am happy with how my life has changed for the better...i am once again able to do things and have someone that loves me to pieces!!! (i have no fear of being killed anymore either).

have a good day!!

hugs

Darlene, as always, I enjoy your posts and feel sad that I have not always posted a reply.  Not because you didn't make me think, but because I read and run.  Here's what I think:  mental debrs causes us to slow down.  I know that when I am the busiest is when I am the most anxious and it is those small things that bog me down.  For instance, trying to get ready for the beginning of class involves many tedious tasks that keep me running around like a chicken with her head cut off and I feel these spots in my chest and breathe in and out and try to get it to pass.  I think what I've found and what your post says is that I need to get rid of the bogging down material.  These little tasks are important, but they are not life or death so to let them keep me so tense is rediculous.  It's time to see my busy work as not the most important thing in my life.  Thanks.  Oh, this applies to so many levels from work, to our health, to our spirtitual selves.  Like an onion.

So much truth in today's post, Darlene,
I am often bogged down in the superficial but know that we must dig a little deeper to reveal the profound truths.   The phrases "know thyself" and "to thine own self be true" are words to live by for my personal evolution. 
In joy and gratitude, Carmel Valley Linda

Thanks Darlene...this will be something to think about today.

Hugs.....connie d

Hey Darlene, I think I'll be ruminating on this one for a while.  Hoping to dig through the top two layers.  I love the idea of my "center".  I will work toward my center today. 

Thanks,
Great post,
Reggie

Good to have you back. Nancy

 Darlene,

Just so you know:

I have missed your postings.  Many of them I have bookmarked to read or reread at a later date.  

thanks for sharing

Millie

PS   don't run off again...  Lurking doesn't become you...  

Heya Darlene

My 2 cents worth...

I almost never reply to your posts.... because I am a lazy ass....

I never miss one either.... read every one, every word, every time you post...

I know posting every day can be a trial sometimes... but I will read them all.

Love this post. I will need to think on this for a while.