Living authentically through our physical nature guided by our spiritual essence can lead us into great change and transformation, and back into the enlightened Beings that we truly are…
In our utmost Authenticity we are Pure Consciousness and are the very essence of Love, Light, Joy, and Divine Inspiration. We are Pure Spirit. We are Mind in action. We are a Soul, the Witness, the Observer, the Seer, and all else that identify the I AM…ness of all that exists within us, through us, around us, and as us. We are Spiritual Beings having a Human Experience. We have chosen to be here…NOW.
AND SO, HERE WE ARE. In our physical bodies. In this moment. Living in the Now. How do we incorporate all that we are in our spiritual essence into our human experience? Is there an authenticity about our human nature as well? And, what does Self-Reliance have to do with Authenticity?
Being self-reliant is at the very heart of who we are in our authenticity because it emanates from our spiritual essence. It is that genius within us all. It is our divinity. It is the very knowing that whatever we need resides within us as the absolute power to direct our lives with a deeper sense of our aliveness. We are simply encouraged to become aware of this power and embody it fully into our humanness for the greater enjoyment of our physical journey. Let us remember that while we may understand who we are in our higher level of consciousness, we are also encouraged to find the balance between our spiritual beingness and keeping it “real” in our physical existence. We are encouraged to honor our bodies and how it serves us through every facet of our experiences, for we are pure consciousness in physical motion. We are the very essence of how life expresses through and as us. We are the magnificent out-picturing of Love. We are in spiritual partnership with Life.
For many of us, our physical journey thus far has taken us into places that have kept us from knowing our utmost divinity. How did this happen? Before we move into a place of judgment, let us remember that we were all born into and influenced by the traditions of our family environment, immediate surroundings, as well as the collective consciousness…all of which continues to be a factor unless we choose otherwise. We have also been conditioned by and through all that we have personally experienced. All of these things and more have created our beliefs and belief systems. And all of these things have made a significant difference in our internal makeup…some of which have caused us to move from our inherent love to the learned fear that blocks our divine light and natural radiance. The wisdom we can glean from this is that we also have the innate power to change anything we choose to change through the unstoppable power of our self-reliant nature.
When we have the desire to create change in our lives, taking full responsibility for how we go about it may not always be an easy choice. When we do choose to follow our own way of being, we may need to find the courage to step out of our comfort zone and into the unknown with a deeper sense of our divine nature. We may need to begin by being totally honest with ourselves. And when we are ready, we may need to be open and honest with others as well. While it is easy to accept the wonderful things we experience to be harmonious and in divine order, we may also need to accept every mistake, every challenge, and every difficult situation within the same frame of mind. We may need to release those things that no longer serve us, which includes the people who no longer lift our grace and make us feel good about ourselves. We may need to be open to the people who truly resonate with us, and with whom we can create meaningful relationships. We may need to become aware and embrace our own projections. We may need to learn to love ourselves unconditionally. We may need to be open and receptive to change.
How can we fully accept everything that happens to us as being in divine order? And how do we find harmony when we feel challenged?
Many of us believe that harmony and divine order means that everything is in beautiful and perfect order. This is true. And in the greater meaning within the scope of this writing is that everything that unfolds in our lives are in absolute agreement with our thoughts, our feelings, and our beliefs…whether we are consciously aware of them or not.
By definition, harmony is a friendly agreement. It also refers to synchronization or an organization (of something). The word order in this context is defined as an arrangement or sequence (of things). And of course divine means having a godlike nature; God; connected with, coming from, or caused by God or god or goddess. Are we beginning to see how Harmony and Divine Order are integral aspects of the way we bring to light all that we have thought into being?
So, when we are open to observing our lives from this perspective, we will see clearly that everything we are experiencing right now is the out-picturing of our inner life. Our thoughts, feeling, emotions, our experiences, and everything in-between have created a harmonious arrangement in which the Universal Energies has responded in kind with a resounding “YES”. We are the gods and goddesses of our own creation and are therefore, the very power behind the things that manifest in our lives and into divine order. Please keep in mind that most of what we create is done on a subconscious level and not to be thought of harshly nor judged. We are only encouraged to increase the awareness of our thoughts and beliefs so that we can live more in alignment with our true self and experience life on our own terms.
We will continue to blossom and grow through this evolutionary process of our lives throughout our physical, mental and emotional experiences. And we will continue to be guided through every interaction with the people, places and things that come our way each and every day. While we may not enjoy every moment of what we see unfolding before us, we must begin to understand that everything we experience happens for a reason and is designed to ultimately move us into greater evolutionary states of our eternal being. We are simply invited to accept everything as a means to guide us back into our divinity.
To gain a greater perspective of how our own lives unfold, we may want to observe life out in nature which has its own authentic expressions of its evolutionary processes. We will notice how life expresses its beautiful resilience through trees, animals, birds, insects and every other living thing…all of which carry within their own kind a natural sense being, i.e. the caterpillar transforming into a beautiful butterfly. It is through these simple observations that we will come to know who we are and how we move through our own transformations and growth by every experience that moves through us. We will see harmony and divine order taking place at every turn, through all the breathtaking beauty we see before us, and even through the things that may not be as pleasant to watch. This is simply the very “nature” of nature itself. This is who we are. And this is how we allow life to move naturally through us.
And likened to the many different expressions of life in nature, it is also important to remember that while we are all divine and have many fundamental similarities, we are also unique in our individuality. And it is from this premise that we are encouraged to design our lives in accordance with our own truth and sensibilities, for therein lies the very heart of our soulful interconnectedness.
Remember, it is within our self-reliant authentic nature that we have within us all the wisdom and every means to create our human lives into the full radiance of the light, love, joy, and divine inspiration that we already are in our spiritual essence. And when we bring our spiritual essence in balance with our physical nature, our lives will change from the ordinary to the extraordinary. We will experience more love, more joy, more peace, and a beautiful way of living that allows who we are in our physicality to flourish magnificently within the kind of life that continues to perpetuate the absolute truth of the divine nature of our eternal being.
So, let us learn to live more from our self-reliant nature and allow it to guide us back into our natural state of Love, Light, Joy, and Inspiration…and the I AM within us all.
Thank you for allowing me to share my thoughts with you. Namaste’.
In Love, Light and Divine Inspiration,
Dr. Regina J. Dekker, Msc.D.
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