your problems are not YOUR problems

today i set an intention to stay present all day, and if/when i got out of presence to gently guide myself back to this space of all is good, all is great. ⁣

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when i do things from this space, from zero expectations, what happens is that i am doing it because it feels good. ⁣

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staying in the moment is fulfilling. ⁣

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but when i do something because i want something in exchange for what i am doing, i start to resent what i am doing if it doesn’t produce the same exact results as my expectations. ⁣

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when we do things from a space other than being in the present moment and truly genuinely feeling it, we will lose sight of the fruitfulness it carries. ⁣

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for example, if i am doing something in this now moment with the expectation that it will bring me something i am wanting, then i will split my consciousness, leave the now, and go into the “future” that does not exist because all things are in the now. ⁣

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in a sense, i toss out a part of me into an abyss. and i will feel empty because literally there is a part of me that is in that abyss. ⁣

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everyone goes through the motions. you are not any different from the collective. and the shadow will convince you that you and the collective are not the same. that the things that come up for you are only YOUR problem. ⁣

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the more we relate to problems and identify them as our own, the harder it is to see that they are not ours but rather an overlying issue that all of humanity deals with. ⁣

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this leaves us with two choices. ⁣

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the first being “wow this is coming up for me and it is an opportunity for me to delve into it and see how to resolve it and help others with my conclusions” or the other choice is to identify with the problem and then feel like that problem is our baby and we must carry it along with the hundreds, thousands, millions of other problems we have already taken on in our very limited experience. ⁣

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the key here is to stop taking on problems and rather look at them as an opportunity to help humanity. ⁣

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wounded ego, however, will have us believe that we are the only ones with the problem and since it is ours we must protect it and we must hold on to it. ⁣

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but if we surrender to what is, to the present moment, we will be given an opportunity to look at things from a perspective of less attachment and only here can we find the solution to all problems. ⁣

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we all share the same problems believe it or not. it is the wounded ego that clings on to problems and tells us that we should be secretive about the problem because if other people know we have these problems then we will be judged. ⁣

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but this only creates breeding grounds for shame and once you are in shame it is really difficult to disidentify with it. then the wounded ego knows it has you, it has control over the soul and that is exactly what it wants. ⁣

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you don’t have to be ashamed of your shadow. we all have a shadow side. ⁣

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but something beautiful happens when we stop trying to hide from it. ⁣

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this is the first step towards living an integrated, whole life. ⁣

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#getoutthetrap⁣