Preparing for Consciousness
Every day that I wake up I am grateful for the universal truth that gives us each the chance to discover Who We Are and make changes to the person we thought we were. As with all things, we have the choice to decide the type of person we want to be. In order to choose the kind of person we want to be and the life we wish to have, we must first raise our basic consciousness to access this information. It is quite easy for me to sit and tell you ‘wake up!’ or ‘just change’ but without the knowing how to wake up, many of you will feel lost and/or frustrated. In fact, this reaction is typical of most people starting on the light path- they become lost and frustrated because they know where they want to be, but not how to get there. It’s all fine and dandy to be told to ‘stay in the present moment’ but actually doing it is another story. It’s important to realize that other people also experience the lost or frustrated feelings and that these are some of the obstacles to overcome when taking the first steps.
The key is accepting where you are at this moment and not letting the unknown deter you from the path you want to experience. What does this mean? It means that in order to become conscious, we must recognize that we usually aren’t. By this I mean that throughout most of our waking time, we go through the motions of the day without actively being aware of what we are doing or saying. It’s like spending every day on semi auto-pilot. We know what we have to do or where we have to go but we seldom pay attention to the why of it all. So a good starting point is just to pay attention to every little detail throughout the day to get an idea of how much you miss. When you integrate this practice into your life, you can quickly begin choosing what it is you really want to focus your attention on.
