Why does it seem that we have so many problems in our lives
to deal with? It sometimes seems we have
way more to contend with than we can possibly handle and this can result in
anxiety, stress, insomnia and even depression.
Giving considerable thought to these symptoms and their multiple and
varied origins and knowing how within our Consciousness we create, I wonder if
it is just something as simple as “we’ve got it all wrong.” We watch how our lives are supposed to be
from television, books, movies and even what those around us represent to us as
the best case scenario for living and finding happiness. But what if we realized the truth that these
things are only idealized potentials and that if we strive for someone else’s ideal of the
perfect life or happiness, we may actually find ourselves quite disheartened? That isn’t what we’re here for.
We haven’t come all this way in our evolution and development
to settle for someone else’s perfect version of what our reality should be, I
think. Look around you and see what this
approach is getting us. Every day we’re
becoming more aware of the growing symptoms of personality disorders. Even the DSM V sites more psychological disorders
today than ever before. The DSM is, “The
Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) … widely known as
the bible of psychiatry and psychology,” (n.p. Tartakovsky, psychcentral.com).
Now, having cited this I realize that
perhaps this knowledge is simply a part of the deepening of our understanding
due to the increasing availability of information more quickly. However, certain disorders or behaviors still
seem to be on the rise such as those in the anti-social or sociopathic
category. But what if we’ve still not
even scratched the surface of the true problems that ail humanity? Consider this if you will, I have posited
before that the Ego is the Veil. Meaning
that I lean towards the theory that our egos are that part of our consciousness
that meets physical reality. If there is
a bigger part of our Consciousness that remains not in physically manifested
three-dimensional reality, then maybe behavioral issues stemming from the ego
are an unintended (or unconsciously intended) consequence of our being here, generally speaking. So, if we begin from this premise that the ego
is the reason we are in the physical, and when in the physical, we don’t
understand the whole of our true Conscious capabilities, I could understand how
some could wax either more sensitive with the realization of the possibility or
it’s opposite, not sensitive at all in the absence of the realization of the
possibility. I see all of these things
as coping mechanisms related not just to life and our experiences from
childhood but that sometimes the level of discontent and ill-behavior grows
simply from our lack of understanding of what it is that we are.
So, we have an ego that projects our
focus here were we are physical, experience the physical, encounter egoic
emotion and if we remain aware, we can still experience the ethereal. Now, those of us still engrossed in
entertaining that the physical is the ONLY reality may never awaken to the
ethereal components of our larger Consciousness and they may begin to label,
make-fun of or find other ways to hide out in pure science or psychological bad behavior alone to prove their
own ego’s version of reality and all that will seem to do is perpetuate this
ill behavior we so often see demonstrated within humanity. I’m a compassionate soul and have to believe
there is a reason for this behavior, for this seemingly limited thinking and
why some of those in the know may find our make-up and lack of awareness quite
convenient. I’m not going to dive into
conspiracy theories here. I dare not put
any good energy towards that. I can
neither confirm nor deny the existence of those with supreme knowledge and
those who are lost to that knowledge (at least temporarily). What I do know is that there is a collective
of memories, thoughts and knowledge available to humanity. At any time one can merely observe their own
thoughts to realize we are not so simply defined. We cannot even completely define
consciousness itself unless we begin to break it down into very small, agreeably
identifiable component parts (we can’t do that yet, at least not entirely). Even if were able to identify all of the component parts, due to the
process of individuation of focus (materialization of our consciousness in the third-dimensional world), the challenges of living we’ve all been through in our own unique ways would have us view the findings only through
the perspective of our own life experience. The way we are generally made up would have us believe our own perceptions as truth whether or not that truth was provisional.
I have learned in life that we can
experience so many problems, challenges and pain as we try to make it through
the day living up to ideals presented for us to hold and believe in. But what if the things in our lives are not
problems to solve at all? What if that
concept or framework of operation is the problem and prevents us from truly
knowing ourselves and the beauty that life has to offer? What if we fearlessly engaged in serious
inquiry of the origins of our own beliefs, understood them and then realized
there is no need to fight for someone else’s version of reality or even defend our
own? What if you discovered that the way
things are here as we see and experience them right now is just exactly the way
they are supposed to be? What if you knew
you had a choice in terms of labeling, judging, hating, dividing, conquering or
accepting, holding compassion, understanding, allowing and appreciating the diversity of life here and the
full scope of potential experiences you have in order to better understand your
life lessons? What would that do to your
problems? Would that put them in a
different category that might cause you to react differently towards? Would you begin to see the behavior in others
that drives you mad is not the impetus for you to engage in a campaign to
change others but to seek greater understanding and wisdom within yourselves? The irritating factors that occur to us from
others does not exist so that we can allow the frustration to take up residence within
our heads to our detriment. On the
contrary. They are messages only to
remind us that we have a choice in how we view things, even if we have to struggle a
few days to gain a more positive perspectives.
So much is possible in this world. If we could shift our perspectives we could
endeavor to engage in more richly rewarding discourses and interaction with all
of life here on planet Earth…here in the Earth School.
We could see the world with new eyes, hear the music of life with new
ears and feel the truth of everything with a sensory perception unaided by
limited psychological labels for experiences.
We could transform misery into beauty in the span of a heart-beat if we
but took the time to learn how to stand in the center of the light of our own
beautiful Consciousness and realize that we are one in so many ways. Or, we could just continue with the drudgery,
the pain, the bleak and stark expanses of some of the roadways of life. The choice of perspective belongs to each of
us alone. That’s the beauty of life I
suppose. There isn’t really a wrong way
or a right way. I think being here at
all has the consequence of symptomatic expression of “malware” we’ve had
unconsciously installed in our minds from very early on. I’m referring to the beliefs that were created
about ourselves and the world that came from outside in and remained resident
in our psyches without our understanding it was that very same "malware" that we have always operated from. That "malware" skews our vision and makes the truth awfully difficult to perceive definitively. I guess maybe that part of the fun is learning to spot our false premises and then striving to transcend them. It is in the
journey that we find our greatest rewards and not necessarily in the attaining
of a destination, thing or whatever it is you can think of.
In a way, we are already very Consciously
Aware and Awake, we just have chosen not to acknowledge that yet or maybe we haven't yet learned how to remember that fact. Each in
his or her own time, I continually remind myself and remind myself with
much gratitude. I love life and
humanity. The beauty and diversity of
existence here is just beyond words.
It’s miraculous, amazing, inspiring… even on those dark nights or during
dark seeming times. Things change, we
always grow and everything is forever in motion. It's not a problem. It's just life.
Referenced Work:
Tartakovsky, M. “How the DSM Developed: What You Might Not Know” Psychcentral.com Web.
Rev. J.L. Harter, PhD, M.Msc., B.Msc., Author, Blogger, and Spiritual Counselor, Editor of the JMCC. See Bio section for more information.
© 2014 J.L. Harter, PhD
