Springing Light

All of us, each one of us, is connected to one another. We each are created from, formed of, and connected to the same genetic source material. This is such a universal truth that it appears in both religious literature and myth alike. The story of Genesis and the formation of us as humans is part of us, part of our heritage as a people, and the truth remains: we are connected, we are One.

Then why the pervasive feeling of separateness, of disconnection from where and how we began? Why can’t we feel connected to our source, connected to others and to the Universe, at all times?

The answer is both simple and complex: we chose the separation, each one of us, yet we can have that reconnection if we so desire.

Separation is a way of allowing us to become caught up in the illusions of the life experience so as to present ourselves and one another with growth opportunities. Simply put, we learn from interaction from one another, and if there was no interaction, we would not evolve. It is impossible to learn all there is about being human simply from interacting with the self.

We learn a great deal through conflict. Conflict arises from a feeling of disconnectedness, and without conflict there is often little impetus to interact and grow from that interaction. While it is certainly possible and often preferable to learn from places of joy, it is difficult for us to remain in that state long enough to allow the growth to permeate us; when in Joy we often are simply caught up in the wonder and beauty of it and neglect to utilize that time as well to grow and learn. It is a very human trait, then, to require conflict in order to grow.

That is not to say that conflict is desirable, simply that from it springs much to build a lifetime of evolution and growth.

While separation is part of the design of human evolution and growth, it certainly is not the natural state from whence we came, and often we feel a longing to return to that state of utter connectedness yet fee we have lost the way to get there.

It is one thing to say and acknowledge, “I am One with you, we are all One,” and it is quite another thing to hold that belief inside us, in our hearts and even down to a cellular level. How, then, to get there? How can we hold that knowingness inside us, so that it may be present to comfort us, to guide us, to allow us to remain connected with all that we are?

It is really quite simple.

All you need to do is to allow the connection.

“Allow the connection”? What does that mean, in real terms?

It means stepping into that place rather than forcing your way in. It means holding the idea of being connected to source at all times, holding it within you as a real possibility. It means, also, letting yourself deserve that reconnection.

Let’s talk for a moment about what we deserve. We all are here on this planet on a level playing field, meaning that we all, since we are of course connected and part of the One, deserving of the same experiences, the same opportunities. You likely believe this on various levels pertaining to human rights, civil rights, and the like. We are One. But going to you, yourself, thinking about only yourself, do you give yourself the same opportunities for joy and happiness that you allow for others? Or do you see yourself as perhaps having to work a little harder, a little longer, for the same growth that you fully believe others are deserving of?

Do you really believe that you deserve to be connected to your inner source?

If you are human, then you are deserving of the human experience. Period. And allowing a reconnection to our source is certainly and most positively part of the human experience.

Again, then, allowing the connection to Source means letting go of who you think you are and letting in all the myriad magical possibilities of who you could be. For all those possibilities are also You. You are far larger than you perceive. In fact, you are not only who you think you are and the millions of imagined possibilities of who you are, but you are also all the yous that ever have been, all the yous who ever existed in your imagination or otherwise, throughout your entire life. All those possibilities, whether real or imagined, are all a part of the larger You that is. And when you acknowledge all those possibilities, acknowledge your Self in all its grand bigness and perfection, you allow connection to Source, for it is through the You that is that your connection exists.

It is through the You That Is that your connection to your Source exists.

And it is by allowing and acknowledging all your myriad possibilities, tens of thousands upon millions of them, that you regain your connection to the One that is you.

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Those who know me know that I’m a bit passionate about cycling. It provides me with movement and freedom and a space to allow my thoughts to move freely. It’s no surprise, then, that I find metaphors for life within the context of my experiences while cycling.

Music is a big part of my cycling experience and provides a backdrop for my thoughts as I go speeding down the country lanes near my home. Sometimes I become immersed in the experience of the music, and often it is with the music that I experience my physical sensations of speed and muscles working, the scenery I pass, and my thoughts as they move from twisted tangle to smooth to tangential.

Yesterday I found I was noticing at one point some repetitive phrasing within a particular song, that I kept hearing the words “Maybe I…” over and over. I sensed that the rest of the lyrics weren’t nearly so important as those:

“Maybe I…”

At that moment, when I found myself thinking about what “Maybe I…” could mean in the sense of adding possibility to one’s life, I noticed how big the space was around me. I felt myself filling it, expanding. It was an empowering and peaceful feeling.

“Maybe I…” Doesn’t that evoke possibility? Its exciting, isn’t it, imagining all the things that could come simply from having imagined them? You can find ways to fill in the blank: “Maybe I….” “Maybe I…will fulfill my life’s dream of being an artist.” “Maybe I…can let go of this emotional issue I’ve been struggling with.”

Children are especially good at imagining possibilities. Their whole lives are nothing but possibilities! Everything is open when you’re a child, and there are no restrictions. The thing is, when we grow up we forget this and we begin to place restrictions where there are none. In reality, there still are no restrictions. Everything is still a possibility; we only have to be able to see it as such.

Let’s talk about bigness for a moment. By “bigness” I mean being all of Who You Are, being you while showing the truest aspects of yourself. This is a natural state that we are all capable of, a state that leads to total empowerment. Manifesting your Self, all the aspects of your Self, is what enlightenment is, because when you know who you are you know the vastness of your entirety and your connection to everything else in the world. Once you know that, not just in your mind but in your heart and through your body as well, then you are truly whole.

By showing more of who you are, by allowing your perception of you to move into that vast state that contains everything including you, you move into bigness. When you are in state of bigness, others can’t help but react to the entirety of you that they perceive, and as they do they too are inspired to reach for their own bigness. By showing your entirety to the world, you change the world.

Obviously, situations or thoughts can move us out of that state of bigness again as we feel we must react to something with our usual sense of smallness, but once you have experienced the vastness of bigness and the empowering sensation of feeling complete and whole you will likely want to find a way back there again.

Here, then, is an exercise in creating bigness in your life:

Imagine you are standing in the middle of a vast empty meadow. This meadow stretches in every direction as far as your eye can see and appears to have no end. You are not afraid of this vastness; on the contrary you find it exciting and appealing. You feel safe here, even though you are perfectly alone. There is complete silence and you hear only the sound of your own heart beating.

“Maybe I…”

You begin to concentrate on the sound of your heartbeat, and you notice that as you do so, with each beat of your heart, your perception of yourself seems to grow. Soon you are growing quickly, moving over this wonderful magical meadow, expanding to fill its entirety. Except there IS no end to this meadow. You are aware that you could continue growing indefinitely if you wished to, or you could immediately shrink back to your normal size.

All possibilities are open to you. Everything is open. You are aware of your infinite power, your connectedness to your true self and to everything else there is.

“Maybe I…”

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One of my favorite books growing up was Anne Frank’s Diary of a Young Girl. I read it over and over, marveling at times at how alike we were, this girl and I, and how she somehow spoke some of my own thoughts out loud. It was almost uncanny, and it was through reading her often painful but always revealing honesty that I felt inspired to determine that one day I would be a writer.

Encouraged recently to take a closer look at the aspects of myself I find less than endearing, yet with an air of acceptance and openness rather than judgment and self-recrimination, I was reminded of such a list Anne made about herself detailing all her “faults”, as she described them. Do you remember this?

What struck me in remembering this was her utter lack of emotion as attached to the list she made. She saw her dark places, her shortcomings as she saw them, and described them with a dispassionate voice, but yet a voice of expectation for her eventual ability to move beyond those “faults”.

So I am thinking it would be useful to use such a voice in the process of shining light upon those dark places inside myself, to give them air and voice, and to eventually allow them to dissipate, since they are what thrives in darkness.

Part of me resists this process; after all, these things have been a part of me for such a long time! Must I really reveal them? Can’t I simply keep them hidden?

The answer comes: yes, I can, but they will continue to torment me, to prevent me from seeing truly, to prevent me from being true.

Which do I want? Hidden darkness, or truth?

That’s easy to answer. So here’s my list (you can make your own):

1. Impatient with self
2. Everything relates to me (selfish)
3. Procrastinates
4. Impatient with others (”Here! Let me do it!”)
5. Fear of being inadequate

Many other things all relate back to elements on the list. It’s easy to get lost in them, but as I learned recently, if you really immerse yourself in something you fear and allow yourself to (without emotion) imagine the worst possible aspect of that fear, you realize how little power the fear has over you and how very big and powerful you really are.

And once you begin looking at the shadow side of who you are, you begin to see yourself in wholeness.

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