Journeys Into Enlightenment with Janet Podcast
Ep 16 Hello, My Other Self
"Hello, My Other Self" is the traditional greeting between the Unangen Peoples. Stop in this moment and notice what happens when you speak it. Oneness is present. There is no state of separation.
"Hello, My Other Self" is the traditional greeting between the Unangen Peoples. Stop in this moment and notice what happens when you speak it. Oneness is present. There is no state of separation.
You are a child. Your world is a 360-degree view of
perspective. You are on a 12 mile by 5 mile island in the Bering Sea with only
450 other humans with you. You are a child of Spirit and brought up with the
awareness of your culture’s journeys from Egypt 10,000 years earlier. Millions of seal, whale, marine life surround
your island. You step out and eat fresh. There is no storage of food. There is
no tree line, and probably not a lot of vegetables either.
We are living inside out. Instead of Heart
connecting us to everything as one, mind now directs the heart into doing. We
have become doers instead of beings. We are taught and told to stuff our
concerns and wounds.
Find your courage within. Trust in Life, the Universe, Trust. Embody Trust. Don’t think it. Embody it. When you come from a sense of
spirituality, of Consciousness in human form, this is much easier to do. Is
there a need to be afraid of what you feel, what you think, what you don’t want
to notice? This is separation as Self.
No matter your references you can always just ask “Is this
life affirming, is this life sustaining?” Listen and be guided by what your
heart shares with you. So often we know the right thing to do or say or what is
really going on and we don’t want to lose our illusions. We settle for less
self- worth and respect when we might be gaining in income or title.This is separation.
Listen. Ask your heart what to do in response. We must take responsibility for our
actions. Healing ourselves starts with
acknowledging that we are bleeding. Helping ourselves requires us ask for help
of ourselves from our Essence and from others.
Isolation is not anyone’s friend. I know of no one who
enjoys isolation or separateness that is forced on them or as a reaction. It is
a demeaning state. It creates a solitary confinement for anyone, and we use it for those in prison who threaten others’ safety.
What have we created in this time and space of history and daily life? Systems are not working. Evolution is being held back in many ways for different reasons. Often it is fear in change as a loss of position. In order to not break down in anarchy we are having to come to terms with ourselves in ways we have not before so our systems can reflect society better.
We are energy beings. What we put out in the world is our
energy.
Self-talk is vital to pay attention to, your internal running
commentary. Don’t judge it negative even if you interpret it that way. Allow it
to reveal to yourself your directions of thoughts what-ever they might be. Make
choices. Change your thinking when it is not life affirming, life sustaining. Saying
one thing and feeling another is separateness.
My friend Ilarion mentions that we can learn much about ourselves and
those around us by observing and feeling. If you look at others in judgment pro
or con, you are doing it from the outside. This is separateness.
Emotions are key in how they are acknowledged and used.
They are what gives us as human life impetus of expression. Of all kinds
whether you like them or not. We are ruled by them. Logic is often a reactive
state, defending one against a potential hurt.
Appreciating and demonstrating our emotions in healthy ways will go a
long way in a life. As they are present in every moment of a life. They are
what people remember when you have left the room, the feeling of you. Emotions
empower our stories and foster separation or dissolve it.
Watch a two-year-old child Ilarion suggested. They are masters of energy. They don’t store
it. They express it. They don’t swallow their energies and feelings. Put two
together and they can play, fight, cry and make up in the blink of our eyes. They
work it all out without our interference. Interfering out of our own needs and
emotions is stifling.
Great parenting is being able to let our children
explore their world as love in action and in balance with safety. Don’t stifle their
emotions. Don’t dictate behavior and position. Or they will grow up just like
you are. Is that what you want for your children? To be like you or to be the
best they can be?
According to the Wisdom Weavers, we are the generation to
decide the fate of humankind. We are that powerful. They are that concerned
with what we have empowered, the state of separation that has become dominant
in our dealing with life, in our unknowing.
Hello, My Other Self. It is very nice to meet you.
Janet Barrett
