REMEMBER WHO YOU REALLY ARE
Posted by Gary Elkins
“We all have an obligation to ourselves and humanity and the world to take action towards peace. For some, this could mean doing major tasks that affect huge amounts of people. For others, simply changing their mind’s focus and redirecting their energy could be just as important. Just like we learned in the film, What the Bleep Do We Know!?, our focus has such a real impact in our lives. We know this and we understand it – but do we really put it into practice everyday?” – Kate Elliott
Remember who you really are
by Gary Elkins
If you are not one influencing masses of people, then change the world in which you live. You could begin by re-membering who you really are and be that with your family and friends. Then be who you really are with all those you deal with in your job, career and everyday contacts.
You have possibly heard the saying, “People cannot be other than how you see them.” This is so, for you project your experience of them in the first place. Therefore, put your attention on always seeing what you would like to see. When a clerk in a store says something or acts in a way you do not like, focus on who they really are and respond in a loving way. Notice how you feel. This is a victory. Give thanks.
In the movie, What the BLEEP Do We Know!?, the most contentious part was not the quantum physics. It was the story of the Caribbean tribe who could not see the clipper ships anchored offshore. All they could see was a disturbance on the water.
This true story is an example of what has been termed Inattentional blindness: not being able to see an attribute of a scene if you are not purposefully looking for it.
The most famous studies demonstrating inattentional blindness have been conducted by Daniel Simons of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and Christopher Chabris of Harvard University. In their study, subjects are asked to watch a short video in which two groups of people wearing black and white t-shirts pass a basketball back and forth among themselves. The subjects are told to count how many times the basketball is passed between the people in the white shirts – or some such attention focusing device.
In the midst of the video clip, either a woman holding on open umbrella, or a man dressed in a gorilla suit strolls through the middle of the game and passes out of sight.
In their studies, Simons and Chabris found that, on average, 50% of the subjects didn’t see the gorilla or the woman with the umbrella. Literally didn’t see it.
“The guerrilla video makes people angry,” says Schlitz. “We don’t like to think we’re being tricked. And we especially don’t like it if we’re tricking ourselves.
I suggest that what you do, too often, is look for is a reason to be upset and therefore be “RIGHT.” This is an unconscious act, triggered by your false, ego-self. Going back to the clerk example above – even if you are in a good mood when the clerk says or acts in a way you do not like, you instantly react, based upon a previous experience. You allow your self to be sucked into the darkness.
By being aware, you can make a conscious choice to respond in a loving way. This act brings light to you, the clerk and the situation. This is a victory over your false self and one more step in you being in control of your life.
As Jack Canfield says, “Celebrate Your Victories and Give Thanks.” These are all acts of the acknowledgement of your truth. As acts of acknowledgement of your truth, they disempower your false, ego-identity.
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I urge you to continue your awareness journey in all ways. Continue to read AH HA Search for Spiritual Meaning. Your AH HA’s will increase as you consciously move in the direction YOU choose.
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LISTEN … WHO YOU ARE IS CALLING YOU!
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Love and Light,
Gary
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