11:11 Awakening to Acceptance
It’s impossible to solve a problem when you fixate on another’s guilt.
Isn’t it miraculous that a tiny seed contains all the raw materials necessary to grow into a mature, life-sustaining plant? Similarly, your soul “seeded” your consciousness with the experiences it desired for the purpose of growing into greater love and wisdom. Just as a seed will bloom into a healthy plant under the right conditions, when nourished in the proper environment, the soul will grow into its destiny.
When faced with harsh conditions, however, a seed will either die or adapt. Similarly, when we face difficulties and refuse to adapt and accept what is, hard times can be soul crushing. It may feel righteous to argue, blame or find a culprit responsible for your distress, but that only reinforces the problem with an erroneous belief: This shouldn’t be happening; someone/something out there is to blame. If I can just change or eliminate that outer cause, all will be right in my world. Although it’s a common reaction, it counterproductive because mentally resisting what is actually attaches you to it.
It is only by dissolving your mental resistance to reality as it is that you can gain the perspective and clarity that you need to resolve challenging issues.
Resistance can take the form of denial, argument or blame. It is a stubborn but outdated mental pattern that keeps you nailed to your problems instead of free to generate creative, soul-led solutions. When you allow the mind to masticate and ruminate on who and what is wrong, it’s like generating a dense and contracted mental dark cloud that blocks your light and the higher wisdom that your heart and soul broadcast 24/7.
Paradoxically, a disappointment or a tragedy could be the seed that ultimately helps you to fulfill your destiny, for the difficult circumstances we face are the “seeds” planted by the soul for the purpose of evolution.
When besieged by conflict, stress and trauma, Sensitive Souls often ask what they’ve done wrong, but a right/wrong/should/shouldn’t framing of an issue guarantees it will persist despite your best efforts to be free of it. When you make disappointment, trauma or tragedy wrong, you miss a golden opportunity that challenging circumstances present because rejecting what is also rejects the seeds of your soul’s growth. Resistance and argument are a futile distraction when we understand that the highest purpose of a problem is to catalyze soul growth. When faced with a distressing emotional challenge, do your best to refrain from the common habit of assigning blame. Pause. Observe. Respond: You may not enjoy what you’re experiencing, but it is only by accepting what is that you can nourish the seeds of soul growth. An honest acknowledgment of an issue is an essential prerequisite to resolving it effectively.
It’s impossible to become free of a problem when you fixate on another’s guilt.
When viewed as an opportunity to nourish the seeds of consciousness and to discard the weeds of unsupportive beliefs, everything that happens to you is for your benefit. Soul seeds are watered with curiosity, empowering thoughts, and self-supportive beliefs. Sharing, doing what you love and experiencing joy also water the soul’s seeds. By pausing and acting on your true desires, you can protect the seedlings of your soul from adverse conditions.
However, if you’re fixated on what’s wrong or what shouldn’t be, it’s probably the result of outdated and erroneous beliefs that you somehow lack what you need to flourish and that some other scenario somewhere else would be much better. Prove yourself wrong. Show yourself that you can bloom right here and now, right where you are planted, by accepting current circumstances, whether they are wanted or unwanted. Then affirm your power to bring about an even better reality by awakening to the wise and loving solutions that arise spontaneously. When the dark mental clouds of argument, blame and denial part, the light of your consciousness shines. As you accept life on its own terms, you recognize precious opportunities for soul growth, even in the midst of harsh conditions.
Spiritual Practice: Reframe a current situation that you believe is wrong or shouldn’t be. Get curious about how you could expand your perspective to recognize the ways in which this unwanted situation could catalyze your growth. How will you evolve into a grander, more wise and loving version of yourself as a result of this provocation?
