Exploring again the ways we are learning these days, I am struck by the emphasis on subtle imagery, coming so naturally into awareness that we might dismiss it.
Consciousness, it seems to me, is revealing itself in whatever manner will serve us best, each of us in our own way, of course. It's so delightful that we each learn differently, which means that as we learn from one another we are best served by listening; not by asserting our perspective as if it is paramount, but leaning into the truth of any other person just as far as it serves us, then releasing what does not.
All people have value, and all perspectives are essential to the Whole. Trained as we are to judge, that has come to mean measuring our truth against the truth of another as if one is bad, the other good. Judging still serves us. If I do not use my discretion while listening, I become a sponge without self-determination. But taking it to the level of disregarding the value of another person or their ideas limits our capacity to learn.
Walking around every day we also "hear" messages our Consciousness introduces that we can ignore or judge or put into action. It's always been so busy in there - in our heads - that we may assume a lot of it is random. Nothing we "hear" is random.
It is true, we may find it difficult to discern whether we are hearing a logical thought pumped up by an emotional reaction, or Wisdom. Anything that comes into awareness has meaning. Is it a symptom of the physical, mental or emotional that is prompting us to attend to ourselves? Just because it comes from that density does not mean it is meaningless. Wisdom provides for us in many forms. Perhaps the most important thing we learn is how to discern where it comes from, which helps us to live intentionally instead of just reacting. Practice until we trust ourselves more means breathing.
And what comes from Wisdom may come through many different channels. To get your attention, Wisdom comes in an image, floating through awareness. It may come again to assert itself, through a comment from a friend, in a television image, from a book. It repeats itself in an attempt to grab our attention. It gathers and becomes something we cannot ignore. Wisdom, after all, is our own, not directed by some outside force. And our Wisdom knows what we need, what will serve us best, how we can thrive.
Sorting out how it will serve us requires breath.
As an image floats into awareness, a breath sustains it and expands upon it. Reacting with logic may delay the message or suppress the meaning until we allow it to come again. Breath is the means to sustain the Wisdom and allows us the space to receive more of its substance . Will I be a Reactor or a Director. Only I decide. And only breath brings the Wisdom into focus.
Related to this is how our commitments affect the quality of our lives. I'll explore that soon.
Until then, breathing and learning with all of you,
I am Phyllis, still Becoming
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