From logic toward spirit

My transformation from logic toward spirit occurred around the age of 28. I think it was sparked by the realization that I was unequivocally unprepared in my mind regarding being a successful Chiropractor. I was sure that there was more to healing than moving the body around. And what I discovered is a place where loving-kindness and compassion rule as guides.

Tonight I contemplate the thought, "So What?" I mean, does this shift in consciousness actually DO anything. The answer is a resounding YES. My mind is so much less chatty. Let me put it this way- I remember a pretty chatty mind from as early as 5 years old. I experienced real anxiety about trivial stuff. What I'm talking about here are the committees, the voices in the head!! Ya know, the incessant noise of the mind perpetually telling you that there's something inherently wrong with this present moment. It doesn't matter what you call 'em, when they're loud and overly plentiful, the results are a suffering mind. It was the change in consciousness toward spirit that calmed the mind. However, the mind is still a little wacky, but I sort of hope that never leaves.

The word "Toward" is purposely placed. It implies that I have not given up logic. Why give up something that brought my through my first 28 years of life? The difference is that I use logic, and logic does not use me. I am grateful for the opportunity to have a glimpse of spirit in my life.

Let's peal a layer of the reality onion

Two concepts that will elevate the consciousness of humanity...

An expanded understanding of REALITY
We humans are NOT who we think were are!! It seems that modern humans have frequently locked their minds into a logical truth like,"The earth is flat" and believed that we're seeing reality. I believe that there are dozens of these "Flat Earth" beliefs that exist today. When we can fundamentally understand that we do not see reality with the senses we are given, we begin to see reality differently. And reality may not be something that I can even grasp. I mean, there's 11 DEMENSIONS that those brilliant theorists agree on. I can think of 4 with my monkey mind. If I try super hard my brain seems to wrap around the 5th, but don't ask me to describe it. So if I am living in an 11 dimension universe, I can easily humble myself to the idea that I do not see reality. Therefore, I humble myself from the need to be right. I can remain confident and powerful within the reality that I see, but I no longer attach my sense of 'self' to what I see. Therefore, I am not the truth; I can only humbly point toward the truth that I see.




That which is resisted, persists
Follow this law from every direction and it shows us that pushing back is just pushing. A defensive reaction rooting in negativity is an offense. The cycle of argument and violence perpetuates itself in a never-ending stronghold.

One ceases to have any thing or person to fight against when this law is applied. We're left with internal challenges rather than external challenges. The illusion that there's any problem outside of my own mind is exposed with this law. I become responsible for my response to the challenge. I no longer place blame and condemnation outwardly. It becomes a waste of time and energy when I could be contemplating my own responsibility within the challenge. Complaining and gossip are replaced with observation and discernment (External turns to internal). While complaining and gossip fuel resistance, an internal approach creates greater probability toward resolve.

ADHD

recently, I enjoyed a conversation with a woman having challenges with her 11 year old son. Her son was diagnosed several years ago with ADHD, and she was open to a different way of looking at the challenge.
My counsel centered on the premise that HE is not the problem. When I, as parent, see CHILD as the problem, there is a common and probable result. This result is the culmination of 2 dependent qualities bouncing into each other:

1) The message that is sent from the parent is, "I will be happier when my child is better.

2) The message that is received from the child is, "I am not enough, and she doesn't see me for who I am."


These qualities dance is a spin cycle called co-dependence. The parent looks for more and better ways of making the child better, and the child starves for the concept of self value.
Meanwhile we, as parents can't even get to sleep at night because our minds are spinning. Hello, sounds pretty close to some sort of attention deficit-type problem. Maybe I'm part of this mental noise that my child is experiencing. Maybe I can look at my role in the creation of influencing the child's mind toward chaos and lack of attention. Can I look at the idea that I am causing harm to my child? Absolutely!! Looking at my influence gives me power in envisioning new and different ways to approach the challenge internally. As I look from this view I no longer project speech or position that tries to pin YOU as the problem.

The child is going to be the child. My influence upon the child is so much more effective from accepting the ADHD-type behavior as a part of the child. My greatest path toward healing occurs through accepting the child and working internally to discover who I can be in response to the imbalances portrayed by the behavior of ADHD. As I examine my own mind, I may see many ways that I may able to demonstrate structure and discipline of my mind. Therefore, my practice of focusing my mind becomes the example that the child sees. Furthermore, the probability I create a clear, structured, kind, and light-hearted environment goes way up. It is this environment that facilitates the child's creativity, exploration, and balance in the mind.

Additionally, this approach moves me into self examination. It is important to examine the Self from a place of courage and resolve. It is important also to have a light hearted sense of humor around our imperfect nature, as humans.

I went on to advise the idea of searching for the most effective practitioner that resonates with the idea that the challenge lies within ME. A psychologist with ADHD experience may be of service.