What is your
true path? More importantly, how do you find it?
Many people spend a great deal of time and energy trying to answer these
questions. We have often made declarations like “I was born to be…”, “My
mission in life is…”, “The Universe wants me to…”, and similar pronouncements.
Finding our true path in life is more like gently waking up from a dream we
don’t even realize we’re in. The truth is, we are all on our true path but are
simply unaware of it.
We create many
erroneous ideas, beliefs, and images of who we are based on the voice of our
egos and other illusions. All of this can act as obstacles and energy blockages
in our consciousness which can temporarily cloud our perception and prevent us
from seeing the truth of who we really are and the real path we are already on.
As a result we need to engage in practices that will help us to clear out this
mental debris from the paths of our lives and allow ourselves to see clearly
again.
Here are some guidelines that can help with this:
Accept the
present moment fully.
The power of now is the only reality there will ever be. The past is gone. The
future is only a projection (at best). So, embrace the moment! Do whatever is
in front of you, whatever is next. So often, we convince ourselves that there
is something else that we should be doing other than whatever is in front of us
right now. In reality, this is only our ego trying to convince us that there
is something better than the present moment. Only the ego compares whereas the
spirit accepts.
We are as God created us.
By reminding ourselves that we are as God created us to be, we align with God’s
vision and see ourselves (and our world) as God sees us. As A Course in
Miracles reminds us “As God created you, you have all power. The image you made
of yourself has none.” So, which one would you choose: reality or illusion?
Happiness is just being.
To just "be" is to be truly happy. There is nothing more that
we need to do. As Abraham (Jerry and Esther Hicks) reminds us, “There is only a
Source of Well-being--which you are either allowing or not.” Therefore, the
only thing that can ever be lacking in any area of our lives is whatever we are
not allowing.
Some concluding thoughts…
It has been suggested that the only way to find our true path is to realize
that we are each already on our true path right now. We need to look no
further. We need to do nothing more than that. We have everything we need right
here and now in the present moment and everything is fodder for our best
spiritual path. As Abraham (Jerry and Esther Hicks) concludes,
“All the resources you will ever want or need are at your fingertips. There is
nothing holding you back, other than your own contradictory thought.”
The key is to allow it all in and be as God created us to be - now.
