We May Be On The Right Track When The Journey Feels Ordinary

Most likely, we all carry notions about what the spiritual journey is like. The funny thing is, when we get down to doing it, we find out just how human/ordinary it is. Follow this student, Shivamayi, as she gives a personal example from her own life. She asks the Universe to bring up an emotion to be healed (in this case - Anger); recognizes that this is what is happening when the emotion comes up; feels the emotion; and then takes an action out of self-love as a response (in this case - using her voice to speak up) rather than getting lost in victimhood, with its self-pity and resentment.

Being with and witnessing yourself can revolutionize your life experience.

Transcript

You had talked to that Satsang a couple of weeks ago about asking,

You know,

Asking to heal a certain emotion like anger,

You know,

I was too afraid to tackle fear,

But I did talk about anger,

I did pray about anger,

And I went to the dentist and got sat down in the chair,

Then she said she'd be back and she walked out of the room,

And she left me there,

And left me there,

And left me there,

And left me there,

And,

Man,

Did my two-year-old come up,

Or,

I mean,

I was just so pissed off,

And I was so abandoned in that chair,

And I kind of realized that it was the universe talking to me,

I got that,

And I,

Even though I got it,

I still was so pissed off,

It was kind of,

It was funny,

So I let myself feel it,

I let myself,

You know,

Feel neglected,

And all of that kind of stuff,

But it was almost funny,

Because it was really a long time that I sat in a chair,

And then I finally got up and thought,

I'm going to say something,

You know,

I'm just going to honor my old two-year-old and go up there,

And I did say something,

Like,

Are you going to take care of me,

And I tried not to be mean about it,

But I did speak up,

And anyway,

It really was this baby part of me that felt so neglected in that,

In this chair,

So.

Sure,

Sure,

But it's good,

Good what you did,

You spoke up,

It's good,

So that sounds very competent,

Shivamari,

You were with your psychological self,

And you were,

You also took action of self-love,

Like,

Speaking to them about it,

I think that's really good,

It's really good,

I mean,

We're,

This is part of our problem,

Is we,

We,

We're too passive,

And we don't complain,

So it's good that you,

You know,

Mentioned,

Maybe she forgot about you,

Didn't she?

No,

Not really,

I think the dentist was just backed up with other people,

And I'm not even sure it was as long a wait as it felt like,

I think it was just that the universe telling me to feel these feelings,

And get insight to them,

And act on them,

You know,

It's almost,

It was blatant,

Really,

That what was going on in my head,

Anyway.

I'm impressed that you could observe it all,

And have the self-knowledge,

You see,

That's very good work,

That's witnessing you guys,

Being with it,

Witnessing yourself,

That's it,

That's it,

Not being reactive,

Not yelling at anybody,

But honoring yourself,

Witnessing it,

Taking action,

Keep in mind,

That is a quantum leap,

It's fantastic,

Yeah,

Awesome,

That's it,

You guys,

It's almost,

It's ordinary when we do it,

You see,

It's not,

There are no bells and whistles,

It's just kind of ordinary when you get it,

You just do it,

Reviews

Ordinary is extra extraordinary! Thanks for the encouragement!