So I am on the road to reaching my ‘higher self’.
What does this mean?
Well within all of us is our ‘true self’.
- The person that we would be most happiest and fulfilled being.
- You know how you have innate talents or interests? These are our true selves. The special parts of us that we are born with. Some people are born with the talent of music, or dancing or singing or writing or networking.
However, the majority of us (the vast majority) never get to a place where we are expressing our true self because we get caught up with getting an education, working out what to do as a career based on the principles that you need to make good money and it be a ‘socially acceptable’ job. I.e. doctor, lawyer, psychologist, dentist, accountant or government employee.
All these involve working for someone else or working for yourself using your specialist skills i.e. accountant, but even in this case, you really end up working for your customers. In fact, I have observed that those working for themselves end up being more stressed and working much longer hours because their entire income depends entirely on them. Anyway, that’s a whole other story!
So back to being true.
So only a few of us ever get to the point where we are so miserable and bored and over fitting into a box that society has made for us and repressing our individuality and creativity that we decide that we need to step off from the rat race and discover how the hell to get happy. Hence where I am. I am on this journey to discover my true self and to create a life on my terms.
So after leaving my well-paying executive government job, selling my home, selling my brand new car and breaking up with my fiancé, I am back with my parents I started out on this new journey of self-discovery at the ripe old age of 28!
But let me tell you. It is NOT easy. It is scary as hell!
Because suddenly you are back to square one. I had no job, no partner, no income and no assets. I was starting from scratch but I was not young and carefree. I didn’t have another 10 years to get my shit together before reaching the big 3-0. So facing this daunting and overwhelming reality of ‘oh my god, I’ve stuffed my life!’ I hit rock bottom and ended up being extremely depressed (not leaving my bed for a whole day), ended up in the psych ward and then back out wondering if I should just end it all or take on the challenge I had voluntarily opted for and discover who I really was. Reach my higher self.
Background Info On Me!
So I started reading all about the Law of Attraction and how you are in control of your life. I watched the secret and read books on the LOA subject. Especially about the fact that we are all just bundles of vibrating energy walking around and that we need to work on increasing our energy (our energy vibration) so that we align with the things we want that are also of a higher vibration to bring them into our lives as ‘like attracts like’.
It was fascinating to read that love is at around 800 on the vibration scale and joy is 500 (or something like that!) whereas guilt and shame vibrate at 30.
It all resonated with me and I was like ‘oh my god! These people think the way I do! They answer all these questions I’ve had for YEARS!’ and boy was this liberating and exciting and tear inducing! I was discovering (to my utter delight) that I could change my whole life and be and have whatever I wanted! I started to get into a good place, where I was no longer feeling depressed and actually feeling happy most of the time! 29 years was looking good.
But then the loneliness started to creep back (and boy is it persistent) and the fear that I was never going to make money and get anywhere became too much. So I started to panic and think, ‘I’ve never been single for long. I am getting old. I need to find a partner to support me and make me happy’. So I actively went about looking for someone to fill my ex’s spot to make me less fearful of the unknown and nerve-wracking path I had embarked on. I was definitely treading down the ‘path less traveled’.
I met a lovely guy and we hit it off straight away and I thought, ‘good. Things are looking more normal now.’ He was sweet, intelligent and had a very well-paying job. My parents were relieved that I seemed to be acting more like normal and I moved in with him. I thought I had met my match. Someone who I would marry, he would support me as I tried to discover who the hell I really was and how I could create the life I want, we’d have gorgeous babies and live happily ever after.
Things were going well. But then… the nagging started. Again. The nagging voices and feelings that this was not right for me. The nagging sensations that I was missing out on something, that there was more to life and I had taken the easy option. I couldn’t shake it. I couldn’t be left in peace. I kept thinking that I wasn’t on the path to finding my true self anymore. I had taken a detour. As fun and enjoyable as it was, I was beginning to see that my new partner wasn’t interested in all I was reading and discovering. I was getting really into enlightenment and Stuart Wilde and Esther ‘Abraham’ Hicks and reading all about online businesses and a whole other way to live life. But he was in the ‘old school’ way. You work at a job, you work hard for your money, and then you come home and relax in front of the TV or computer. Yeah he’d listen to me talk about how there is so much more to life, but he didn’t ‘get’ it. He was supportive and loving of me, but I felt horribly on my own. I hated that. I hated that fact that while he played computer games, I either joined in and spent an entire evening playing a fantasy game or I would be alone reading and discovering about how much more there is to our thoughts and the worlds we can create. Argh!
So after getting tired of feeling confused and conflicted and frustrated, and knowing that even though I HATED the thought of being single and now I was 30 (gasp!) that I still didn’t have income or have any idea how I was going to make my great wealth, I knew I had to get back on the path to discovering my true self and aligning with my higher self.
So a break up was had, and here I am. Writing to you about my first part of this journey of manifestation. The break up was two weeks ago. It still hurts and I am mourning the loss of someone I deeply cared for. But I know, despite how painful it is, that there is someone out there who feels how I feel, who is totally passionate about life and learning how to create an amazing life with the power of their mind and is out there living life on their terms, not following the rules society gives us.
So here I am. Back at the beginning. Back at my parents but this time feeling stronger than last time I was in this position. I am more knowledge of LOA and the powers of the universe and the infinite, abundant nature of source energy. I realize that I have to have 100% faith that all I want, I WILL manifest. I need to work on myself – inside – before my life – outside- morphs to reflect what I want.
I am writing this to help me get through this journey. And I officially start this journey today. Saturday 19 July. So why is writing this going to help me on my journey?
Because there is no one in my life (at this present moment) who understands the journey I am going on. My partners, sisters and friends have no idea of what I am discovering and what power we all have to change our lives. I have tried COUNTLESS times to talk to them about it, to educate them (!!) but they don’t understand or want to hear me out. They think I am ‘different’ and just put up with my musings and ‘new thought thinking’ because they want me to be happy and don’t want to risk my falling back into deep depression. So I am alone on this journey. Except for you reader. That is why I want to share all I am experiencing and thinking with you. So that if you too are wondering why you keep thinking that there is MORE to life, but have no one to support or understand you, then you can read this and connect with me and we can share our journeys.
Let me be honest with you: I have NO IDEA where I am going! I have NO IDEA how my life will pan out or WHY I have these pestering feelings and thoughts that tell me that I need to discover more about myself and peel back the layers of ‘normality’ to get to a deeper, more satisfying life. I wish there were people around me who understand what I am going through so I can get all these thoughts and questions and feelings off my chest. But no one ‘gets it’. Everyone around me is content and happy with working hard and going home to relax in front of the TV or computer screen. Sigh. Sometimes I get so frustrated that there is no one to talk to about everything I am learning, I just burst into tears in my room and it’s the only way I can let out the tension. Oh well. I know one day I will be surrounded by people who ‘get it’.
I went out to lunch with a friend today and a group of young girls sat beside us. I couldn’t help but overhear some of their conversation as it was quite heated and animated and they were soooo negative! All they talked about was how much they hated their jobs and how annoyed they were blah and blah and how it was unfair that xyz happened. It made me realize just how negative we are in our natural states! We are walking negative energy and we just feed off other people’s negative and we all love it! I have to get away from that. I can see why people go on retreats and turn into hermits for a while. You need to keep away from that negativity. It makes you frustrated when you are concentrating on being positive because their negativity rubs up against your positivity. Just sitting there I feel their negativity start to seep into me. Yuck! I’m better off being quiet and having time alone to get aligned with my higher self and then develop the strength in myself to effectively deal with negativity.
So back to today. I am starting my journey to really making this manifesting thing work for me.
My starting point:
- 30 years of age
- No job
- No income
- No partner
- Driving second hand car
- Living at home with parents
Ok this is what I will (although I should write ‘have’) manifested:
- Partner who runs own business. Is wealthy. Understands and lives by law of attraction. Passionate about living life to the full. Doesn’t follow societal rules.
- Several online businesses each producing $100,000 a month in income
- Expensive Sports Car and Vovlo XC60
- Engaged
- Living in mansion
I end each with “or something better”. Ok. There you have it!
So what am I doing?
- Reading/listening/watching law of attraction material, positive and self-development material
- Reading ‘The Field’
- Studying marketing
- Studying how to set up and run online businesses
As all positive people know, every journey begins with a single step. So I am taking mine. I am now basing my life off what feels GOOD. I am now fully listening to my inner guidance that has been pestering me my whole life and letting it take control of my life so I can reach my higher self. I am deliberately thinking only positive, abundant thoughts about everything I want as if I already have it in my life. As Wayne Dyer said, ‘you have to believe it to see it’.
I feel better now sharing how I’m feeling and my plans with you. Thank you. Sometimes I feel the need to share all that’s going on in my head with someone because I feel as though I am going to burst!
One of my big lessons is to be OK and HAPPY with being on my own. It’s one of the foundations of manifesting your dream life. You have to be ENOUGH on your own. Then you can attract all you want. So after most of my life being a ‘girlfriend’ and hating being on my own, I am officially ON MY OWN at 30! Woo! Virtual High Five!
So let’s go on this journey together and see where it takes us!
Talk soon
C