IS IT TIME FOR A BIT OF SELF-ENQUIRY? As Socrates famously said in 399 BC, “The unexamined life is not worth living.” At the risk of contradicting one of the
greatest philosophers of all time…perhaps it’s not as dramatic as all that! But it is true that if we’re not fully satisfied and happy in our life, then it’s hard to make progress towards something better unless we’re willing to do a bit of self-enquiry. I believe that the universe is designed
to help us work through our emotional blockages as quickly as possible, mainly by orchestrating the exact situations that will dig up the things that are holding us back so we can face them. When we really face our blockages with honesty and humility, thank them for the service they’ve performed (because our blockages were initially designed to protect us, and they’ve always taught us something), then the blockage has permission to dissolve. If we choose not to face ourselves in that
moment, well, that’s okay. The universe will patiently keep knocking on that door
over and over again with new situations that give us the same opportunity to face our shadow (the unacknowledged and disowned parts of ourselves) until we are ready to finally answer the door and really look ourselves in the eye. Without judgment. Without shame. With compassion, and with love. One of my favourite quotes is this
one from Carl Jung, the granddaddy of psychoanalysis: “Until you make the unconscious conscious, it will direct your life and you will call it fate.” Humility is the key, in my experience.
We have to be willing to ask, in every challenging situation, “Am I being pulled from above or below? Please show me what I can’t see. Please teach me what I don’t already know.”
ASKING ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS When something is not in ‘flow’ it’s so important to look within and truly, humbly ask, “Why is that? Is it because it’s not in alignment with my higher calling, my heart’s true desire, my purpose? Or is the
situation just challenging for me because I’m bumping up against some of my own unresolved baggage?” These are worthy questions. And if
we truly want to make rapid progress in creating more abundance, better relationships, deeper love, more empathy, more compassion, and happiness in life… then they are essential questions. ■
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Julie Ann Cairns is the author of the top selling Hay House book The Abundance Code: How to Bust the 7 Money Myths for a Rich Life
Now, and the Director and Producer of the documentary of the same name, The Abundance Code. Julie Ann’s life mission is to empower people to live an abundant life free from false beliefs, to make a shift to the abundance mindset and seek joint solutions to the most pressing challenges facing our planet.
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