Putting your "Self" First
How can you be “true to yourself?” How can you live your life authentically connected to who you really are and not to who you think you should be?
The key is listening. That is, listening to your authentic Self or your Soul and following her promptings. This means that you must slow down enough to quiet your ego mind and view your self and the situation at hand from the perspective of your Soul.
Your ego will always “awfulize” and “catastrophize” everything. It makes everything a life and death situation when in fact there is no death, there is only life! It notices or fixates on irrelevant details and ignores the bigger picture.
Progress up your life’s mountain of Mastery is not a linear progression. Progress in your life is a series of pieces of a puzzle that you experience over time which eventually helps you to see the bigger picture.
But it is only your Soul that can help you see your experiences from this broader perspective. And if you ignore or don’t even know that there is such a perspective through which to interpret and understand yourself and the experiences you are having, you are lost.
So, I often find myself asking the question: “What does my Soul think of this situation? How does my Soul feel and see it all?” These are the questions I want to always be asking and this is the way in which I want to learn how to see and interpret everything in my life. I know that by doing it this way, everything is softer, easier and clearer. And it allows me to be more relaxed and at peace.
So, take the time to learn how to “see” again. Take the time to breathe, quiet your mind and pause before you act or react from your ego’s perspective.
Learn how to put your Self or your Soul first and leave your ego behind. Always, always, breathe, pause and ask: “How does my Soul see this?” And then trust what you receive! Then you will be putting your Self first!