The Dark side of the Light chasers

My Latest Read!

I have been reading this wonderful book by Debbie Ford.

It’s one of those books that has been sitting on my bookshelf for years

Why now? I guess it was time or maybe being ready for the process.

Each time I pick up a book, I am entering a different world.

There is a buddhist saying, "When the student is ready the teacher will appear".

Please note this is not a light read but a process.

Each chapter has an exercise to anchor what has been taught.

I always claimed to be my whole self and my authentic self.

After reading this book I realized there is a whole dimension for me to embrace and understand of my real self. But also coming to a whole understanding that my shadow self is not to be eliminated or burying it, my light is hiding under my bad habits and behaviour.

Debbie teaches us that our job is to take our human self and transform him/her into the most extraordinary self we can be. She explains how we consciously and unconsciously we hide and deny our dark sides, rejecting these aspects of our true natures rather than giving ourselves the freedom to live who we truly are.

Quoting Debbie, "It's our perceptions and our interpretations that affect our emotions not an incident itself." We are the only ones to stop the patterns and cycles. When we don't recognize our full potential we don't allow the universe to unfold our divine gifts fully.

The common thread through the whole book is that each of us is a microcosm that reflects and contains the macrocosm.

She quotes a philosopher “We are not in the world, but the world is within us. “

“Each of us possess every existing human quality. There is nothing we can conceive that we are not, and the purpose of our journey is to restore ourselves to this wholeness . “

The premise was mind blowing for me!

The whole book is about taking down the walls that we have constructed and looking at who we really are!

“By God, when you see your beauty, you’ll be the idol of yourself. “

Rumi

Letting go of self-sabotage is a constant throughout the book. Debbie discusses taking the opportunity to manifest . Plans in our minds tend to get lost and forgotten. Judgement creeps in and saying I will do it tomorrow.

Ghandi said; "The only devils in the world are those running around in our hearts. That is where the battle should be fought."

Getting out of our own way.

I have attended so many self-help workshops about goal setting but Debbie mentions making a plan of action and begin with a simple goal that is not too daunting. Somehow my perspective changed expressing a new self.

Breaking it down into four parts - a daily plan, a weekly plan, a monthly plan, and a yearly plan. Letting go of the should of , could of , would of. Place it into a calendar to assist with the accountability. She points out that our words are the most important assets we have. Treating it like gold. Training our minds and the universe that you can be counted on.

A few suggestions creating a personal mission statement. A few words that inspire you.

" I am the possibility that all people can invent themselves from nothing".

Our life is a deep precious journey.

A reminder we are deserving, we are enough and that we matter.

My suggestion is to read it once, twice and maybe three times!

Carla xo