Mind States
Shifting Toward Wholeness
by Jim Self
We are in the midst of a grand awakening. A Shift is occurring. Together we are becoming a unified consciousness within a global community. The duality of black and white, East and West, right and wrong, us and them, good and bad, male and female is changing—and the dividing lines are becoming less distinct. We are moving from third-dimensional duality, from separation and extremes, to a way of life that allows for greater possibilities, connected community, expanding ease and well-being. We are in a Shift and are remembering how to live in our fifth dimension consciousness while we walk in this three-dimensional world.
Not long ago, Western medicine was the only option for most people. Now complementary therapies, such as acupuncture, ayurvedic wholeness and chakra balancing, are mainstream. Remember the time when the only people we communicated with lived in our town? Our social networks now include people across the globe. Micro-credit and fair trade practices have given us relationships with people in Columbia who grow our coffee and others who weave our jackets in Africa. There are many more avenues to effectively heal and reach physical, emotional, mental and spiritual well-being. The wisdom of the East is being blended with the knowledge of the West. And at the same time, what was true yesterday is not necessarily true today. Our wisdom and knowledge are transitioning into a new wholeness.
There is a specific reason why you are standing here right now. You are contributing to this expanding shift of consciousness. You have a purpose or task to accomplish that adds to “All That Is.” You are a significant player in this unfolding game and now is the time to step up and be the leader, mentor and healer you came here to be. One of the first steps in fulfilling this purpose is to clear away the false beliefs that keep you from your task. Many of these beliefs came from truths that were given to you by well-intentioned grown-ups along the way, but they never aligned with who you truly are. These misaligned concepts have kept us all stuck in the third-dimensional game of limitation and mediocrity.
Freeing yourself of limitations and returning passion to your life’s task can be as simple as building your awareness. Ninety-six percent of making any change is simply to become aware of the situation you are in. In other words, have a present-time curiosity and awareness about your habits of action and thought without doing anything about them. Just notice them. The next three percent of making the change is to laugh at what you just discovered. No self-judgment, no doing, just amusement. The final one percent of stepping onto your path is to do something different, something very simple and easy. That simple, one percent movement might be a smile, the act of opening a door, the compliment you give to a stranger or contributing in some other way to the well-being of another. Allow the new possibility—the one that feels better than all the rest—to become the next step on your journey.
As you build greater awareness, laugh at yourself and make slight movements toward new habits, the inner dualities and extremes will fall away. From this new perspective, you will begin to make clear, deliberate, intentional choices to anchor the greater, wiser, higher part of yourself into your daily life. Merging with the Soul, recognizing the answers to your questions, and operating from a place of ease, certainty, confidence and grace will be yours.
A Shift is occurring—a grand movement toward a life of integrity, grace and well-being. The transition will be bumpy and challenging, but very exciting. Regardless of whether we embrace the changes or not, we are moving forward toward a way of being that is closer to who we truly are.
Jim Self is a gifted speaker, mentor and teacher. Jim offers the weekend seminar The Shift and Creating the Personal Power Field in Carlsbad, Feb. 15-Feb 17th and again in Marina del Rey, April 3-5. In addition, several free classes are scheduled throughout Southern California, February through March. Jim is also currently presenting fourteen free tele-classes on The Expanding Shift of Consciousness. For information and to register, call 530.271.0724 or visit MasteringAlchemy.com.