Doing something the same way will get what you have always gotten. Who could you be when you try something new?
We are all doing the best we can. If that was not so, we would do better. (wiser choices, better responses). In other words, we can only be as conscious as we are ~ we can’t know what we don’t know. Okay, that’s settled.
What are we supposed to do if we want to change for the better and accept we can’t stay the way we are?
Get to know yourself; even more than you do already. With increased self-awareness come shifts in consciousness. Shifts in consciousness bring more self-awareness. More self-awareness (knowing ourselves) allows us to see what needs to change in our lives and what we need to change about ourselves.
Once we realize we have everything to do with what we experience, we can do something about it. Of course, we must be willing to change.
Nothing in the Universe stops changing. We can choose to consciously participate. When we pay attention, we realize we get glimpses of our possibilities. Something we long for or a way of being that has alluded us. Those glimpses cause us to consider what could be different in our lives. As we become more self-aware, we realize we need to change first.
Odd as it might sound, changing is not about fixing. When we focus on fixing, we imply something is wrong; we’re wrong. There is nothing wrong. It’s just where we are now that will change when we change.
When we have an experience, a result that is not what we want, the wise and productive thing to do is ask ourselves if the result would be different if we had done something differently, if we were different.
We ask ourselves, “What might I need to change about myself and my life for the better?” What would I need to change about me to get a better, more satisfying result? Sometimes, the answers are apparent. Sometimes, the answers are challenging. We have habits and ways of being that we do not want to give up.
We don’t want to leave our comfort zone.
And you circle back to the question, “What do I need to change about me?”’ since I can’t stay the same and have a better result. This time with no judgment, simply observing.
We can practice this Vedic Teaching to strengthen our self-awareness and master the Teaching; if You Want To Change For The Better, You Cannot Stay The Way You Are.
Watch your thoughts; they become words.
Watch your words; they become actions.
Watch your actions; they become habits.
Watch your habits; they become character.
Watch your character, for it becomes your destiny.
~ Upanishads of the Vedas
We begin to notice our current thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and how they affect our results. We get to know ourselves better. We recognize our journey is a game where the plays are to increase self-awareness, and the goal is to be clear, transformed ~ happy, and fulfilled.
May We All Walk In Beauty
Ahalya Running Deer
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