I feel stuck. We have created an illusion of separateness, so convincing, that we cannot readily see our way out. We all belong to groups; they're political, religious, national, intellectual, whatever. All these groups have a collection of tenets, ideas, beliefs that the members, are expected to accept, consciously or unconsciously. That is how tribes work. We want to belong to the tribe.
We have embraced separateness for a long time. We have thought that we were limited by our bodies. We have a powerful memory, of what it was like, to know our connection with the All. This memory, this aching, this vulnerability makes us susceptible to the lure of acceptance by a group [tribe]. We feel such a powerful need, to belong and be accepted, that we find ourselves thinking and believing in ways that are in error; by that, I mean, it keeps us locked in, doesn't let us grow, keeps us a member of the herd.
One of our problems is: we can see, most everybody else, as stuck in a herd consciousness, but we think, we are not. I can say with a fair amount of certainty, we are.
We really, really, really want to belong. We ache to be accepted. We swallow many bitter pills, disguised as truths. If we don't know, if we are free from the illusion; we are not. We will know when we are free.
Why do I feel stuck? I am not troubled by the fact that I am still stuck in the illusion. I am awakening and I know my awakening will continue. I am sure, as I see better, I will be able to help others 'see'. But, how do I help people see how really stuck they are? I guess each individual has to see it themselves.
I want to stress we are One, but we are One, as free beings, not slavish minds. We have no choice, but be One. That doesn't mean we need to have a herd mentality. Herd mentality always limits thinking, because it encourages us, to accept ideas that we can't verify for ourselves. The tribe extends to us, a blanket of acceptance, as long as we will go along with certain crucial ideas, and threatens to take it away, if we waver. It can be very subtle and tricky. It can seduce us, with the notion, that accepting the ideas makes us free, when in essence, acceptance, blinds us to the fact, that we have become drones.
I see the awakening happening, but when we contemplate the degree of the stuckness, it seems that it will take a long, long time. Yet we created it in the beginning, with the thought that we wanted to explore separation. In an illusion of time we refined it and refined it. But we did make it. We can unmake it.
From that point of view, we can unmake it, in an instant. We began as, created by source, unconditional love, let us just return to Source. See, everything that is not Love, as unreal. I know that would work, and probably will work, in the meantime though, they add up to just a bunch of pretty words. We need to find a way, of unlocking folks, from their tribal thinking. How do we do that?
To begin with, I think we need to accept; WE DON'T KNOW OUR OWN MINDS; WE DON'T KNOW WHO WE ARE. We are caught in a morass of ignorance. We have been manipulated and shaped to believe in all kinds of incredible nonsense. None of us, none of us are free! If we are willing to believe we are caught in the matrix, we can begin to free ourselves. If we don't feel radiant happiness and experience joyous freedom; we are stuck. And there is no such thing as being a little bit stuck; it is like being a little bit pregnant.
Nobody is going to save us. We are it. Hey! We can be happy doing the digging out. We can be joyful. In fact happiness is essential to our solution. Happiness is our fallback state. It is the illusion that makes us unhappy. It is our imprisoned minds that keep us from happiness, love, joy, peace and everything worthwhile.
Extricating ourselves just takes a little willingness. We just need to accept that we have been stuck. We accepted judgement, fear and all their little friends. We can send them packing. We don't have to belong to any group or tribe. We already are a part of Source. What else do we need? Let us act like independent, free beings, in-love with life.
If we all could be in this moment and accept, only loving thoughts, into our minds; what would happen?
Let us 'see' the world we want. We will see it emerge. I don't feel stuck anymore. Let us be happy and celebrate the awakening that is happening.
Happy Friday!
Love and Peace, Gregg
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