The Quickening to Simplicity – What it Really Means to take the Journey into the New Spiritual Awareness
By Mike Hayden
Are you feeling like your life is all topsy-turvy? That “something” is clearly going on, even if you don’t fully know what it is?
Like many of us, my ears and eyes have really perked up regarding an interest in all things metaphysical…not to say I was never interested, I was. But not to the extent that I have become over the last 10 months or so.
Separating out the definitive transformational point in time other then that, would be feeding into the illusion that we "stop and start" our journey here, which is a denial of the truth that everything happens as it should for us, according to the time that is most appropriate for our purpose.
Still, there are some high points that you may relate with, so I will start with a brief history. Most generally, the pre-cursor for me happened back in 1999 before the turn of the millennium. I was at that time well into a career in Information Technology (IT) and heading into my 38th year this time around on the planet. I realized, as the focus in the IT world was all about working on the infamous Y2K bug problem, that I too had many things in my "past programming" that no longer served me and needed to be set right. The fact was I did not like my career, or what I saw for my future. I was, and had been all my life, struggling with my energy levels and health. I was always fatigued. Symptoms getting worse, I sought out Doctors for help. The year before I had been diagnosed with Fibromyalgia by a “proper” M.D. and CFS (Adrenal exhaustion) by an alternative practitioner. Since that is kind of a “blanket” diagnosis that has no definitive cause, my wife felt I needed to see a psychiatrist, which led to diagnosis of chronic depression and adult ADD…and taking the associated pharmaceuticals. I intuitively felt there was nothing wrong with me, that I was just “not doing the right purpose” for my life. So, in the tail end of 1999, feeling the pressure from the universe to “turn over a new leaf”, I made a very strong and willful challenge to my own God and the Universe to find my purpose. I declared, "If all I read and believe is true about living a life of purpose, joy and passion, I demand it be revealed to me this coming year no matter what that means for my life."
Short story, shorter: three months later I was in an entirely new, exciting career as an organizational consultant having a wonderful exciting and passionate journey ahead of me. An event took place which lead to me declaring my truth, and the response was unprecedented in the history of the organization I was working for: I was “plucked” out of IT and moved to a new department in charge of improving the organization.
Over the course of the last 5 years, I have witnesses in my own life, tremendous change and transformation. It is as if my whole life is being rewritten. Securely held lifetime “sacred” beliefs about “how the world works” are being uprooted and transplanted with new concepts and beliefs…and what is most amazing, these new beliefs don’t care about “how” I receive them: hard or soft, they happen nevertheless! (You know the bumper sticker about “it” happening?) Sometimes, as I know you know, it happens the “hard” way!
Two months before 9/11 I was abruptly laid off from my new found career, a passionate and stimulating career I had wanted my whole life! The consulting industry was hit hard by the events of 9/11; jobs in that field were not available to those with great experience, let alone a newbie. And, I could not find a job in my old career either since the “dot com” boom had turned bust in 2000. Looking back, it was as if the universe was aligning so that I moved directly to what would be best for me, and would not allow any deviations any longer. Two years after that, I was blind-sided with a divorce even though I had two young children and loved my wife. At the time, these seemed very unfair events I can tell you. I ended up, in “old world” terminology, unemployed, broke and living in a rented room in someone else’s home. (Did you ever take one of those “top life stressors” tests? Well, I can tell you, I hit all the top 5 things at the same time!)
Does this ring a bell? Did you or are you know experiencing the same types of “cataclysmic” events, events that seem incredibly unusual and even unfair?
I am here to tell you, this is as it should be. And you not only will survive (if you choose to) but it will lead you to a life of peace, passion and joy. One thing I never could understand, was why life had to be the way it was…why we must work so hard, for so little, and most importantly, not have the time or the energy to do the things, and be with the people, (present and able to engage enjoyably with them), who we wanted to be with, doing the things we desired. For me it was about my family and friends. The “realist” in my life, if I mentioned my secret dreams to them, would remind me that life does not work that way. And I always wondered in my head, “Why Not?”
Do you wonder “Why Not” too?
If you do, it is because you are indeed “awakening to the truth”. A person who, despite how ridiculous it seems, does not really get why life is the way it is…you just don’t accept it any longer. You are experiencing the new earth spiritual energies, which in a nutshell, are about a quickening of awareness. The awareness that you really don’t need to tolerate certain energies that are, in any way, shape or form, causing you to be held in that old world situation of “that is just the way it is”. Is it the owner or manager of your company that is often rude and angry with the employees? You find it increasingly frustrating to endure it…and throwing all sensibility to the wind…desire to just walk out the door. Is it your corner storeowner… who won’t give you a refund on a purchase because you lost the receipt when you (and they) know quite clearly you brought it from them? Is it your boyfriend, a guy who has a great deal going for him, but he just is missing that crucial thing and drives you crazy over and over? Is it your Mom, who just does not see the world as you do, as much as you love her…but you just can’t stand to be around her kibitzing any longer???
These are all happening because you are becoming more aware that life CAN indeed be more, and not only that, it MUST be more NOW. You are becoming aware of the contrast between what is, and what you really desire it TO BE in your heart and soul. Even if you are just barely conscious that these are your true desires. Your body is reminding you. You FEEL the stress of these situations and can no longer bear them as you once did. This is the energy we are now in.
How do you cope? Simply. And that is the answer, really. The acceleration and compression (pressure cooker) we are now under is simply due to the degree of contrast between how firmly we hold to our “old world beliefs” about the “way things work” and our birthing desires about how we intuitively know it should work. We are called to simplify our lives, to take things in moment by moment, not embroil them with all the events of the past, nor invest into them the fears of the future. As such, you will feel pressure to simplify in all things. Get rid of stuff, clean things out. It will apply, not just to physical things, but to what you do, where you work, where you live, who you spend your time with. You intuitively know that it all ends up connecting to your energy levels. And you are going to be feeling that anything that drains them is NOT where you want to be. This is the energy of simplification: conserve and use energy wisely. Let you old beliefs and judgments, and most of all, fears, go…and that is what creates the simplicity.
Others will see this as erratic, unbalanced crisis like life behavior, attitudes or actions…because they won’t know how to interact with you. And so be it. For part of this is letting go of the energies of being judged and judging the path and purpose of another (more simplification). As you begin to be intolerant, do not fall into the trap that you are in judgment of those around you, and do not allow them to attach guilt upon you. It is simply you going through a process of becoming you; you are not saying THEY are wrong to be in those situations or environments…but that, for you, they no longer serve you.
I found this to be quite the challenge, because it seems, on the face of it, that another person is correct in saying I am judging their life if I am saying their attitudes to not serve me, that if I ask them to refrain from espousing their more negative beliefs while I am with them, that I am judging them and their beliefs. The reality is they are free to espouse them. But I am free not to make that part of my life anymore. A long time ago, I stopped watching televised news…for the same reasons. So it becomes incumbent of the other person, that if they enjoy my company, they can just hold off on sharing their negative life draining beliefs with me. For one thing I have learned well (or rather remembered): there is no need to share MY beliefs with anyone until they ask me what they are. Always wait for the invitation or appropriate conversation…and be aware, it may quickly become a contest that does not serve you. State your truth but do not defend it…simply move on! This is one of the many facets of the energy to “simplify”. Extra effort used to attempt to convince is complexity.
I have really practiced and honed this “simplicity” over the past 10 months as my exposure to the “New News” grew. I successfully dropping out anger and resentment that such events were “done” to me by others. This is the goal of the journey. It is stepping into a lightness of being…it is becoming fee of emotional, physical and mental bonds. Perhaps you are beginning to see a pattern here: simplification refers to how we interpret and interact with the world, events, people and things in it, not what “actually” happens. (For as it turns out, “actually” is the myth and interpretation is the reality). The less emotional “baggage” we engage with, in ourselves internally, and through others, the more we get to experience, happiness, joy and bliss.
My blessings to each of you to be aware of the spiritual quickening in the manner that most serves you in finding and holding your purpose, passion, joy and abundance. Today I am more at peace then ever, have a joyful experience every time I am with my children, have experienced true loving friendship on many levels from many more individuals then I ever thought possible. In my life now, I have very rare experiences with CFS, if at all. I don’t require any medications, am not depressed, nor unfocused. I am healthier then I have been in the last 15 years. My days are simpler and less stressful. This what the Truth Journey holds for you too, embrace it, don’t fear it!
About the author. Mike Hayden considers himself a regular guy. But that is a relative term these days as we all are changing and transforming! Mike is the editor of a new website Hark! The New News! www.HarkNews.com, a resource on new earth energies and programs to assist all of us, especially our students. He is experiencing financial abundance using a totally new earth energy business model, www.CompleteAbundance.com, and he provides his organizational performance expertise to those that desire new tools of simplicity www.Integrative-Excellence.com.
