By Queen D. Michele
You had no control over the family you were born/adopted into or the programming and conditioning and possible trauma that took place during your formative years. During those years, you had no choice but to attach to and identify with the stories you were being told about yourself. Those attachments became your belief systems which determined how you perceived yourself and the world around you. How does one de-program, unlearn the conditioning, stop feeling separate from All That Is and know who you really are? In other words, awaken?
The stages on the spectrum of awakening are vast; many won’t awaken this go around either of their incarnations. There are lessons and human experiences to be had in this realm. You are a spiritual BEing having a human experience here, and there is not always an easy way through a lesson. Nevertheless, one of the most valuable lessons any Soul can learn here is that one doesn’t have to remain attached to the stories once told due to their programming and conditioning. There is a gentler, loving, carefree, softer, smoother, blissful, joyful, and peaceful way of having a human experience here. To detach from the Old Earth (3D) stories, programming, and conditioning, one must be willing to do the inner work to create new stories…thus new realities, and be committed to the consistency of said inner work.
I love stories, especially the ones with happy endings. I grew up listening to all kinds of Bible stories, fairy tales, Aesop’s Fables, and my family’s stories. I have many stories that I created myself as well. I’ve played numerous characters in my own life stories; in some, I was the hero; in others, the villain, and oh so many where I played the victim. My Ego recorded every story and would loop them in my mind continuously. I’d focus all my energy on attaching and identifying with them, which kept me asleep/unconscious, and my Ego in the front seat driving. I would get tired of repeatedly seeing the same old story played out with me being a victim. I would protest, saying, “I’m not that character anymore.” My Ego would then flood my mind with story after story saying, “yes, you are; remember when that happened? And this happened? And you did that?” Eventually, I would give in to the argument and become that character in that ancient story. Every time I accepted those stories, I invited all the pain, stress, feelings of unworthiness, and lack that came with them. It was a very vicious cycle I was in…when my Ego was driving.
My willingness to delve deeper INward (through meditation) began pushing my Ego towards the backseat and brought my Soul/Self forward to take over driving. While meditating one day, I was led to implementing a counter system to the old stories, programming, and conditioning that my Ego consistently looped in my mind. As I let go of and released the old, my Ego launched severe attacks on my thought life. However, I was led INwardly to counter each assault that entered my awareness with a simple yet powerful mantra that I still use today. As my Ego attacks continued to test the waters of my resolve (always through my thoughts), I’d say, “that’s not my (meaning Soul/Self) thought; I don’t receive that.” As a result of those counters, I began detaching from old stories, programs, and conditioning, and my paradigm slowly and steadily shifted. With every story I countered came the opportunity to create a new one of my choosing. I made Self-Discovery (through meditation) my number one priority. As a result, Self-Care practices became embedded in my daily activities. Through those practices, a Self-Love developed that I had never known before.
When I began consistently meditating, exercising, practicing yoga, and watching what I listened to, read, and the people I hung around, I shed layers upon layers of the old…EVERYTHING. What a welcome home party my Soul/Self and body threw when I shifted/awakened/released the old! My Ego moved to the back seat, and my Soul/Self took the wheel. I now co-create with the Universe (with the assistance of my Soul/Self-driving) the realities I want to see and experience in this incarnation/lifetime. You are a creator; you can create the life you want to experience. You do not have to accept the old stories, programming, and conditioning handed down to you. Knowing this… in truly knowing this…what are you creating?
Queen D. Michele
Queen, Author, Blogger, Light Worker, Wayshower, and New Earth Representative. She gives her readers considerations and insights to ponder that are designed to assist them on their journey home. www.considerationsofthesoul.com
