There are two behaviors that will trip you up more than anything else in your conscious connection with Spirit. Knowing what they are ahead of time allows you to see them coming and redirect the energy. The two behaviors that often prevent us from enjoying the journey of receiving our life are judging and comparing.
When our attention is outside ourselves we are not home to receive what it is that Spirit wants to give to us. Living in this world with the rest of humanity there are going to be times when we are surrounded by what we want but don't have and by what we have and don't want. This fuels the cycle of judging and comparing.
When we judge others we are diminishing them so we can feel better and when we compare ourselves with others we are diminishing ourselves while elevating them. Both have us looking through the distorted lens of scarcity.
There are going to be people that are more skilled and competent in areas that we aspire to improve. And there are going to be people around us struggling, unskilled or incompetent in areas that are easy for us. When we play this game that people are better or worse than us we are off track. For that period of time we feel separate from one another and from Source because we have interrupted what wants to flow through us.
We are on the sidelines judging and observing life instead of participating. It's not to say we won't ever judge or compare. We will. I subscribe to a membership site that supports people in creating their own membership sites. While reading the forum everyone seemed to know so much more than me and be further ahead on their project. My mind had a field day. "You'll never finish your site, you don't know what you're doing, you're not technical enough, you don't have the time to do this, and you're in way over your head and on and on." In the past I would have believed this voice. It sounds so convincing and is making so many goodB62 points. I probably would have come to the conclusion that I can't do it and moved on to something else. But over the years I've become more aware of the red flags of judging and comparing.
Spirit doesn't give us a strong desire to create something if it isn't ours to do. When you catch yourself in the middle of judging and comparing slow down your thinking and become aware of what voice is guiding your actions. Notice how your attention has drifted away from your center and is now focused on scarcity. Take a moment to listen to what is yours to do.
In working on this site I had to take a time out, in fact many time outs, and reground myself in what I was doing. I had to remind myself that where other people were in the development of their site had absolutely nothing to do with the guidance I was receiving from Spirit and the path I was on. Once my thinking was in a healthier place I was able to go back to the forum and allow myself to mine for bits of inspiration and guidance.
Having our attention drift outside of ourselves is not always a distraction. It only becomes a problem for us when it's based on a diminishment either of ourselves or others. It can be very empowering for us and others when we are inspired by something outside of ourselves. It can be a person, place or thing. When we are inspired our consciousness expands and becomes a beautiful gift that reminds us of our wholeness and connection with one another.
The wisdom and guidance we want and need has been with us all along. When we fear we don't know enough or have what we need we begin to search elsewhere, often in a fearful panic, but at some point we come to the realization that what we have been looking for lies within.
So as you begin the journey of receiving your life and consciously connecting with Spirit just know that your mind will occasionally drift to judging and comparing. Try not to judge the judging. Just become aware of where your mind has gone. With this awareness you will be able to redirect it back to your connection with Spirit and once again connect with your infinite supply.
Janice Campbell is the author of the book Receive Your Life: A Life of Purpose and Prosperity. The focus of her life's work is to assist people in awakening to the beauty and power of what they truly are; individualized expressions of Spirit. The intention of the Receive Your Life work is to help people come to that realization as quickly and gracefully as possible. To sign up for our free inspiration of the week go to http://www.receiveyourlife.com
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