I have been observing myself. It is the perfect time of year for introspection after all. There are times when I will make assumptions about how things are or what someone intended. I then make a decision or series of decisions based on that. Or I’ll create these rules that disallow me from doing something, or that make a simple thing so much harder. At some point I look back and see that I limited myself by reacting to things that I contrived. They never were real.
I am starting to think that this is one of the ways that I manage the vastness of reality- that place were all things are possible. Perhaps part of me still doubts that I will be able to mange the vastness. So I indulge myself to be in a cranky mood- not willing to open, not allowing things in.
When I am open and allow things in, I am able to manage the vastness of reality. I see possibilities. Ideas come to me. My instincts are alive. I am able to trust myself. I take in all the information and make excellent decisions.
So I am starting to realize how important it is to be open- to embrace what is around me and to allow the experience in.
Why is it that I do not walk that way all the time? I suppose I indulge my anger, negativity, and fear. Something is not presenting itself the way that I feel it should be. I get even with life by shutting myself off from it and making assumptions about how things are. I’ll show it.
And then it shows me.
About author:
Michael Hoffman’s passion is guiding people to connect with their natural gifts. He believes that we all have innate gifts that hugely benefit others and the world when we offer them. The purest example of these gifts is the Native American concept of medicine or the gift you offer your people. Michael defines your medicine or gift as the natural effect you have on other people when your heart is open.
Unfortunately, the demands of our current culture to comply and fit in often distract people away from their inherent gifts and the natural expression of their being. Michael believes many of us have forgotten our dreams and what we are about. This sadly results in a loss of purpose, passion, and vitality.
As an innate gift specialist, Michael offers retreats, classes, and individual sessions to allow people to reclaim their natural gifts. These venues allow people to identify, awaken, and offer their gifts. This experiential work incorporates Zen thought, Native American ceremony, rites-of-passage, and releasing limiting belief systems.
Michael also maintains his meta blog to provide knowledge, skills, and awareness for unfolding your natural gifts. He is currently compiling this knowledge and research into a college class and book.
Michael earned his Bachelor of Science in Psychology in 1987 and Master of Social Work in 1996. He is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker. In addition to his formal education, Michael studied and apprenticed with a Zen Master and spiritual teacher for 22 years to learn how to guide people to understand themselves. He has worked with people professionally since 1986 as a psychotherapist and teacher.
Michael currently resides in Oceanside, California.
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