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The most powerful communications regarding the power of living from your core wisdom is not what I, Hal Isen, write about it, but what those of you who have incorporated the Core Wisdom principles and practices into your lives have shared with me in writing, by telephone, and in person about the way life has unfolded for you, spontaneously and with grace, as you open to allowing your core wisdom to be your compass and guide. Your words make real what it is to live from being a "practical mystic" in every area of life.
I am constantly inspired by what you have shared with me. Making your experiences available to others contributes to their realizing that they also are the authors of their inner state of Being, and that they too can live from their natural state of joy, clarity and inner peace regardless of the circumstances.
We begin this new section of CWOL with some experiences from two participants in the recent Core Wisdom 3-Day Course held in Corte Madera, CA on September 8-10, 2006.
In the first experience, Mary E. shares what it is like to no longer automatically react to the "shoulds" and "ought to" judgments that others may throw our way to defend their particular point of view about reality.
Being vs. Reacting
...I wanted to share an...experience I had this week that was influenced by the [Core Wisdom 3-Day] class...
... I was having a conversation, and the other person became very angry because my answer to a question about a past event was not acceptable to him. He told me that most people see things his way, that something must be wrong with me, that how could I NOT see it his way, and that my perception was wrong. He also would not allow me to give him the information I had that supported my perspective. My usual defense in this type of situation is to become very defensive, irritated, justified and a strong desire to explain myself. Instead I remained calm, allowed him his view but did not allow him to "should" all over me.... I [now] see anger as a secondary emotion ..., anger is the expression of other emotions the angry person doesn't express directly (fear, shame, inferiority, self righteousness, etc)
So far, an amazing week - thank you for sharing your wisdom.
-- Mary E.
The following communication from "Margaret" H., R.N. is a powerful illustration of the way our present reality is shaped by held resentments and anger from the past, and how present reality shifts when we dissolve the past patterns by releasing the "accounts receivable" that we have mentally tabulated and collected against others (what we said they "did to me,"and what we said "they owe me"). It is also an example of the importance of freeing ourselves from past family conditioning or "generational contracts" --- ways of being that have been inherited from our ancestors (usually unconsciously) that effect the way we relate to others and life.
Releasing Old Resentments and Family Contracts
I noticed yesterday that I was getting hooked frequently by one of the nurses I work with. So last night I did the "accounts receivable" process regarding this guy. It became apparent that he was really a stand in for my dead brother. This nurse is gay like my brother and I felt he betrayed me just like my brother. I went back to an incident when I was 17 years old. I saw that jealousy is a family contract and that I had not been aware of the hold this had on me. I dissolved the jealousy and along with it my upset, resentment and feelings of betrayal with this nurse.
Last night I slept well. This morning my life felt TRANSFORMED. I left for work at my usual time and yet I had time to stop for breakfast and still arrived at work at my usual time.
...my boss left me a voicemail yesterday regarding an incident with another nurse, and she said that she supported me 100%, and she told the nurse that I had made the right decision and that she stood by me and my decision. Today she had a meeting with all the nurses and she told everyone that it is a new day and that no longer would she tolerate mean spirited behavior from anyone. This is HUGE. I have wanted my boss to set a limit since I got there. She asked me after the meeting what I thought and I told her that I was thrilled and that truly this is the beginning of incredible change.
... I feel GREAT. I am so BLESSED...What I said that I wanted from the Core Wisdom course ...was a sense of excitement about life, and I had only seen this experience coming from those that were dying. Well that is not my experience any longer.
I am not only excited by life but am ecstatic about it!
-- Margaret" H., R.N.
From Core Wisdom On-Line Number 67 - September 29, 2006
A Core Wisdom Quote
We have created a society that honors the servant and has forgotten the gift."
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