Your struggle is a universal one. So many paths open but which one to choose? and then, how to stay on it?

From my own experience I have found that exercising the following will assist any in their quest:

Honesty of Mind
Sincerity of Spirit
Detachment

Exercised daily will bring about Self Realisation or whatever term one might give it.

Detachemnt is probably the most difficult to achieve. One must recognise that they are NOT their Body or Mind or the ganglion of experience that most people think defines them.

Mental conditioning, that comes from our upbringing and the society we live in is a caustic substance that can (and usually does) hide the Truth from us.

To gain freedom from conditioning can be most difficult but execising the above WILL bring about that freedom and peace.

Mediation is often a great help but which one? They are all more or less a scientific method to bring the personality into a correct alignment with the source of its being. Meditation begins to build your bodies (physical, emotional and mental) with a finer quality of material. It is a gradual process and one must avoid pulling oneself to inspect the roots.

The “doing” in life is what really brings about change. When we are engaged in “doing”, particularly for others, we forget about ourselves and really live.

Change is what life is, it is the only constant. One must look life squarely in the eye and see it as a challenge. If change disturbs us it because we have incorrect thought forms that define our reality.

Good Luck & Best Wishes

Bryn

Way to put a more positive spin on things Sarah. I appreciate you stopping by!

I was in a fairly cynical place when I wrote this, but I’m light years away from that now.

I should probably put a disclaimer to give some context, so people aren’t worried about me.

You ask so many questions in this and make so many comments that put yourself down, or withold due credit from yourself when you have absolutely no reason to in my opinion! When you question or become cynical of something- of anything- you’re asking for change. You’re stopping routine in its tracks. You’re starting something new. And that is awesome. It’s not negative at all like you mentioned. For instance, “Each step I make backward I feel myself getting weaker and not as secure.” That is a huge step FORWARD to even think that.

I could go on and on and on but I think what’s most important here, and I think you’ve realized this too, is that you know the answers to all these questions. And I think that you’re afraid to admit that for some pointless reason. That’s probably your consciousness’ fault. Just like you said. I think it all comes down to just taking the time to stop and think about what it is we really want, and to make sure we get it. If we just do that, we’ll all be living a better, more inspiring, purposeful life. And that in turn would eliminate all the bullshit that comes along with being unhappy!

Maybe I did? I don’t know.

Good luck with this blog. It is very “original”