Breaking hearts to break free

Sometimes we just KNOW we need to do something. When that inner voice becomes so loud we can’t ignore it. It keeps nagging at us and simply won’t go away. We start noticing signs in everything we do and everywhere we look.

You know what I’m talking about. Call it whatever you want – gut, intuition, knowing, The Calling - it’s the same thing.

And yet we so often ignore it. I have spoken about ignoring it out of fear or limiting beliefs within ourselves. But often we ignore it because of OTHERS. Sometimes we fear that heeding “The Call” might hurt others. We sacrifice, and that is rarely a good thing. It comes back to bite us. Later, when we are the ones feeling hurt or betrayed when, after making the “sacrifice”, life turns in a different direction.

I’m not saying sacrificing is not good or noble. Mother Theresa sacrificed. So did Nelson Mandela. But they followed their inner calling. It is when we sacrifice despite our inner calling that things go pear-shaped.

I believe everything we do must adhere to three basic requirements – is it good for us, is it good for others, and is it for the greater good. For me, the greater good means in the best interest (“right” or pure) of the environment, the world, the universe, and for all concerned.

I also believe that if it TRUELY is that deep inner knowing within us that calls (and not the ego or a “whim”), that it will be for the greater good of all concerned. Our natural state is love, so that Voice will be leading to the path of bliss, even if this may not always be evident immediately.

So sometimes we hear that calling but ignore it for fear of hurting others. But to hurt is a perceived feeling. It is when the outcome of an act or event is not as we’ve expected it to be, so we might feel let down, disappointed or betrayed. But that is only the meaning that we attach to the outcome. The act or the event might still be good or pure – and for the greater good. I don’t have to cite examples here. So we let it be for fear that others might attach a meaning to the outcome of our actions that we have betrayed them; for fear of breaking their hearts.

Sometimes we have to break hearts to allow ourselves and others to break free and follow our bliss. For the greater good. Hearts will mend and grow stronger. Meaning and perceptions will change. But the call might never go away.

Nobody said it will be easy. But it will be good.

Love and light,

Celeste