RE: More turn-arounds and awareness on insignificant, Tom

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Hi Tom,

I believe that one of the fundamental inauthenticities of human beings is

the idea that there is anything significant about our or our identity. I

mean if you look how unfathomably huge physical reality is, how could a

little speck of life be significant in that context? Can you see the

absurdity of that speck arguing for its significance, its viewpoint;

insisting that reality conform to its demands? How silly. The irony is that

for that speck to be significant it must be separate, and the illusion of

separation is the one thing that can hide its significance.

Then again, there's the story of the man walking down the beach. He saw

someone up ahead of him who would bend over every now and then, pick up

something and throw it out into the water. He was intrigued and hurried to

catch up and see what was going on. As he got closer, he saw that the man

was picking up starfish which were stranded by the receding tide and

throwing them out into the ocean. He asked about this activity and the man

explained that if he didn't do this the starfish would die. The observer

pointed out futile it was, how many thousands of miles of beach there are

all over the world, how many starfish were dieing, and how he could never

make a difference. The man listened patiently as he walked; he bent over and

picked up another starfish, threw it out into the ocean and said " Made a

difference to that one. "

Some teachings like A Course In Miracles suggest that what we think of as

reality is illusory anyway. If this is true then consider an illusory

identity in an illusory reality demanding that it is significant and that

its viewpoint is special.

I notice that my own pain over my insignificance comes from the idea that it

should not be that way. UB's: I need to be significant. I need to be

important. Is that true? I'm still here; still breathing.

So anyway, I notice that giving up being significant and important produces

less stress than keeping them. I notice that when I do give them up I have

far less to defend. Less defended = more connected = happier.

" May I remind you that vulnerability is strength; for to be vulnerable to

All That Is, is to be open to All That Is, to be open to All That Is, is to

be connected to All that is; and to be connected to All That Is, is Absolute

strength. " -Bashar

More turn-arounds and awareness on insignificant

Hey, ya'll. I got some more turnarounds this morning for my " I'm

insignificant and unimportant " work from last night:

- It doesn't matter whether or not I am important.

- I am willing to feel insignificant and unimportant again. (I might

as well be -- it could happen)

- I look forward to feeling insignificant and unimportant. (might as

well, could happen)

I'm noticing that it was not feeling/being insignificant and

unimportant that was painful. I think it must have been some belief

about the *meaning* of my insignificance. I'm insignificant and that

means that nobody cares about me. I'm insignificant and that means

that I'll never amount to much. I'm insigificant and that means I

can't accomplish anything. I'm insignificant and that means I can't

get what I want. I'm insignificant so I might as well just give up

now.

So these are some more I can work on, but it feels like the

" insignficant, unimportant " belief was the one gluing all this

together and with it undone I'm feeling much freer and clearer and

more comfortable. This is so, so awesome and cool!

Thank you, April, for pointing the way for me.

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