Spiritually Reinventing Ourselves

Written by: Annie Hutton
September 1, 2008

Such an interesting concept - reinventing ourselves. Like everything else worthwhile in life, it begins with self awareness.

If we ask at all, we might say “Why should I change? I’m just fine the way I am.” On one hand, yes, we are just fine, and God loves us for who we are right now. On the other hand, it seems that each of us can learn a number of lessons in this lifetime once we take the first step in being aware of what they might be.

A good place to start is to look at any personality traits which do not serve us well, that make us and/or others unhappy. We need to figure out what we do that always ends up badly and try something different, even if it seems weird at first. Although I don’t believe our basic personalities change, we can have the courage to change those manifestations which cause harm or unhappiness.

Here’s a personal example. I have been known to get angry about injustices ‘done to’ me or others. Here are the steps in the reinvention of this aspect of myself:

  1. be aware of the triggers that cause these negative feelings
  2. meditate on getting my ego out of the equation (nothing is ‘done to’ me without my permission)
  3. understand that the Universe is always on track and that the bad is good on some level, always
  4. determine to act the opposite to my knee jerk reaction of anger
  5. ‘act’ calm in the face of anger triggers (fake it till I make it!)
  6. transcend the usual causes of my anger
  7. realise that I will not always get it right but it is totally worth the effort

It’s important to mention that there is no real point in doing this by halves. In this example, I am not suppressing anger, or blowing off steam to let it out. These are not the only two choices as most people believe. My attempt is to ‘transcend’ it, to make it irrelevant. It is a vital play for me since anger has never ever made me happy or caused a great outcome.

So this month I invite you to choose some aspect of yourself (maybe start small) and think about the strategies you could use to reinvent this side of yourself so you can bring more light and love into the world.

Love, peace and wisdom

Annie Hutton shares ways to find your bliss in the every day | http://www.thecalmspace.com/about#annie

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One Response to “Spiritually Reinventing Ourselves”

  1. Chris Owen (Pink Apple)No Gravatar on September 1st, 2008 2:50 pm

    Thanks for that personal and VERY RESONANT sharing.
    My only trouble is the starting small bit. I’ve got so much to deal with, I’d better get on with it!!!!

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