Comments on: Cultivating Inner Wisdom http://www.empoweredsoul.com/2008/06/28/cultivating-inner-wisdom/ Financial Abundance for Spiritual Seekers Thu, 29 Jul 2010 00:45:03 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Victoria http://www.empoweredsoul.com/2008/06/28/cultivating-inner-wisdom/comment-page-1/#comment-2976 Victoria Tue, 21 Oct 2008 14:24:02 +0000 http://www.empoweredsoul.com/blog/?p=213#comment-2976 Andrea, Although you wrote this months ago, I am just reading it today, or re-reading it and understanding it, with more clarity. It is exactly what I needed to be reminded of to use for my current life situation. Thank You, Thank You, Thank You........... Andrea,
Although you wrote this months ago, I am just reading it today, or re-reading it and understanding it, with more clarity.
It is exactly what I needed to be reminded of to use for my current life situation.
Thank You, Thank You, Thank You………..

]]> By: Mags | Woo-Woo Wisdom http://www.empoweredsoul.com/2008/06/28/cultivating-inner-wisdom/comment-page-1/#comment-1871 Mags | Woo-Woo Wisdom Mon, 30 Jun 2008 13:52:28 +0000 http://www.empoweredsoul.com/blog/?p=213#comment-1871 Such a clear and helpful post, Andrea - thanks! When looked at from an egoic point of view, it seems almost like there's a contradiction between saying that we know more than we think we do and that sometimes we just don't know the answer to something. But when we live from our inner wisdom, the apparent contradiction dissolves... sometimes the most wise and knowing thing that we can do is to acknowledge that we don't know what to do yet. Such a clear and helpful post, Andrea – thanks!

When looked at from an egoic point of view, it seems almost like there’s a contradiction between saying that we know more than we think we do and that sometimes we just don’t know the answer to something. But when we live from our inner wisdom, the apparent contradiction dissolves… sometimes the most wise and knowing thing that we can do is to acknowledge that we don’t know what to do yet.

]]> By: Lola Fayemi / Nourishment for your spiritual awakening http://www.empoweredsoul.com/2008/06/28/cultivating-inner-wisdom/comment-page-1/#comment-1870 Lola Fayemi / Nourishment for your spiritual awakening Mon, 30 Jun 2008 08:17:26 +0000 http://www.empoweredsoul.com/blog/?p=213#comment-1870 Hey Andrea Thanks for the clarity of this post. I got a good a-ha moment in that sometimes I do not allow the integration stage to happen as I am in a rush and fear that I might be procrastinating so I become a "we take way more action than we need to" person! When I do allow integration, everything flows so much better for me. I can spend a lot of energy forcing things to happen in my time and it never quite working and then once integration has occurred I can complete the task with ease in under an hour. For me, time is the biggest block to my integration process, my ego mind comes in and tells me time is ticking and we have a lot to do so must get on. When I have my ego-mind in check I let go and spend time in meditation and walking or running in nature, and just allow myself to be present again as I've headed off into the future. In love, light and abundance x x x Lola <a>Nourishment for your spiritual awakening blog</a> Hey Andrea

Thanks for the clarity of this post. I got a good a-ha moment in that sometimes I do not allow the integration stage to happen as I am in a rush and fear that I might be procrastinating so I become a “we take way more action than we need to” person!

When I do allow integration, everything flows so much better for me. I can spend a lot of energy forcing things to happen in my time and it never quite working and then once integration has occurred I can complete the task with ease in under an hour.

For me, time is the biggest block to my integration process, my ego mind comes in and tells me time is ticking and we have a lot to do so must get on. When I have my ego-mind in check I let go and spend time in meditation and walking or running in nature, and just allow myself to be present again as I’ve headed off into the future.

In love, light and abundance x x x

Lola
Nourishment for your spiritual awakening blog

]]> By: Andrea Hess http://www.empoweredsoul.com/2008/06/28/cultivating-inner-wisdom/comment-page-1/#comment-1869 Andrea Hess Sun, 29 Jun 2008 17:28:22 +0000 http://www.empoweredsoul.com/blog/?p=213#comment-1869 Irene - thank you! You bring up an interesting point. Emotions can point us in the right direction - or confuse us completely, I think. Our Higher Self CAN direct us through emotion, especially if our mind is noisy and busy. On the other hand, we can also have a great deal of emotional attachment within a situation, and that can cloud our inner wisdom. I think detachment is the key to that discernment. Robin - You bring up a perfect example of that integration phase. I always say that my articles have to "percolate" for a while .... and then they just come out. I would think that, in your position, lots of writers might keep researching themselves all the way into writer's block! :-) Evelyn - I think it's hard for all of us .... we've all been trained that it's good to have the answer! Even when we're little, you know how grown-ups ask us what we want to be when we grow up? Or how we're asked to decide on our major in college, as if we could have any clue at age 18 what path is completely right for us ... Teaching the mind to live in the question and be comfortable there is challenging at first, but then it's such a relief! And the answers are revealed in a much easier way, because we're getting out of the way of wisdom. Blessings, Andrea Irene – thank you! You bring up an interesting point. Emotions can point us in the right direction – or confuse us completely, I think. Our Higher Self CAN direct us through emotion, especially if our mind is noisy and busy. On the other hand, we can also have a great deal of emotional attachment within a situation, and that can cloud our inner wisdom. I think detachment is the key to that discernment.

Robin – You bring up a perfect example of that integration phase. I always say that my articles have to “percolate” for a while …. and then they just come out. I would think that, in your position, lots of writers might keep researching themselves all the way into writer’s block! :-)

Evelyn – I think it’s hard for all of us …. we’ve all been trained that it’s good to have the answer! Even when we’re little, you know how grown-ups ask us what we want to be when we grow up? Or how we’re asked to decide on our major in college, as if we could have any clue at age 18 what path is completely right for us …

Teaching the mind to live in the question and be comfortable there is challenging at first, but then it’s such a relief! And the answers are revealed in a much easier way, because we’re getting out of the way of wisdom.

Blessings,
Andrea

]]> By: Evelyn Lim http://www.empoweredsoul.com/2008/06/28/cultivating-inner-wisdom/comment-page-1/#comment-1867 Evelyn Lim Sun, 29 Jun 2008 08:48:45 +0000 http://www.empoweredsoul.com/blog/?p=213#comment-1867 Point#5 speaks to me particularly - about being comfortable in the state "I don't know". I remember this advice given by a Buddhist monk before. It was 8 years ago when I heard it but the advice has been one that I often find myself having problems with. Your proposal in point#6 is very sound. I've been wanting so much to know about my future that I forget I should trust that things will unfold themselves when the time is right. Thanks for your suggestions! Stumbled! Evelyn Point#5 speaks to me particularly – about being comfortable in the state “I don’t know”. I remember this advice given by a Buddhist monk before. It was 8 years ago when I heard it but the advice has been one that I often find myself having problems with. Your proposal in point#6 is very sound. I’ve been wanting so much to know about my future that I forget I should trust that things will unfold themselves when the time is right.

Thanks for your suggestions! Stumbled!

Evelyn

]]> By: Robin http://www.empoweredsoul.com/2008/06/28/cultivating-inner-wisdom/comment-page-1/#comment-1866 Robin Sun, 29 Jun 2008 05:21:15 +0000 http://www.empoweredsoul.com/blog/?p=213#comment-1866 Hi there Andrea - I think your article is very insightful! When I'm researching to write a book there comes a point, for each section, where I have to stop researching and go for a walk around the block or something, and then just write. In personal growth, I think I've always been willing to be quiet and wait until I felt I knew which direction to go in (after I discovered "personal growth", that is!) Cheers - Robin Hi there Andrea – I think your article is very insightful!

When I’m researching to write a book there comes a point, for each section, where I have to stop researching and go for a walk around the block or something, and then just write. In personal growth, I think I’ve always been willing to be quiet and wait until I felt I knew which direction to go in (after I discovered “personal growth”, that is!)

Cheers – Robin

]]> By: Irene | Light Beckons http://www.empoweredsoul.com/2008/06/28/cultivating-inner-wisdom/comment-page-1/#comment-1864 Irene | Light Beckons Sun, 29 Jun 2008 03:13:58 +0000 http://www.empoweredsoul.com/blog/?p=213#comment-1864 Hi Andrea, I always love the structure and simplicity of your "exercises"! One thing I've noticed lately is how people tend to confuse things at stage 3: integration. We have a tendency to overlook things or over-read situations when dissatisfaction sets in. We get blinded by emotions, and I feel a lot of people (myself included) sometimes confuse our emotions with inner wisdom. Yes, a lot of feeling goes into that integration, but the results can be very different if we mistake emotions for inner wisdom. To me, there's a very fine line there that needs a lot more discernment on our part. Absolutely love this post Andrea, thanks! :) Hi Andrea, I always love the structure and simplicity of your “exercises”! One thing I’ve noticed lately is how people tend to confuse things at stage 3: integration. We have a tendency to overlook things or over-read situations when dissatisfaction sets in. We get blinded by emotions, and I feel a lot of people (myself included) sometimes confuse our emotions with inner wisdom. Yes, a lot of feeling goes into that integration, but the results can be very different if we mistake emotions for inner wisdom. To me, there’s a very fine line there that needs a lot more discernment on our part.

Absolutely love this post Andrea, thanks! :)

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