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Let Go OfThe LittleThings In LifeWritten by Guy FinleyWWe all know what it islike to be held captive of the little things inlife — those petty concerns and small desiresthat steal their way into how we look at ourlives and pit us against anyone or anythingseen as trying to take away our anticipateddesire. Here is a short list of these littletroublemakers that often make big trouble forus whenever we mistake them for being ourfriends:• Unrealistic expectations that others shouldtreat us only as we imagine they should• Strong attachments to even the smallestand strangest of our possessions• Pressing convictions that no one else seesthings as clearly as we do
• Nagging resentmentsfrom relationships past andpresent• Perfect certainty that noone is permitted to interruptour pleasuresHow can we say for surethat these conditions arelittle more than big nothingsin the scheme of things? Weall have been through thosetelltale moments in our liveswhen, due to a crisis of somekind beyond our control, weare momentarily able to seewhere we had lost sight ofwhat was really worthwhile.Perhaps we are the kindof person who is alwayscomplaining about somesmall ache or pain, andthen we suddenly learn thatsomeone we love faces a lifeor-deathchallenge. Maybewe think that we are the only one on earthwho suffers emotionally in the way that we do,and then comes that moment when, in lashingout at someone for being so uncaring aboutour situation, we not only see that he or sheis suffering as well, but also that we are thecause of it.Or maybe we’re lucky enough to be withsomeone who has less in life than we do, butwho is willing and happy to share what littlehe or she has in spite of what tomorrow mightbring. In such moments, if we still have ahuman heart, we realize in humility that wehave been blind to the existence of our owngreater estate.In moments we make this shocking butwonderful discovery: we have been lost insome little part of ourselves, unconsciousof the influence of our own self-centereddesires, as well as of the cost this unsuspectedselfishness exacts on everyone around us.Even more important than this initialrevelation is the following one that appearswithin our new awareness.We can now see, by the faintest light, thatwe had mistaken ourselves for someone weare not! And in this same self-awakening weare granted that first priceless glimmer ofself-knowledge that is sought after by all whowould uncover the truth of themselves.We are beginning to see that we have beenFrom The Story“We aremomentarilyable to seewhere wehad lostsight of whatwas reallyworthwhile.”playing host to an unconscious nature that isnot only blind to the world it binds us to, butalso that would have us believe that its littleselfdom is the same as the actual great estateof our true nature.How can such a deception take place in usand go undetected? We would never willinglyagree to be the blind agent of that whichmakes another human being ache, let alonehurt our own chances to grow into a kind andcompassionate being. And yet the evidencereveals that we are indeed living under thesway of self-compromising influences that areinvisible to us.It is the higher, yet still hidden self of oursthat beckons us to realize and enter into agreater life. And though its whispered wisdomoften gets lost in the din of all the other voicesthat tell us what we need and where to look forit, if we listen closely enough we can hear whatour true self would have us know:Whenever we start to feel small it’s onlybecause we have unconsciously identifiedourselves with life’s little things. Learning tolet go and to live in the now is the same ascatching ourselves holding onto what limitsus and then deliberately dropping these selfimposedrestrictions.About The AuthorGUY FINLEYGuy Finley is an internationally renownedspiritual teacher and bestselling self-helpauthor. He is the founder and director of Lifeof Learning Foundation, a nonprofit centerfor transcendent self-study located in Merlin,Oregon. He also hosts the Foundation’sWisdom School — an on-line self-discoveryprogram for seekers of higher self-knowledge..To Learn More Visit:www.GuyFinley.org
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