Beyond the Shift: ONE...the new world

Letting go!

Jacqueline Cullen — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 10:19:03 +0000

Letting go is nothing more than accepting that you cannot do anything else; you have done your best and can do no more. You surrender (not giving up in a weakened sense) but a powerful and wise surrender to something outside of yourself. That is letting go. But it is only when you have got to this very point that you will know what ‘letting go’ truly is. It is not something you can d…o without knowing why! It’s like baking a cake as a novice, you do your best but it keeps turning out wrong. You have bought the utensils and ingredients, diligently followed instructions; yet is still rubbish. How many times you try and fail; angry at others success. You say to yourself “what is happening here, I am doing what I am supposed to do and still no good”. On and on you go trying to prove to yourself and others that you can cook; each time failing. Bashing your head against a brick wall you continue on with your stubborn need for…whatever… who knows? And then one day you get it…you realise with your whole being what you had not previously wanted to acknowledge; YOU JUST CAN’T COOK! That right there is the point of surrender, that is the point where you STOP ‘trying’ and you let go…you find either someone else to do it for you or you go and get it from the supermarket. You have found acceptance and at the same time, you have also found peace.

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Excerpt from Beyond the Shift book by Jacqueline Cullen

Jacqueline Cullen — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 12:33:05 +0000

No one is going to come in with a magic wand and make your emotional distress go away or your addictions, money worries, relationship difficulties or even illnesses. They have their own rubbish to deal with. Until we start taking full responsibility for our actions, thoughts, beliefs, attitude and relations with others, we are stuck in a self-imposed prison. It doesn’t matter what your story; you can change it. Let go of the victim mentality, let go of the blame, let go of the need for attention. Accept that which has gone before you cannot go back and change it, look at what you can do and start anew.

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Taking responsibility for our actions: good and bad!

Jacqueline Cullen — Sat, 21 Jan 2012 14:37:02 +0000

As I look at the world around me both locally and globally, I see how many people are still not taking responsiblity for their own actions but waiting for other people or situations to change. The constant talk is “wait till this happens, then they will see” or “I will do this when he/she stops doing that”. As long as we keep up the blame game we will continue to be dis-empowered! Nobody is going to save us or change things for us, only we can change ourselves. Yes, we read this and tell ourselves that we know we cannot change another, yet we still try our hardest to do so. All we end up with are heartaches, headaches and a**eaches. No one is going to come in with a magic wand ad make your emotional distress go away or your addictions, money worries, relationship difficulties or even illnesses. They have their own rubbish to deal with. Until we start taking full responsibility for our actions, thoughts, beliefs, attitude and relations with others, we keep ourselves stuck in a self-imposed prison. It doesn’t matter what your story; you can change it. let go of the victim mentality, let go of the blame, let go of the need for attention. Accept what has gone before you cannot go back and change it, look at what you can do and start anew. tHis time with an Integrity and honesty that empowers you leaving you feeling in complete control of your life and no one else. You are responsible for everything that happens…accept that to be true, even when you don’t like to admit it is so!

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Letting go of the need to do and embracing yourself as you are.

Jacqueline Cullen — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 13:04:25 +0000

Most of us have a belief that to be something we have to DO something. We are told to do our studies so we can make something of ourselves. To do our chores and show our neighbours how orderly we are. We are told to do what others want us to do..otherwise we are seen as selfish. And we are told to “don’t just sit there, DO something” when things around us are in chaos. We have to do, do an do. Only then can we rest in the knowledge that we have achieved and been successful. However, when we live in this world of doing, we are missing out on so many wonderful experiences of being. When we are BEing, we are open to all manner of opportunities and being in this way leaves us with a real sense of truy living a life of deep contentment and fulfillment. We do not need anyone or anything to make us valuable. We are precious as we are…our true nature. No thing can tell the story of us. Some have much outside wealth on display but little happiness or love and some have little wealth but much inner riches and success. Therefore, do not define you by what you have achieved in the world, but rather what you have achieved within yourself. That is truly the wonder of life!

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Are we our labels or are we something else?

Jacqueline Cullen — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 15:54:35 +0000

I find it fascinating how people can get really upset over a name/title as if it is the most offensive thing ever!
I have been a teacher throughout my life teaching all around me the gift of Love. This I believe is my reason and purpose in life..to show those closest to me that of Divine Love. And from doing so I have learnt so very much about human nature and myself, overcoming many demons in the process. And this is why I am able to share my understandings with others…through direct experience. It concerns me that others can get upset about the label I give myself…that of Spiritual Teacher!
I have been a nurse, a counsellor, lecturer & teacher (at college and school) a factory worker, office worker, shop assistant and cleaner. And I have been a charity founder and I am a wife and mother…do any of these describe the true essence of who I am. Probably not, but the moment I give myself the name ‘spiritual teacher’ there is outcry. Why…what makes me different in this role?
I am not my role, not my label, not my name even. For the Truth is far beyond description and could never be explained…only experienced. I KNOW who I AM and I KNOW who I am not. A label goes nowhere to do any justice to this. Therefore, please do not be offended by a label I may give to a role I take on. It is only temporary and is not real. If I were a History Teacher and not a Spiritual One, would this make me any different?

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