Break Out of Your
Shell
What does the seeker of higher consciousness do? If your life has
been severely shaken and extreme doubt is invading your mind, don't yield! First study
your behavior and attitudes. Seek to be, if you can, more of a giver than a receiver. Seek
to be more a satisfier of others' needs than some dependent infant. Stop and think,
"Did I ever sign a contract which guaranteed me that other people and the world were
designed specifically to satisfy my personal needs?"
The seeker of higher consciousness breaks out of his narcissistic shell. He leaves it
behind with glee, realizing that happiness is impossible through total ego absorption. He
sees the world was not built to satisfy him; nor do Mommy and Daddy, or intimate friends,
exist solely to satisfy him.The cure from feeling abandoned or severely unfulfilled is
based essentially on a major redirection of understanding. Life
requires that everyone grow. The pressures of growing will build to a
life-changing climax whenever reality is ignored or neglected. And these life-shaking
climaxes can bring great doubt into the mind of one who misperceives the nature of the
outer world. Dependent attitudes must yield to maturity and independence. These highly
significant turning points occur to most everyone. Unfortunately, these changes are too
often misunderstood and breed or reinforce deep inner doubts.
When crisis and doubt smash into the...
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