If there’s any aspect or event in your experience causing you distress or any level of discomfort, there is likely a pattern of thought running that you’ve rehearsed and continue to rehearse. One of the first steps to making a shift is recognizing what that pattern is and labeling it as a program that needs to change. Creating awareness around what programs you are running sets you up for freedom from those programs. When you recognize a belief to be a belief you’re that much closer to shifting out of the old and into the new. 

​You have probably heard the phrase “you are not a human doing, you are a human being” emphasizing the value of being in Being, being in the integrated awareness of yourself as awareness, as pure being, as undifferentiated consciousness. There’s also its mirror, “don’t just sit there and meditate, get up and do something”. Like all things in life, there is a fine balance to achieve between human activity, human doing-ness, and being centered, being grounded in Stillness. There is a balance to be found between being the doer in your experience and being a door to your experience – both of which are valuable aspects of your wholeness.

​For every pattern you recognize within yourself, understanding how that pattern enhances or diminishes your creative power, your flow of energy through the layers of your being, is very useful. Codependency is a way of being in the world, in your relationship to others, to yourself, and in your relationship to the situations of your experience that has significant impact on your energy flow, on how you direct the life pulse of your creative being to manifest your personal reality. 

​The healing power of presence awareness is accessible to you at any given point in time. Presence, the quiet state of simply being here in this moment always brings with it a cleansing flow of energy. Where mind creates stories, motion, narratives, and projections, presence-awareness stills all mental movement bringing about a state of clarity, ease, and a sense of freedom. 

Be mindful of the stories you let yourself become accustomed to telling. Be mindful of the stories and explanations you integrate into your being from your environment. Be mindful of the energies you allow yourself to resonate with. Remind yourself that no matter the source of the information, it’s still entirely up to you to evaluate it for its usefulness and service to your highest and best.