Dear Reader,
Since last week, when I wrote Discipline vs. Pleasure, I have been exploring the “work for the joy of it model rather than the “work to prove you’re not a loser” method; I have witnessed a paradigm shift happening within me.
Universe responded to my search and sent me just the right people with just the right messages that I needed to hear at this point.
I learned about the Four Levels of Consciousness model from Vishan Lakhiani's book “Code of Evolution.” According to the model, we react and shape the world depending upon the level of consciousness we are.
I wrote about it in the article Everything Changes When You Start Working From The Fourth Level of Consciousness. When we start tapping into the ultimate source of inspiration, the universe itself, that is when our work becomes totally original.
In fact, it is not our work anymore.
It is the universe spreading its message through us. That is why it is effortless. Because the universe removes all the obstacles and clears our path to allow us to do the work ‘it’ wants us to do.
All the personal growth stuff I have read so far puts the onus on me. Find a goal, work diligently, subscribe to delayed gratification, achieve your goals, then set some more and keep striving. That was the stuff of the First Level of consciousness. My goals were given to me by society and the people around me. I was a product of their expectations.
Even my expectations for myself depended upon other’s expectations from me. So, first, I became what my parents expected. Then what my husband and my in-laws and my children expected did.
When I started working on what ‘I’ expected from me, I moved to the Second Level of consciousness. However, since I was still a product of my environment, what I wanted was not much different from what society wanted.
Once I realized that, I started moving to Level Three. I have started re-coding myself. I am preparing to connect to the bigger source, the Universe, to figure out what purpose it has for me.
We have been brought up to believe that it is our job to bring meaning to our life. It is a pretty big job.
I am learning that the universe does have something specific in mind for each of us. But, to find it, we need to be at the fourth level of consciousness.
To reach the fourth level of consciousness, we need to realize that we are much beyond our body. We are part of this universe. A tiny, incy-wincy part may be but a part nonetheless.
At level four, we extend to all other human beings and all the life on the planet. “We” become a part of a great “whole.” Our circle of compassion expands to everyone. The more we expand our circle of compassion to other people, the greater the opportunity the universe gives us.
It is then we start hearing the whispers of the universe.
The universe doesn’t shout. Neither does it issues job descriptions or duty statements. It whispers. And you need to be attuned to it to hear those whispers.
When we are constantly going, I suck, I suck, I suck, or Why I don’t have 1000 subscribers still? or Why am I making no money? Why is my book not a bestseller? We can’t listen to the universe’s whispers. We are too busy listening to the chatter in our own heads. That is level one consciousness.
At Level 4, we surrender. We wait for the universe to reveal what it wants us to do. It may not be what we think.
I was naive enough to think “writing” is the purpose of my life, but it may not be so. The universe might have something completely different for me in its mind, and writing is just the medium.
The universe will reveal my purpose to me when it is ready. And when it thinks, I am ready.
In one week, I have learned enough to accept it.
And I have learned to wait. To keep my antennas attuned to the universe so that I could hear its whispers.
In the meantime, I will continue to write. Because writing is how I understand.
I feel I am not alone in this journey. So many of my readers are on a similar path.
I hope sharing my transformation might bring some clarity to your quest.
I published my third short story, The Blessed, this week.
Here are links for this week’s articles. They are free here for my newsletter subscribers.
You Only Need To Learn Five Types Of Sentences To Write Fiction
Everything Changes When You Start Working From The Fourth Level of Consciousness
3 Questions To Ask Yourself Before Starting A New Project
Windsor Castle, Bath, and Stonehenge
Rest Assured This Is Not A One-Off Bonus
I Am Over The Moon, Happy As A Larry, Overjoyed, Buzzing With Excitement
Enjoy!
That’s it from me this week.
Take care.
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I thoroughly enjoyed your article and fully agree with the concept that universe communicates with our soul and that influences our behavior. I believe that communication of the universe with a soul is influenced by our Karmas also, that can be of past or present karmas.
I miss your article on Friday morning. I have a routine time to read before I get out of bed and your newsletter is down on that calendar every Friday. But I must say, this weeks issue is really deep. I feel your communication and I too feel similarly about where you’re at in life .The universe knows best.. It’s not what you feel is right but what the universe has in store for you .The breakthrough may come through writing but writing may not be the destination
Allow the universe to use and guide. It will take you where you’re meant to be .