Confronting Ideas

• Some thinkers channel their ideas from spirits and non-physical energy sources.
• Others attribute their ideas to an inspiration.
• Others say their theory is an extension of earlier theories.
• And others say their ideas come straight from God.

My belief is that these sources of knowledge are the same. The only difference is the thinker’s physical lens—what subconsciously allows the thinker to feel empowered to assert these theories into the world.

Many people feel more comfortable accepting theories that come from named entities, such as archangel Gabriel, or the collective consciousness Abraham, or God, or Allah, or Buddha. Other people only trust ideas that come from studied humans, such as Isaac Newton, Albert Einstein, or Stephen Hawking. And some follow those who have beautiful verbal expression, such as William Shakespeare, Henry Thoreau, or Mary Oliver.

It is easy to find theories that inspire us because we are energetically aligned with them, but if you want to learn more about yourself, spend some time on theories that confront you.

Questions to ask yourself about why an idea bothers you:

• Do I feel preached to?
• Does it feel controlling?
• Do I not trust the speaker?
• Is the speaker annoying?
• Do they reference something I don’t trust?
• Does it sound far-fetched?
• Has something happened to me that disproves this idea?
• Is it unoriginal?
• Is it unhelpful?

When you answer yes to one of these questions, ask why. The WHY will get you one step closer to discovering what it tells you about yourself. What’s the ENERGY behind the why? What bothers you about another, bothers you about yourself.

Personal example:

There is a current speaker/thinker/author whom I like. She has awesome ideas, products, and books, but she also stirs up a lot of negative energy for me. I asked myself the questions above, and I boiled it down to two things:

• Does the speaker seem untrustworthy? Yes
• Is the speaker annoying? Yes

So on to the WHY and the ENERGY behind the why…

Why does she seem untrustworthy? 

Answer: Because she presents herself as someone who is healed, yet I see evidence in her overuse of personal photos and celebrity endorsements that she still has some healing to do.

Bothers me because: It feels false.

Diving in: I know healing is a path, not a destination, so why do I fault her for this? Why can’t I accept that she is sharing tools that have helped her in her healing path? Obviously, because I don’t accept it for myself. Perhaps, something about what I am doing feels false to me. And my guess is, my desire to write this blog has a lot to do with figuring this out..Work in progress. We teach what we need to learn.

Why is she annoying?

Answer: Because she adds pictures of herself to everything.

Bothers me because: She thinks she’s so great.

Upon consideration: I wish I could do that. I made one tiny video and practically had a heart attack. And being the Sherlock Holmes I am, my guess is that my desire to incorporate videos into my blog has a lot to do with that.

Try this experiment for yourself. It’s embarrassing, and illuminating, and oh, so helpful!

Be inspired. Go forth. Create your day.