Tag: other people

True attention

Posted on by philipdodson

Often I find myself looking at my phone, perhaps thinking of something else or many times thinking about my reply when someone is talking to me. 

I’m not listening, although, we think that is listening, because that’s normal behaviour for most of us. We are thinking about our agenda. 

However, for the person talking, it can lead them to think that you aren’t listening and you don’t care about what they have to say. The feel invisible. 

One of the greatest things we can give to our fellow humans is conscious listening. 

That means that all we are doing is listening to their words and engaging with them and actually looking them straight in the eye. We are paying attention to them and their words. 

This this helps to make the other person feel seen and understood, which is something we all seek

True listening is an act of pure love for another. 

Why is the obstacle the path?

Posted on by philipdodson

Why is the obstacle the path?

Whatever we fear the most in life is what we should be doing. It is our guide to what the moment wants us to do.

We never fear anything that we do not care about.

We are all part of the one life, the universe and we are a multiple part of that universal consciousness. If the path was easy there would be no experience to be gained. The universe wants to experience itself in as many forms as possible, in fact, it is limitless.

Therefore, beyond our primary purpose to just be and to simply be a being, our secondary purpose is to take our unique gift and give it to the world. That will mean overcoming obstacles and the bigger the obstacle the more likely our purpose is beyond that and we are on the right path to fulfilling that purpose.

Of course, as all forms are temporary, our secondary purpose will change constantly and new obstacles will block the path. Our primary purpose to just be is permanent like this now moment.

So whatever obstacle you are hiding from, fearing, avoiding, running away from…turn round and tackle it. It is a courageous person who chooses to challenge their biggest obstacles and it will, like all things, take one step at a time.

Without obstacles in our path there is no purpose.

We have to take that first step now.