Wednesday 3 February 2010

What does "Being In" mean?

Being 'In' is simple. It is tapping into the sacred in all our lives and allowing it to infuse all that we do, both personally and professionally.  It is where our potential is realised, our masterpieces are crafted and our legacies are created.

We are 'In' when we are in our flow, when we are living from the very best of who we.

If you were to imagine the figure 8, 'In' is the point where the top loop and the bottom loop connect.  Symbolically, this point represents us.  It represents our Inner Essence, all that is authentic and beautiful within each of us.  This is a part of ourselves that we all know, but it is frequently squashed through the pressures of modern life.  Here lie our talents and our innate skills, our gifts and our passions.

The first step in tracing the journey 'In' is to become aware of that part within us, of our Inner Essence.  We see it when we are in our flow, when we are giving of our best, when we feel vibrant and truly alive.  We can also hear it when we are forced to act in ways that are incongruous with our values and beliefs, ways that are out of integrity with who we are.  We can all recognise our Inner Essence.

After we become aware of this Inner Essence, or our Inner Voice, we can stretch out, upwards through the top half of the loop. Here we extend out beyond ourselves, we connect our Inner Essence with the Infinite Essence.  We touch inspiration and wisdom, insight and creativity.  We become aware of our purpose and the legacy that we wish to create in this life time. The seeds of our unique gifts, of our unique greatness start to flourish, reminding us with day dreams of how we would truly like to live our lives.

Then we come back down again to the connecting point, that fulcrum point where the two loops cross over.  We come back to ourselves, bringing back the wisdom and insight we have gained.  From here it is possible to reach outwards to others, through the bottom loop of the figure 8, in a way that we give of our Best Selves.  And then we come Inside again, repeating the process, infusing our daily lives with the Divine within.

We all have a unique path and a unique legacy stored within us.  There are many ways to access this acorn within.  This process is almost looks like meditation.  For Stuart and I, it is about aligning with who we truly are, our Inner Essence, infusing this with the Divine, with the Infinite Essence, and then using that energy and insight to create lives and businesses that reflect the highest expression of who we are.  For us, our professional lives are intertwined with our personal lives, just as our physical lives are interlaced with the Divine.

Consciously moving through these three elements, the Inner, the Infinite and the Outer is a process that repeats itself eternally.

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