Review your motives

"If we forget ourselves in order to benefit others, if we are prepared to give our own lives to save the lives of others, and if we are giving them whatever is necessary for their welfare, then we shall gain happiness and all perfection." -The 14th Dalai Lama

When humans forge relationships, they may have a deeper strategic agenda.  You may not be consciously aware of why you spend time with certain people, or, you may consciously seek out people because you hope to gain from the relationship.   It may be personal or professional or, something unknown to your conscious mind. In some cases, people are very clear why they seek a particular mentor, they may wish to model a paricular kind of external success and wish to follwo similar steps to get there.

Some people are very altruistic.  They always put another person first.  This may be your partner, parent, child, friend, colleague or strangers.  In such cases, caring and devotion may come from the heart.  Love and compassion guide us unless people-pleasin, fear of rejection or codependence exist due to soul wounds.

Other people are more self-centred.  They make choices that favor their own interest, consciously or unconsciously.  They only do things if they discern it would be to their perceived advantage.  The nature of their relationships reflects their self-importance.

To fight your own will offers a lesson.  You want to do more than survive.  You want to change part of yourself that seems to be missing.  You are shaping your consciousness with every person you meet.  You stretch to become something you have always been.

Seth & 3 ways to lift the wool from over your eyes

Seth was the trance personality of Jane Roberts.  Together, they wrote many books. This classic source material reveals what is happening inside yourself.  Seth teaches we can discern that apparent physical facts stem from a deeper realm of creativity.

Spiritual awakenings, whether silent and subtle or dramatic and noticable, are deeply personal.  Seth explains that while awake and asleep, we are each expeiencing a spiritual transformation, even if we are unaware.  Each phase is unique and life-changing. 

1) Humans create their personal reality through conscious beliefs.  You are not as familiar with your thoughts as you think.  What appears to exist physically exists first in thought and feeling.  If you encounter obstacles, then its up to you to discover reasons behind them.  Simply take steps to explore the unlimited inner dimensions of the mind.       

2) Humans are not at the mercy of their subconscious.    If you don't appreciate your experience, then change the nature of your conscious thoughts and expectations.  Only when you refuse to take responsibility do you feel at the mercy of events. If you sense having control, this couldn't be further from the truth.  You persevere in your present course for reasons that used to make sense. Your job is to reframe present significance.

3) Humans are not forced to think in any particular way.  You are what you think about.  You have the will and inclination to move beyond the apparent barriers of your created experience.  Atoms, cells and every other part of you is aware.  All deep aspirations and unconscious motives surface for evaluation and judgment of the conscious mind.  You must find ways of adapting to your conditions.