There is a phenomenon that have continued to amaze me as I’ve deepened my understanding of the principles behind clarity over the years. While we tend to try and make changes to the “form” of life, it continually amazes me just fluidly change can happen when we look before the form, to where the creative power in life is. In this article, you’re going to be introduced to a powerful yet simple metaphor for how this works.
The following is an extract from the excellent book, EXQUISITE MIND – How a new paradigm transformed my life … and is sweeping the world, by my dear friend and colleague, Terry Rubenstein. Terry was one of the first people who I learned from when I first started exploring these principles back in 2009. Her book is very well written, contains moving personal stories, and offers genuine hope for people who are struggling with depression and other forms of chronic psychological suffering. Here’s the excerpt (from EXQUISITE MIND – How a new paradigm transformed my life … and is sweeping the world ©2016 Terry Rubenstein).
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A short time ago, in my role as Director of the Innate Health Centre in North West London, I underwent training for our organisation’s new website. I was thus introduced to the “back-end” of a website for the first time, a learning experience that was staggering for two reasons:
Firstly, I never knew there was such a thing as a front and back-end of a website, nor had I ever considered this was how a website was constructed. The front-/back-end explanation was novel to me, instantly opening up a whole new world of understanding about the operation of this dimension of cyberspace.
Secondly, it was mind-blowing to see what happened each time I accessed the back-end and made changes to the pages appearing on the front-end. I could add new images, blogs, programme listings and really have a lot of fun. And then, when I clicked on the “Update” button, the front-end of the website (which is what people actually see) was magically changed! I realised that the front-end of the website is always a reflection of the back-end. Even though the back- end is invisible to the user, it is where everything is actually created and from where all change emanates.
Most of us, during the course of our lives, try so hard to create change: in our relationships, jobs, finances, circumstances, feelings and our inner selves. And for so many of us, it often feels like a great struggle. Sometimes, it seems as though the harder we try, the more we perpetuate the problem and the feelings we are trying to get away from.
But we are not told that there is a front-end and a back-end to ALL experience of life. What we immerse ourselves in and often grapple with — the full spectrum of our emotional, mental and spiritual lives — comes from a back-end that we have not been educated about. Without knowing there is a back-end, and without knowing how it works, we are bound to be continually frustrated by the lack of results on the front-end.
This awareness is the key to all change and unlocks real psychological freedom.
Over time, I have come to see that my story — and the story of so many others — is about finding out that a back-end exists. And then understanding how that back-end works.
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While we are each walking around in the experience of life, the principles behind clarity are what’s creating that experience, moment to moment. And those principles are the source of power in our lives, not the form. This has huge implications for each one of us. I encourage you to read Terry’s book. You can get it on Amazon here.
To your increasing clarity!
Big love
Jamie
P.S. Are you a coach, therapist, change-worker (e.g. sports coach, psychotherapist, hypnotherapist, business coach, bodyworker, etc.), or other 1:1 professional? If so, you may be interested in my new programme starting at the end of April. If you fall in to one of the above categories, here’s what I’m looking for:
- You have at least one year’s experience of working with clients (either paid, pro-bono or both)
- You probably charge by the hour, but want to use a “coaching package” model to increase your income & make it more consistent
- You have space in your practice to work with at least one longer term contract client, starting in May
- You’re an enthusiastic, friendly people-person
- You have a coachable spirit, and are willing to step out of your comfort zone if necessary, and
- You can keep a secret
If that’s you, then just email me at jsmart@jamiesmart.com, and let me know where you’re located and a little about yourself (if you don’t know what to tell me about, look at the list above for inspiration). Make the subject line “Project Glasswing”. I’ll be choosing people in the next couple of weeks. Talk to you soon! J