Emerging Intelligence

There is a deep power in that frustration and anxiety are less. There is power in feeling connected, aligned, and rooted to my inner strength.

Eckart Tolle writes: “Your life has an inner purpose and an outer purpose. Inner purpose concerns Being and is primary. Outer purpose concerns doing and it is secondary. Your inner purpose is to awaken. It is as simple as that. You share that purpose with every other person on the planet - because it is the purpose of humanity. Your inner purpose is an essential part of the purpose of the whole, the universe and its emerging intelligence. Your outer purpose can change over time. It varies greatly from person to person. Finding and living in alignment with the inner purpose is the foundation for fulfilling your outer purpose. It is the basis for true success.”

How much does that simplify things? I already feel as though there is a renewal of my essence occurring. This is going to be really difficult to express verbally. as it’s not so much mental as it is a feeling. I suppose I will try to explain it by what it is not... It is not the outside world. It is not pressures, relationships, work, school, sports, family, life, and death. It is a feeling. I lost that feeling in those distractions. I let myself become the incessant chatter in my head. For too long I let myself associate being with an idea in my head. I identified with certain things—a name, a cause, a sport, a girl, a job, a GPA, an idea…

I just am.

I certainly cannot tell you how empowering that recognition feels. As I start to feel this more predominately in my life my relationship with the outside world improves. My friendships are more real, my lacrosse is more fun—my play is better, my personal statements to jobs and schools are more genuine. In this rousing that is occurring I am becoming more comfortable with me.
To relate this back to the basis of this project—I do not know if I would have realized this without the influence of Yoga at this time and place in my life. There is the age old saying everything happens for a reason… more and more I’m starting to agree.