The Greater Self who Loves

There is a place inside of you, inside of us all, that resides beneath the chatter, beneath the judgment and strategizing, where in the quiet presence of self we can feel and recognize the presence of love. It takes a little getting used to, to know that it is there, to recognize that you are feeling something different, and understand what it is. For me it happens when I’m on an airplane. I have boarded and found my seat. My luggage is stowed. I have nothing more to do for the duration of the flight. The energy in the plane is somewhat frenetic. People are moving about, the sound is muffled in a strange way, strangers one and all preoccupied with the many considerations of where they're going and what is to happen next. In these moments my energy and awareness naturally turn inward and I find that I'm in good company with myself.

As I explore this space of comfort I begin to feel that what I am comforted by is love. I love myself. I love the gift of life. I love Spirit for its inspiration of joy and love. I love what I have to share with others, and I love that I know that I am loved.

It's a beautiful space within each of us, this place of greater knowing, this place of peaceful coexistence with our self and with Spirit.

There is an advantage to it. Well many advantages. But the one that impresses me most is that with this knowing, when we have this experience with ourself, when we have experienced this intimate relationship to our spiritual self, we have indisputable evidence that this aspect of ourself exists. It resides within us. With this knowledge we can begin to detach from the critical self-judgment, that small voice inside our heads that finds fault with ourself and with others. We can detach from our smaller self because we are empowered with the awareness that our greater self is alive and well. We may never have to believe the little voice again.