The Eyes we Look Through

Hello. Thanks for coming on this journey. Let's have some fun, shall we?

To begin with I'm going to do something a bit intimate, with your permission. I'm going to talk for a little bit with some of the characters that make up who you are.

There is a myth that we are just one self. But in fact there are many personas that we weave together into an experience which others have of us that has a certain pattern to us. It is our unique pattern or weaving together the many personas we all have inside of us that makes us recognizable.

If you want to saw hello to at least two inner personas, simply bring up a decision you have mixed feelings about. Listen to the "yes" voice and the "no" voice and notice who they are. Is one more intense then the other. Is one motivated by guilt while the other responds to desire. Once you can get a little bit of a feel for the energy that is behind each voice you can use your imagination to flush out the characters:

If you were to have the "yes" and "no" voice of your decision put on a costume representing each of their natures, what would they look like. While this may seem like a simple - even stupid thing to do, that thought and feeling is the thought and feeling of one of your personas, and happens to be the first one I want to talk to - providing I have your permission, of course.

"I'd like to talk to the one who's job it is to criticize and discount new material in order to maintain the status quo. I'm sure you are doing a great job discounting all of this so that if anything is threatening you have a good position to attack and pull back from. You do an amazing job and it does bring a sense of power, safety and stability to the ones you serve. Thank you for doing such a great job. I want you to know that it's perfectly fine to carry on saying how stupid this book is that I wrote - or to look at these words with that weird look that re-assures you that I am the dumb or crazy one here. No one is going to make you wrong for doing that. You are welcome here and can probably have a good time. But if there are a few ways you feel safe to let some of this information through, we would appreciate your help in breaking down some of the old paradigms that stand in the way of all that the larger part of you that you serve wishes. You can play a powerful role in the process of transforming. Are you willing to participate in some way?

We honor your decision."

Take a moment to thank the critic/protector for showing up so beautifully. Take a moment now to set this part of you aside as we talk to the little child in you, providing of course, that it is OK with you.

"Hello little one; you are just as adorable as ever. I see you there tied in knots and frightened about how to function in an adult body. I see the lies you have witnessed and the fear and distrust in your eyes. I love you little one. You are so beautiful. You don't need to do anything as you read these words. Know that a larger part of you is learning ways that they can embrace you more. Please remind us of your tenderness if any of the emotion stirred up by these words is directed at you. It's not about you. You are innocent and beautiful. We are going to close now."

Hello again. Just notice the specific thoughts and feelings emerging as you read these words. Perhaps they can touch the little one within you? Perhaps the little one is protected by several other layers that are unique to you. It does not matter who you are or which personas in you show up in this moment. What matters is are you aware of who those personas are and what they are saying? If you are willing I would like to talk to another one: the witness. But before we do, take a moment to center your self. Perhaps imagine a column of bright light and notice if you feel drawn to connect to it in any form. Notice the one who is present inside you as you do. Perhaps you will meet someone new... [smile] But on with the witness:

"We want to speak to the one who has watched all of this and served the many personas with your clear perception and timeless eyes. You have seen so many things. Pain and Pleasure, Love and Joy. Fear and sadness. And you are so often pushed aside that another voice might speak. Who is pushing to take a stand in your space now? Perhaps it is the "Angry and Efficient Doer," who accurately assertains that "nothing is going to get done" as a result of investing our attention here with you. Is anyone else pushing to represent your voice right now?

Just notice....

Who is there?

Let them have their say, but notice what they say and who it is....

Let them be as fishes passing through your space.

Thank you for being present with us.

So how are you doing? Is there anything you want to say to me the writer? Is there any way you can recognize as a shift in the way you see your self or the world in this moment? Whatever you notice is perfectly fine. There is no objective goal here other than to be present with these words and notice their impact. I want to acknowledge the helpful teacher in each of you that may want to tell me how to do this page more effectively. [smile] I also acknowledge the one that always watches for a game or "catch." Hello to you. And the one who is bored or confused... This is not more work you have to do. You have done enough "work" out of duty and obligation. This is a space to play. Is there perhaps a one inside who is comfortable coming out to play? While there are many ways to play, there is one within you who dances freely and with mastery in the realm of energy, concepts and possibility.

I know that because I am not just in Dane. Though you may not have gotten to know me, I am also in you. I may be less or more developed in you, but I am there. And I have gifts to share. This process is a lot about what you want to do with these gifts...

Together, these pages are about finding out. [smile]

Next...

Cresting the Waves:

A guide to sailing through life on

Relation-Ships

Dane E. Rose