Day 230: The Deeper Why
Are you clear on why you want the thing you want the most?
Because why we want what we want is never just about the surface level why that immediately comes to mind or the one we share with other people.
When I mentioned a couple of days ago about my cement guy leaving town, I texted people that I thought might know someone who could do the work.
So far, nobody has answered. I'm waiting and watching what happens to see how this plays out.
On the surface, I want my motorhome to be secure in case of a hurricane. Makes sense.
On a deeper level, this motorhome has come to be more of a home and a sanctuary for me. I've put a lot of my heart and soul into starting to make it my special place.
The dogs love it here. They have a fenced space where they can run around and be outside. I don't want that taken away from them.
On a deeper level, I can see myself spending the next several years here, so I want to make it a safe space from the start and provide that security for myself, knowing that wherever I may be when a storm comes, I won't have to worry because the motorhome is not going anywhere.
On a deeper level, I lived through Odile in Sept. of 2015, a category 5 that had an earthquake at the same time. I've been through a lot of hurricanes. That one was scary. Hearing glass pop sounded like explosions.
At daybreak, being afraid to open the bathroom door to look out into the condo to see what was still there. I knew the glass patio doors weren't, but were the walls, the ceiling?
And then to look out at all the palm trees on the ground, furniture strewn everywhere on the grounds. And the beach completely transformed forever. Giant boulders disappeared out to sea.
Not to mention no water or power for 3 weeks.
So, on an even deeper level, I don't ever want to experience that again. I will do whatever I can to have a safe space, power and water, in case of a hurricane.
Can you feel how different that is when you read it? Do you feel it in your body?
That is the difference between a practical reason and an emotional truth.
The practical reason explains the thing, while the emotional truth carries the energy.
To get to the real why, we often have to go down several levels before we reach the one that holds the true emotion.
And knowing that changes everything.
It's fun to watch how easily that can come forward for people in a hypnotherapy session.
For me, I've had many ahas about my true why through doing a cycle of Change One Thing, Change Your Life.
That deeper why defines the essence in such a clear way. You not only know the words, you know the depth of feeling, the true emotion that is pulling you forward, toward that thing.
And as you've probably noticed in your life, the Universe delivers a vibrational match to the energy you are putting out when you think about this thing you desire.
I'm calling it a thing, but it doesn't have to be something material. It can be an experience or who you want to become as a person.
What happens when you think about that deeper why is that your resistance is lowered.
The part of you that works to keep you safe, and the same, may still offer thoughts to counter what you want. But those thoughts get quieter when you're vibrating from the deeper desire.
When you think about when it will show up, how it will show up, and what it will look like, all of those questions can create more resistance. Mostly because we don't have those answers yet, so they add anxiety and doubt to the wanting.
That's why I said I will wait and watch.
That's why I said I will wait and watch. I'm not offering any resistance to someone showing up by asking myself a bunch of 'what-if' questions I don't have answers to.
That just creates resistance, which blocks what we want from showing up as what we truly desire.
I know my deeper why and the feeling I want.
I know the safety, peace, and security this represents for me.
That is enough for today.
Now I can do my part, stay open, and let the Universe show me how the answer wants to come through.
Today's Gentle Practice
Think about one thing you really want right now.
Ask yourself:
Why do I truly want this, underneath the first answer that comes to mind?
Let yourself go a few layers deeper.
Past the practical reason.
Past what you would tell someone else.
Into the feeling you are really reaching for.
Peace.
Safety.
Freedom.
Joy.
Belonging.
Ease.
That deeper why is where the energy lives.
With you,
Lynn
Join me on Substack and read Letters from The Threshold
