 LIVING WITH UNCERTAINTY
In this time of uncertainty when often times it appears that for all intents and purposes the world has gone mad, we are being reminded to be part of the solution… Consider keeping in the forefront that if you’re not being part of the solution than you’re part of the problem. For many people ‘uncertainty’ is anxiety producing. Anxiety is the result of being fearful. From the perspective of Living in Alignment, the more you rely and depend upon your intellect alone, the more anxiety you’ll experience. This is on account that your intellect is limited to societal influences/conditioning. If you haven’t already experienced/ recognized this, you will come to know that the more disconnected you are from your spiritual or energetic self, the more you’ll be living in a fear-based reality. When a person is living in a ‘fear-based reality’ every aspect of their life becomes impacted and their overall functioning will become impaired. If gone unchecked, anxiety will manifest in various types of physical, mental, and emotional conditions. The good news is that anxiety can be managed and even eliminated! The first step in this process is to identify the underlying causes that are keeping anxiety in the driver’s seat. The second step is to address these underlying causes which is about understanding their source(s). The third step is to find a solution(s) to effectively deal with/ resolve the underlying causes. The Living in Alignment body of knowledge assist people to live in partnership with their spiritual core- the energetic aspect of who you are. This aspect of yourself represents Source energy or consciousness itself. This is the power that is greater than your intellect that simultaneously resides inside and outside of you. By living in partnership (i.e., Living in Alignment) with Source energy or by becoming internally resourced you will attain access to universal wisdom and the bigger picture view of your life. You will discover that the more you live in partnership with Source energy the more secure and confident you’ll feel, which equates to experiencing less fear and less anxiety. To learn more about the Living in Alignment approach to living your life, please visit my website www.darcyclarke.us
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 “ The truth is that our finest moments are most likely to occur when we are feeling deeply uncomfortable, unhappy, or unfulfilled. For it is only in such moments, propelled by our discomfort, that we are likely to step out of our ruts and start searching for different ways or truer answers.” ~ M. Scott Peck From the perspective of Living in Alignment, some of the finest moments occur when in your discomfort, you go inward with the intention of connecting with your Soul (your spiritual self or the energetic aspect of who you are- the God within). This speaks about the practice of “truly letting go” which requires trusting (i.e., yielding to) and surrendering (i.e., merging with) consciousness itself versus attempting to escape from or numb out to your discomfort. Recognizing your discomfort is the first step, acknowledging it by identifying what it is about, is the next step along with accepting the discomfort (this doesn’t mean you have to like it). If you’ve been using mood altering substances (illicit or prescription drugs) or behaviors (such as work, food, shopping, gambling, sex) to escape from your discomfort or aspects of your reality that you’ve been resisting this step will most likely be challenging at first. Why ‘?’ Because behavioral patterns get reinforced every time you repeat them, and for people who have developed addictions (psychological and physiological dependency) the neuro-pathways of the brain get altered so that the person wants/ expects instant gratification to relieve discomfort (i.e., stressors). So instead of switching on the the old default mode to escape from your discomfort a new default mode can be developed whereby you access assistance from your Soul to receive guidance on how best to effectively deal with the discomfort, unhappiness, disappointment and the like. While at the same time gaining your Soul’s perspective on how an experience or event is intended to provide you with insights, gifts, and lessons. What if it’s true that all of the experiences and events from the past, present and future are intended to serve you in accomplishing your Soul mission and transform your life? From the perspective of Living in Alignment it is your birthright to live in partnership with your Soul. When you listen to hear the voice of your Soul you are yielding to your Soul, and when you follow the guidance/directives from your Soul you are merging with your Soul. Differentiating between the voice of your egoic mind and the voice of your Soul may sound like a daunting task, but you’ll be pleasantly surprised how easy it becomes with practice. When you hear the voice of your Soul the guidance and promptings being offered sound true and there is a “rightness” that reverberates throughout your beingness. On the contrary, when you’re deferring to your egoic mind, doubt and confusion will persist. Listening to and following the guidance from your Soul will have an energizing affect and the results will always be advantageous- no exceptions! Whereas when you don’t follow your Soul’s guidance you will always feel regret. Another way of helping your mind wrap around this subject matter, is that your intuition is the voice of your Soul. Your intuition is about feeling into your life versus just thinking through your life. You will still use and develop your intellect, but instead of having your intellect be your primary go to resource, Living in Alignment is about allowing your Soul or the energetic aspect of who you are to guide/lead your life. This is what the mystics, sages, wise men and women have discovered and been teaching every since humans have been posing existential questions. Not only is this concept intended to be easy to grasp intellectually, it also becomes easier in practice every time you make a conscious decision to defer to and rely upon your Soul or when your Soul becomes your primary go-to resource. Your Soul is the power that is greater than the resources of your egoic mind. It is as real as the difference between night and day. You are intended to live in partnership with your Soul. It is a loving power, and you’ll discover how ingenious it is in its ability to get through and transmit information to your mind. It is the direct access to your creativity, it has a unifying presence, it lives in both the seen and unseen worlds simultaneously. Your Soul is still evolving, and it does not die when your physical body dies. To learn more about the Living in Alignment approach please visit my website www.darcyclarke.us  On Partnering with Source Energy
The Living in Alignment Model embraces the fact that the power that is greater than the resources of your intellect is energy! This energy is the Source from which everyone and everything is created. In essence then, everyone and everything is energy. Therefore, from the perspective of the LIving in Alignment Model, every being and everything is a unique aspect of Source energy. What I call Source energy is an intelligent, interactive, ingenious, benevolent, creative, omnipresent, and unifying Force. Sooner or later you will come to know this truth for yourself! Furthermore, you can learn to partner with Source energy! Yes, you can partner with it directly, without any intermediary, and you can do so at any time, in any place. For example, when you pray or meditate you are partnering with Source energy, and when you listen to and follow the promptings of your Soul, you are also partnering with Source energy. To reiterate, at the deepest level of your being you are made up of energy, the same energy that is Source energy. For simplicity’s sake, I refer to Source energy within as your Soul. Your Soul is a unique aspect of Source energy, simultaneously residing in both the seen and the unseen worlds. When partnering with your Soul you have access to Universal Wisdom.  Opening to TRANSFORMATION...
Does the concept of transformation sound too far out for you? A state of being that is reserved for only a chosen few? Something that is unattainable? From a ‘What if it is true?’ perspective, could it be that you (and all creation) are in the process of transforming? What if life itself is intended to be an on going transformative process? What if transformation is your birthright? What if it is your conditioning (familial, educational, religious, cultural) that has caused you to think otherwise? These are some of the concepts of the Living in Alignment Model. Another concept of the Living in Alignment Model is that energy cannot be created or destroyed; it can only be transformed. This is because energy is the matrix of Consciousness itself and the truth of our existence! Everyone and everything is energy at the most fundamental level. You are composed of energy, and therefore you are energy, just like every living being and everything else. This energy is light, and the essence of this light energy is Love. What you may perceive as the death of a person or other life form is, from a transpersonal point of view, a phase within a transformative process. It is energy transforming itself, going from one form to another. What you understand as your birth and death are in actuality aspects of your transformation. Indeed your whole birth and death cycle is a transformative process. Your transformation has six primary phases: conception, gestation, birth, growth, maturation, and death. Once you leave the earth plane, other transformative processes occur that are beyond the scope of this Model. All life forms go through this cycle or some variation thereof. You are continuously undergoing transformative processes in one form or another throughout your life. As you reflect on your life (past, present, and future) you will come to understand that the death and rebirth cycle is playing out everywhere: in your relationships, careers, ideas, dreams, goals, etc. You can become more conscious of this process by vowing to live in present time, and also by proactively tuning into what is happening in the here-and-now of your moment-to-moment experiencing. One of the principle objectives of the LIving in Alignment approach is to assist you to live consciously: in other words, to become increasingly present in your moment-to-moment experiencing. In so doing you are able to experience more fully the benefits (insights, gifts, lessons) that you are constantly being offered. Once integrated, these benefits change your perceptions, which then have the effect of facilitating greater awareness and transformation in all aspects of your life. To learn more about how the Living in Alignment approach can facilitate your self-empowerment and transformation please visit my website www.darcyclarke.us  The Living in Alignment Model embraces the fact that the power that is greater than the resources of your intellect is energy! This energy is the Source from which everyone and everything is created. In essence then, everyone and everything is energy. Therefore, from the perspective of the LIving in Alignment Model, every being and everything is a unique aspect of Source energy. What I call Source energy is an intelligent, interactive, ingenious, benevolent, creative, omnipresent, and unifying Force. Sooner or later you will come to know this truth for yourself! Furthermore, you can learn to partner with Source energy! Yes, you can partner with it directly, without any intermediary, and you can do so at any time, in any place. For example, when you pray or meditate you are partnering with Source energy, and when you listen to and follow the promptings of your Soul, you are also partnering with Source energy. To reiterate, at the deepest level of your being you are made up of energy, the same energy that is Source energy. For simplicity’s sake, I refer to Source energy within as your Soul. Your Soul is a unique aspect of Source energy, simultaneously residing in both the seen and the unseen worlds. When partnering with your Soul you have access to Universal Wisdom. For further information visit: www.darcyclarke.us  TRANSFORMING FEAR FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF LIVING IN ALIGNMENT
The more identified you are with your human self/ humanity, the more likely you’ll be to live in a fear-based reality. This occurs because your mind/ intellect is limited to the confines of societal conditioning as opposed to deferring to your Soul (Source energy within) for guidance. When you’re externally resourced, your focus is on your human needs and wants and not the needs of your Soul. Furthermore, when you are externally resourced you don’t have access to the ‘bigger picture’ view of your life (such as the significance of your presence and experiences, the fact that your life has meaning and purpose, and that you’re intended to live up to your full potential and experience Soul fulfillment. Your human self is affected by fear in four primary ways: 1. Psychological presentations of fear: being in denial, minimizing, rationalizing, spouting doom and gloom, jumping to conclusions, awfulizing, catastrophizing; also, adopting black and white thinking or feeling overwhelmed, threatened, worried, apprehensive, confused, discouraged, hopeless. 2. Emotional presentations of fear: experiencing anxiety, doubt, ambivalence, irritability, terror, panic, angst, dread, etc. 3. Physical presentations of fear: fatigue, tightness in the body, nervousness, restlessness, stuck energy, uneasiness, jitters, etc. 4. Behavioral presentations of fear: isolation, escapism, substance and/or process addictions, avoidance, dissociation, overworking, resistance, impulsive and/or reactive behavior, etc. The following concepts and suggestions are tried and true methods to manage fear and transform your fear into self-empowerment. Try them out and allow them to become part of your spiritual practice. You’re not expected nor is it necessary to use these methods perfectly, develop the attitude that practice makes better... Change equates to fear for the human self (to a lesser or greater degree). Normalize that fear is a human emotion and part of the human experience. From the perspective of Living in Alignment the less connected your human self is to your Soul, the more it will live in a fear-based reality. Until a new default mode (connecting with and deferring to your soul for directives) is established and becomes automatic, there will be a tendency for your mind to revert back to the old default mode of having fear in the driver’s seat. Accept fear by recognizing it and being with it. Utilize the three-step protocol: (1) identify when you’re feeling fear;(2) give it a voice (i.e., gain clarity as to what is causing your fear); (3) determine the appropriate course of action to effectively manage/ deal with your fear (i.e., focus on finding a solution). Remember to breathe when you’re feeling fearful, the oxygen will calm your body and help quiet your mind. Breathe in the quality of courage to face your fear. Develop functional internal boundaries (with your mind) to prevent your human self/ mind from awfulizing, catastrophizing, futurizing when experiencing fear. Allow fear to serve as a cue to become internally resourced. Go inward to connect with your Soul to gain perspective on what is happening as well as to receive guidance from your Soul on how best to deal with the situation. Separate your fear out from other people’s fear. Many people take on other people’s fear and/or the collective fear. Ask yourself, “Is this my fear?” Be careful not to take on other people’s realities (their beliefs/cognitions, emotions, experiences, conditions). While not taking it on, normalize the constant undercurrent of fear in our society and the world at large (a result of getting caught up in your or others peoples drama that ensues when you’re being overly identified with your humanity). Keep in the forefront that the more your human self/ intellect defers to and relies on your Soul the less time you’ll spend being fearful. It is your human self that experiences fear, NOT your Soul. When you are in fear you are functioning at a lower energy frequency, and whatever you are afraid of will be transformed as you increase your energy frequency. Increase your energy frequency by having fun, taking in beauty, embracing humor, doing art work, visualizing yourself being empowered, viewing inspirational movies, listening to music, doing yoga, dancing, praying, meditating, taking walks in nature, exercising, holding an intention to increase your energy frequency, etc. Use breath to increase your energy frequency (breathe in the qualities you are needing in the moment) in order to calm your body and quiet your mind. Offer tender loving care to your human self by attending to your safety, enjoying a nutritious diet, getting sufficient sleep and exercise, utilizing the qualities of an open heart to be with yourself, offer positive affirmations to yourself, etc. Carefully decide how to expend your energy by being mindful about what you think about, your behaviors, and activities you choose to engage in. Use discernment in choosing the people and organizations you associate with as well as what you do together. Tune into the impact of the dynamic to intuit whether or not it satisfying, nurturing, and/ or enhances individual growth. Don’t place emphasis on fear; instead, focus on what you want to be experiencing. When feeling fearful, send out an SOS to your Soul for assistance on how to best deal with your fear in here and now of your experiencing. Expand your consciousness by tuning into the experiences and events that are happening and discover the possibilities/ opportunities being offered within the situation. Let fear be your clue to keep your heart and mind open to to your human self, to your circumstances, and to the people involved. Instead of trying to figure out what is happening, feel into what is happening. More specifically, tune into and receive the insights, gifts, and lessons that are being offered. Listen for and receive guidance from the Soul (ask for clarification, affirmation, confirmation) every day regarding the aspects of your life that require your attention. Guidance from your Soul is offered in many ways ( such as through people who are being a voice piece for your Soul, through your dreams, ideas being directly transmitted to your mind, through books, music, while in nature, in meditation, etc.). Create sanctuary space in your home and tap into the energy that is generated in these spaces to neutralize/ dissipate your fear. Use fear as an opportunity to deepen your trust in your process, in your journey, and with your Soul mission. Yield to your Soul’s directives. Trust that more shall be revealed about the experiences or events that are taking place in your life on an as-needed basis and wait for clarity on your next step. Be willing to be in an ‘unknowing’ place during a ‘waiting period.’ A lot is happening behind the scenes before you receive directives from your Soul regarding the next appropriate step to take along your path. Have an attitude of gratitude that what is happening in your daily experiencing is of significance and that the information you are requesting from your Soul will be forthcoming. In your daily living identify and claim what it is you want to be experiencing instead of focusing on what you don’t want. Stay clear about your intentions, objectives, goals, and longings. Keep in the forefront that all the circumstances in your life are serving/ benefiting you in one or more ways. If need be, seek out support from family, friends, and/ or professionals to process your fear. Remove yourself from environments and/ or people who feel unsafe to you. Use discernment in filtering energy input. Monitor incoming information closely: such as people, news, environments that produce fear and remove yourself accordingly from the trigger. Reframe what is happening in your own life, among those around you, as well as in the world. Look for insights, gifts, and lessons everywhere. Focus on finding the solution to problems instead of focusing on the problem itself. When in fear, do not abandon yourself. Instead, recognize when you’re feeling fearful and come to your own rescue. Exercise to release endorphins, thereby increasing your energy frequency, which facilitates accessing your own truth. When in fear, visualize a safe place and mentally immerse yourself in that place. Trust and Surrender to your path in life- your soul mission. By doing so, you will help ensure that fear doesn’t stay in the driver’s seat. To learn more about how the Living in Alignment approach can facilitate your self-empowerment and transformation please visit my website www.darcyclarke.us 
I have just finalized new book cover designs to four of my books: Discover your Soul Connection: Introducing Living in Alignment. This is an engaging introduction to the Living in Alignment body of work. It addresses the difficulty many people experience connecting to and/or deepening their connection to their spiritual self. It provides answers to questions about the Soul, Source energy, Living in Alignment in the context of having a human experience. Experience Living in Alignment: A Practical Guide to Personal Transformation.This comprehensive Guide makes a distinct contribution to the process of experiencing personal transformation, providing a universal human roadmap to illuminate, support, and facilitate your personal growth. Saying Yes to You and Your Life: Thriving in Recovery. The Living in Alignment approach offers a broader perspective on the origin and treatment of dependence / addiction placing your sustained recovery in the context of your spiritual journey: discovering and coming home to yourself. Healing the Wounds of Codependence: A Guide to Reclaiming your Life. This book will assist you to reclaim your life by developing both a working understanding of the sources of your codependent patterns and a practical skill base essential to your personal wellbeing and self-empowerment. Each has been revised to be more indicative of the contents and better represent the Living in Alignment philosophy. For more information, please visit: www.darcyclarke.us/link   DISCOVER YOUR SOUL MISSION
One of the noteworthy benefits of Living in Alignment ( i.e., living in partnership with your Soul) is to discover your Soul mission. From the Living in Alignment perspective everyone has a Soul mission or calling in life, and you are intended to access this and equally if not more importantly, you’re here to accomplish your Soul mission. It is the not knowing or having resistance to and or fear of accomplishing our soul mission that causes mental conflict, distress, and unrest for many people. The first step in gaining access to your Soul mission is by having a sincere desire/ intention of wanting to know what your Soul mission is… having a sincere intention focuses/ directs your mind. Secondly, make sure you pose the question of wanting to know what your Soul mission is to your Soul (a term I use to refer to your spiritual self-Source energy that dwells within you) and not your mind. I can attest that you’ll gain access to what your Soul mission is and the answer will be transmitted to your human self/ mind. You’ll know when your Soul mission is transmitted to your mind because when it is revealed, your body will feel energized, your mind will feel relieved, and you’ll feel the reverberation of the “rightness” about the answer throughout your beingness. Keep in the forefront that your Soul will issue wake up calls when you’re off track or heading in that direction as it pertains to your Soul mission. You find and maintain your energetic homeostasis by actively pursuing/ engaging in your Soul mission. You have already experienced this phenomenon along with the wake up calls becoming more pronounced when you don’t take heed to the guidance and directives that your Soul is continuously offering. The spiritual or energetic aspect of who you are serves as a built-in check and balance system that is intended to assist you to be living up to your full potential and accomplishing your Soul mission. To reiterate, you won’t access your Soul mission or calling in life by attempting to “figure” it out, it is by connecting with your spiritual self-Soul that you will discover what your Soul mission is as well as how to go about accomplishing it in ways that will keep you grounded in both the physical world and in the world of mystery. To learn more about the benefits of partnering with Source energy, please visit my website: www.darcyclarke.us  Benefits of Living in Alignment…
There are many noteworthy benefits to Living in Alignment. You will experience these benefits as soon as begin to listen to and follow your intuition. Your intuition is the voice of your Soul which is the unique aspect of Source energy or the power that is greater than the resources of your egoic mind/ intellect that dwells inside of you. I have listed some of these benefits below:
To learn more about the benefits of partnering with Source energy, please visit my website: www.darcyclarke.us  A friend sent me this and I simply had to post it!
Slow down for three minutes to read this. A group of professional people posed this question to a group of 4 to 8 year-olds 'What does love mean?' The answers they got were broader, deeper, and more profound than anyone could have ever imagined ! See what you think: 'When my grandmother got arthritis , she couldn't bend over and paint her toenails anymore.. So my grandfather does it for her all the time , even when his hands got arthritis too. That's love.' Rebecca- age 8 'When someone loves you , the way they say your name is different. You just know that your name is safe in their mouth.' Billy - age 4 'Love is when a girl puts on perfume and a boy puts on shaving cologne and they go out and smell each other.' Karl - age 5 'Love is when you go out to eat and give somebody most of your French fries without making them give you any of theirs.' Chrissy - age 6 'Love is what makes you smile when you're tired.' Terri - age 4 'Love is when my mommy makes coffee for my daddy and she takes a sip before giving it to him , to make sure the taste is OK.' Danny - age 8 'Love is what's in the room with you at Christmas if you stop opening presents and just listen.' Bobby - age 7 (Wow!) 'If you want to learn to love better , you should start with a friend who you hate. ' Nikka - age 6 (we need a few million more Nikka's on this planet) 'Love is when you tell a guy you like his shirt, then he wears it everyday.' Noelle - age 7 'Love is like a little old woman and a little old man who are still friends even after they know each other so well.' Tommy - age 6 'During my piano recital , I was on a stage and I was scared. I looked at all the people watching me and saw my daddy waving and smiling. He was the only one doing that. I wasn't scared anymore.' Cindy - age 8 'My mommy loves me more than anybody You don't see anyone else kissing me to sleep at night' Clare - age 6 'Love is when Mommy gives Daddy the best piece of chicken.' Elaine-age 5 'Love is when Mommy sees Daddy smelly and sweaty and still says he is handsomer than Robert Redford.' Chris - age 7 'Love is when your puppy licks your face even after you left him alone all day.' Mary Ann - age 4 'I know my older sister loves me because she gives me all her old clothes and has to go out and buy new ones.' Lauren - age 4 'When you love somebody , your eyelashes go up and down and little stars come out of you.' (what an image) Karen - age 7 'Love is when Mommy sees Daddy on the toilet and she doesn't think it's gross..' Mark - age 6 'You really shouldn't say 'I love you' unless you mean it. But if you mean it, you should say it a lot. People forget.' Jessica - age 8 And the final one: The winner was a four year old child whose next door neighbor was an elderly gentleman who had recently lost his wife. Upon seeing the man cry , the little boy went into the old gentleman's yard , climbed onto his lap , and just sat there. When his Mother asked what he had said to the neighbor , the little boy said , 'Nothing , I just helped him cry' |
AuthorI am a licensed holistic psychotherapist with over thirty years experience. My calling in life is to assist people to have a conscious experience of partnering with Source energy in their daily lives. Archives
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