Life…Unplugged

For all the inspirational words and stories to be found on Facebook, websites and exchanged in emails, they all pale in comparison to the natural forces that birthed their creation in the first place. Dear Gentle Reader, please understand the following content in no way diminishes the wonder and value that can be derived from the World Wide Web, for truly how silly would that be, as I am a contributor to the information contained within. Rather, what follows is merely a testament to what I have found to be a very curious occasion in my own life.


It all began way back on Friday, August 20, 2010 – the day the internet was disconnected in my home. It really was an 'accident,' since we signed up for new service to be bundled with our new satellite television, but somehow, there was a miscommunication in the order and we won't actually have the internet in our home until September 1^st.


I was really irritated when I first discovered that it would be 13 whole days until I would be able to 'plug-in' to the World at Large and I began to fall into a bit of a self-righteous pity-party. Even as I contemplated contacting the company that made such a mess of our order, I heard a voice inside saying "it doesn't matter." The wisdom of that voice was validated as I spoke with the representative who, through a false-apologetic screen, let me know under no uncertain terms that there was nothing he could do and my attempts to escalate the situation only reinforced the voice…"it doesn't matter."


Once I decided to settle into the notion of a life unplugged – even if only temporarily – I began to notice 'things' come up in my head that would not be getting done during this interminable 13 day withdrawal. I realized these 'things,' while well-intentioned – were still just 'things.' And that while these 'things' may have a positive impact on others, they certainly were not dependent upon them. Indeed, if I didn't put my 'things' out there, no one would ever be the wiser. And further, I realized that whenever I do put my 'things' out there, it will be the perfect time to do so. 


And with my new-found sense of purposeful no-thing-ness, I detached from the perceived deadlines and surrendered to the lack of connection to the world "without." In so doing, I began to realize what a wonderful opportunity this presented to go within and simply allow the focus to be more on the writing and not so much the posting and sharing of it all.


Oh, this was liberating, and with a great sense of adventure I sat down at my computer to commence the flow of words. There was just one problem…my word processing software was acting flaky and, as I sat there in contemplation as to why on earth it was behaving so erratically, I started to wonder if I was even to be writing at all. In fact, "little thoughts" crept in, like "you're going in the wrong direction with your work" and "what do you think you are doing, anyway???"


As Divine Order would have it, I had just received so much support from multiple sources surrounding my work and writing that I was able to identify those 'little thoughts" for what they were and began to inquire within for an answer to what this challenge really represented. Almost immediately, I received an answer, in the form of a question, of course…"is it the writing or the way?"


Since it was such a gorgeous, cool day, I decided to turn off the computer and head outside to meditate with my handy-dandy notebook to capture those thoughts that well up to the surface both during and after meditation. This time, something different occurred. This time, as questions formed inside of me surrounding my work and its birth, answers began flowing through my open heart and onto the blank pages before me. So much wisdom, love, guidance and support appeared before me that I was moved to a whole new level of inspired creation and felt an unparalleled energy to put it all into form.


Being on the homestretch now of once again being plugged in to the world, I feel a certain sense of peace with how I will use my new found inspiration and creation tools moving forward. Perhaps the best fuel of all is the recognition of all that I gained by going within and seeing it being confirmed 'without,' and all with no need for internet-based materials….it's all INSIDE!


And so it is, with much gratitude for those who have posted and published before me that I take my own renewed commitment to share what is inside of me, with full knowing that it holds the potential to unlock the desire of others to do the same.


Unconditionally,

I Am Angel Pricer