The concept of ‘personal creation’ came to me very late in life and I wish I had learned about it earlier because perhaps I could’ve avoided a lot of pitfalls in my life. Anyway, here we are.
Personal creation may mean different things to different people, but the way I understand and use it, is to mean that we as people are responsible for our lives, in the sense that we are responsible for creating the outcomes of our lives, the entirety of our lives, every aspect of our lives, whether it’s working or not working, whether successful or failing- we are responsible for all of it!. What does that mean? It means that the outcomes of your life, as you now perceive it, live it, experience it, is somewhat a direct result of your own doing.
Whaaaaaaat!? What are you saying? This is the question I first asked God when I was first told that the events, the circumstances, and the situations I found myself in were largely my own doing. This was a very hard pill to swallow for me. You see, I grew up knowing that life happens to us. Yep, shit just happens that we have no control over, and we have to find a way to deal with it. As much as that may be partly true, it is also very true that for the most part, we are responsible for the way our lives have turned out. And I’m saying this now from a place of love and compassion because I didn’t believe any of this either.
You must understand that at the time I was asking these questions, I was on the brink of mental collapse. I was very miserable. My life was not working. I was in such a difficult phase in my life, and I was asking God why he had ‘caused’ or ‘allowed’ all these difficulties in my life….and child… for God to look me square in the eyes and tell me Felicity, you are responsible for creating all this mess in your life, not me…I’m telling you I fell short of cancelling God in my life. I was so angry at God. I went on this rant about all the things that happened to me that were not only cruel but really, how could I have potentially called all that upon myself, when all I ever wanted was a good life? As difficult as it was to believe that concept, I was dedicated to learning new things so I had to open my heart and mind to being educated.
So, this is what it is, essentially- the statement that says ‘we are extensions of source energy’, or ‘we are children of God’, or that ‘we are made in the likeness and image of God’, is not only true but extremely loaded and powerful. If we are made in the likeness and image of God, it means we also possess the same creative power as God. Yes, by extension, we do indeed have within us all these beautiful characteristics of God, including the power to create at will, the lives we choose to live.
So this begs the question, If it indeed is true that we have the same creative power as God, how is it that billions and billions of people on the planet live such miserable lives? Yeah, you guessed it. It is because of a lack of knowledge and understanding. But I will go further to say, it is not only a lack of knowledge but it is also layer upon layer of misinformation and untruths we have been fed from generation to generation about how things work. For instance, I never understood that my life turned out the way it turned out because of the thoughts and beliefs I hold about myself and the environment around me. I always thought that the painful events and circumstances in my life were a result of bad luck or the mere fact that shit just happens in life and you have to deal with it. And for me when shit happened in my life, I would try to deal with it within the construct of my limited understanding and when I wasn’t successful I would sometimes pray about it, and when prayer didn’t yield any results I would just shrug my shoulders and think ‘well maybe God didn’t want me to have this situation resolved right now’ and I would then just sit in hope, wishing that one day I might be lucky and things would go my way’. I must say that this is a desperate way to live, and most of us are living this way.
It turns out that this is not true at all about how things work. This is not how the universe intended it to be.
So, How does personal creation work??
Most of us have been told that we are 3 part beings, meaning we are a spirit, incarnated into a body and we have a mind. Now, we may have been taught this but most of our teachers did not go further to link how then we are to use these 3 facets of us to create the lives we want.
It may serve us to first break these 3 facets down to gain an understanding of how each works, or what each does. First, the most important aspect of all is the spirit. The spirit, also sometimes known as the soul the higher mind, or the higher self, whatever term resonates with you- is the divinity within us. The truth is we do not have a spirit, we are a spirit incarnated into a physical body. The spirit is the extension of God’s energy, the spirit is God itself living within us, our spirit is a part of us that is directly connected to God at all times, always. Meaning that there is never a time when we are disconnected from God/Source/Universe. In fact, it is impossible to be disconnected from divinity.
So, pay attention because this is another very important factor to consider- If it is true that the spirit is a part of us that is directly connected to God at all times, infinitely, and, it is equally true that we are created in the image and likeness of God, then it holds very true that our spirits are also ALL KNOWING, ALL POWERFUL, and ETERNAL. So, essentially, it follows that human beings not only have the power of creation within ourselves but our spirits or souls possess every information and knowledge under the sun there is to know about ourselves, God, and the cosmos. Meaning that if there is any answer you need about anything at all in your life and beyond, your soul has that answer. That answer is accessible directly to you. Yet, it is very true that most human beings do not engage their souls in the creation of their personal lives. Yes, we have been told and we somewhat know that we have a soul, but who cares what the soul wants, right? It is very unfortunate that this is the part of us that has been paid little or no attention at all, yet it holds all the power and knowledge about anything and everything there is to know under the sun and beyond. Even the best of us who go to church and are the most religious still do not know how to access the creative power of the soul. Folks still think they are operating from a place of mind and body only. But I am here to tell you that the reason there is such great misery & dysfunction in our lives and on the planet at large is because people do not pay attention to the leadership of their souls. Yes, our spirits were meant to be leaders of the pack, not backburners in our lives. We are meant to tap into our spirits not only sometimes but daily if we want to be guided to the truth of who we truly are, and especially if we say we want to create meaningful lives full of joy, purpose, and abundance.
While we’re still on the topic of spirit or souls, please allow me to go off on a rant and dispel a myth that has led people to disregard the existence of their souls. It is true that most people think that anything associated with the spirit or soul is woo- woo stuff, it’s just way out there, has to do only with religion, and, matters worse comes with a lot of restrictions and dos & don’ts. That cannot be further from the truth. Yes, most people associate soul work with the concept of a ‘controlling God’ and therefore do not want to have anything to do with it. Why, because God is the father of all sorts of restrictions, dos and don’ts, and who wants to hang out with such an uncool being right? Wrong! Listen here, the things that you say you want, God wants them for you, totally, completely, and unreservedly. God has no reason to keep those things from you. Those desires you have, of great vibrant health, an abundance of wealth, time and financial freedom, meaningful work, deeply connected relationships, and beneficial partnerships, just WHO DO YOU THINK PUT THOSE DESIRES WITHIN YOU? Oh yeah, the devil, right? IT TURNS OUT YOU HAVE BEEN LIED TO ALL YOUR LIVES ABOUT WHAT OR WHO GOD IS AND WHAT S/HE WANTS FROM YOU. GOD gives you everything and wants nothing from you, not your compliance, not your obedience, nothing at all!
Most importantly, you cannot change who or what you are. You are God in a physical body. Your spirit is a greater part of who you are, and that will never change no matter how much you ignore that truth. The ignorance of that truth will only further promote disillusions, disenfranchisement, and fragmentation within you. Until you accept the truth of what and how you are, you can never heal at a deeper level.
If you would like to learn more about how to tap into the creative power and leadership of your soul and how that creative power links with the power of your mind and body watch out for a video on ‘Connecting with your soul’ which I will link shortly.