The brain is of service to the soul

I want to start this wave by describing my life in the most straightforward way I can – I am a woman who will turn 40 this year, who uprooted her entire life in the past 3 years. I got divorced, I changed jobs, moved homes, created my own little heart business, lost friends, and gained friends. I became a Reiki Master and I all-heartily know that I am meant to work energy for the rest of my days.

Everything in the fabric of my life has changed—every. single. thing. I won’t sugarcoat this—it’s been, what I would refer to as, a really scary spiritual awakening.

Today, I had a moment of pause and looked at my life to date, and realized that I have an articulation of what has happened.

For many years, I desperately tried not to fit in, and it failed me. Then, I desperately tried to fit in for many more years, and it also failed me.  There was no other option left but the scariest one. The one I couldn’t see was there all along – to finally accept that I needed, above all, to fit within.

Of all the lessons that I’ve learned since, the one that would have most benefited my past self is this: The brain is of service to the soul—never the other way around.

One has to find the courage to seek the soul and listen to its guidance to have a fighting chance of arriving at one's mission in this lifetime. Then, one must let the brain do what it does best, which is to find solutions. We just need to make sure we are giving it the right problem to solve in the first place.

The soul gives the purpose, not the brain. What it means to be wholesome comes from soul definitions, not the brain. Being able to live in peace comes from a union with the soul, not from rationalizations from the brain.

Not wanting to fit in is a consequence of a clear dissonance between the soul’s purpose and an external environment. Wanting to fit in is the same. The dissonance only disappears when you are in line with the core of who you are and act in accordance with your values. When you do, something incredible happens—the external environment finally starts to fit you.

There is immense pain in this process. Many consequences will impact one’s life—the biggest ones arguably being the loss of relationships. It will also bring all your deepest fears to the forefront of your consciousness and thus trigger your brain into a 24/7 solving spree! But, there is an inner knowing that you can come back to every day. An inner knowing that you are on your path.

We just need to remember that the brain is of service to the soul. The only problem it is meant to solve is one: Ensuring the soul can breathe and has all the space it needs to expand.