Meet Gracee
Gracee is our Inner Self that opens us to Love.
Everyone experiences Gracee. She uplifts our lives from everyday stress and tedium to a state of peace and happiness. While some feel her steady grace uplifting their heart on a consistent basis, others rarely notice. When we tune in to her light, we meet life’s challenges with ease. When we ignore her intelligence, we suffer needlessly.
Gracee is depicted here as a fictional character, yet you will know her as a subtle presence within you. Her essence could be referred to as the inner Self, the God within, the inner light or simply Love. No matter what we call her, she arises from the spirit of life, ever present within us. Gracee is recognized in the moments we are present with life.
Gracee’s path is sculpted of the deepest intelligence—Truth. When in resonance with Truth, we experience a vast energetic river running through us. In our willingness to raft this river, our bodies relax and flexibility is readily available. The mind stills into states of contentment. The usual stress that arises from arguing with ‘what is’ and ‘what works’ dissipates. Gracee is the experience we have when we feel all is right with the world.
To follow Gracee is to come into right relationship with Love. This relationship flourishes only when we drop the protective patterns of the mind. No matter how hard we try to get love from people, accomplishments and things outside of ourselves, it can’t be sustained. Love comes from within and is the strongest power in creation. Love is an energy that heals and uplifts all life.
Gracee’s domain is one of interconnection. Under her influence, we thrive instead of merely doing what it takes to survive. We consider the good of the whole, and we hold another’s heart as our own heart. Connected to Gracee, we experience a deep trust in the higher order that orchestrates the universe.
If you want to Raise Your State, Gracee is the master to follow. Her guidance opens you to the Brilliant Powers that live within you, the ones known as gratitude, generosity, patience, kindness and compassion. When you express these virtues into life you experience love coming out of you and this is what truly creates happiness. These inner powers deepen integrity, awaken authenticity and offer peace.
When we catch a glimpse of her, we want her to be the driving force in our lives, yet how do we make it so? How do we find our connection to Gracee and establish a steady relationship with her guidance? What is it that continually distracts us from her path and pulls us into the fear that denies her existence?
To restore and strengthen our connection with Gracee, we need to look at her counterpart, who works at cross-purposes to hers. We prefer to keep this character hidden in a dark corner of our mind and never acknowledge his presence at all. However, to give Gracee free rein in our life, we have to cultivate awareness of the ways her opponent undermines Love. With awareness we can choose to root out his stealthy interference.
Meet Buddee
Buddee is the energetic master that moves our mind and emotions into distress.
Everyone has a Buddee. Some people have their Buddee’s company every minute of every day, while others barely hear Buddee whisper. Those who follow his advice use their creativity to reinvent ways to suffer and those who ignore his banter find happiness an everyday occurrence.
Buddee is depicted here as Gracee’s fictional counterpart. While her operating principle is Love, his is fueled by fear. As you become aware of Buddee’s mode of operation, you will know him as a force that moves your mind and emotions into distress.
Gracee is constant presence, always moving through us, whether unseen beneath the surface or shining bright. Buddee, instead of arriving whole all at once, begins anew in each of us, assembled piece by piece. He is often referred to as habitual response patterns, neurosis, the ego-based personality construct or the self.
Initially he comes into being as an ally to protect our vulnerable innocent child and to secure our place in this bewildering new life. Thus, Buddee initially feels like a comforting companion, a true buddy. Early on, he steps in to protect us from everything that didn’t match the simple purity of our wise and vulnerable core, which is most of the world, most of the time. The world can be scary to a child who doesn’t know the ground rules yet. Loud noises, abrupt movements, and conflicting behavior seem threatening. Even a small disapproving look from an adult can cut like a knife and penetrate to the core of a child’s innocence.
When we, as children, find ourselves trapped in a maze of situations that frighten us, Buddee steps in to help us cope and navigate. He defines the roles we play and the rules we follow that promise safety in our particular environment.
We have the intrinsic need to survive and belong. Buddee devises strategies to get our needs met. He negotiates agreements we make with our self and agreements we make with others. These negotiations attempt to ensure acceptance, love or, at the very least, that our physical needs are met.
He helps us make sense of our world by teaching us ways to think, act and feel, so we can fit in. He tells us that if we allow him to direct our life, we will be safe and connected in our world.
There is just one little problem. Buddee’s program was set up to help our child survive by fitting into the patterns of those around us. It relates to our current situation in a convoluted way. Often it doesn’t work at all. As an adult, these survival-based patterns contradict our authenticity and integrity.
Looking back at the elders in our life, we recognize the ones whose patterns were based on thriving and growth. From them we sensed the intimacy of heart connection and emotional availability. They inspired us with their authentic nature. The power of living in honesty and integrity brought light into the lives of those around them.
With role models like these we learn how to take care of our basic needs and then move into autonomous ways of thriving. We thrive through belonging to a greater world, connecting through intimacy and developing confidence and self-esteem. Our true nature is one of evolution that takes us through many stages and states. Change is inevitable.
Buddee’s force goes against evolution. He is rooted in the stagnation of ‘staying the same’ to survive.
When the actions of the people who raise us are not aligned with compassion, presence and happiness, or perhaps they’re absorbed in their own world, we become confused and lost. Our confused child has lots of internal questions: “Who can I trust? Why does Mom say she is happy when I see her so sad? I’m just having fun; why do I need to be quiet? How can I stop Dad from being angry? Why doesn’t Mom tell him to stop yelling? What’s wrong with me?”
In an innocent way, we take this confusion into our world. The demands of the external world contradict our internal guidance system, the innate integrity we are born with.
Our frustration mounts as we attempt to answer these questions with our immature intellect. Because the adults have authority and experience, we assume their behavior must be right. We conclude that the fault must lie within us.
This internal message then becomes one of the strongest subconscious and destructive forces in our life. An interconnected system of faulty beliefs arise from the one belief: something is wrong with me.
From this assumption, our Buddee sneaks in to save the day by answering the “how to” survival questions about our life:
“What do I need to do or say to be Okay?”
“How do I act to fit in and be accepted?”
“What do I need to feel safe?”
“Who do I need to become to be loved?”
To meet these questions Buddee devises behavior for us to repeat in any situation that threatens us. He attempts to protect the deepest place of innocence that lives in the soft vulnerability of our heart. He warns against stepping into the fluid nature of life. In Buddee’s estimation, taking risks ends badly. Yet growth always entails a certain amount of risk.
Buddee’s protection begins so early that you may not remember a time without his guidance. He may feel like a faithful ally. His ways of helping you survive as a child may have worked at the time. Yet, if you are consistently unhappy, suspect that your Buddee’s outdated program is still running—and possibly ruining your life.
Gracee is our Inner Self that opens us to Love.
Everyone experiences Gracee. She uplifts our lives from everyday stress and tedium to a state of peace and happiness. While some feel her steady grace uplifting their heart on a consistent basis, others rarely notice. When we tune in to her light, we meet life’s challenges with ease. When we ignore her intelligence, we suffer needlessly.
Gracee is depicted here as a fictional character, yet you will know her as a subtle presence within you. Her essence could be referred to as the inner Self, the God within, the inner light or simply Love. No matter what we call her, she arises from the spirit of life, ever present within us. Gracee is recognized in the moments we are present with life.
Gracee’s path is sculpted of the deepest intelligence—Truth. When in resonance with Truth, we experience a vast energetic river running through us. In our willingness to raft this river, our bodies relax and flexibility is readily available. The mind stills into states of contentment. The usual stress that arises from arguing with ‘what is’ and ‘what works’ dissipates. Gracee is the experience we have when we feel all is right with the world.
To follow Gracee is to come into right relationship with Love. This relationship flourishes only when we drop the protective patterns of the mind. No matter how hard we try to get love from people, accomplishments and things outside of ourselves, it can’t be sustained. Love comes from within and is the strongest power in creation. Love is an energy that heals and uplifts all life.
Gracee’s domain is one of interconnection. Under her influence, we thrive instead of merely doing what it takes to survive. We consider the good of the whole, and we hold another’s heart as our own heart. Connected to Gracee, we experience a deep trust in the higher order that orchestrates the universe.
If you want to Raise Your State, Gracee is the master to follow. Her guidance opens you to the Brilliant Powers that live within you, the ones known as gratitude, generosity, patience, kindness and compassion. When you express these virtues into life you experience love coming out of you and this is what truly creates happiness. These inner powers deepen integrity, awaken authenticity and offer peace.
When we catch a glimpse of her, we want her to be the driving force in our lives, yet how do we make it so? How do we find our connection to Gracee and establish a steady relationship with her guidance? What is it that continually distracts us from her path and pulls us into the fear that denies her existence?
To restore and strengthen our connection with Gracee, we need to look at her counterpart, who works at cross-purposes to hers. We prefer to keep this character hidden in a dark corner of our mind and never acknowledge his presence at all. However, to give Gracee free rein in our life, we have to cultivate awareness of the ways her opponent undermines Love. With awareness we can choose to root out his stealthy interference.
Meet Buddee
Buddee is the energetic master that moves our mind and emotions into distress.
Everyone has a Buddee. Some people have their Buddee’s company every minute of every day, while others barely hear Buddee whisper. Those who follow his advice use their creativity to reinvent ways to suffer and those who ignore his banter find happiness an everyday occurrence.
Buddee is depicted here as Gracee’s fictional counterpart. While her operating principle is Love, his is fueled by fear. As you become aware of Buddee’s mode of operation, you will know him as a force that moves your mind and emotions into distress.
Gracee is constant presence, always moving through us, whether unseen beneath the surface or shining bright. Buddee, instead of arriving whole all at once, begins anew in each of us, assembled piece by piece. He is often referred to as habitual response patterns, neurosis, the ego-based personality construct or the self.
Initially he comes into being as an ally to protect our vulnerable innocent child and to secure our place in this bewildering new life. Thus, Buddee initially feels like a comforting companion, a true buddy. Early on, he steps in to protect us from everything that didn’t match the simple purity of our wise and vulnerable core, which is most of the world, most of the time. The world can be scary to a child who doesn’t know the ground rules yet. Loud noises, abrupt movements, and conflicting behavior seem threatening. Even a small disapproving look from an adult can cut like a knife and penetrate to the core of a child’s innocence.
When we, as children, find ourselves trapped in a maze of situations that frighten us, Buddee steps in to help us cope and navigate. He defines the roles we play and the rules we follow that promise safety in our particular environment.
We have the intrinsic need to survive and belong. Buddee devises strategies to get our needs met. He negotiates agreements we make with our self and agreements we make with others. These negotiations attempt to ensure acceptance, love or, at the very least, that our physical needs are met.
He helps us make sense of our world by teaching us ways to think, act and feel, so we can fit in. He tells us that if we allow him to direct our life, we will be safe and connected in our world.
There is just one little problem. Buddee’s program was set up to help our child survive by fitting into the patterns of those around us. It relates to our current situation in a convoluted way. Often it doesn’t work at all. As an adult, these survival-based patterns contradict our authenticity and integrity.
Looking back at the elders in our life, we recognize the ones whose patterns were based on thriving and growth. From them we sensed the intimacy of heart connection and emotional availability. They inspired us with their authentic nature. The power of living in honesty and integrity brought light into the lives of those around them.
With role models like these we learn how to take care of our basic needs and then move into autonomous ways of thriving. We thrive through belonging to a greater world, connecting through intimacy and developing confidence and self-esteem. Our true nature is one of evolution that takes us through many stages and states. Change is inevitable.
Buddee’s force goes against evolution. He is rooted in the stagnation of ‘staying the same’ to survive.
When the actions of the people who raise us are not aligned with compassion, presence and happiness, or perhaps they’re absorbed in their own world, we become confused and lost. Our confused child has lots of internal questions: “Who can I trust? Why does Mom say she is happy when I see her so sad? I’m just having fun; why do I need to be quiet? How can I stop Dad from being angry? Why doesn’t Mom tell him to stop yelling? What’s wrong with me?”
In an innocent way, we take this confusion into our world. The demands of the external world contradict our internal guidance system, the innate integrity we are born with.
Our frustration mounts as we attempt to answer these questions with our immature intellect. Because the adults have authority and experience, we assume their behavior must be right. We conclude that the fault must lie within us.
This internal message then becomes one of the strongest subconscious and destructive forces in our life. An interconnected system of faulty beliefs arise from the one belief: something is wrong with me.
From this assumption, our Buddee sneaks in to save the day by answering the “how to” survival questions about our life:
“What do I need to do or say to be Okay?”
“How do I act to fit in and be accepted?”
“What do I need to feel safe?”
“Who do I need to become to be loved?”
To meet these questions Buddee devises behavior for us to repeat in any situation that threatens us. He attempts to protect the deepest place of innocence that lives in the soft vulnerability of our heart. He warns against stepping into the fluid nature of life. In Buddee’s estimation, taking risks ends badly. Yet growth always entails a certain amount of risk.
Buddee’s protection begins so early that you may not remember a time without his guidance. He may feel like a faithful ally. His ways of helping you survive as a child may have worked at the time. Yet, if you are consistently unhappy, suspect that your Buddee’s outdated program is still running—and possibly ruining your life.
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