The Leap – Ted Slipchinsky

There comes a time when the current of the Divine River becomes so strong that the obstacles which you have placed before it must yield in order it for it to flow. At these moments you may curse the Heavens, but it is your own soul which commands this movement. The obstacles you have created may be buried deep within the muck and the grime of the riverbed; but the accelerating current drives them to the surface, in order to be seen and to be released.

At these moments you may experience extreme discomfort, because your conditioning, your neediness, your codependence, your fears – all the “shoulds” and “should nots” – which have been imposed upon you and are sustained by the beliefs of others; your guilt and your shame, your sense of aloneness and vulnerability, your obsessive mind, will rise up to keep you from hearing the sound of your own soul calling. Yet it is precisely at these moments where you are poised to make a quantum leap in your own evolution. The key is complete acceptance of your fears coupled with a simple understanding of the message that they are bringing. It is the resistance to your discomfort which empowers it; in recoiling from it you continue to give it strength. But deep acceptance and the understanding of who you are – while acquiring the message which these emotions are bringing you – will dissolve them and set you free.

Ted Slipchinsky is a mystic singer, writer and songwriter. You can see more of his work at songsofmysoul.com where you can also purchase his recently released book “Songs from the River”. Ted also has a Facebook group The Other TED Talks.