Why life has so many problems and where they come from.

Do you ever have a problem that arises in your life that no matter how you try you cannot figure out? Well of course you do. We all do, almost every day of our lives on this spinning globe of confusion. Why then do we often find ourselves asking the same questions each time this turmoil rears its head? (No matter what your particular turmoil is?) I'm sure there are many of you who for instance, have a fight with your spouse and are being hauled over the coals because of something that was said, but no matter how many times you go over the conversation, you can find no logical reason for the disturbance. I used to think this was just a case of me being the only logical person in the debate, but I was sadly mistaken. I also used to think it was because the person with whom I had the conflict simply didn't properly understand what I was trying to say and thus mistook my words (which from my own point of view usually seemed brilliant!). Perhaps other problems arose because of a lack of words or actions? Oh how many long nights were spent in years past trying to think of how I got into the mess I was in and why no one could see the wonderful me that was deep inside. The reason my children is something that once found and accepted, can honestly save your life and make the rest of your time on this absurd orb much more enjoyable and most of all, peaceful.


The first step in understanding this concept is to learn and accept the truth about all humans and that which lies hidden within each and every one of us, though few ever understand it. The fact is that inside every living human on earth, there are two intricate parts. The first part, as most can imagine, is our human self. That bungling, stumbling benign beast that somehow manages to walk erect and functions sufficiently enough at least to allow us to move from one day to the next. The second part is something theologians have been searching for since the first of us crawled from the ocean and began scratching our butts. It is known by different names. Some call it “The Soul”, while others use terms like “my inner child”, “the real me” and a myriad of other fluffy terms that allow us to put a name to that which we cannot see but are certain is there inside of us. Although I have read up on most of the major religions of the world and as a child my human was raised in a typical religious environment, I have found that all of these organizations have the same problem. They are created and managed by humans, not “souls”. The key to beginning your path to enlightenment is in understanding that the two are separate and definitely not equal. People seem to have an easier time relating to this concept if I use the term “soul” but please understand that I am in no way using this term with any formal religious connotation.

What part then does the actual human being have in the human soul relationship you ask? (Or at least you would ask if you were actually reading this as I write!) Follow me and I will explain it to you.

At the moment we are first born, our “soul” is the largest part of who we are, surrounded by a small wrinkly human form that is already confused and befuddled, which might explain all the crying! We are in fact closer at this time to being in touch with the mystical and most important part of who each of us is than many, if not most of us will ever be again throughout our lives. The world as a whole and all of the humans surrounding us work diligently to push that soul back into the deep crevices of the human self and surround it by things like guilt, protocol, lack of self esteem and more, in order that the world as a whole can continue as it does. Believe me when I tell you that few people will ever rise above that which is their human selves, which will leave them effectively swimming in a pot of muck for their entire lives. Don’t get me wrong, I’m not saying that everyone’s lives will be terrible! In fact, it is the roller coaster of success versus failure which keeps most of us from looking further into ourselves. Just when you have had enough of everything and want more, the world throws you a bone that distracts you enough so you forget what your concerns were, and life goes back to how it was. Sound familiar? I struggled with this myself for much of my life until one day the answers came to me and everything began to make sense. It started not to long ago when I was having a problem with my spouse, who is a wonderful person that cares for and loves me as deeply as I do in return. On this occasion, (sadly one of many before), The conflict came from something that I had said, which for the life of me was not worded nor intended to cause any problem and in fact was in my mind quite unimportant. After much talk and deliberation, I came to understand that even though I had obviously not intended any harm, harm was caused and now I was in the muck again. The answer became clear to me. It is illogical that the “soul” inside me would ever do anything to hurt the one that I love. When I think of things from the me that I know is inside, I could never even think of being unkind or hurtful to this person. With the acceptance of that, the only logical conclusion is that there are two forces within me, and within each of us. The one is that which we know we are inside, which I think everyone would agree is a pretty good catch! The problem everyone has is that we don’t feel the “me” inside is the same as the “me” outside, and we are correct in this. The “me” inside, the “soul” or whatever you want to call it, is pure, honest and failure proof. It cannot lie, it cannot cheat and it cannot hurt. The problem is that this pure, wonderful being is trapped within a human that is run by a pack of wild dogs. (I use the term dogs not literally but in reference to the breakdown of the human being, which I will get to in later postings).

It is being human that causes all of our problems, but it should never be seen as an excuse or justification to our behaviors, only an explanation so we can learn from it. If you would like to learn more about the “dogs” within us, drop in tomorrow and I will expand and continue………………………