Bashar: Channeled by Darryl Anka From Shock Wave 8-22-92 The Elevator Analogy Q: Hello. B: Good day to you. Q: The question I have is ... on this plane we ... I can act very logically, if I do this, this, and this ... this will be the result. B: Yes. Q: And if it is not the result, then I can adjust my thinking and move onto the next thing. B: Yes. Q: What I'm not integrating is the feelings connected with disappointment or the letdown from that. And I guess my question is, what is the relationship between emotions and feelings ... ah ... logical thinking... B: Yes. Q: ... and how that relates to living in a spiritual way... B: Thank you. Q: ... in ... can I? B: Yes. Q: Okay. In my self when something happens that does not go according to plan... B: Congratulations. (Laughter.) Q: ... in my own knowing, I know that everything is going to be okay. B: Yes. Q: And that it will work out. B: Yes. Q: And so it's easy for me to move from that moment in the next second, to be on to the next thing. B: Yes. Q: But it seems like somehow I'm getting stuck with not recognizing the emotions, or dealing with the emotions. B: All right, you are basically, simply carrying the baggage of expectation with you in what you are doing. The idea is that, yes, you can have a goal, yes, but there are so many surprising ways you could actually get there other than the one your mind is capable of understanding. So the idea is, yes, you can have a plan, you can have a path, you can have a general structure that you believe you will follow, but if it does not come to precise fruition in exactly that way, that's telling you that there is something, perhaps, bigger, richer and more surprising than your mind was capable of grasping. When you realize that, at that moment you will allow it not to be defined as a failure, or a disappointment, but will, all of a sudden, be elevated to an unexpected level of clarity, because you will allow yourself to be surprised and inspired, and thrilled and shocked. And your curiosity will come alive and say, this did not go as I expected, therefore, something greater must be at hand. You understand? Q: Yes. B: That state will elevate you to see the clearer path, to see the bigger picture. You can push the button and take the elevator down, or push the button and take the elevator up. When you arrive at the end of the hallway, you did not expect there to be an elevator at, it's your choice of which way to go. Just because you didn't expect an elevator to be there does not mean you have to go down to the basement and mope. (Laughter.) "Oh, there's an elevator, that means the only way I can go is down." Elevators go up too! Sometimes they go side to side, but we won't get into that! (Laughter.) The idea simply is, at that point of arrival of the unexpected elevator, you have a choice between the down and the up button. Choose what you prefer, allow yourself to know that it is never an interruption, it is never a block, it is an arrow pointing in an unexpected direction, full of more than you were possibly imagining. You understand? Q: Yes. B: Then you will be thrilled, you will be enlightened, and you will be also allowed to see the bigger picture by your own choice, because you will take the elevator all the way up to the penthouse, and have a beautiful view of the entire idea, you understand? Q: Yes. B: Does this help you? Q: It certainly does. B: It really is just a matter of learning how to respond to your life, instead of react to your life. Q: In response then ... I mean it's ... to deny emotion... B: No, no, no. No, no, no. You do allow yourself to recognize that if you do choose to feel a certain way, you must stay in that feeling and understand what the feeling is showing you about your beliefs. Feelings are always reactions to beliefs, or responses to beliefs. The belief is there first, so if you have a negative feeling or a feeling you don't prefer, it's a reaction to something you believe to be true, first. The feeling puts you in touch with the fact that you have the belief. If you don't prefer the feeling, if you don't prefer the belief, it's an opportunity to examine yourself, to discover yourself, to discover what baggage of expectation, you have been carrying up to that point; and if you don't prefer it, to drop it, or to take on new baggage. You understand? Q: Yes. B: So use the feeling as an opportunity, never avoid the feeling, stay with the feeling. The feeling is there to show you what you need to understand about yourself, so that in understanding you can then transmute the feeling. You don't get rid of feelings, you change them. You only have one energy to work with, that's it. All the things you ever feel, and all the things you ever do, and all the things you ever think are the same one energy; you can only change it from one thing to another. You can't get rid of it or shove it under the rug, you must stay in it, let it show you what is there to show you. Don't deny it ... then it will teach you, you will go through the process, you will be enlightened by it, and you will gain more practice in understanding that your feelings are there to help you; and so, you will have less reaction to them and more response to them. And they will slowly but surely, or quickly but surely, turn from negative to positive feelings, in more and more situations in your life, you understand? Q: Yes. B: Does this help clarify the situation for you? Q: Yes, it does. B: Thank you very much. Q: Thank you.