Dear Joshua,
I awoke this morning with a stiff painful neck that has bothered me all day. In the past I would have just suffered through it and just blamed it on me sleeping wrong, but I know better now. I've actually been pretty proud of myself lately for not reacting like "old Steve" and in several situations where I would have normally been upset I was able to recognize it very quickly and I was able to perceive the situation as an opportunity for the universe to surprise me with something else versus what I had been expecting.
So my question is, how do I identify the vibration within me that is causing this pain?
Thanks!
Steve
Dear Steve,
It is not normally very helpful to identify the cause of the manifestation of pain because, in doing so, you create more resistance. Let us explain. The stiff neck is a manifestation event that alerts you to some resistance you've been carrying. Pain is always caused by resistance. Yet, in the case of a stiff neck, a bruise, a headache or any bodily condition that you know will resolve itself on its own, there is no point in identifying the specific resistance that caused it. This is because you would simply want to avoid that type or resistance in the future and this in and of itself is resistant.
Even as we write this we feel Gary becoming confused and we see how this can be very confusing for you as well.
Let's imagine that you were resisting some condition in your life. Maybe a lightbulb blew out, maybe there was a mistake in your lunch order, maybe your spouse wasn't listening to something you were saying, or maybe your son forgot to do a chore of some kind. If you knew you were resisting one of these things, you would focus your attention on not resisting it in the future and that would only bring more of it into your experience.
What we would suggest is to do just what you did. Realize it was some sort of resistance to something and it's simply a sign. Know that it doesn't mean you're doing anything wrong and that it's okay to be resistant now and then. Use it as proof that you're being less resistant as you see that you did not react to it negatively. Understand that it is just a natural way to resolve some of the resistance in your vibration and everything will be fine.
You will never reach a level where you are completely free from resistance, so just know that little pockets of resistance must be resolved in some form and this is a relatively light and easy manifestation event. You've learned a little something from it and now you can move on.
You're making wonderful progress.
Joshua
