Evolving the One. Evolving the Whole.

Life is, to me at least, all about the evolution of consciousness. The consciousness of the one, by which we know ourselves and process life. And the collective consciousness of the whole of humanity, that shows in how we treat each other and our relationship to all of creation.

Both come about by the same process -- by each individual soul evolving as it goes through life, and as it does adding its contribution, large or small, to the whole.

At some point our consciousness grows aware of our own evolution and place within that whole. Sometimes that's enough and we carve out lives for ourselves where we are. At others it's not, and we're driven to expand ourselves and what we add to the world.

Our Own Way

Each of us evolves at the pace and in the manner we need. Sometimes our experiences are unpleasant as others get in our way or force us to their will. But then, even that contributes to our evolution.

Eventually, though, such interference is intolerable. Our expanding consciousness allows us to see where we need to go, and wants to select the path by which we get there.

At such times we may find it hard to sit back and allow those who are unable to accommodate our individualistic ways to stand in our way. It can cause us to seek ways to get where we're going without ending up in the same old conflicts or roadblocks.