My Higher Mind: How I Connected by Keeton Byerly
My higher mind is something that I’ve recently started to connect with. What brought me to get connected with my higher mind was actually a silver lining to - a situation that I was experiencing. There was a period of time several months ago when I was struggling mentally. It wasn’t depression per se, but a period in my life that made me rethink most things in my life. For that period of time, all I could see was the negative in the world. Ultimately, it made me re evaluate my relationship with things, including friendships and even my relationship with myself.
The great thing about this realization is that it made me turn inward and try to better understand myself. For the first time in my life, I made trying to grow personally a top priority; as a way to try to find some positivity in the universe. Rather than looking outwardly for positivity as I had done in the past, I started to look inward for those emotions. This in turn caused a lot of reflection.
It was in these reflections that I realized the way that I was living wasn’t something I was particularly happy with. I realized that I was too focused on service to myself and didn’t consider the feelings of others as deeply as I should. In many ways, this deep reflection caused me to become disappointed with the selfish actions that I’ve done over the years. This became a catalyst for change in my life.
My higher mind has a gentle voice. My higher mind understands that I’m not perfect—I'll make mistakes along the way. But by regularly checking in with my higher mind, I am able to reflect on my emotions and feelings as a way to regulate how I feel. When I first “met” my higher mind, I often encountered my higher mind from a place of fear. Concern for the way the world is and fear for where it might go in the future. My higher mind reassured me that there are healthier, more productive outlets to channel those emotions. Rather than fear and concern, I learned to replace those feelings with love and healing.
I normally check in with my higher mind through meditation. I am able to take a few minutes each day and reflect. I’ll close my eyes and focus on my breathing. It always seems when I open my eyes again, whatever was on my mind seems to have disappeared, and I feel a sense of immediate relaxation. I often feel empowered and able to tackle the issue I was experiencing with a renewed perspective.
The biggest change that I’ve noticed is how deeply my heart has opened up in the time since I’ve “known” my higher mind. While I may have bad moments along the way, I’ve learned to own my mistakes and shortcomings. Today, for instance, I left for work with my hands full and realized I had locked the door without my keys. In that moment, I was paralyzed with fear. Fear of how I was going to resolve the situation—how was I going to get to work?
I panicked and called my wife while she was away; she asked about our spare key. I didn’t think we had one, but then I started thinking about it and realized she was right! I looked around and,
within a few moments, located the key and was back in our house like nothing had happened. In
the moment of panic, I couldn’t think of a solution. But I was able to listen to a voice of reason and resolve the issue quickly.
Having a relationship with your higher mind is important because you have greater gratitude for those around you. After the situation was resolved and I was at work, I expressed my sincere appreciation for the assistance. I was also able to own my heightened emotions and how these emotions may have affected my wife—was I frantic when I called her? Did I potentially scare her with an unforeseen call in the afternoon?
I recommend taking a few moments regularly to learn your higher mind. I believe that there are numerous benefits this connection will have. I think it will help shift your perspective tremendously and increase your mindfulness around others. I know personally that for me, connecting with my higher mind seemed like a challenging feat. But then I realized it’s not nearly as complicated as I thought—I think in some ways, my lower mind was serving as a barrier that prevented me from knowing my higher mind.
For anyone who feels like they are struggling with this connection, there are many resources available online to help connect you together. I personally recommend guided meditation. My personal favorite website is ascensionhelp.com. I really love their videos - the narrator has such a warm and encouraging voice!
Additional tools for when you may be in crisis:
U.S. Crisis Text Line: 741-741
Ohio Mobile Response and Stabilization Services: 1-888-418-MRSS (6777)