Conversations with U

It’s all very nice to believe in a power greater than myself – some version of a beneficent overseer with management capabilities that boggle the mind – but I want a personal relationship, not a vague idea or a one-way yearning.

Over the years, that desire has led me to develop a system of getting personal with that greater power: we write to each other.

It’s not about multiple personalities or alternate realities. It’s about plugging in and tuning the dial. It’s about the collective subconscious and direct connection to the Source.

It’s worth a try, right?

My reasoning goes something like this: If I assume that I am part of the infinity that’s overseen and coordinated by a beneficent power greater than myself, then I am, in a sense, talking to a part of myself when I enter into conversation. (Stay with me here). In other words, there’s wisdom in me that is also beyond me, and by writing out conversations, I’ve found that something happens between the me that I live with every day (Me) and what I often think of as the Über-Manager, or the Universe. I call It “U” for short.

I am able to locate a rich, deep, astonishing vein of wisdom that invariably causes me to grow in the direction of health and hope. I write these conversations out by hand. The faster I write, the more I learn. The longer I write, the more I learn.

Here’s a short example, culled from my journals:

Me: What will help me today to be easier and more comfortable in my relationship with T?

U: Biggest things: restraint and acceptance. Plus, it’s been a while since you practiced your humour skills. And, as always and above all, focus exclusively on your own joy, even if that means thus choosing not to be around T.

Me: Sum it up, would you, for my easy remembering?

U: Court your own joy. Let him be as he is. Practice humour.
Me: Thank you. Thank you.