Steve Barrett has done a lot of Soul searching in his life. He remembers as early as 3 or 4 years old asking "what happened to God?" He suffered from depression throughout his life that pushed him deeper into seeking. In his 20's Steve moved back to the States from Germany. He had gone through a divorce and despite feeling content, there was a knowing he would move back the U.S. and he honored it. He has always been connected and had a similar knowing about becoming a vegetarian.
THE EGO vs SELF LOVE:
The Ego is built on discomfort. When you're in your Ego you look at the world through the lens of discontent. He has done so much work around the Ego and read books like Eckhart Tolle "The Power of Now" which helped him focus more on presence and awareness. Recently he tapped into a feeling of Self Sustaining Joy. He heard "that's what self love feels like" while he was in this state.
He noticed he was finding beauty in the stillness and in simple things. Being the observer used to be Ego driven, kind of pushing things away like they couldn't touch him. It was kind of a cold detachment and almost protective mechanism: Nothing can touch was was the feeling.
TAPPING INTO THE INNER SMILE:
Steve started tapping into what he called the inner smile. It's a joy inside not caused by or affected by anything. It doesn't need anything, it's just a natural state of being. It just IS. It was connection through the lens of love and joy. He was observing from the Soul Self instead of the Ego.
Becoming the observer from this space allowed him to release control. Instead of trying to control an outcome or a person, he could pause and observe and remain silent, or offer something from his heart space. Now he observes with love.
HIS WORK AS A HOSPICE NURSE:
Steve's work as a Hospice nurse allows him to be very present with the sick and dying. He says a silent prayer before he goes into every room, asking that whatever is appropriate energetically be given to his patients. Even when he has a long list of patients, he takes his time to be with each one. It's incredibly rewarding work.
He offers the knowing that we are abundant, the Universe connected to God, the eternal. When you can connect to that inner smile you'll feel a lot release. It was an honor to have him on the show.
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