The Untethered Soul - Recommended Reading

The Untethered Soul, by Michael A. Singer, is one of those books that you didn’t know you needed it until you read it. I bought this book about six years ago, thinking I was ready for a deep soul excavation. I was not. I started it then quickly put it down because I couldn’t focus on what it was telling me. I was all over the place and my mind just couldn’t grasp the work. Ironically, this is exactly what the book would have taught me.

I reached for it again a few years later after I had become a totally different person. I had had my token midlife identity crisis and gone through a personal development program that cracked me wide open. From there, if it had anything to do with personal growth, I was reading it, listening to it, or talking about it. I’m sure I was nauseating to those around me but because of my immersion, my 40s have been the best years of my life. I was more prepared to handle its teachings and again, I felt cracked open.

I’m reading now again because I want to release more pain, understand my emotions, and work on my freedom. I want to get past some negativity and cynicism I’ve been hanging onto. I’ve been feeling EVERYTHING lately; maybe it’s 2020, maybe it’s menopause, or it’s the looming empty nest I see on the horizon. Whatever the reason for all the feels, I know I need to process things differently so that everything doesn’t feel so big. That I can be more accepting of what is and not distraught by what isn’t. Does that make sense?

Ironically, I’m happier now more than ever because I’ve learned to say no to the things and people that drain my energy and yes to the things that light me up. However, I’m simultaneously dissatisfied because I can FEEL there’s something really important I haven’t tapped into that’s just beyond my reach.

Anyone know what I’m talking about?

This book opened my eyes to how to see my world and myself differently. This book taught me how to see my problems for what they truly are and not get lost in the energy of the problem itself. It’s like trying to figure out how to put out the fire while I’m standing in it. Makes for a pretty excruciating experience.

In the book, we explore who we are really, why we have an inner bitchy roommate and how to kick her out, what our conscious is, how to let energy pass through us rather than store it, staying open rather than closed, letting go of what we fear, how to actually solve personal problems, how to stop playing mind games with ourselves, understanding the reality we’ve built and how to break free of its cage, how to stop resisting against events that will happen whether we like them or not, and using death as a way to liberate ourselves.

I know. It sounds intense and it is. It requires some heavy lifting but if it makes you feel better, it’s only 180 pages. It’s packed with a-has, revelations, tools and the path to the peace our souls have been seeking. I think that’s worth the effort.

You may start and stop this book many times but each time you do, I promise you’ll understand it better every time. Give it a shot and you may be surprised at what you’ll learn about yourself.

You can find a copy here or at your nearest local bookstore.