Derek Rydall has written a most compelling book on the “Law of Emergence” and the baggage we carry due to cultural beliefs about what constitutes worth, value and success. It’s a system we all get hung up in and can be one of our biggest challenges. Rydall’s premise is “Our work is to strip away our false exterior and reveal our innate wholeness.” That “Everything you need to fulfill your destiny is within you, waiting to emerge”.
His discussion on worth and value is food for great soul searching and provides ideas and support for helping us all find our inner self. Starting with the word Sin – it’s actually an archery term that means “to miss the mark” but has been cultural zed to shame us into not accepting our inner self.
The handicapped and mentally ill suffer the most from these cultural judgments . They must create a different belief of worth, value and success. Rydall states “The problem is you’re stuck on this idea of what you think your life should look like and how you think things should work out, but you have no idea how things should work out.”
HIs discussion on self-worth and our “selfie” makes you stop and think about what you’ve been doing and what you should be doing to become centered without fear because “No matter what you try, as long as you’re coming from a place of fear nothing you do will ever get you what you want.” So true.
There are so many wonderful and quotable thoughts in this book, one has to hit home with everyone. For instance, on having a self-worth measure of money he remarks, “You made your savings account your source, your god, and whenever you make something outside of you the source of your security or supply, the universe is set up to betray you – so that you’ll turn within and find your real source again.” So much for keeping up with the Jones’.
Does self-worth = value and success? Not to Mr. Rydall’s Law of Emergence. “While we’ve made great strides as a society, we’re still hungry, broke, scared, and killing each other at alarming rates”. I couldn’t have said it better.
A wonderful read for everyone. 4 Stars.