In life, most of us want things to go to the places we have envisioned
ourselves going. We have plans and visions, some of them divinely inspired,
that we want to see through to completion. We want to be happy, successful, and
healthy, all of which are perfectly natural and perfectly human. So when life
takes us to places we didn't consciously want to go, we often feel as if
something has gone wrong, or we must have made a mistake somewhere along the
line, or any number of other disheartening possibilities. This is just life's
way of taking us to a place we need to go for reasons that go deeper than our
own ability to reason. These hard knocks and trials are designed to shed light
on our unconscious workings and deepen our experience of reality.
Often it takes something major to wake us up, to shake us loose from our ego's
grip as it struggles to maintain an illusion of control. It is loss of control
more than anything else that humbles us and enables us to see the big picture.
It reminds us that the key to the universe lies in what we do not know, and
what we do know is a small fraction of the great mystery in which we live. This
awareness softens and lightens us, as we release our resistance to what is.
Another gift gleaned from going to these seemingly undesirable places is that,
in our response to difficulty, we can see all the patterns and unresolved
emotional baggage that stand in the way of our unconditional joyfulness. Joy
exists within us independently of whether things go our way or not. And when we
don't feel it, we can trust that we will find it if we are willing to surrender
to the situation, moving through it as
we move through our difficult feelings.
We can take our inspiration from any fairy tale that finds its central
character lost in a dark wood, frightened and alone. We know that the journey
through the wood provides its own kind of beauty and richness. On the other
side, we will emerge transformed, lighter and brighter, braver and more
confident for having moved through that darkness.
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Thursday, March 3, 2022
❣️ THE PLACES WE GO 😌 MOVING THROUGH DARKNESS🤞🏽
Often it takes something major
to wake us up, as we struggle to maintain an illusion of control.
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