Daily Muse

Letting Go

I’m calling this post Lessons from the souls. You’ll see why as you read! It’s about letting go. 🙂 In several of my clairvoyant readings I’ve noticed how what we hold on to can get in the way of bringing in what we really want in our lives. I see this and hear it from people every day. Before I begin my story, I’ll just ask you to think about a few things….Have you ever held on to something well past its usefulness? This can be a thing, an energy, a thought, a person, a relationship or even lie that you’ve held on to for so long that it became a truth. Think about it. I’ll bet there’s something you can think of! Now I’ll tell you about an experience I had that goes directly to the point…and it’s literally what I’ve learned from my souls!

I am a runner training for a 1/2 marathon. Bet you didn’t see that coming! Read on 🙂 You may not know that you need to change your running shoes at about 500 miles or every 6 months give or take. Due to economic circumstances (or perhaps not as you’ll see) I’ve been unable (or for some reason unwilling) to purchase a new pair and have been running in the same shoes since last December. They have about 1000 miles on them, no support, no cushion…in effect, they are ‘dead’. I’ve worn them long past their point of being useful. For the last few weeks when I would get up to run I found myself in total resistance to running. Probably due to having been in physical pain every time ran in those shoes. The pain wasn’t only during the run but afterwards for another day! Since my race is coming up in early August, last weekend I was facing a 12 mile run and just could NOT run in my old running shoes. I made a decision to run in another pair of athletic shoes that are much too heavy and bulky for a long run, yet very stable with good support. I knew my legs would tire faster but I was determined to complete my training run. In essence, I needed to let go of my old running shoes, take a leap of faith and hope for the best!

I began to run and I immediately noticed NO PAIN! As I continued I started to think about why I hadn’t let go of the other shoes. It dawned on me that they were a gift from someone very dear to my heart. Someone who is still very dear to my heart but no longer in my life in the same way as when he gave me the gift. I realized that I was still holding on to the pain of the relationship along with those shoes. I knew I needed to let go.

As I allowed myself to let go a wonderful thing happened. I began to notice the beauty of the sun shining on the lake, I took a different running route and discovered a butterfly and bird sanctuary, newly (spring) planted prairie grass, the sun shining through the trees! I realized that in all my previous long runs, always taking the same route, I hadn’t noticed any of it!

Later on that day I also took a new direction and instead of going to the local running store to get my shoes, checked another store that is not known for selling running shoes. I had to laugh! Not only did they have my shoes but THEY WERE ON SALE and so discounted that I bought 2 pair! By letting go I now had the space to go in a new direction and bring those other things into my awareness instead being in physical pain from running or the emotional pain from a relationship that had changed. I literally learned from my souls how holding on to pain can effect everything you do!

Perhaps while reading my story you were also thinking about something you are going through in your life. Something you are not letting go of or holding on to well past it’s point of usefulness. It could be an old energy, painful memory, circumstance, an old or current relationship, or possibly even grief. If what you are holding on for whatever the reason no longer brings you joy, you are not learning, growing and creating ….Whatever it is it may be the perfect time to LET IT GO! Honor what you learned from the experience. You can’t change the past but you CAN let go and create the space to bring something new and wonderful into your awareness and your life!

As a clairvoyant and healer of spirit I’ve recently had the opportunity to give readings to some wonderful people. They all have different backgrounds & jobs, live in various parts of the country and had very different questions they wanted answered. Before their readings, each one told me they had been feeling depleted and unable to “get things going”. I looked clairvoyantly at these unique, individual spirits! All bright, beautiful beings in a great deal of growth & accelerated change. What I also noticed, was how much of their energy they had given away and the responsibility that they began taking on from others.

As a healer in my own right, not only do I recognize a healer but I often experience what it’s like to give it all away and to become responsible for someone elses growth. I recognize this has happened if I’m feeling isolated, unable to create, sad, angry or depressed for no apparent reason, and I can’t get things going in my own life. I call it losing my space!

The common thread here is that each one of us is a healer! We want to help people, listen to them, and make them feel better. If someone is angry or sad we want to cheer them up and make them happy again. What often happens is that there is a tendency to give it all away. To give a piece of your brightness, YOUR precious energy, to someone else in order to heal them. When you give away your energy you can feel depleted. You may also have taken on the responsibility for someone elses pain. This is particularly true when I look at energy workers, mediums or healing practitioners.

Here’s an example of what I mean. Are YOU the person everyone turns to when they are having problems? Have you ever been talking with someone felt so BAD for this person you couldn’t stop thinking about them and how to help? How about being so worried about…(whatever or whomever it is) that you could actually feel the pain? Have you ever felt like a dumping ground for other peoples problems? If you’ve experienced any of this you may have noticed that afterwards they may have said something like ‘thanks I feel better now’. Then the question is how did YOU feel afterward?

If you have given away your energy or taken on any of theirs, my guess is that you weren’t feeling so great! Now I’m not suggesting here that you shouldn’t help people and heal them but you don’t need to “match” what is happening with them or take on the energy and become responsible for what they are going through. You can support them, be compassionate, empathize, listen, hug them and hold their hand but you don’t need to actually FEEL and take on their pain, sadness, depression etc. In more simple terms, you don’t have to lose your space:-)

Here’s the good news…if you’ve lost your space you can get it back! It’s as simple as getting grounded, centered and creating the intent to call your energy back from wherever you left it. Bring your attention back to YOU! Allow your energy to flow back into you from the top of your head to the tips of your toes! Fill yourself up with your joy, enthusiasm, amusement and the unique energy of YOU, the bright being that you are and see what happens!~Shine your light Debbie 🙂

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