AWARENESS – Page 42

Letting go in many ways is the same as planting seeds for success. It has its own growth period which, not unlike planting a tulip bulb months in advance takes time to process. It might take hours, days, months and in some cases even years to process the growth you put in motion by even merely thinking of letting go!

There is always a growth period that accompanies letting go so it’s best to be ready for the growth process. It’s not advisable to resist the process as it will take longer if you do. Just be aware that the ‘events’ which occur before you actually let go, while you are letting go and after you’ve already let go are all a part of the natural process of growth and expansion as a being.

You wouldn’t hold on to something if it was causing a great deal of pain would you?

Letting go is difficult because there’s always a reason you held on in the first place. It’s important to get to the root of what you’re really letting go of. Many times the reason it’s so challenging to let go is because of resistance. If you are holding on to painful thoughts, energies or false hopes it’s a good idea to get to the bottom of it. What are you really letting go of? I can tell you with a great deal of certainty that there’s always another reason you have difficulty other than the one you see on the surface. Delving deeper into your psyche and why you hold on to energy not your own more often than not uncovers more to let go of. All letting go is a process of cause and effect. Once you discover the real cause or reason it changes your perspective and directly affects your life because of the growth period that ensues. Many times it can feel like your whole life has gone topsy turvy.

If you hold on to something for long enough won’t it turn out the way you want it to?

When you begin to see letting go as a process for growth and not as an event that happens in one fell swoop you will indeed become aware of things you weren’t aware of before. Those things were always there but you might not have been aware of them. If you really get honest with yourself (and it takes a lot of courage to do this) you may find that what you have difficulty letting go of is an expectation or outcome. I see this most often when I work with women letting go of relationships. They just can’t seem to let go of that guy (or gal) they fell madly in love with even though the relationship itself was miserable.

What do you use to fill up the emptiness?

The process and growth that goes along with letting go is different for everyone but there is usually some form of grief in the beginning. Be extra gentle with yourself. When you’ve had an energy taking up space for a long (or even a short) time there is a feeling of emptiness. When what you thought you wanted really isn’t what you wanted, you may have to let go of a dream that no longer applies. Fill up those empty spaces with YOUR ENERGY and new dreams! Your energy feels good to you and having more of your own energy allows you to shift gears, expand as a being and move forward with your life. Letting go and filling up with YOU brings joy and a sense of feeling alive to body and spirit!

Although letting go of energies takes milliseconds, your body needs time to process these spiritual changes and you will experience a new awareness of the growth you’ve probably already been going through. In other words, it starts to make sense. 🙂 In the process of letting go give yourself time to grieve. Allow it to BE a process and not a one time event. Allow the process to happen without resistance or fighting it. Keep in mind you are IN a growth period but you are NOT your growth period. Once the energies have cleared, like the tulip bulbs planted in the cold bare days before winter you will once again feel alive as you experience a beautiful blooming in spring!~Shine Your Light Debbie

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“Feelings come and go like clouds in a windy sky. Conscious breathing is my anchor.” ~Thich Nhat Hanh.

Let’s face it sometimes ‘life’ just takes the life right out of you and at times it feels easier to give up or give in to that which sucked the life out of you. If your comfy bed of velvet rose petals has turned into a bed of thorns it’s time to breathe new life into your life! Though your challenges may be overwhelming it’s never too late and you’re never too old to shift into a new way of thinking and clear the recurring patterns in your life.

No time like the present….

Often times challenges and pain are met with thoughts of past or future events or are dealt with by resisting or ignoring altogether so you can deal with them later. The former causes you to become so focused on pain from the past that either you have difficulty moving on or the fear of being hurt takes over and it takes away from the fact that in the here and now you are safe. Unless your life is in immediate danger you are safe at this very moment. Breathe and let it be your anchor.

The latter causes one to fall into addictive patterns to feel better. Addictive behaviour (patterns) doesn’t always mean using drugs or alcohol. You could use food or work or sex or TV to comfort you and turn away from the pain. In many ways everyone is addicted to something which takes their mind away from what is going on. The problem is your challenge does not go away and eventually you will have to take care of it. Focus on today and the fact that you are safe and alive in this present moment. Living in the now calms your physical body and allows you to see things from different perspective. Take a deep breath and breathe in new life for each breath you take breathes new life into you!

All Roses have thorns….

“What the caterpillar calls the end the rest of the world calls a butterfly.”~Lao Tzu

The thorns in your side, so to speak, can indeed make you feel like you are going to die or you want to. You don’t want to feel them so you resist instead of seeing them for what they are; A learning experience. What you consider a negative life experience is a transformation not the end. You must take the good with the bad, the happy with the sad. Everything is in balance and you can’t have one without the other. If you lived in Utopia you would actually limit your range of emotions and feelings. Everyone needs help now and then. Never be too proud to ask. Pull out the thorn or ask someone else help you do it.

If you are constantly looking for the thorns and on guard you may not even recognize how much help, love and support surrounds you. Take solace that you are exactly where you are supposed to be in that particular moment. Although a thorn can cause pain, it can also gives strength. Once you have healed the wound you are stronger because of the experience. Breathe in the clean, crisp air and transform from a caterpillar only able to make its way on the ground to a butterfly who has the choice to fly and alight on many flowers.

It’s never too late….

“Your mind, this globe of awareness, is a starry universe. When you push-off with your foot, a thousand new roads become clear.”~Rumi

Life is precious and right now this life is the one you’ve got. You can focus on the thorns of pain or lay beautiful rose petals on your path. Breathing new life into your life is about breathing in passion and excitement and allowing your breath to transform you. A rose must endure stormy skies and rain to grow tall and strong. It needs to breathe fresh air and bask in the sunlight to bloom in all its glory so it can offer a place for butterflies to land and petals for you to make your bed.~Shine Your Light Debbie

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