What might we become if we dared to visit the places in our minds that seem so stuck, tired and bogged down.  What might we become if we acknowledged the scars etched upon our hearts?  And what might we become if we brought our full attention to our little boy or little girl who constantly reminds us of a time in our lives that went horribly wrong.

 

To even ponder these thoughts is enough to make the ego defensive . . . you really don't want to go there . . . there is no sense in digging all of that up, after all, everybody did the best they could . . . you have already talked about that a million times, it didn't work . . . . don't you remember, truth is only found in the present moment, just leave the past where it belongs . . . listen, you don't want to hurt anybody by bringing all this up again, what good is it going to do . . . you're being selfish . . . if you could just find the right person, job, home, opportunity, you would be fine . . .  

 

Defense, it is the first step in starting a war.  Only this war is fought in our minds.  Yet it is just like every other war -  the need to be right, our way is better than someone else's, they attacked us first, Love hurts and we sure can't trust it, in order to survive we must remain separate from the enemy.  And the question remains . . . what might we become if we dared to lay down our swords?? 

 

". . . joy and sorrow are inseparable . . . together they come and when one sits alone with you . . . remember that the other is asleep upon your bed. "  ~Kahlil Gibran

 

So we become conscious of all that we resist and protect ourselves from.  We acknowledge what we don't like about ourselves, how we behave towards others, and the hurtful ways we treat ourselves.  And we offer that part compassion.   

 

We allow our fears of what might happen, what has happened, and what we can't control to surface from deep within and we offer understanding.  We offer kindness and validation to the boy and to the girl of yesterday who suffered in silence.  And we do this without judgment or guilt, we just invite all of what we feel to be felt and to be recognized.  We invite both to the present moment, that which hurts and that which heals.  

 

We say a prayer for Grace and Mercy to wash upon the parts of us that feel so lost and locked up.  We ask for help to summon the courage from within to embrace a spirit of willingness, willing to gently open to idea that healing is possible.  We may not know how it will look or how it will show up, but that it is possible.             

 

And to this we say with a sigh of relief, "Amen!"  No longer are we split in our minds.  No longer do we hide and defend our tiny little self.  We are blending our judgements and fears with the loving presence of the Holy Spirit within.  The opportunity and mystery for new life is unfolding in this very moment.  Now, we are being Truthful.  And in Truth, we are free. 

 

 

 

Wishing you all good things . . . .