All too recently, there have been so many global disasters,
upheavals and events that have caused many to feel pain and suffering, one
right after the other. Not only is the earth having these major events, but
many people on a personal level are experiencing stress, pain, suffering and
depression. Why does it seem to be such a worldwide occurrence lately? How much
more can Earth handle?
A wide spreading school of thought is that this life
experience is an “illusion,” that we simply need to forgive the thought that
any of this is real and basically deny our experience of this human form. There
are many New Thought systems that tell us to not think about the pain and
suffering, and use positive affirmations to change our experience. This is all
good and fine, but isn't that like putting a 'Band-Aid' on a deep wound and
denying that it’s infected.
The Truth is, we are all experiencing a personal opportunity
and, more especially, a global opportunity for major healing. But how do we
heal our pain and suffering when so many are hurting and events keep happening
that perpetuate and cause us to feel pain and stress and worry and depression?
Realistically the most loving thing we can do as individuals
and as a world is to let our emotions exist - not to deny them, but to be with
them and let them express. This is unconditional love: to allow something to
exist without judgment, without feeling like we have to do anything or deny
anything. Just to allow what we’re feeling, whether it’s a broken heart, a deep
sadness over the loss of a loved one, fear of the future… whatever it is, the
most loving thing we can do is to feel it, to cry tears that have been
repressed, to cleanse ourselves of pain we have been holding inside for years,
perhaps even our entire cognitive lifetimes. It is not practical to think that saying
“Life is good!” will quell the situation; and then move on – neatly stashing
and ignoring our feelings of pain. Those feelings will only occur again and
again until we have taken the time and opportunity to confront them, allow them
to exist, and then move forward when we are ready.
Think about trying this process that will get energy flowing
throughout to allow these deeply repressed feelings and emotions to begin to
surface - remembering that we don’t have to feel every emotion all at once; we
have that choice!:
Allow yourself some uninterrupted time where you feel safe
in your space and can just be in the moment. Close your eyes and get
comfortable, and begin to feel your thoughts going through your mind, allowing
them to float through, and reach for a feeling of compassion or peace or
kindness to extend to your thoughts. You don’t have to love your thoughts, but
just accept them as they enter your mind.
Then, as you feel more peaceful, begin to let a feeling or
emotion manifest in your conscience awareness. This could be pain, anger,
frustration, sadness or grief. Name it, whatever it is, and allow it to evolve
into your awareness. Embrace it, give yourself permission to feel it, let the
tears flow if they want to, scream if you need to, just express it fully until
it begins to settle down. Once you feel it has been fully expressed in that
space in time, then commune with it for a while until you feel enough peace to
imagine yourself putting your arms around that emotion and holding it for a
while, being with it, comforting it. Thank it for expressing and existing, for
it has only given your heart a chance to open.
Why are so many painful things occurring on both the
personal and the global level? We cannot heal what we don’t allow to express.
These are the times to begin personal and collective joining and healing. These
are the times spoken about in the Holy Bible's prophecies and revelations, as
we move further onward, delving into a loving relationship with everything that
exists.
It makes me think of the passage: ‘In the twinkling of an
eye… we shall be changed’ – in the grand scheme of things – isn’t this life
that mere twinkle? ~ SB
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