One of my regular newsletters had this paragraph in it this morning: “The first step in our journey of deeper authenticity and freedom is telling the truth about what gets in our way. By getting real about this in an honest, vulnerable, and compassionate way, we gain access to a deeper level of truth.”
The truth about what gets in our way…. hmmmm…
Earlier this month I was struggling with emotions that I thought I “shouldn’t” be feeling, or that I “should” be able to control. I was getting myself quite knotted up about things, until the universe started letting me know that I needed to change my thoughts about those thoughts.
One day last week, a friend was talking to me about letting go of the idea that I should or shouldn’t feel a certain way – if I’m feeling emotions, I just need to acknowledge that they’re there, try and understand why they arose, then let go of my attachment to them and trust that the universe will work things out the way they are meant to be for me. I then had 2 newsletters from different sources, talking about letting go & trusting in your “higher power”, whatever form that may take.
Now, I know when I’m getting messages I need to listen to… it’s happened too often to ignore!
So I decided to be kind & loving to myself, acknowledging the validity of those feelings, ask my higher power for help, and I quit beating myself up mentally for getting caught up in them. And guess what… I let the light back into my heart & mind.
I can now see that I’m NOT stuck in the past! I may have certain emotions triggered by memories, but there is no regret about the past … I wouldn’t be who I am, or where I am, today if my past had been different. And you know what? I like who I am, warts ‘n’ all 
Wed, May 12, 2010
Something to ponder