One day while watching television, I heard a man describe his two-year battle with cancer. I also heard a woman say that she had been battling depression for years. Although it seemed as if they had beaten the odds, there was something about them that I sensed was still immersed in the battle. It occurred to me that battling anything for me feels so harsh. My constitution just doesn’t like the feeling that arises, and I don’t want to do battle with anything.
Although I understand the desperation that comes from an unexpected or long term illness such as my own, once I began passing through the anger and all of the other emotions that occur with loss of control, I learned that I have a choice.
Sometimes one finds a distorted sense of happiness living in misery. The misery then takes over and it becomes one’s life. But that sense of happiness is not what I seek. I want to be happy from the inside out and from the outside in. I want to nurture me in this life as I would a newborn baby. From that place new life can emerge, and in that emergence another level of healing flows. As I allow that exquisite experience, I reveal my true Self.
Written for you with Love,
Rev Dr. Barbara Rasp
Trials that hold you back are patterns of the mind. They emerge from the dark thoughts and create much discomfort and pain. They are also teachers, but they do not promote evolution unless you recognize them for what they are. These are the dark places within that you must visit to stir the pot of despair and lift them to the Light. This promotes great growth and allows transformation to Self-discovery.
Embrace all life experiences as vehicles of growth. Though painful sometimes, if you allow them to come into the Light they will transform into your greatest teachers. Be mindful of your trials. Face them with faith, for I am always with you. Bless them and you will live in peace.
Wisdom’s Voice
Although I understand the desperation that comes from an unexpected or long term illness such as my own, once I began passing through the anger and all of the other emotions that occur with loss of control, I learned that I have a choice.
Sometimes one finds a distorted sense of happiness living in misery. The misery then takes over and it becomes one’s life. But that sense of happiness is not what I seek. I want to be happy from the inside out and from the outside in. I want to nurture me in this life as I would a newborn baby. From that place new life can emerge, and in that emergence another level of healing flows. As I allow that exquisite experience, I reveal my true Self.
Written for you with Love,
Rev Dr. Barbara Rasp
Trials that hold you back are patterns of the mind. They emerge from the dark thoughts and create much discomfort and pain. They are also teachers, but they do not promote evolution unless you recognize them for what they are. These are the dark places within that you must visit to stir the pot of despair and lift them to the Light. This promotes great growth and allows transformation to Self-discovery.
Embrace all life experiences as vehicles of growth. Though painful sometimes, if you allow them to come into the Light they will transform into your greatest teachers. Be mindful of your trials. Face them with faith, for I am always with you. Bless them and you will live in peace.
Wisdom’s Voice
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