“There are times when the seas seem to rise up and threaten to capsize you. Those are the moments to command the waters to calm. Remember the story of Jesus. His comment was only to the lack of faith, not to any endangerment or impossibility.
Whether the journey is tumultuous or pleasant depends entirely on your perception — self-disregard and fear or trust, sense of adventure, faith, and loving. But either way we will get you there. Where is there? Wherever your true heart wants to be.”
Emmanuel channeled by Pat Rodegast
Dear Friends,
The Thanksgiving holiday in the U.S. in the time to express gratitude and acknowledge all there is to be thankful for. This is so easy to do when you’re in the flow and doing well in your life. It can be a little more challenging to hook into the gratitude “app” when you are in that “stormy seas” section of the journey.
I found 2012 to be a tough year. Earth changes visited my area, and that of my original home, teaching me how the earth’s healing would really impact us inside and out, versus some untested notion of skating through this part of the journey unscathed. I took some risks that demanded a lot of time and energy, with the outcome not yet clear. I had great success in some areas and much frustration in others that I didn’t expect nor welcome.
You have heard of that spiral sense of evolution and healing, which describes the path of growth as an ever rising spiral path. Sometimes even though you might be on the “higher” level of that baby, it can still feel like you are starting all over when you hit a growth zone. When you see that repetitive pattern or theme in front of you again, it can be excruciating. Hard to take that in stride and have mercy on yourself.
I spoke to another wealth coach recently, and I appreciated her candor in admitting to me that her own wealth work is ongoing. This fall I have felt like I’m starting over myself, with a whole new sense of curiosity about how the practical and mystical sides of wealth attraction work. I am being called to a even deeper and hopefully “higher spiral” walking of my talk in working my own Healthy Wealth program. Growth edges (AFGO’s) don’t end, lol…
So for me with this season of gratitude, I felt it important to speak to those of you who may feel that “stormy seas” upheaval going on. It makes sense to me that as we crossover through 12/21/12 portal, we will encounter much darkness, and perhaps the deepest roots of old patterns that need healing, personally and collectively. Uck! That can be so disheartening, and a low point indeed on the inspired-ometer, when we bring light to these dark zones.
Forgive yourself. In my own journey, it has been important to acknowledge challenges and the feelings that live there. I don’t suggest endless circling in the despair corridor. But it may be a part of the process now to feel the grief of what isn’t working, and the truly sad side of the history of these patterns that are arising for healing.
So if there is fear, and pain and uncertainty, if there is grief and sadness, allow this some space in your heart. Put the timer on if you don’t want to overindulge. And shower mercy on yourself and the planet. Mercy is that sense of being able to look fully at any pain, and hold compassion for any mess or mistake your are struggling with or feel responsible for. We’re at another critical intersection personally and as a planet. It’s my sense that both the dark and the light want to be fully seen and experienced at this crossroads. A broken heart can make sense, and many spiritual teachings express coming through this place to get to the “other side”.
From the side of spirit, there is no unforgivable mess. There is no error that means excommunication from spirit. Whew! Thanks God.
And once you are filled with this mercy, directly from the Divine where it is in unlimited supply, rest in that a moment. And from there, allow the gratitude to slowly emerge. Gratitude for your courage to navigate this at times bumpy, heartrending road. Gratitude for the strength and willingness to face your own darkness and patterns asking for healing. Thanks for the equilibrium and honesty in having the heart to hold both sides without glossing over the full truth or numbing to the pain. And thanks for the love and support that help you keep on, in this mystery of creation we are all collaborating to transform.
Heartful Bows, and Much Gratitude for Your Presence Here,
Denise Barnes
PS Relevant for you? Hogwash? Share the light of your self expression in the comments section below.
PSS Happy Thanksgiving!
Thanks for sharing this, Denise. I think we all face those same struggles at some point in our business lives, and we have to remember to be easy on ourselves. I find being grateful for the struggles is a healthy approach for me. I nearly always learn something that makes me a stronger (and even more grateful) woman through the challenges I face. Granted at the time I may not see it that way, but the learning is there – I just have to choose to see it.
Please keep sharing with us – we’re all in this journey together! 🙂