We are a group of people held together by the rope of a common bond, whether it be because we were once trauma victims, addicts, self-harmers, or like minded souls in the pursuit of gender equality. Regardless of what brought us here to heal, we ARE healing. In the natural process of healing a wound we have to rip it open, feel the pain, cry it out, forgive, make amends, etc. But I recently heard about a conversation between Byron Katie and a sexual assault victim that hit me deep in the gut. Knowing that someone was raped in the past Katie asked, "How many times have you been raped?" The woman answered that she had been raped once, to which Katie replied, "NO! Every time you relive that moment in your mind it's happening over and over again." Our pain is real and valid, but there is no helpful or loving reason to hold onto those thoughts forever. The time has come to realize that our once upon a time happenstance is not our current circumstance. Our past is not our present. What we have been in our minds is not who we are! We deserve so much more than what we give ourselves sometimes. Is it possible that we can be exponentially greater than we are allowing ourselves to be because we are still mentally and emotionally living in our past traumas? My wish is that, through the process of healing, I can be a better person than I ever was before. I can be strong, brave, beautiful, wise, fulfilled, and magical. I can accomplish anything that I dream, be anyone I can create, and inspire a fire with a spark of hope and love.
Once my inner healing has begun I feel the desire to help others reach this green pasture of peace, but the reality is that WE ARE ALL RESPONSIBLE FOR OWN OWN HEALING. When we seek relief we will only be given what we are open to receiving. Sometimes our minds needs to grow more before a full healing is possible, and sometimes we may subconsciously not want to be healed. What would be left to hide beneath? We become comfortable wading in our black hole of grief, wearing it around our shoulders to comfort what's within. We know that we want to feel better, but we have to be ready and willing to take the steps it requires to get there. A journey is only as long as the travelers trek. We don't fly until we've learned to crawl, walk, run, jump, and swim first. Once we shed the heavy skin of victims blisters we will see the soft and tender flesh beneath. If we can let go of what we have anchored ourselves to and cried over for so many years and take a brave step forward then the real work towards becoming who we were put on this earth to be can truly begin. We were born for a purpose, with a gift, individual and beautiful to share with the world. We are all birthed to attain two objectives: a personal lesson to learn during this lifetime and then also a world goal to accomplish using the reach of our inherent skills. I think that for a lot of us overcoming abuse or addiction IS the lesson that we were meant to learn. Oh, how much have we learned! We've mastered pain, hopelessness, powerlessness, rejection, loss, solace, aspiration, control, acceptance, and triumph. Now we must find our magic and share it with the world. There is a glitter about you that can be showered upon the heads of the broken, a fire within that can warm the hands and hearts of those who don't yet know that there's even hope for them. We listen to our desires, trust our intuition, and dance in the joy and madness that is freedom from the burden of being who others ineffectively tried to make us become.
This is a safe place where women can speak their truth and be validated. Life can be tough, but life can be so beautiful if you have the strength to open your eyes and see it! We are nothing short of superhero goddesses; let's support each other rather than tear one another down. The weight of the world doesn't feel as heavy when we have gentle hands to help us hold it up.
Wednesday, January 2, 2019
The Mystical Wild Woman
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