Stuck in the Mud

Harshness Boomerang

Whenever we are harsh with ourselves it is because we forget that we are not meant to be perfect. We are meant to become perfect. And the same applies to others. If we keep this in mind we won’t be tough on ourselves and others.

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Love from Above

Seeing our flaws is essential for us to grow spiritually. But if we only judge ourselves, it will lead us to forget the Light of the Creator is with us, and to disconnecting from our goal. 

Imagine if athletes got depressed every time their coach told them what they needed to improve. They would never reach their personal best. 

As long as we are alive, the force of the Creator believes in us and will push us to become our best by showing us what we need to change.

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Staying in Pain

by Madisyn Taylor

Pain can serve as one of life's great teachers, but it is important to move through it and not become stuck in our pain.

Pain comes and it goes. It is just one component to the grand cycle of life. And when experienced as such, pain can serve as an important teacher. It is when we get stuck in our pain that it becomes detrimental to our well-being and development. If you notice that you feel closed-off, resentful, heavy-hearted, or that you try very hard to avoid being hurt again, there may be a part of you that is still stuck in pain. 

We can get stuck in our pain for many reasons. As children, it was natural for us to cry, throw a tantrum, and let the experience move through us. By fully feeling our pain in this way, our emotions would wash us clean, leaving us open and available to new experiences. With age, though, we might have determined that expressing emotion was no longer appropriate, and so we developed a variety of coping strategies to deal with our discomfort. We may have learned to stuff our feelings down or to run away from them. Perhaps we began thinking that staying closed and unwilling to try new things would keep us safe from heartbreak, safe from rejection, and safe from failure. We may have even gotten so used to being in pain that the thought of being without it scares us. But, if we continue to hold onto it longer than necessary, we are expending a lot of energy that could instead be channeled into making our life experiences more positive. 

If you notice that you are continually connecting with the same familiar patterns of pain, consider embracing your feelings and letting go of your hurt. Whether your pain is from childhood or from an experience last week, see if you can give it room to move. When it does, you will reconnect with a wonderful source of your own vital energy.

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