Day 157 - A Year to Clear - Being with Pain

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Lesson 157: Being with Pain

“The best way to get rid of the pain is to feel the pain. And when you feel the pain and go beyond it, you’ll see there’s a very intense love that is wanting to awaken itself.”

— Deepak Chopra

When you feel pain, do you ever notice that there are physical sensations that accompany it? You may get a stomach ache or chest pain, and although they might pass quickly, it can teach us about practising detachment from that emotional pain. This is how we clear and start to practise spaciousness. Today we are to recognise what first thought comes to mind when you experience pain. From there, do you try to understand it or use a distraction like medication to ease the pain?

There has been many ways in which I have dealt with pain – crying, being alone, being around people, felt sad, avoided the pain and sometimes I have had panic attacks. It can be a combination of all those things or maybe just a few. I am very aware of how I deal with pain. I will wallow in it for some time, but I now know that I can face it, learn from it, accept it and grow. I haven’t really used medication to deal with my pain. Like, I haven’t gone to a psychologist for the purposes of getting a prescription in order to overcome pain. I think it’s necessary for some people when they are sucked way into the darkness and finding trouble getting out, though I haven’t personally needed it.

I think everyone deals in their own ways and I’m not one to judge how they go about that. I think having a deeper understanding of self helps you deal with pain or at least manage it better. I think when people are ready to really find the answers in their pain, it opens them up to more awareness. It can be a real life changing moment when that happens.

Day 157 - A Year of Spiritual Awakening - When Was the Last Time...

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Lesson 157: When Was the Last Time...

Today we are to think about when the last time we felt good in our body. When we sleep, eat, move… it allows out body to vibrate at a high level. If we are always in a good state, it allows our body to be healed based on that high vibration. If we close our eyes, see what your body needs. We can ask the Divine to show us the answers. From there, ask what your heart needs and see what happens from there.

When I closed my eyes, my body said I needed exercise and to eat better. I actually know these things already and when my life slows down, which will be next month, then I feel like I can fully focus. Right now, I don’t really get much time to myself and I’m only blogging now to catch up on previous posts I’d missed and because I gave myself a night off. Tomorrow it starts again with my chaotic life. It really doesn’t stop being hectic until the end of June. If I don’t have the time to focus on good habits. I am fully aware that this is an excuse but I don’t have time to spare for preparing my good habits.

My heart wants my tribe. I want to find all the people on their spiritual paths, so that we can share stories and we can learn from each other. I am finding people along the way and it’s really opened me to possibilities. I love where I am spiritually and now it’s just really getting my own tribe together where I feel even further connected. I don’t want to be in a coven or anything like that. I just want a good group of connected souls to come together and just be in the moment. That’s what my heart desires and as I explore my path, I’m hoping it will just fall into place.

What did you find your heart and body needs?