Experiences are initiations that give us the power of choice~
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“The Mayans used the onion to represent layers upon layers that are peeled away to reveal the spiritual essence of the healed human being.
“It is natural for humans to grow and change, to move in different directions from the patterns developed in childhood, but it is the courageous human who is willing to embrace the work required to strip away the layers of the onion needed to reach authentic freedom.
“We reach this kind of freedom when we see every adversity or challenge in life as a way of tempering the warrior’s nature into bright, strong courage, inner knowing and truth.
“We learn the layers of the onion are peeled away when we embrace life with all its many joys and sorrows, understanding that all experiences are valid initiations that give us the power of choice.
“The ability to discern allows us to choose how to relate to the events in our life and to move through the doors that those experiences have opened for us.
“Our shadow natures would like to portray doom and gloom in every instance of suffering or in all painful encounters…By noticing the shadow thoughts when they occur and consciously changing them, we alter their content and effectively eliminate the shadow’s control…
“Spiritual warriors acknowledge inappropriate negativity as a challenge. We can see what we do not want to emulate, and we choose the path that is more beneficial and aligned with our goals.”
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Kelly says:
Jul 25, 2012
This washed over me like ocean waves. Nothing threatening about it. Simply refreshing and still taking my breath in some ways. I have always been a “fan” of discernment – walking, questioning, and being guided with my Spirit. But it dawned on me that the real gift of discernment wasn’t just asking questions or finding spaces ~ it was the ability to allow this place to reveal itself to me and to truly be a receiver of all the gifts that flow from it. I am so often setting out to keep beginning. Discernment often requires that I still myself and simply embrace what/where I have chosen for my life.
And then this:
I have become so cynical; as if the world (and my own life) has been drenched with a curse. These words remind me that I am uncomfortable enough with these disposition and can charge myself with a power that says “pick a different view” ~ and carry on.
“Spiritual warriors acknowledge inappropriate negativity as a challenge. We can see what we do not want to emulate,we choose the path that is more beneficial and aligned with our goals.”
As always, I cling to, and pray with every word you send.
Most grateful..
mm says:
Jul 29, 2012
SO beautiful Kelly. Thank you for your sharing~ your words truly moved me. I am grateful and humbled xx
Joi says:
Apr 28, 2018
Nice many thanks