Wild prayer for the day: Lets stop bashing our shadow by Arion Light I get so many clients (my own shadow included) coming to me to fix their apparent problems, procrastination, self sabotage, self doubt, anxiety, addictions etc… There is often a deeply felt sense that these behaviours and ways of being are wrong and need to be fixed so we can be more passionate, alive and connected to our heart. Yet I have found for myself and working with thousands of people over the years that these ‘negative’ patterns are not problems to be fixed. They are profoundly beautiful parts of the whole that bring us wisdom and new life when we know how to truly listen. When I can meet my self doubt (insert here chocolate addiction, procrastination or your unique expression of shadow here ) with presence and acceptance it is not something to be ashamed of that needs to change. It is a part of myself that has found seemingly bizarre ways of helping me. When I deeply listen to this part of myself (beyond judgement, denial and fixing) I find the divine whispering hidden wisdom to my heart. Depression has whispered of great forgotten depths of my heart, anxiety has revealed the vulnerability of humanity, self doubt has gifted me the great mystery of not knowing…. may So I offer this prayer today. That I, and we, may listen to the smallest and most fragile parts of ourselves with patience and presence, listening for their wisdom. May we have the courage to receive them without judgement and reveal the face of the divine in all of ourselves as we are… May we hold this presence for others, not rushing to judge, make sense or fix, in grace, we simply let them be…
Posted on: Sat, 06 Jul 2013 02:44:57 +0000
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