Experiences of incredible beauty move us with awe and wonder, they are so important. Yet, it’s the challenges we face in life that truly make us. It may seem at the time of unravelling that we’re being broken, but we are becoming.
In a LIFE initiation, the greater the setback, the greater is the gift within it. The arrow gathers power as it’s pulled back in the bow, and when it’s released it will travel much, much further in the intended direction.
Feelings of inadequacy, powerlessness and the darkness that emerges at such times are not accurate pointers to the deeper truth. The challenge is a portal for more of the essence of our soul to shine through. Qualities that we didn’t even know existed inside us, surface from depths as we navigate unfamiliar, new territory.
This isn’t just a nice thought to comfort ourselves with, but can be verified with evidence of our own life experience. The inner fearful one can start to relax inside the more accurate fact-based perspective of reality, and start to release the default narrative of anxiety towards the unknown. Because, challenges are essentially the gap in our understanding of how to successfully move through the unknown.
When we become present to the reality that we are not an abandoned self in an hostile Universe, rather we are part of a life-positive Universe held by a silent Grace by which things always work out. The next time challenge appears, and it will, we can practice lovingly resisting the automatic reaction of fear. The wisdom of presence becomes available in the moment.
There could be pain and hardship, no doubt, and we must tend to these with great care and tender compassion. Denial or repressing this aspect of the experience only perpetuates the suffering.
Remind yourself often that you are LIFE, that LIFE has you and that LIFE always works out. Times of challenge is when LIFE has us close and teaches us deeply valuable lessons. Knowing now that one day you’ll be looking back and smiling at yourself about the very situation that’s so difficult, that’s precious wisdom.
