Rescue

How much time to do we spend waiting to be rescued? We might find ourselves slipping into fantasies about winning the lottery, or having some miracle show up that solves our problems and brings us relief. We wish and pray for the perfect love, the perfect job, the perfect healing. The more time we spend trying to escape, the less power we have to make the change happen.


There is a difference between fantasy and working to manifest a dream. Fantasy energy can deplete us and cause us to lose focus on what's happening RIGHT NOW. Conscious creation requires us to stay present and be willing to confront the pain and disappointment of our circumstances. Conscious creation means we are willing to do the work to get to a better/different space.

Sometimes we ask and pray for relief and nothing comes. It's easy to wonder if we are doing something wrong, or worse, slip into the fear that maybe God doesn't love us and won't help us. Could it be that the troubles we have are important? The troubles we so want to run from are the fertilizer that makes us flourish.

Life is tough and the only way to get through it is to keep on going! Put one foot in front of the other, take small steps if you have to but KEEP ON GOING. We grow the most through adversity. Like iron in the fire that is shaped into a sharp blade, we need adversity to discover our true essence.

That doesn't mean we have to like it! It's fine to kick and scream and rail against God. Don't hesitate to question. We are afraid to question God out of the fear that we will be treated like naughty children and receive even more punishment. We are afraid to be ungrateful but forcing ourselves to stay in gratitude can cause problems if it keeps us from purging our disappointment and rage. Heavier emotional energy needs to be released so that we can float back up to lighter vibrations like ABUNDANCE, LOVE AND GRATITUDE.

There's no need to fear punishment. We have difficulties to create depth and understanding. Upon reflection, most of us can see the gifts that come from struggle.

Though we create our own universe, we need to be vigilant about thinking that when bad things happen, we somehow did something wrong. When we fall into this trap we are missing out on a greater sense of awareness. We can't see the beauty of our struggle, our bravery and our resourcefulness amidst the chaos.

Life is a mystery. Random events do happen and they aren't easy to understand. Some of us spend a lot of time trying to figure it out when there really is no answer. One of the gifts of aging and life experience is knowing these truths.

We can't understand everything, that's the nature of this reality. Struggling to understand is the flip side of retreating into escapist fantasy and behavior. They both make it impossible to BE HERE NOW.

Lovely readers take heart! Whatever your struggle be it big or small, be willing to own it and use it to propel your growth. Be kind to yourself as you make your way through the rocky canyon. Soon there will be light. There always is. I write this to remind myself of these truths and to let you know that I understand the struggle AND IT'S GOOD.