~ Shannon A. Thompson
Our current reality is of our own making.
I find that when I am at my most anxiety-ridden, I am living in a state of resistance. Clinging to circumstances the Universe has made attempts to move me beyond into more expanse, abundance, and joy.
Captain Jack Sparrow's magic compass pointed to what his inner being wanted most. And so it is with us. As we walk out our freedoms, cultivating the stamina necessary to take pause and reflect is a must to awaken to the internal compass of our emotional selves.
"But pain is like water. It finds a way to push through any seal. There's no way to stop it. Sometimes you have to let yourself sink inside of it before you can learn how to swim to the surface." ~ Katie Kacvinksy
Our feelings are the barometer for how we are moving toward any matter of concern and we all exist within the cumulative effects of our choices. When aligned with Universal purpose, our pain filled experiences reveal to us that which we do not want as our reality, while our joy filled times are born of the inner expression of our truest desire.
We are born of the Creator whose will it is to bless us with abundant peace and joy.
Unfortunately, too often we become so committed to pain that we resist any attempts to alert us to what is no longer working in our lives and we choose fear. By our own refusal to embrace the new, we therefore sabotage ourselves and block our opportunities to experience a joy filled reality.
Simply put, if an experience no longer feels right or provides peace, that thing or circumstance is no longer serving our best interest. Our inner compass alerts us to shift focus from that thing and open to receive the abundance that awaits. When we choose to ignore the messages in our pain we invite more of the same.
Pain.
Whether we read the current chapter of our life as a scenic cross country adventure or a runaway train wreck about to happen, we are not only standing near the track waving as the train passes, we are also its conductor.
"If you can sit with your pain, listen to your pain and respect your pain -- in time you will move through your pain." ~ Bryant McGill
What has your internal emotional compass been speaking to you?
Have you been resisting incoming experiences of joy by committing to your pain?
