Sometimes a true spiritual awakening shakes us out of our sleepiness like an annoying alarm clock. Has the rug ever been pulled out from under you? Have you been “taken to your knees” by the Universe with no apparent reason left only to cry out “why me”? Well, don’t despair just yet. It’s all part of the Plan. Who said, “no pain, no gain”?
IT’S AN INSIDE JOB
There is a wonderful Senegalese Proverb, which says it all: “If an egg is broken by outside force, life ends. If broken by inside force, life begins. Great things always begin from the inside.”
The inside force of growth can be disturbing, disquieting, and disrupting. The upheaval to your life’s plans can peeve, pester, and provoke you. Growth is not smooth as one would want and it just might throw pangs of guilt your way. “If I had only done it this way,” or “I should have said that and I could have averted this whole unpleasant predicament,” are nagging thoughts that keep you in the mire of guilt. Try looking at the situation as an “observer”, taking the emotion out of it, finding a possible lesson to be learned. Don’t waste your precious time fretting over “what ifs”. Take this opportunity to look within and “awaken” to the lesson to be learned.
Your Guilt-Free Tip of the Week: When you are uncomfortable or restless, listen “within” and respond to the invitation for growth!
