This may sound heavy but I’m going to say it anyways … because this is where we are at collectively and it’s time to face the truth.
We are facing the darker, shadow aspects of humanity right now. There is a large amount of speculation and many different perspectives that are growing as the days and weeks pass.
We are seeing a lot of fear and anger being projected in the news and on social media.
I get it, everything has been flipped upside down, some people have so much time they don’t know what to do with and are watching too closely, some are in fear for their safety and family of having to go to work daily on the front lines (thank you!!????❤️), some are in fear for their financial situation, having to close their small business or losing their job, some fear for those who are suffering or have lost a loved one, and most of us wonder what our future might look like on the other side and when will this end?
Then there are some people who are are appreciating this time to do what they have been wanting to do, _______, for themselves or for others and have not had time before all this. They trust this is happening somehow FOR them to re-examine, reset and re-align with what is most important to them.
Whatever position you are at, it does not change that we have varying points of view and many are not the same… so do we continue to pass judgments on each other?
I believe there’s a better way that is the higher road and what will get us through with much less fear. Love thy neighbour, thy fellow human being for doing their best based on their personal experiences.
Yes there are some questionable people doing extreme and even seemingly reckless and unsafe thing however as long as we hold judgment for them we will have given our power to choose how we respond to them. With fear or with love.
United we stand and divided we fall so let’s do our best to be kind first, have compassion for others even when you don’t know their situation and most importantly have compassion for yourself.
If someone lashes out in some way let it go and if it really bothers you and you have taken it personally then there’s something there for you to look at a little deeper.
People are allowed to have differences of opinion and that’s the beauty of us, we are all different.
When we can put our listening hat on and be open enough to viewing different perspectives without judgments we can expand our consciousness and that makes us feel good because we aren’t trying to fit into anyone else’s box nor make anyone fit into ours. We accept there are many variations of experiences and there is always learning in our challenges.
I recommend being open to different ways of thinking, and ask questions to clarify and understand their point of view.
We don’t need to agree when viewing these various perspectives with discernment. It’s a practice to be unbiased and observe without attachment.
Really no one knows how this will all unfold so let’s lead with kindness and respect for all and make it our new way of being no matter what transpires.
I am learning this lesson again in all of this and I am reminded it’s normal and healthy to have many feelings so try to allow others to have theirs, whatever they are.
If they don’t agree with you then remove yourself from the situation and take care of YOU.
We must feel them to heal and only we know when we have had them long enough to move to the next step of a new vibration that is love, compassion, joy, peace and gratitude.
We have the free will to choose so make your choices wisely. Love is what will carry us through anything.
In Love and Gratitude,
Lorree
Besides impacting the lives of others to ‘be real and love life’ the most powerful thing about the work I get to do is the reflections of the teachings that come back to me. I always receive some type of wisdom, healing or blessing from the experience, whether it’s a private, group session or a speaking event.
Whatever the message is that I’ve conveyed I am somehow reminded of how it applies to me as well and it guides me towards the next stage of my growth.
Being aware of the subtle messages that are being sent to guide us forward is very empowering.
Last weekend at the Soul Full Day conference, I guided a group of 70 women through a visualization meditation to identify and let go of a fear story holding them back from what they truly wanted for their life, freedom to live their love story.
It was remarkable to witness them releasing the fear and claiming their love stories, seeing and feeling themselves living in the higher potential of their dreams.
This week I’ve been deeply reminded of the fear story that I’ve been carrying, ‘not being well enough to live a fulfilling life because my digestive health is failing’.
This is the same story my grandmother carried, and she died in fear with this story in her which was unconsciously passed on to me, and I accepted it.
For 8 years now I’ve been having various challenges with my digestive health. I’ve seen many different professionals and tried many different remedies and lifestyle changes. Some have worked and some haven’t. Over time things seemed to have mostly settled, then just a month ago the issues flared up again in a bigger way.
This brought up the old fear story for me as I prepare for a trip of a lifetime. I’m going to Egypt on a sacred pilgrimage to the visit the lands and ancient sites with 13 other women. This will be my first trip overseas and I’ve always been fascinated with Egyptian history, never thinking I would get the opportunity to visit until it showed up to me. I was very drawn to go, and decided I was going, even though it felt way outside my ability to be able to take such a trip.
Worries and a wide range of emotions have been coming up for me since these flare ups have been happening. My mind races and makes up stories based in old fears.
What if I am not well enough to fully experience this trip? What if I am stuck in my room and miss the tours, or what if I am not able to digest the food there? All that disappointment and money spent if I might not be able to full experience it.
These stories are very similar to what my grandmother used to tell herself. She was afraid to go far from home, let alone on a plane to another country. Everything centred around her digestive limitations and she was petrified of having an ‘accident’ while out in public. These fear stories debilitated her and she became a hermit and was very lonely in her later years.
I will never forget seeing her in the final days of her life living in fear. I visited her almost every day and seeing her like that was very sad because there wasn’t much I could do other than comfort and reassure her that she would be ok.
What it did do was motivate me to face my own fears and not go down the same path as she did. In this regard, she was a great teacher to me and not long after she transitioned I was divinely guided to take the Radical Forgiveness Master Coach 10 day training in Atlanta.
It was a huge step for me, and again way outside my comfort zone, but in the end it was one of the best things I could have done for myself because it set me on the trajectory of facing my fears, and the journey of living my love story.
I am eternally grateful to be on this path of self-forgiveness and self-acceptance just as I am, and in time I have learned to love myself. I’m still on this healing journey however this year I’ve had some major shifts in this area of my life and feel truly worthy and deserving of this love for myself because I have freedom from the fears.
This is where the synchronicity comes in again.
It just so happens that this Friday, the day I fly to Egypt, is the 9 year anniversary of my grandmother’s passing, and it’s a full moon! You just can’t make these things up. I didn’t realize the mysterious alignment of these dates until just a few weeks ago.
In numerology the number 9 represents endings and completions and I have a strong intuitive feeling that this trip is going to be transformational for me as a new beginning.
The other day when I was dancing my grandmother came to my mind, she was dancing with me, and I know she is leaving me these breadcrumb signs to follow to complete this stage of my journey. I made a promise to her that I was going to end the cycle of fear she carried and commit myself to healing into wholeness.
I have no doubt that this is all happening for me, rather than to me. And unlike my grandmother, I will face my fears and take this trip and I will trust in the divine unfoldment of it all.
I am reminded that everything is always working out for me, even if it doesn’t seem that way and she is cheering me on all along the way.
These are the same phrases I spoke to the women when I was on stage just a few days ago and they echo loudly in my mind as the beautiful blessings of having the freedom to live my love story.
If you would like to experience the guided visualization for yourself listen to the audio recording so you too can be free from your fear story and claim your love story.
In my next blog I will share about my travel adventures so stay tuned, and if you would like to be notified when I share it you can join my email Love Letter list at the bottom of this page.
Until next time… thank you for being here.
This may sound heavy but I’m going to say it anyways … because this is where we are at collectively and it’s time to face the truth.
Seriously Lorree, this was beautifully written and so connected to what is going on in the works today. Thank you so much for opening up a different road for us to choose when we are in ourselves and our ego.????
Thank you Lynn for your experience in reading my thoughts.