PATHWAY TO JOY AND HEALING

I am going through a period of reflection on the events of my life as I have experienced dramatic changes recently within my emotional landscape.  In looking at my current life as compared with my past, I notice a major difference that is the difference between coping and healing.  This difference can be compared to a physical injury of someone who has a broken leg.  In the past, I walked with crutches so I could continue to walk forward.  However, in my present life, I am able to walk under my own power on my leg that is healing.

Although in my past I was able to move forward in my life, it was always with struggle as I depended on my crutches, and worked so hard just to move forward for short distances.  Since beginning my spiritual journey and actively healing my emotional wounds, I have become more able to move forward independently under my own power on a leg that is healing, although at times gingerly and cautiously.

In coping with my wounds and injuries in my past, I used avoidance as my main coping skill that is to avoid or run away from all stimuli that agitated or irritated my injuries.  This is a highly ineffective method to deal with life as we can only avoid people, places, and events for so long.  When I was confronted with someone who triggered my past emotional wounds, I would simply cut off contacts with them, including my parents.  When I was in places that reminded me of my past, I moved to another city or town, or avoided those locations altogether.

The key to healing is being able to be with others and in places that bring back recollections of our past without adverse reactions.  It is similar to those who have phobias, such as claustrophobia. When claustrophobics are healed from their phobias, they can take elevators or be in confined spaces without having panic attacks or other adverse reactions.  When they are truly healed, they react normally to being in all confined spaces.

Similarly once healed, those of us with emotional wounds can coexist with others without any reactions.  The biggest problem with emotional injuries is not necessarily trying to get away from those who remind us of our past, it is the emotional and energetic attraction or draw to those who remind us of our past.  We can try to force ourselves to stay away, but our energetic and emotional attraction or draw inevitably will pull us back to our past.

Try “Emotional Release Practice” (found at this tab on my Blogsite Homepage) to heal your emotional past, along with other modalites such as yoga, body work , Reiki, or art, music, and movement therapies. Try different modalities to find what works best for you for your emotional healing practice. Blessings on your healing journey, Brooke (Copyright 2014 Kundalini Spirit with All Rights Reserved)

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