2017 promised to be a year of
change, and it sure is delivering on its promise so far. It feels like
everywhere we turn we are barraged with events, experiences, and information
that moves us from our place of comfort. As all of this is coming at us,
it is easy to lose our light and our way, becoming victims to what is
happening. I invite you to view what is happening as a way to show us
those parts of ourselves that we haven’t healed or that we have been rejecting
as belonging to us – our shadow side. As I reflect on the events that are
happening here locally, around the country, and the world, I am grateful that
it has provided me an opportunity to become aware of where I still hold
biases: old thinking and behaviors that are holding me back from
creating the future I desire. It is so easy to project my thoughts and
feelings to others, getting caught up in all the rhetoric and activities, but
all that does is feed and energize all of that which I truly don’t
desire. If I am going to help others, the world, and be of service, then
I have to first start with facing those things in me that come up – that
shadow. So rather than give in to the fear and anger as I see or read
about something, I first give thanks for making that particular issue so visible.
No more hiding, pretending or rejecting. Then I work on partnering with
that issue. How can I work with these feelings and emotions and make them
into constructive forces in my life? To embrace and move through this change,
I invite you to consider mustering the courage to face this side and
partner with it. Otherwise it will just keep coming up over and
over.