Need to Heal or Help? Just be Available
So many healers and nurturers feel compelled to help others. One of the deep lessons of my teachers: first, ask: is this work for my hands? Just because we CAN, doesn’t mean we SHOULD. Sometimes people aren’t ready to heal. Sometimes our need/ desire to help, is based from OUR unresolved elements. The most potent way to help, or heal, is to do our own work, and.. be available.
We, as healers and helpers don’t NEED to do anything. The hard lesson.. is to live a healed life, and make yourself available. People who are ready/ looking.. will find you. Even then… it isn’t about trying to get others to change.. so much as offering whatever support will help them on their journey:) Patience grasshopper. The ox is slow, but the earth is patient:) It is all about all things being lined up.. and just because you, or I, or anyone, is there and ready- since there has already been a shift for us– doesn’t mean the person you encounter is fully ready…:) Are you a healer, or nurturer that struggles with this dilemma?
And yes- our culture and cosmology has created very small boxes, and instilled fear about what is outside the box. People are steeped in fear, and wound, and unresolved issues. Most western religions are intended to stand between the individual and the infinite- intentionally. NOW, granted, one does have to understand that there is a LOT of stuff out there. It is important to know the landscape and have a good map, have good support and guides. NOT all things are warm and fuzzy with our best interests at heart. I think, THAT, in essence, is what the middleman was originally intended as, protection and guide. In western traditions, however, it has become more about power and control, and treating members like children, never allowing them to grow up- into mature, responsible, functional adult-souls:)The result, there are a lot of lost little lambs wandering around in the woods. vulnerable. Without that internal anchor to the infinite/higher self/universe.
Connecting is so crucial. Once that happens, the world around you changes. It may be you talk to god. It may be you talk to your “over soul”… your highest self.. I have no way of knowing which you tap into. additionally, I don’t know that the answer is relevant, as the over soul is much more closely connected, intertwined(?) to Source.. So perhaps it is a quantum thing where it is both at the same time: the part of your higher self that is also overlapped(?) with Source, or god. In that case you are both speaking to something that is outside of you, and you- at the same time:
Sometimes it is just a matter of tuning in, which is, in essence the same as initiating a conversation… sort of like picking up the phone.. even if you don’t dial- because the universe is already on the other end of the line…
And yes- ASKING, is key…:) whether it is in the form of “prayer,” or resonance etc… WE have to put it out there- what it is we would like, expect, want or need. The universe is BIG, and there’s a lot going on.. and as with any physical plane relationship- we should not expect our partners to be mind-readers..
Also- I believe there is something essential about the asking/ resonating, etc.. Maybe that is conscious choice, or free will etc.. but we have to CHOOSE.. and ASKING, is part of choosing.. That way, we must assume responsibility for our circumstances and outcomes:) Maybe part of Waking up, is this realisation. And from that insight, comes the empowerment and co-creation of our world/ life/reality:)
The good side of that, is that there ARE more and more people waking up, and more venues where people can learn how to connect with, understand, and safely navigate the cosmic waters:) And the more people wake up, and patiently wait for the sleepers to awaken… the stronger that dynamic becomes:) so the message for healers is, get ready.. the alarm clocks are starting to go off. Sleepers awaken. And when they awaken.. remember your journey to this point did not happen all at once.. you cannot heal the path you have not walked. so healers need to heal themselves, in order to support those who will follow.
I am an Education Specialist, Health Coach and Author. I work with aspects of the teachings I have learned from Andean shamanic and cosmology, to health, nutrition and education. Everything is energy. Energy must flow. Like water, when it does not flow, it stagnates and is not healthy. These techniques help your life to flow. I have been initiated into many of the ancient lineages and learned ceremonies, rites of passage and healing techniques. I have worked as a healer and done workshops and taught some of these aspects – passing the teachings on.
Author of:
Dancing in Your Bubble : ancient teaching, modern healing
Natural Support for Alzheimer’s
Getting a Handle on Happy : find and fix causes of stress and depression
The Naturally Smarter Kid : a parent’s guide to helping kids succeed in school and life
Cafe of the Hungry Ghosts : behind the veil of ordinary – a paranormal-ish fiction book
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