Welcome to today's message,
Light versus Fire.
I was in the middle of my yoga tai chi class today,
And our teacher had us dancing to the rhythm of our own energy.
He's always reminding us to smile all throughout the class.
Not so serious,
Smiling.
He's always reminding us to smile all throughout the class.
Not so serious,
Smile,
He says.
We were closing our eyes so there was less of my usual preoccupation with being judged by others for maybe not having enough rhythm or moving too awkwardly.
As he reminds me to smile,
I feel myself entering into a flow of joy and freedom.
But then an interesting thing happens.
I instinctively recoil and bring myself right back out of the flow.
It's almost an automatic reaction.
And there I am,
Observing it.
I can suddenly see what has been holding me back all this time.
I have a fear of entering into a state of freedom and joy.
It seems really counterintuitive,
But it all starts to make sense.
It is in that moment that my guides gave me the metaphor of light versus fire.
So many of us are afraid of our own light,
Because we mistake it with fire.
We have somehow equated feeling joyful,
Free,
And riding the wave of abundance as something dangerous,
Akin to playing with fire.
So we allow ourselves to make contact with the light within us for a short while before we instinctively pull back out of fear that we will be burnt.
How many of us are held back due to this misconception?
I have heard so many stories about completely awesome,
Gifted,
Well-meaning people who want to move forward,
But they find themselves stuck in a holding pattern where they take two steps forward only to fall three steps back.
It is an incredibly frustrating experience when we get a taste of freedom,
Alignment,
And progress,
Only to fall back to feeling lost and discouraged again.
I've been there many times.
I've experienced the flow of being connected with my work and being open to receiving all the abundance the universe has to offer,
Being inspired with new ideas and visions for my future.
And then bam,
Something happens,
Seemingly outside of me,
Some tragedy or some injury or some sickness that completely pulls me back to a place of wanting to hide and disconnect from everything.
I've tripped over my cat and injured my back and hip to the point where I couldn't work for nearly a year.
I've gotten suddenly sick with fibromyalgia and the worst headaches that incapacitate me.
Could this all have been my reflex,
My response to pull back from the perceived danger of my own bright light?
My guides say yes.
The flow of infinite abundance is all around us,
Just as natural and rhythmic as our own breath or our own heartbeat.
When we don't feel connected with the flow of abundance,
It is because we are blocking it or interfering with it under the mistaken assumption that we are keeping ourselves safe.
It is so important that we remind ourselves that the light holds the key to our freedom and our bliss.
The light is what our souls are desiring to return to so badly.
The light is all that we have been searching for in vain outside of ourselves.
I learned in class today that the brainstem is capable of directing healing to the parts of our bodies that need it the most,
But we interfere with its function by freaking out and panicking.
Then the brain activity focuses on our panic rather than our healing.
I learned a technique to remind myself when I feel emotions rising,
Or when I feel pain in my body,
To say,
It's okay.
I'm okay.
It's okay.
I'm okay.
And to lightly tap on the areas of my body that are needing the healing.
I learned how important it is to relax and to love and care for ourselves and the places where we feel pain.
And I learned how important it is to simply get out of the way.
So,
If you're like me and you have had a fear of fully stepping into your own brilliance into your own light.
I encourage you to remind yourself,
And to declare.
I am safe.
My light is safe.
And then relax,
Love yourself,
And get out of the way so the universe can do its magic.
Thank you so much for listening,
Sending you so much love.
