Embracing the Past in the Present

Moving forward can mean moving on. Moving on feels like letting go. And letting go sounds scary even when we want to move on. The future is unknown and the past is familiar and safe, crusty corners and all.

So finding a way to move on from the past yet embrace it and accept that it is the past, all at the same time, can create more than a wobble of a challenge and a few tears. But the challenge lies not only in the act of moving on from how things were in the past, but also the role that we personally played. That person that we were can often seem more fun, more free, more spontaneous, more confident, more exciting, or more something.

Think about how comfortable and confident you were in the old job, how free and spontaneous you were before you had your child or got a mortgage, or how easy it was to just be in the old flat or town or relationship, or how you were before you got in a relationship. All these kinds of changes create changes in identity. And changes in identity can lead to identity crisis…. “Who am I now?”

On top of these kinds of changes we have energy shifts or planetary realignments taking place that are almost demanding our release and acceptance of the past, so we may move forward to higher levels of awareness and consciousness. In the higher realms of awareness we comprehend that there are other aspects to ourselves that exist externally to the physical body and in a different dimension to the Earth on which we physically exist .

These other aspects have been referred to as Spirit Guides, Guardian Angles, Higher Self and God to name but a few. Did you know that these are actually aspects of YOU and that you have access to all of their wisdom through all of your changes? And now is the time to call upon that wisdom.

As the planet is readjusting her vibrational patterns right now we are experiencing a myraid of change that is resulting in all kinds of emotional disturbance that appears as anxiety, panic, stress, insomnia or depression as you ask “Where do I belong?” and “I feel so alone.”  It can feel as if your wheels are really about to fall off. And it is actually ok if they do because that is the kind of change this is. It is demanding we re-identify ourselves at a higher level of awareness and find that place in which we have a sense of belonging and ultimate freedom.

The higher levels of awareness that are being called for now are ones that allow us to follow our higher purpose for being here. Now is the time to surrender to your inner yearning and follow that which makes your heart sing, your body healthy and our planet shine. Now is the time to create all that you came here to create and to let go of the old ways of thinking and seeing things.

Its time to change your perception and include more perspectives in your World View. Let go that it has to be hard and that good things come through sweat and tears. Let go that all good things come to those who wait. Let go that because it was hard for our ancestors it has to be hard for us too. Let go that they are wrong and you are right. Let go that there is only the way we’ve always done it. Let go of all that struggle and open your mind to the possibility of a New Way of Being.

Now is the time to change your perspective. See economic downturn as positive restructuring and an opportunity to ask yourself ”what is important to me?” See redundancy as the chance to create with your time that which is inspiring to you. See the need to leave behind one way of life for another as an opportunity to follow your Soul Purpose. See wakeful nights as opportunities  to connect with higher aspects of yourself and better understand your Divine Intention. See what appears to be forced change as guidance from the ever present aspect of yourself that knows better than you do. Learn to Trust that all is perfect just the way it is… even if it isn’t as comfortable as you would prefer it to be.

Who of the great Saints of our time did all that they did in continual comfort anyway?

Comfort comes out of discomfort. The two take turns as they ebb and flow through the stream of life. Strength comes from moving through fear. Fear and Trust can not exist simultaneously. So just Trust in the perfect outcome of all things. Put one foot in front of the other and follow your own light.

Find a way to do what you do with enjoyment and enthusiasm and if you can’t do that, then do it with acceptance (or don’t do it at all). By engaging in that which makes our heart sing, creating that which inspires us and providing that which is of service to others, we are increasing the vibration of our planet and moving into the higher realms of love and joy where money and consumerism is just another aspect of the past.

Ask yourself, what is important to me? Embrace it all. You don’t have to let it go, you can transcend and include it. We’re all One so there is nothing to let go of. Accept that it is what it is and be grateful for all of its beauty, crusty corners and all. Everything in life is an opportunity to learn, love or grow and as we continue to wake up and become more and more aware, that which we learn, love and grow with raises our vitality and the vibration of the planet.

Namaste.