Sharp Pains

"It takes courage...to endure the sharp pains of self-discovery

rather than choose to take the dull pain of unconsciousness

that would last the rest of our lives."

Marianne Williamson

Steaming wallpaper off a wall can be rather taxing, until the mind free falls into subject matter unconsciously.  Unfortunately, there is yet another layer of wallpaper under the one currently being removed.  So again there is repetition in action, arms aching, when we aimlessly consider why and when all this layering transpired.

Hanging wallpaper can be exciting, but usually it is covering something up like a damaged wall.  Time passes and we outgrow the pattern so we choose another to be applied.  Is this not what we do in life?  Do we not continuously place layer over layer that which needs to be corrected?

Two layers of wallpaper removed,  holes in the wall finally filled and trim repaired, wondering if  this would not have been easier to have corrected in the very beginning.  And that is life, layer after layer of avoidance and denial until we find the courage to dig deeply and unearth original form.

Moving Through Suffering

"And that is the ultimate deliverance from suffering ~

the realization that we can be better people

because of it."

  Marianne  Williamson

 
Lessons visit us in the form of suffering.  We chose how much we are going to invest in the experience ranging from denial to depression.  There is a teaching woven through the fabric of the challenge.  When we persevere and move through pain with an open heart,  we accumulate new aspects to our existing character and personality.

Transformation is a process altering ego, enhancing life experience, and increasing our ability to be improved human beings.  Upsetting our emotional balance rearranges us into a better sense of inner peace and compassion for ourselves and others.

When we have the courage to step through the fear of pain or suffering, we enhance our relationships;    deepen our connection with the Divine; and face life with a greater sense of self.  Inner peace allows us to travel calmly through life and offer compassion to others facilitating forgiveness and unity.