Inspired Spirit

One of the common beliefs in the new age community is that shift always happens gracefully. Everyone is looking for that magic wand, some quick fix that makes everything better. Books like The Secret, while having useful ideas about conscious creation, lead many to believe that just by using positive phrases and tacking a picture up on the fridge you can create instant wealth, attract a perfect soul mate and everything will get better. Instantly.

The reality is that it doesn’t always seem to work out that way, does it?  Regardless of your belief system, whether you believe we live many lives or just this one, making shifts in our lives sometimes takes a lot of elbow grease and can cause discomfort.  We can become so engrained in patterns that we’ve held for years, decades (even lifetimes!).

I’ve wondered lately, how is it realistic to expect that everything might change overnight?

This weekend, I went to a chinese lady who does meridian work. Eastern medicine and its philosophies are quite different, to say the least, from our western ideas about the body and healing. So grasping some of what she’s saying isn’t only difficult because of her strong accent, but also because the concepts are much different than those I have knowledge of. We worked on some initial things, but like all types of clearing, its a layered process, so it will take time.

Anway, it was my first visit. I came out smelling like tiger balm, very relaxed and met a friend for coffee. An aquaintance came over and we mentioned that we’d gone to see this lady and he stated “You know, it took me over 40 years to get the way I am. If I started doing that stuff to try and undo all those years, I’d have to O.D on it to get anywhere!”

I burst out laughing, because I realized its true, in a way. My attitude this year has been to subject myself to all different types of healing work including reconnective healing, dowsing, chakra clearing, angel medicine. I have dozens of books that I’ve bought, and haven’t read yet, audio programs, podcasts. I’ve been doing meditation circles, counseling, tarot classes. You name it, this year I’ve been doing it.

I realized, that I have indeed been O.D.’ing in an attempt to change a lifetime overnight.

That wasn’t very realistic of me. It’s no wonder I am tired. I’m full. I have to digest and process. That takes time.

But realizing that about myself, I wonder how many others are doing the same thing. We live in a world that has become high pressure, the economy isn’t the best, our society puts so much pressure on us to live up to unrealistic ideals in beauty, lifestyle and values the disconnection we are all experiencing. Media want us to fill that hole with more ‘stuff’, to wall ourselves off with our headphones, and stay plugged in 24/7 with cellphones, blackberries, email, texting, twitter, facebook. Noise.

I realized that its ok to unplug, to be quiet and still. In fact its necessary, because we aren’t as well adapted as we think to such a fast paced life. For thousands of years we roamed the earth, lived in small communities and didn’t do more than a fraction of what we do now. So why do we feel its necessary to force ourselves to go, go, go?

Another realization I had lately is that I am good at many things and I quite frankly suck at other stuff. I am quite intelligent. If I had the desire, going back to university and getting an MBA or a degree in psychology or something wouldn’t be hard. But frankly, I have no motivation. Yes, I could have a great salary afterwards, but I would be bored out of my mind. The things I am passionate about are not necessarily valued by western society and its emphasis on logic and the left brain. But its ok. I like the way I am.

Having those realizations took time though. Several years, actually. Not a quick fix, was it?

My point is that, yes getting energy work and intuitive work done, going within and clearing blocks is important. Sometimes shifts happen dramatically, sometimes they are enjoyable. But sometimes, shifting old beliefs and old blockages can be uncomfortable, and that’s ok. Its no different than if you go to physiotherapy after an injury.

Sometimes shift can be uncomfortable, painful, but its a good pain. It leads to healing and movement.