help with changes

[Guest guest]

Sat nam to you, dear.

 

I want to share two thoughts on life changes which have really helped

me to get through some difficult changes and separations from loved

ones in my life.

 

The first is a Chinese proverb which I found in a cookie once. Even

though that's a silly place to get guidance, the proverb has actually

been a lifeline for me during several situations where I was scared

and hurt by a change that I knew I had to make and didn't want to.

It is: He who clings to the past cannot open his arms to the future.

 

The second thought is that you really need to remember that going

through life is like climbing a set of stairs to the top of a

mountain. You get to a certain height and look around and you see

the scenery there. It looks beautiful, more beautiful than where you

were before you climbed up to this level. You can either stay there

and rest (it takes no exertion to stay in the same place), go back

down, which is the easiest, but you've already seen that place and

decided to leave it, or you can be brave and go to the unknown.

There's always a different view when you go through the life changes

but you don't know what it will be until you get to the new

position. It takes exertion and if it is a steep journey, it may

take courage. But, often, we are rewarded with a more incredible

view than what we thought was possible. Believe it or not, this is

not beyond your control. You are making the decisions to be where

you want to be.

 

Lastly, I don't know if this helps or not, but I have learned to open

my heart center to people and animals I am close to. We are all

connected through the source, the one. When you are gone from your

beloved pets, try opening to them that way and see if you don't

connect. Pets open to us more readily than people who see only a

physical world. So, try it and see if it doesn't help to know that

though a physical world separates you, you still are both parts of a

great oneness so nothing can separate you totally unless you choose

to cut them off.

 

And remember, it all takes time.

 

 

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> m-c

[Guest guest]

sat nam all,

 

i just would like to give thanks to the people who

shared with me regarding my last mail. I dont have

the time to answer you all personally since i am leaving

tomorrow, but your words REALLY helped me and helped

me feel less heavy... Thank you so much for helping

me with your thoughts and ideas... i really appreciate...

and i know that i am not alone...

 

m-c