Guest guest Posted October 8, 2007 Report Share Posted October 8, 2007 Today's DailyOM brought to you by: October 2, 2007Moving Through DarknessThe Places We Go In life, most of us want things to go to the places we have envisioned ourselves going. We have plans and visions, some of them divinely inspired, that we want to see through to completion. We want to be happy, successful, and healthy, all of which are perfectly natural and perfectly human. So when life takes us to places we didn't consciously want to go, we often feel as if something has gone wrong, or we must have made a mistake somewhere along the line, or any number of other disheartening possibilities. This is just life's way of taking us to a place we need to go for reasons that go deeper than our own ability to reason. These hard knocks and trials are designed to shed light on our unconscious workings and deepen our experience of reality. Often it takes something major to wake us up, to shake us loose from our ego's grip as it struggles to maintain an illusion of control. It is loss of control more than anything else that humbles us and enables us to see the big picture. It reminds us that the key to the universe lies in what we do not know, and what we do know is a small fraction of the great mystery in which we live. This awareness softens and lightens us, as we release our resistance to what is. Another gift gleaned from going to these seemingly undesirable places is that, in our response to difficulty, we can see all the patterns and unresolved emotional baggage that stand in the way of our unconditional joyfulness. Joy exists within us independently of whether things go our way or not. And when we don't feel it, we can trust that we will find it if we are willing to surrender to the situation, moving through it as we move through our difficult feelings. We can take our inspiration from any fairy tale that finds its central character lost in a dark wood, frightened and alone. We know that the journey through the wood provides its own kind of beauty and richness. On the other side, we will emerge transformed, lighter and brighter, braver and more confident for having moved through that darkness. What do you think?Discuss this article and share your opinion Want more DailyOM?Register for your free email, or browse all articles Share the OM: Email this to a friend Printable version Save in My DailyOM Discuss this article Today's friend of OM:In their new book, Your Soul's Compass: What Is Spiritual Guidance?, Joan Borysenko and Gordon Dveirin consulted 27 Sages from diverse wisdom traditions to explore the nature of spiritual guidance. Order now and receive free bonus gifts. For more information visit Hayhouse.com From the Library: Messages from the Archetypesby Toni Gilbert, Rn, Ma, HNC .. -- ! Jai Gurudev ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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