It is an
unfortunate truth that we all forget that we will die someday. We
fall prey to the illusion that we are here in this life permanently.
We believe that physical death is something that happens to others
but certainly not to us - or at least not for a very long time.
Because of this amnesia we put things off indefinitely.
It often
takes a crisis to awaken us to the reality that our time on earth
is limited. A severe crisis can awaken us to the need to make the
most of our lives, but if we regain our footing and move away from
the shock of what has happened, we will go back to sleep fairly
quickly - even if not quite as securely.
Denial of
death serves as a protective shield, which prevents us from entering
fully into life. When we embrace the shadow of death - our mortality
- then we become more willing to stop procrastinating and seize
the day.
Over the
years I have watched people holding back, afraid to be who they
really are and to have what they want in their lives. This kind
of denial of Self creates a variety of addictions, depression, anxiety
and what I refer to as soul loss. Soul loss often leads to serious
physical illness and/or psychological disorders. A kind of hopelessness
may ensue when one is not living in alignment with one's soul purpose
and a general spiritual malaise becomes the result. It is as if
the person has eaten the poison apple like Snow White and fallen
into a deep sleep where no one can wake them up. If you have unconscious
energetic blocks in your auric field and body, which prevent your
growth, you cannot expect to avoid grave consequences to the health
of your body, mind and spirit.
You came
to earth on purpose and that memory is deeply etched in your soul
and in your DNA. In the Shamanic Breathwork Process ™ we have,
over the years, witnessed thousands of people release the blocks
to their true selves and Awaken the Shaman Within. This powerful
awakening makes it very difficult to go back to sleep again. This
is a good thing, for if we are going to continue as a species on
this planet it is necessary for everyone to wake up.
So what
are you waiting for in your life? Whose permission do you need to
do it differently? Have you told yourself you don't have enough
money, time, energy, intelligence, support, etc… to follow
your dreams? Have your dreams started to fade away and feel like
they are only a fantasy? Have you contracted around your little
world protecting yourself with all the reasons as to why you cannot
make the changes in your life that you would like to make?
I cannot
even begin to tell you how many times I have helped others shatter
those overwhelming barriers within a just a few moments as they
come to the truth of their being. All those so-called logical reasons
why they cannot be who they are or do what they truly want, fall
away like an old snake skin that has outworn it's purpose.
I am not
saying that waiting is not sometimes prudent and necessary. However,
much of the waiting I see is about fear and lack of trust in the
divine plan for our lives. This fear results in a kind of spiritual
laziness, for a life without focus and purpose becomes soulless
and unmotivated. When people begin to run their lives on self will
and doubt, rather than the principles of higher love and wisdom,
they are operating mainly from the wounded ego. The wounded ego
is mainly concerned with protecting itself. This is not a bad or
evil thing. However, if your life is being governed from your past
hurts and disappointments, many of which happened when you were
small and dependent upon others, then you are living at a much lower
vibration. It comes down to facing yourself in the present moment
with total honesty and asking if you are willing to settle for a
kind of half-life, while waiting for something to change outside
in the world around you. The question is: are you ready to take
the right action and become the co- creator that you came into this
world to be?
We all had
human parents, who greatly influenced our lives one way or another,
but we also have divine parents. Our divine origins have plans and
dreams for our lives just as much as our human parents. I don't
know about you, but I lived the first part of my life in relationship
to my parents and other authority figures' ideas of what I ought
to be. I either tried to fulfill their wishes or I rebelled against
them. Today I am choosing to reach higher and create a life that
is truly worth living by turning to my divine lineage and soul's
calling. When I am living my life from this place I am happy no
matter what happens and I feel that I am in right relationship with
all my relations. I feel animated and connected to my higher power
and higher self and creative work. I feel passionate and in love.
My prayer
is that when death comes knocking on our door that it will find
us fully alive! No more waiting.
