and for myself

Andreas,

"Holding a space" is a healing technique I've learned about recently. And so, I'm "holding a space" for myself and my own healing.

I know I must search my heart carefully; there are so many questions on this healing journey, and I want of course, to ask the 'right' one; although I'm learning that trying to do it 'perfectly' is one of my problems.


Thank you. I feel richly blessed and that after all many years of pain and turmoil, that healing is finally within reach.

I have a second degree burn on my arm. I couldn't "let go"--it would have made a mess. I was carrying too many things, trying not to 'bother' anyone. So I yelped for help, and by the time my sleepy husband could figure out how to help me, I had REALLY burned myself. I treated it with lavendar, and dowsed it with aloe vera--but the pain was incredible for over an hour. I just kept thinking--"pain is my friend'" be with it, think, center....I did well, BUT....
My heart is aching....why couldn't I just "let go"? It would have saved me such pain. But it would have been "messy". Maybe letting go IS messy?

Andreas, when do we know when to let go and when to hold on? I wish it were just a physically hot object I'm speaking of, because the physical pain, to me, is nothing compared to emotional pain. I know if I could learn this lesson, in an emotional/spiritual sense, I could spare myself so much pain. Is there any way to know when to do which? When to let go, when to hold on? I'm asking: From small things (simple aggravations like computer crashes) to huge things like marriage, children, siblings, family relationships. I WOULD apply the simple rule,from a favorite song "if it's not love, simply let it go", but does that mean if there IS love involved that you hold on? And how do you hold on or let go without pain? I'm ready for this lesson. I may have the scar to prove it (smile)

peace and joy in the journey
pjj

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