Creation from Pain: Being Wholly Human
A lot of people see absolutely no reason for pain. It hurts, and it’s uncomfortable. What could be positive about that? Seeing a loved one pass on, the ending of a marriage, or the loss of a friendship all conjure feelings on the ‘negative’ spectrum of emotion, and it would seem some of us carry those feelings with us throughout our lives. No one likes to feel shitty! I get that! But there’s more….
Nothing is created without something first being destroyed, and we are creators.
Think of the pain of birthing a child into the world, or the way a seed must crack and be utterly destroyed for a plant to sprout from it. In our pain lies hidden treasure if we allow ourselves to move through it.
-From the Gaia Oracle Deck
Think of a song that touches your soul. 9 times out of 10, it’s a song that pulls on the strings of sadness rather than joy. Why? Why is it that pain seems to stay with us and happiness feels fleeting? It’s not hard, actually.
We allow ourselves to feel happiness, and let it flow through us, but feelings like grief, loss, and pain stay with us because we refuse to give them the freedom to flow.
There is freedom in tears. There is so much relief when you give into pain and experience it as a sensation and not as something you are in complete resistance to. All of our feelings are beautiful and human. They are not rewards or punishments. They are natural and they all must be allowed to flow in order for us to be wholly human.
When your heart feels an ache, don’t fight it. Welcome it. Emotions become trapped in the body and eventually become physical pains and ailments. Honor your journey here by not holding on to anything. All is in process, constantly flowing and in motion. In the words of Robert Frost, “Nothing gold can stay.”
Letting the pain flow through you releases it, and opens you up to the language of the Universe. See the hidden gift in what you may now see as an inconvenience, uncomfortable situation, or useless torture. It holds a truth that is waiting for you to see it.
Confessions of a Spirit Messenger 