Up & To The Right

A while back I had the privilege of learning from Patrice Connelly during a Working with Energetic Boundaries workshop. It was fascinating both in the intellectual knowledge as well as the experiential aspect of the internal work being done. At one point she had said that the TRUTH will demand a response. It will cut through the anger or frustration or resistance one might have toward it and demand their attention. We need not be afraid in facing the truth ourselves or in delivering the truth in love to others. God’s plumb line always resides within us. The truth is always the truth. It’s not fake or unreal.  It’s just there. It's unchanging. It's pure, simple, clear and it's waiting for you to see it, embrace it, and act on it.

I am often asked is there anything I regret? When I look back on some of the unwise choices I have made, they mostly have to do with not being willing to see the truth about something or someone. I believed what I wanted to. I projected MY truth when in fact, I knew God’s truth and chose to ignore it, trusting God would bless me anyway....at some point.  I either chose to ignore it or at times I was completely ignorant of it. In time, however, the veil of ignorance was lifted and I was always directed back to face the reality of the consequences of my choices, my actions, or my reactions to situations and the TRUTH was revealed. 

One thing I have learned along my own path is everyone is just that….on their OWN path. I fully believe everyone will learn what they need to learn in their own God-given time frame.  I believe everyone has the potential to know and accept their God-given dharma (purpose). We are called to love one another as God first loved us. In order to do this we must be healthy and strong and be able to have crucial conversations.  Remember, those that see the world through the lens of complaints and problems due to others may be operating at a different/lower vibration than you are currently vibrating at. 

 

It is up to us to know when we are strong enough to come alongside this type of person and raise them up and when to step back and create healthy boundaries.  Stepping into crucial conversations is part of the process of moving ourselves and other up and to the right.  It is uncomfortable for both parties, but one thing is clear—if TRUTH is at the center, all good things will come. Truth will cut through the emotions and demand attention and action for the betterment.  Speaking the truth in love is beneficial for the speaker.  The listener will have to do their own work in their own time. It is important to know where we end and another begins. We are not called to save the world. That job has already been given to someone else--thank you, Jesus!  We should always be moving up and to the right.

I don’t claim to be perfect. I am far from it. I am a student on my path. I stumble. I fall. I get back up. Brush myself off. I implement what I learned and move toward a kinder, more compassionate place with myself and with others.  I’ve learned  some things in life aren’t easy. In fact, some things in life are just a shit storm. Yoga and meditation have taught me how to face adversity with peace and most of all, grace. My yoga and meditation practices give me the tools to sit with huge discomfort. In my practice, not every pose feels good. Some of them downright suck and I dread them. When something comes up that isn’t exactly pleasurable, learning how to remain calm in breath, mind, and body…..learning to become the embodiment of equanimity moves us toward wisdom. 

 

It’s hard and requires discipline. It requires us to be  CHECKED IN and not checked out. It requires us to hold steady when it gets tough rather than give up and go back to where it is comfortable. Growth demands us to move into the uncomfortable and will challenge our complacency. 

Are you ready to move up and to the right? Are you willing to do the introspective work to do so? Are you willing to call others up and out as well?  Well then….let’s get to it!!

Onward and upward.... 🙏 ....together.

Trish