It is a natural part of being that our lives sometimes
contract before expanding.
Sometimes our lives contract before they expand. We may be
working hard on ourselves spiritually, doing good in the world, following our
dreams, and wondering why we are still facing constrictions of all
kinds—financial, emotional, physical. Perhaps we even feel as if we’ve lost our
spirituality and are stuck in a dark room with no windows. We may be confused
and discouraged by what appears to be a lack of progress. But sometimes this is
the way things work. Like a caterpillar that confines itself to a tiny cocoon
before it grows wings and flies, we are experiencing the darkness before the
dawn.
When things feel tight, it’s easy to panic or want to act in
some way to ease the feeling of constriction. We might also spin our wheels
mentally, trying to understand why things are the way they are. However, there
is nothing we need to do at this time other than to be patient and persevering.
We can cling to the awareness that we are processing the shift from one stage
to another, and the more we surrender to the experience, the more quickly we
will move through the tightness into the opening on the other side. Just like a
baby making its way down the birth canal, we may feel squeezed and pushed and
very uncomfortable, but if we remember that we are on our way to being born
into a new reality, we will find the strength to carry on.
Even as we endure the contractions, we can find peace within
ourselves if we remember to trust the universe. We can look to the natural
world for inspiration as we see that all beings surrender to the process of
being born. In that surrender, and in the center of our own hearts, is a
willingness to trust in the unknown as we make our way through the opening.
~ Madisyn Taylor / Daily Om ~
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