I’ve Done a Bad, Bad Thing
Quote of the Week
“When one door of happiness closes, another opens; but often we look so long at the closed door that we do not see the one that has been opened for us.”
― James Van Praagh, Unfinished Business: What the Dead Can Teach Us About Life
I’ve Done a Bad, Bad Thing
At the beginning of the month, I booked tickets to Chris Isaak for a girlfriend’s 60th birthday. She’s thrilled, and I’m thrilled to be giving her a gift SHE really wants.
2weeks ago I went to Melbourne on holidays to see the Formula 1, catch up with wonderful friends (and Melbourne!). On the way back “Stedman” and I enjoyed a road trip through East Gippsland and up the coast staying in Malacutta and Huskisson.
It was a wonderful break and a time to see how Autumn is affecting the country. It thrilled me no end to see the hay cut and in the process of being stored for winter, the poddy calves now almost self -reliant and the brilliant blaze of colour in blooms as nature celebrates it’s theatrical BIG finish before Winter.
In the midst of all this wonder, Chris Isaak’s song “Baby Done a Bad Bad Thing” kept popping into my head. I got to thinking, with Autumn energy in mind. Remember, it’s time to clear out the grief and guilt- that’s Autumn energy.
The “bad,bad thing” can be the things we do or say when we are angry or hurt. When we feel our survival is threatened in some way, whether real or imagined. Others can act this way toward you for the same reasons.
Holding onto this pain/ guilt/ grief affects the Self Image- who we were and who we are now- and it fills the mind with misperceptions of the past and future. We start looking at ourselves and life through a dirty window.
As a result, we create stories around “the incident” to somehow make sense of it, and to make ourselves right. We can create/ hold grudges and pain when something terrible has happened to us, or relentlessly whip/ punish/ berate/ admonish and diminish ourselves for making a mistake (including letting another hurts us) and getting stuck in the ‘I feel like crying’ just like Chris Isaak does in the song.
The first thing we need to remember as a Human Being is that we are by definition Being Human. Some philosophies say we are a spirit in a physical body, being human.
The job for a Divine Being is to Be Divine: to be perfect, to love unconditionally, to forgive immediately – in fact they have no need for forgiveness- to create peace…the kinds of behaviours we as Human Beings can aspire to and practice, as a spirit in a physical body.
“I cannot imagine a God who rewards and punishes the objects of his creation, whose purposes are modelled after our own– a God, in short, who is but a reflection of human frailty. “ ALBERT EINSTEIN, Living Philosophies
In the meantime we are Being Human and doing our best, or not. The Choice comes when we decide to make the mistake an expensive mistake or a valuable mistake.
Expensive mistakes weigh us down because we hold onto them, we keep on punishing ourselves and feeling guilty. We feel less than our beautiful light filled self.
Valuable mistakes are those we learn from, let go of the pain and never repeat as we move forward creating and living the vision of our life as a Spirit in a Physical Body. A Human Be-ing.
Forgiveness…what for?
As a part of the practice to become Divine we can learn to forgive.
This starts with forgiving ourselves, others and Life. Anyone/thing we’ve blamed.
Why? To heal ourselves, become lighter, to BE the Spirit in a physical body, our higher selves. To take responsibility for Self healing . To move along our spiritual path more easily and gently. To fulfil Purpose.
What has to happen to learn to forgive? Some ‘bad, bad thing”.
And we forget that part. UNTIL it happens and we are given the opportunity to heal ourselves by learning to forgive. (Neale Donald Walshe’s children’s story, Little Soul and the Sun explains this thought further).
Forgiveness is a process. It can happen in a nano-second if you are willing. And if not, then it’s a good time to remind yourself that you are a Human, Being.
“Forgiveness is not an occasional act; it is a permanent attitude.”
― James Van Praagh, Unfinished Business: What the Dead Can Teach Us About Life
Amazing Timing
Now, all this thinking about bad bad things, about forgiving and being human arrived at precisely the right time because:
– It’s Autumn when we prune the dead wood and let go of the habits and beliefs than no longer work for us. Like holding onto old regrets, grudges and fears that hold us back from living the life you are meant to.
– Autumn is the time in chinese medicine that the lungs and large intestine are at optimum levels of cleaning and clearing out old grief and guilt.
– At this time, NOW, we are surrounded by powerful energetic influences and celebrations… including Mawlid al-Nabi, the birthday of Muhammad, the founder of Islam; Easter on the Christian calendar, Purim (Feast of Lots) on the Jewish calendar, Persian/Zoroastrian and Baha’i New Year and Magha Puja for the Buddhists, Holi for the Hindu faith and Hola Mohalla for the Sikh. Yesterday/today is the first full moon after March 21 (the Equinox) which is how Easter is set. So if you wanted a sign that Universal energy is supporting your growth- this IS it.
– On the whole these traditions are celebrations of joy, hope and life with promise for a new and better future.
Are YOU enjoying the benefits of THIS time?
Life Path
As a child, I was raised in the Christian tradition and as it turns out was born on Easter Sunday, after Mum was in labour for an hour. Growing up I loved being “Mum’s little easter egg” it meant I had 2 birthdays- the day I was born and easter Sunday. Heaven on a stick for a kid. Pun intended.
From these stories I learnt the value of reducing people’s pain (1 hour labour) and the joy of assisting others to transform gently and easily from one life to a lighter life (celebration of easter).
Now, I find it so funny, divinely inspired, that I am assisting clients transition from their old lives they have outgrown to the life they are meant to be living, what ever that is for them – lighter, authentic and with passion…love, commitment and purpose. Applied Spirit.
Which is why kinesiology reasonated so deeply for me. In my very first class I clearly remember feeling like a window had opened for me and fresh air and sunshine came flooding through. It’s an image that still sits clearly in my heart where it placed itself 20 years ago.
Like any true passion, filled with love, commitment and purpose, I continue to learn more about the wonders of kinesiology from my clients and the way they uniquely access it’s tools and techniques to heal their own lives.
Of course I continue to read and study, and attend Australian Kinesiology Association accredited workshops to further expand my skills and infuse the cutting edge research into my clinic and sessions.
Just like I did last weekend at the Essence of Change workshop…with a wonderful new array of techniques and procedures now on offer to you here in clinic, including working on your Self Images, Hormonal Balance, Perceptions/Misperceptions, AND with Your Motivations, Pathways and Laws of Change.
Quality Resources
Next month in Sydney, You have the opportunity to learn from Andrew Verity, the creator of Neuro-training – the type of kinesiology I love working with. Andrew is presenting a 1 day workshop to the public on Breathing, along with fellow researcher and presenter Rob Sher (flier attached). It’s shaping up to be an amazing day of re-contextualising your understandings about how and why we breathe the way we do, and learning how it affects all parts of your life- AND what to do to improve it. This is new information and will assist you to heal yourself and improve your wellbeing. Life IS breath. It’s important we make the most of it.
“The past is gone, and we cannot get it back. We can only live in the present moment. Now is the time to weigh our current circumstances, reevaluate our values and goals, and begin to make decisions that will foster the lives we want to live. “
– James Van Praagh