I have reading this awesome book by Thomas Moore. Its called Dark nights of the Soul: A Guide to Finding Your Way Through Life's Ordeals. I would highly recommend it to anyone who feel they are in a rut. Here is an excerpt:
"Life constantly ferries us to a new level of maturity. Each of us is like a boat passing through a long series of locks that lifts us up or take us down to a new plateau. We go from one phase to another, each change a new challenge.....in our own way we all go through passages that leave a lasting mark...."
He goes on to explain that every major life change shakes our consciousness and causes us to rethink our way of life. When we do not wake up to that shake....we do not take that necessary transition to that new life we are supposed to be living. We resist the need for change by not accepting life's changes through growing into a new state of awareness. For instance, we may get married and our single life may not die to us; become a parent and not allow that childless way of living to die within us.
Reading this book has made me realize that it is okay to experience a dark night more than once in my life. It is even okay to let the waves of that darkness wash over me. It is not okay to become the darkness and to let it totally engulf me or even worse to drown. Life with all of its happy and sad is not about what you experience, its about how you deal with those experiences. Make it a blessed day!
Blessings!
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If you're interested in Thomas Moore's writings, you may like a blog dedicated to him at http://barque.blogspot.com. Check it out and join the free forum if it appeals to you. Thank you for sharing your responses to Dark Nights of the Soul. It is a special book.
ReplyDeleteThanks! I will do that.
ReplyDeleteChange is the only constant. I think if we embrace change it gets less scary, and it can even be exciting.
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