~The Practice Of Detachment~

We may find that there are times when we look at the world around us, and it is seemingly in a perpetual state of chaos, and struggle. Often when we are confronted with this, we can become overwhelmed with feelings of hopelessness, and anxiety. We may also feel the need to try at taking steps to transform people, and situations, in the efforts of bringing a level of peace and harmony to the world, our friends, and our families. This can be a very difficult, and frustrating task, that seems next to impossible. When you are met with these types of challenges, instead of taking on all of the negativity and trying to force it to shift in a more positive direction, first try going within and finding a peaceful, harmonious place within yourself. This allows you to detach from all of the drama erupting around you, and strengthens your own mental/emotional clarity, so you can see that most of the issues you are getting wrapped up in are not yours to fix.

True peace and harmony, starts within our own hearts and minds. Achieving inner peace by practicing detachment helps you to ride the waves of change, and float along through the storms of life, without being swallowed up, and dragged down. You are calm…even in the darkest days, because you are anchored in your own inner peace, and cannot be tossed about by the waves of drama. This doesn’t mean that you are going to disconnect from your emotions, friends, family, society, and material details of life. What it does mean, is that you will know and understand your personal power to choose, in any given situation, to hold a peaceful vibration over the vibration of struggle. This gives you the advantage of viewing every situation with more clarity, as you are not allowing your mind to be mired down in negativity. You are serene, and your high vibration has a ripple effect on everything , and everyone around you. Others will be drawn to you for calm, clear advise, and trust that your words will encourage a peaceful outcome.

The first step to being peacefully detached is having the awareness that you are in charge of your own energy, or vibration. Even if everything around you is going crazy, you still have the power of choice. You can choose to be effected by external issues, and allow your thoughts and emotions to get wound up with them…Or you can choose to BREATHE, and allow yourself rise above tumultuous energy. The best way to practice being peacefully detached is to be in the moment. Being in the moment is truly powerful! You aren’t chewing on something from the past, and you’re also not projecting, and worrying on future outcomes. You are focused on the right now, which is where all of your true power lies. Focus on being in the present moment, peacefully detached from negative drama, and you will see all the blessings of life unfolding right before your eyes. You are then fully in your power, and very calm. Your serene, and commanding energy flows out from you inspiring peace!

Try practicing being peacefully detached from drama, and watch as the world around you shifts to match the harmony within!!

Blessings,

Karen~

The Dark Night Of The Soul.

The Dark Night Of The Soul is a metaphor that is used to describe a time in a person’s spiritual life, that manifests as a time of struggle along with a sense of loneliness or isolation. This is a common experience for individuals who are seeking growth and spiritual maturity as they walk the path towards their union with God, The Source Of All Creation, or All That Is.

The origin of The Dark Night Of The Soul comes from a poem, under that title, that was written by 16th century poet and Roman Catholic mystic Saint John Of The Cross. This poem describes the hardships he endured as a Carmelite priest, while he was imprisoned by his Carmelite brothers who were opposed to his reformation to their order. During this phase in one’s spiritual life, you may feel that you are in the midst of a spiritual crisis that affects everything in your world. This period of time is referred to as “dark” because you feel that you are disconnected from the light or that somehow God has forsaken you. You feel prayer and all the ways that you used to gain comfort from spirit, to allow you to sustain your faith, have suddenly lost their value and left you bereft. This leads to being stripped of parts of your psyche, ego and former perceptions of self and of God.

This is truly a blessing in disguise as it makes way within the conscious/concrete mind for an awakening or quickening of the soul. Having to take your steps forward in faith, and seemingly alone, rewards you with a sense of strength and courage that you may not have found or known within yourself otherwise. It actually opens your eyes more fully to Divinity and strengthens your connection and your awareness of your own value. Usually having come through this phase of your spiritual life restores your soul to higher state of being and you will have fewer experiences in which to question your value again. Finding within you, your hearts true home.

For those of you who feel that you are experiencing The Dark Night Of The Soul, let me tell you from my own personal experience and from the experiences of some beautiful people who are close to me, that even though you feel isolated and as if you are in the center of a devastating storm…don’t lose faith and you are absolutely not alone! You will find your strength and make it through this time and as you begin to see the light at the end of the tunnel you will be a stronger and wiser soul for it!

As Jesus has said to me “The death of the old brings forth life renewed.”

Blessings,
Karen~