Things that would have been unthinkable even a year ago are ravaging our psyches and news feeds. Things like; devastating wild fires, earth quakes, a crippling pandemic, political misinformation and confusion. Many dreams and expectations have been derailed.
Wrap your arms around it all. Cradle the grief, the abandonment, the fear, confusion, and uncertainty deep within your loving heart.
Use your imagination, heart and soul to bravely hold it all – even the fears in the darkest corners of your mind. Embrace them all with loving kindness and compassion.
When we feel (I mean genuinely experience); science has shown that the emotions we fear most, dissipate and dissolve within 90 seconds. Yes, only 90 seconds.
Let your heart and blood, your brains and nervous system, your muscles and bones, be loved with the courage of a lion. Feel every tissue in your beautiful body and hold on tight.
You cannot control the outcomes. And you cannot cherry pick only the best parts of life to live. But, you can surrender every aspect of this messy existence to the alchemy of wholeness.
Wholeness transforms and gracefully dissolves the paralyzing fear, and resistance. Stay present and alive as the flood gates open to the flow of life. Enjoy the ride.
With your loving heart, embrace the worry and anxiety. Wholeness transforms it all (the good the bad and the messy) into living art, your uniquely expressed life.
with gratitude and love,
–Melissa
P.S. Want to hear more? Check out this sweet podcast as my dear friend Latoya Zavala and I talk about trauma, transformation and wholeness.