Moving out of Hell

You are afraid of pain. So you hide in your routines, your weight gain, in the keeping of secrets about your life ....  thinking this all makes you feel better. But this is only like drinking more water in Hell. Don't you want to leave Hell? The personal hell you have created for your Self? The hell that says, "If you leave here, you will suffer. You will feel pain." You are your own Devil. Your fear and the stories you tell your Self keep you trapped..... in hell. For so long that you no longer think of it as Hell but rather your life, under control, okay and there is hope (more glasses of water coming). The story of  moving on in 5 chapters:
1) I walk down the street. There is a large hole. I don't see it. I fall in. It takes forever to get out.
2) I walk down the street. There is a large hole. I see it. I fall in. It takes forever to get out.
3) I walk down the street. There is a large hole. I see it. I fall in. I get out quickly.
4) I walk down the street. There is a large hole. I see it. I walk around it.
5) I walk down a different street.
Pray for courage to change the things you can and for the courage to follow Guidance. Work with a Teacher and trust the process. Share with your close friends. Move out of Hell into a better neighborhood.

Building a Foundation..... before you Shield

Shielding is like building a moat, adding alligators, and adding drone patrols. But what if there is nothing to shield but a mud puddle ??

If home base, your home energy field, is a castle, that already is protection. It has thick walls, and a cozy inside. A place to relax, think, reflect, rejuvenate. Our internal energy field is our castle-- however it can also be our mud puddle.

Spiritual practices build our foundation. Not only does that establish a safe zone long before one needs to establish shielding, it also gives us a nice home. Our place to live.  Build a foundation first. You will find with a strong foundation you do not need to worry so much about shields.

It is only with a strong foundation that the garden of our intuition, and our connection with Spirit can grow-- like a garden on the castle grounds, rather than a constant foraging in the woods.  Even nomadic tribes travel with tents or build shelters whenever they stay for a while. So many spiritual people are scattered and wounded. And while emergency shields are good in combat, at some point we want to pull back from the front lines and get our spiritual home strong.

Trees without a good root system fall in a storm.

Cultivate your home energies. Establish your energetic roots. Nurture your garden so you have a place to come home too. Then see how much shielding you may, or may not need.

Go with the flow -- or are you running away ?

Good question !! Sometimes there is no answer.... the answer is "stay in the process."  Our Spiritual practice helps us to keep a balance. Between yin and yang..... digging deep and letting it go..... self examination and self criticism.  Go with the flow can sometimes mean: I don't want to self examine.... I just want to feel good.  In order to grow, we have to do some shadow work.  Sometimes in doing shadow work, we can be hard on ourselves. That doesn't mean stop or run or abandon the work. It simply means re-balance.