Sometimes a change of location is needed in life ― to move on
There are intense developments and changes happening all around us in the world, and in our own hearts and minds, too, at the moment. This is a far from an easy time. But in many ways, it also needs to be seen as an intensely productive time for many of us, especially for those of us connected deeply with the Source. It is a strong time, a time when we can be coming to an understanding of who we are, individually and collectively. It means we can be breaking through internal barriers, and progressing in our spiritual journeys through life. Isn’t this wonderful?
Your Journey Through Life
That journey through life is going to teach us something, and is designed to take us to new understandings and new levels of consciousness. It is as if many of us are much bigger human beings than we used to be ― richer in spirituality, richer emotionally and much richer, psychically. We’re gaining more ability to understand what is going on in the world. And this is a wonderful thing.
Yet, it doesn’t automatically follow that just because I am so much more than the person I used to be, I see so much more and I’ve learned so much the hard way, and, I am undoubtedly richer and wiser, therefore, other people are going to recognise this. Or, indeed I am now going to find myself capable of making every decision perfectly because I have so much more experience under my belt.
It doesn’t follow that way because the Universe keeps giving us new challenges. Otherwise, the Universe wouldn’t be that much fun for any of us and there wouldn’t be much point in life if all of humanity always knew what was coming and if we always knew already how to handle things ― then there would be no learning. There has to be an element of the unknown, no matter how tense that may make one.
Spiritual Growth Means Change
People whom we deal with, talk to and interact with will continually fail to understand where we’re “coming from” no matter how hard we try to communicate clearly with them. It’s the nature of the “beast” called Life. It is the way it is. There will always be some relationships that operate on one level, and other relationships that operate on another.
When you are growing spiritually, making progress and becoming truer to the truth of who you are here in this life, there will be certain people close to you with whom you would like to have a better level of communication. Yet they seem almost determined to refuse to acknowledge that you have knowledge or insight which is valid in a certain field. It’s the hardest thing to persuade your nearest and dearest that you’re changing. You can convince strangers much more easily.
No one around you wants all of this “person” changing bit, because they’ll feel uncomfortable when you suddenly start changing: all the people in your world who think they know you will have to put you in a slightly different “box” or pigeon-hole. Truth be told, it’s hard work for them and they can’t be bothered. It is natural to hold someone where they were before; it’s not malicious or insidious. So it becomes harder for you, to make your moves forward.
There is tension all around us at this time in humanity’s existence on Planet Earth and this is being felt by many of us who wish for spiritual progress and advancement ― because we’re feeling held back by what other people just can’t see: the difference between our old outworn version of our self and who we are becoming and want to become. And, importantly, they can’t see why it is so important to want to make positive changes.
Our Honest Needs
There is a need at the moment for honest and clear communication. There is a need to remove this whole ridiculous idea that you know who the people in your life really are and they know who you are. A beginning again and an opening of fresh eyes would be a really wonderful thing for many of us at this stage in our lives. But, above all else, in our current world climate, there needs to be a degree of relaxation and a degree of trust.
What is going on can be extremely good. What is going on can be about reaching the resolution of problems that have been hanging around for a very long time. Some of us are making tremendous spiritual steps forward and we can make bigger ones. Realising we could be in the wrong place, with the wrong people for the new times ahead is a huge leap in consciousness. And that is more than fine.
We have to take this, one step at a time. And understand that everyone can’t move at exactly the same pace all the time. But, sometimes relocating is exactly the right thing to do.
Thirty years in her own practice and teaching meditation now for more than 25 years in Ireland, Susan Ni Rahilly’s Hatha Yoga teaching is inspired by Zen.
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Change is the nature of existence. So nothing new in the change. It goes on everymoment.
The right word mam! is refinements. There is a great difference in change and refinement.
In my vision what is happening now is “REFINEMENTS”.
The whole world is trying to look at a common point. A subtle unity in vision and thought.
The refinements are visible in nature.
A mysterious silence has enveloped the ever expanding rays of vices.
Virtues are practiced. People in many corners of the world are looking within.
The dawn of a refined civilizations, seem to be rising with its glory.
That is powerfully said indeed Manas. Namaste, Susan