“This bed has got to go,” I said as I surveyed the room in the back of our home that I have designated as my office/workspace/healing space. I already had the desk against the wall where I wanted it, and the new office chair I had finally ordered was on its way to me. As far as other seating in the form of a couch or loveseat or what have you, I was still undecided.
The wisdom of needing to let go of something before what needs to fill that space can appear is one of the most valuable lessons I've ever learned. If I'm allowed to drop a link here, I did a Red Abbess piece about that very thing a few months ago.
I'm so glad you shared this piece. I got a strong intuitive nudge to check it out, so I did and then also listened to your piece on surrender. Both pieces shifted something in me that wanted shifting. You have a new subscriber. What a lovely synchronicity.
This is wonderful. I'm going to need to sit with this and absorb it. I can see why my higher self has been reminding me to read this piece for hours now. I too am needing to make room. My husband has been telling me to clean out his nightstand for weeks, but his energy is still so intense in that corner of the room that I can't physically be in that space longer than about 2 minutes before I'm in tears. There is a lot of clutter accumulated in the house since his death, and my son and I haven't used the living room since he died. This entire space is in need of a good clearing out, and yet I struggle to move anything. I have just done big magic to call in the new, and my guides assure me it's on its way, but I'm a bit stuck on making space for it.
I also resonste deeply with your fear of making wrong decisions. My mother constantly made me wrong in every way possible from childhood to adulthood; from my emotions to my food preferences to my clothes to my choice of husband to my parenting to the way I organized her groceries to carry them into her house for her. In years past I often found myself utterly paralyzed with the overwhelming conditioning that any action I take will be wrong, and not taking action will be wrong; who I am is wrong. I've come a long way since then, but as I come into greater alignment with my authentic truth and path, I'm quickly veering deeper into the unknown, and the risks of a misstep feel greater. My husband spent 20 years telling me "You can't mess this up, everything will work out fine" and despite him STILL telling me this, that childhood conditioning is hard to shake. That said, I'm noticing that my ability to follow guidance, let go of fear and take leaps of faith is ever increasing. I know I'm headed in the right direction, and that certainty is hard-won and precious. I will keep going.
The wisdom of needing to let go of something before what needs to fill that space can appear is one of the most valuable lessons I've ever learned. If I'm allowed to drop a link here, I did a Red Abbess piece about that very thing a few months ago.
https://theredabbess.substack.com/p/4624
Ah, beautiful! Thank you, Faith, and thank you for sharing your work here.
I'm so glad you shared this piece. I got a strong intuitive nudge to check it out, so I did and then also listened to your piece on surrender. Both pieces shifted something in me that wanted shifting. You have a new subscriber. What a lovely synchronicity.
Oh, thank you, how lovely. I never look at stats so I honestly have no idea if I'm talking to myself or not... 😎
And thank you, Nora, for letting me share the link.
This is wonderful. I'm going to need to sit with this and absorb it. I can see why my higher self has been reminding me to read this piece for hours now. I too am needing to make room. My husband has been telling me to clean out his nightstand for weeks, but his energy is still so intense in that corner of the room that I can't physically be in that space longer than about 2 minutes before I'm in tears. There is a lot of clutter accumulated in the house since his death, and my son and I haven't used the living room since he died. This entire space is in need of a good clearing out, and yet I struggle to move anything. I have just done big magic to call in the new, and my guides assure me it's on its way, but I'm a bit stuck on making space for it.
I also resonste deeply with your fear of making wrong decisions. My mother constantly made me wrong in every way possible from childhood to adulthood; from my emotions to my food preferences to my clothes to my choice of husband to my parenting to the way I organized her groceries to carry them into her house for her. In years past I often found myself utterly paralyzed with the overwhelming conditioning that any action I take will be wrong, and not taking action will be wrong; who I am is wrong. I've come a long way since then, but as I come into greater alignment with my authentic truth and path, I'm quickly veering deeper into the unknown, and the risks of a misstep feel greater. My husband spent 20 years telling me "You can't mess this up, everything will work out fine" and despite him STILL telling me this, that childhood conditioning is hard to shake. That said, I'm noticing that my ability to follow guidance, let go of fear and take leaps of faith is ever increasing. I know I'm headed in the right direction, and that certainty is hard-won and precious. I will keep going.
Thank you so much for sharing, Amy Beth. Sending you my love as you make your way.
Your room looks Beautiful Nora! It looks just like you and your energy. I love it! Have fun finding things to add to it if it feels right. :)
Thank you so much