I spent a good deal of 2014 working on release, letting go – of beliefs, habits, things and even people. I’ve written several posts on it here, here and here.
Now I know deep down inside their are things big and small to still clear out – some of them buried deep and some of them still lying around in plain daylight.
For a while there, it was the deeply buried things that were freaking me out a little.
What lay beneath?
What was it and how could I release it without seeing or knowing what it was?
I had many many years behind in which to bury these things – to be forgotten – so how could I find them again???
Time for a little bit of faith.
Not an easy thing to do when my ego wanted to take charge and get it done.
The ego is something to be marveled. Some people refer to it as their inner critic. Their mean girl. Or their nasty voice. But often the ego is working very hard to keep you safe. To keep you in your comfort zone and ultimately to protect you in some way. And while this intention may seem honorable enough, it comes from a place of fear rather than a place of love.
And often the best way to get over something (according to my ego) is to bury it deep, deep as possible – and get busy.
This is where I saw the connection.
The opposite of busy = stillness.
Get still – in my mind and allow those things to rise to the surface – to come out of the depths – approach them with love – look at them with love – stand in the moment with them – thank them and let them go with love.
And what does this stillness look like???
– for each person it may be different.
For me it is meditation and art.
For you it may be Yoga, or singing, or writing poetry, or dancing, or even a simple mindfulness or gratitude practice – something that closes down your inner critic – that lets you get in touch with your soul – that quietens your mind.
Find your inner stillness – and allow all that is buried to slowly and surely rise to the surface so you can shine your light of love upon it and release it back to the Universe.
Next week on the blog I’ll share a personal example of how this practice of stillness led me to heal an old wound – one I didn’t realise how raw it was – in fact one I thought had completely healed years ago. Let me know in the comments below what Stillness looks like for you? As always your input is an inspiration to me.
Dearest Lisa, this is one of the best explanations I’ve read in a long time about the importance of meditation or a stillness practice. I think I do the same thing often, with “keeping busy” in order to “move forward”. Wise words xx
Thanks lovely Kylie. So glad you got something out of it. <3
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