The road to psychological and
spiritual health is a long process. Unfortunately
there are many who never get into recovery, and so the dysfunction is passed on
to generations to come. It is essential
to take the challenging necessary steps to claim our essential goodness
and lovableness. We need to be loved for
who we really are, in all our human messiness, and not for what we do or
what we have achieved. That recovery, like all recovery, is not
easy. Toxic shame will fight us each and every step of the way.
Toxic shame which wants to communicate that we are not okay., somehow not "good
enough," has to be faced. We are all more than we do, or have or
achieve. We therefore need the unconditioned love, undeserved, unlimited "first
love" to become a reality. In this way, while we are still pilgrims,
having no lasting home, we are somehow secure in the knowledge that our God is
always nourishing, ever creative, ever comforting, and always ever
mercy-full. Why? Because we have experienced all within the lives
who reveal the Mystery within mothers and motherhood. Mothers, you are
the living sacrament of our living God. Be healthy so, we your children
can have a healthy understanding of, and a healthy relationship with The
Source, The Origin, Love Itself. We will then find ourselves living the
aisling, the unique dream our Mother/ Father/Creator/ God has for each
one of us. Where there is a void an
emptiness resulting from the absence of a healthy mother presence, we need to
own that reality. Into that void we must
welcome God, Higher Power to fill up the that which is missing. We first admit we are sad, angry, and then
say these words "God fill up this emptiness with Your
love" again and again until you find yourself at peace. This
is road tested, and has become the daily practice of so many people. All we have to do is just repeat those words. We do not have to mean them, just say them. God, Higher Power always responds to our
healthy desires
as that is The Holy Spirit working from the depths.
As I get older, and journey deeper into
powerlessness, spiritual bromides are an essential component of my
spiritual nourishment.( I believe Lord, help my unbelief/disbelief," "I can"t we must," "Out of the depths I cry unto You O lord,
Lord hear my cry for..mercy-full love..compassion..forgiveness,..strength…")
In that deepest place The Blessed
Trinity is having a party. A party to
which all have been invited to attend. It
takes continuous hard work to get there but the celebration is AWE-Full.
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