Embrace It All
Alicia Hanlen, Practitioner Emeritus
Taos Study Group – Mile Hi CSL
When they hate, I will love. When they curse, I will bless. When they hurt, I will heal. When they deny, I will affirm. I will be who I AM, for that is what Spirit created me to be. – – Steven Charleston
Dear sweet Spirit, heart of my heart, loving Infinite Life. I turn within in a moment that I find exquisitely sad. My anger bubbles up at times and seeks to engulf me. I resist it, for I know that it does not serve me well. And yet . . . the feelings persist. The sadness, the disappointment, even the shame. I turn within so that I can look at the empty feelings and transform them into spaciousness. I seek to know the Truth in its totality. The truth about my feelings, the isolation, the restlessness, and yes, the judgment that all, in fact, is not OK. I choose to just let all of my feelings wash over me. And then, at some point when I am ready, I start to allow, to surrender, to accept what is. Knowing that my pure feelings make me strong, not weak.
As I begin to emerge from my own dark night of the soul, I see that by embracing all of my many feelings, I have allowed my vulnerability to transcend into resilience. My resilience leads me to the path of the fullness of my being, of the spaciousness that says, “Yes, my dear child, welcome home. And indeed ALL IS WELL.” I am grateful. And so it is.