Thought this was worth a repost.
Playing possum with my inner child.
It is said that animals appearing in our lives are symbolic. They represent a message for us.
I never paid that much heed, but back in 1996, during a very intense period of growth, I had an incident occur that, to this day, still makes me smile.
I was on my way out for a drumming session that was run by a healing circle I was a part of back then.
Just before I left, a very strange incident occurred.
It was dark by the time I was ready to leave and I went down to my computer room to pick up something.
This room was underneath the house. It was separate and could be only entered from the outside. The door had a glass insert and curtains covering it.
As I went to unlock the door, I noticed that the curtains appeared to be moving, as if they were being blown by the wind. But I knew that was impossible as there was no source for a breeze.
I took a closer look, and my heart almost skipped a beat as I found myself staring at a small face. At first, I thought someone was in my room, and was acting in a deranged manner. But I stood my ground, and took out my pocket torch, and shone it onto the face. It turned out to be a possum! A baby one at that! But how one had found its way into my room, which was sealed up tight, was a real mystery.
I entered the room, and turned on the lights. I realised that I couldn’t remove it without it biting me, and I had no time to mess around. So I decided I would deal with it after I came back. So I left it clinging to my curtains.
When I got home, I went down to the computer room, and found that the possum had moved. I quickly found it snuggling next to my computer case! I could hardly believe it. It was resting just on my mouse cord, and looking as cute and as peaceful as it could. And even when I booted up my PC, and started typing away to my online friends, it didn’t move away.
I asked the people in the chat room what I should do. All I got was lots of laughter, and incredulous comments. They hardly believed me, and as webcams were not standard back then, I couldn’t show them either. After about half an hour, I realised that I couldn’t leave the possum where it was because I was afraid it might starve. (I’m sure it wouldn’t have, but my logic at the time seemed to think that I couldn’t leave it there in any case.)
It was still resting against the case, and I knew I had to free it. So, I emptied a tissue box, put my mouse mat underneath, and put the box on top. It hardly resisted! I quickly took it outside and set it free.
The message of the possum was lost on me until a few days later where I experienced a rebirth of sorts and found that my inner child had been not only repressed, but crippled.
I was told later that the possum was said to be a representation of my inner child and me freeing it was what happened a few days later.
When I did break down the walls the encased it, it was life changing. It was as though my entire being experienced a rebirth.
People often see animals in their lives. Some are common, others tend to be rare. It’s those rare ones that should make you sit up and take note. What is the message? What are they trying to tell you?
Remember, nothing is random.
Please share this with those who may find it useful.
Somethings you have to go one step back in order to go two steps forward.
Raul Taciu
Two steps forward…
Things are going along nicely for a change. You’ve had a revelation. You’ve reached an epiphany.
Life is flowing and things are good. It can only get better from here on in.
Then suddenly, without warning, you find yourself back at square one. It feels as though all your progress is gone. Things feel just as bad, if not worse, and you fall into despair because you were doing so well… and now you’re not.
That anger that you felt you had gotten past and has allowed you to move on is back in full force and you even feel angrier than before.
Or it might be some trauma, fear, resentment, or lack of self-confidence.
Sound familiar?
What happened?
This is a very common scenario, especially for those on the spiritual path. For them it’s 2 steps forward and 1 step back. It’s very frustrating and most don’t really understand what is going on.
So let’s look at what is really happening.
There will indeed be times when we feel like we’re making headway. We are moving forward so fast and feeling so amazing that we feeling that nothing can stop us.
Then we hit that wall.
Ouch!
Why?
If we’ve faced and conquered our demons, so to speak, then why are they back?
And one step back.
The truth is, you haven’t conquered them fully. You’ve just dealt with one aspect of them. It’s allowed you to reach a new understanding, but there is still more work to do. You may revisit the same thing over and over, each time chipping away at another piece of it until finally you have removed the entire block, and are really ready to move onto new things.
This is normal. It’s not always possible to deal with something in its entirety, especially if it’s deep, long term and part of your belief system.
You have to take it in stages. You have to look at it from different angles, and each stage can feel almost the same, but there are subtle differences.
Or if it is the same, then you’ve not retained what you learned, and you need to have a refresher in what you needed to know.
Life is a process. We can move forwards and backward at the same time, and sometimes you need to move backwards in order go forward.
Remember, if something isn’t there within you to begin with, you wouldn’t be facing it. So you need to deal with it according to your abilities so you can heal it.
Healing can take a long time. There is no time limit to how long it may take. Some feel embarrassed about having the same issues come up over and over again. They may feel like a broken record, but that’s just how it goes. Eventually, if you keep at it, you will heal and get past those things that hold you back.
The problem is that most people get discouraged and give up. They forget how much progress they actually made.
This is the worst thing you can do, though. Giving up will never get you to where you desire to be.
Yes, it can be painful, and yes, you may feel like you’ll never get there, but this I promise you. Keep at it, and you will succeed. Things will shift around for you to make it happen.
Life is a process of creation. You are the creator. Trust in the flow and know that you can’t help but get there in the end, no matter how bad things seem right now.
