There is nothing wrong. Sadness is not wrong. Fear is not wrong. Confusion is not wrong. Our pain is not wrong. Resisting our pain is what makes everything seem wrong. And yet there is a deeper truth, for those who are open: even our resistance of pain is not wrong. If that’s what’s happening, it cannot be wrong. It is a valid expression of life in the moment. Beyond ‘right’ and ‘wrong’. This love even embraces resistance. This NOW is vast and forgiving. Yet even ‘resistance’ is just another concept. Another judgment. Another way to make ourselves wrong. “Resistance bad. Acceptance good.” That’s what we learn. It’s not that we “resist” our pain. We just never learned how to be with it. How to sit with it. Stay with it. Have a cup of tea with it. See it as a beloved friend, at home in the vastness. Our ignorance is our innocence. We just never learned. Our pain is not wrong. It is an invitation. An ancient teaching. Universal. Free. Life invites us to come closer. Falling through imagined layers.. Into great mystery.
— Jeff Foster
I must admit, I am eager for mind shifting tips, philosophies, and avenues of forgiveness, particularly with self. I mean, is it just me or are we particularly hard on ourselves? We relive and replay and beat ourselves up for past mistakes. I know I do anyhow. So, inviting myself to feel whatever feelings on whatever day, and allowing a certain fumbling in life feels very kind to me… and maybe even liberating. Just sayin’ :) Hugs and good luck.
Blessings,
Chatgirl
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