The Angels talk much about the "Healing Revolution" - the ways in which we can work to create a space of peace and love in our lives. The way it works is that as one person asks for change and begins to act with that change it affects others in their space too. We are purely energetic beings. When the energy around us changes (for better or worse) we are affected by it. Even the great healers know that sometimes we must walk into a situation for more healing, or walk away from a negative or damaging situation (we do not always need to stick it out). This is not to say that we must walk away from everything that is seemingly bad, as sometimes our greatest healing comes from allowing ourselves to heal a negative situation... confused? You're not alone!
Knowing when to walk away and when to stay is a fine line. We often leave ourselves in very detrimental situations because we are afraid of change, or feel stuck. Yet the reason we walked into that situation in the first place was for our higher learning. The trick is in knowing when you have learned all you wanted to learn.
One of the great healers said that Life is what you make it. So, if you are fully aware, it's likely you can walk into something negative see straight away what is wrong and walk out. If like most people, it takes a little longer to understand what's wrong in that situation, you may find yourself being worn down by the environment or taken aback by someones affronting behaviour - and not really know what to do about it.
The tools we need to use to "make life" in good ways are the ability to navigate, to be aware of our feelings and to dig deeper than we may be used to. These tools are available to us all and they are rightfully ours to live by.
When someone says or implies to you that you should stay in a negative situation do you believe it's because they want to harm you? Do you believe them? Do you even understand their motivations? I say this because I grew up in a space of expectation - expectation that I would be a 'normal' human being - confined, limited and timid against the flow of life. This never worked for me! However, the reasons that people often told me to stay safe, to keep to the mainstream (or what they thought was the mainstream) is that they didn't want me to rock their boat of their lives. If I did something out of the ordinary (like too many ear piercings, or black clothing) then I was obviously not who they wanted me to be and therefore not 'worthy' of their love. The gaining of love is such an important thing - to feel loved, no matter who you are or want to be, is the most vital energy you can have in your life.
In order to get love I had to do all the things didn't want to do just in case they got mad with me and took their love away. But then one day I found myself very unhappy - not doing at all what my heart was telling me to do, and therefore very anxious and stressed because my own life energy had been stopped. To start my own business seemed to be where I was seeing myself going and as I realised this I also saw that I had many tools that I would need. Being a very 'normal' legal secretary for many years gave me the organisational skills I needed to run my own business, for example. Slowly, piece by piece it began to fall into place...not without digging into those parts of me, though, which were scared, after many years of complying, to step out of the very clearly defined and limited norm that I was expected to be a part of.
What I found was that there is a strange synchronicity between what I did so as not to rock the boat, and what my heart said it wanted. Along the way of doing what others said I should do I found myself with all the skills I need to be what I wanted to be. From my experience, both in my own life and through the readings I do, I see that we are never really off track, because even when we are doing things we don't really want to do (or which seem to go against the grain) we are right where we need to be for the bigger picture.
Our yearning for more and our impatience often stand in the way of seeing the bigger picture and where we are going. And if you are unclear of what's ahead then it raises another issue - at what point do you step out of a truly negative situation and into something else. And how do you have the faith in the world to do this?
Not having clarity in our lives means that we often limit ourselves because we don't know what we want, don't realise that there is more and can't get a grasp on how to create change anyway... So the question is:
At what point do you stop, reassess and turn in whatever way feels right? Now. Every moment in fact.
Ask yourself - are you really getting more good than bad out of this situation? If the answer is yes, then you may need to stay a little longer. Take a job that you don't really like but need money from for example. Paying your bills is going to be a good thing. And it can keep you supported whilst you find what you really want, take new courses, building new bridges...
But, if you find yourself drained of energy at the end of each day, frustrated, tired and resenting the world you live in, perhaps it's time to move on - even if you are expected to be this particular person that you are being right now. Is it really what's in your heart? If it was you would be inspired, not drained and exhausted!
But to step away does take patience, because finding what you do want is not always evident instantly! So, here are some tools for moving into better places are:
Most of all remember that as you ask for change in life, you are affecting the lives of those around you - providing hope, clarity and peace as they soak up the energy of love that you are giving out to yourself. For all asking is an energy of love - it speaks of a deep desire to care for yourself and your space. Moreover it resonates deeply with that soul part of you which will speak clearly and calmingly to you through it's intuitive nudges - just so long as you ask for more from life than you already have. You are welcome to more - always! The never-ending flow of energy that we sometimes call God is always prepared to bring more to your lives, if we ask.
Never say you can't have more - you can always have all that your heart desires! And sometimes what your heart doesn't desire (especially if you continue to let others guide your life, rather than taking the reins yourself!)