Meditation 7/8/20 - Food for Thought (Betwixt and between)
Shamaret meditation Mon 7th September 2020
7 pm – 8.30pm Sydney time (AEST)
Summer Hill, Sydney
Fee $10
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You are very welcome to attend for one evening, or regularly. It’s suitable for both beginner and experienced meditators. We meet on the first Monday of the month, March to December.
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Betwixt and between – when we want things to go differently
I’m still in a betwixt and between place and am struggling with unhlepful emotions and thoughts. I haven’t been in this place for quite some time. At times I can clearly feel that it’s my body (or human self) that is experiencing this, whereas my soul (or higher self) is quite calm and in her place of equanimity, peace and joy. Usually I manage to quickly settle down my body (human) thoughts and emotions and retain a focus on the energy of my soul and her joyful, calm self. But not at the moment.
The issue is that I’ve sold my home for far less than I wanted to (which gives me less money to spend on my new home). I’m angry with the universe because I’m feeling unsupported and in a way, abandoned. Probably a ridiculous thing to feel but nevertheless, that’s how I feel. And at the same time I’ve very grateful for family and friends who are supporting me through this and reassuring me that it will all work out.
It has been my choice to downsize and sell my home. I just wanted it to go differently. What can we do when things don’t work out as we wanted them to work out? In a way we just need to ride it through and sometimes we need to let ourselves mourn before we can move on. We can also forgive ourselves for being human. We can practice staying connected to our vision for the future and stay connected to the energy of our soul (or true self). We can simply get on with the things that we need to do (in my case find a new home) – while every day doing some things, no matter how small, that give us joy.
As I was pondering what I’ve written above, it just dawned on me that I now need acceptance, that it is what it is. I think this is the phase that I’m stepping into. From there I will find it much easier to start feeling positive again. So many of us are in the same boat, ie. feeling the emotions of betwixt and between, of not being able to control things, of not having things go the way that we want then to go. As I mentioned in my previous ‘food for thought’, this too will pass. I send blessings to you all and a prayer for insight, peace, joy and finding the delight in life again.
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