Perceptions..,

Here's the thing.. 2015 has been a rough year for a lot of people within my circle. For me it has been a year of fixing things - doing the hard yards, laying the foundations for a brighter future, for myself and my family. Meanwhile, all around me there have been break ups and break downs, most of which are unbelievably messy and complicated.

I have been reminded of this truth though, our perceptions cloud our judgments. I have lived this. What I thought were judgments others were making of me, were thinking of me - was in fact, my perception of their reality. And round and round it goes. What starts off as an inkling, becomes full on nausea inducing, and then inevitably it becomes life or death.

If we can just slow it down - challenge those thoughts..Is this actually happening, or is it my perception of the situation? Sometimes it will absolutely be reality, but other times we give our brains (our ego) full reign of our cognitive capacities, and it ends in disaster, we metaphorically spontaneously combust!!

But combusting leads to other complications..trust me, I know! Too many times, I have to dig deeper than I thought it humanly possible, into parts of me that I did not know even existed..but exist they did...and they exist in you too! How do I know? Because you are the infinite universe in motion, you are loved beyond levels that you can possibly fathom. Challenges such as the ones that you have/are or will be facing in the future, will mold and shape you. I think of it as a tree branch..at times there is damage to the branch and the tree must repair itself, which leads to visible scarring, it is three dimensional and interesting. It is, however, changed from the branch it once was - it now has angles and texture where once it was smooth and flat that.That scarring, creates a new way of being, and with each scarring, you learn that it will not break you, it will challenge you (absolutely), and it will cause you to alter the you you currently know. But that is a good thing, that is how we grow.

Humanity's first reaction is to say - I won't do that, I'll limit my experiences so that I don't get hurt, so I don't need to feel pain and adversity. Yes, that may be true, but do you know what else you limit? Your happiness, your ability to give and receive love, your abundant experience of this lifetime. Living safely, completely, shields you from pain, but it prevents you from truly living. Dear one, you deserve so much more than to live your life full of restrictions.

Perceptions are part of the human experience - we need to negotiate our way around them. Don't be clouded by your perception of other people's perceptions - you will literally and figuratively tie yourself up in monumental knots, until you reach a place where you no longer know which way is up anymore. Untangle yourself, know yourself, love yourself - because, in the end, that self belief, that truth...is all you need. 

You can do this. I believe in you.
Xxxx