First I want to thank you for your feedback on last week’s post, “Lessons from a Lawsuit – Protecting the Enemy.” I received many positive responses, and a request that I want to answer this week – to explain how emotions manifest in the body. Great question!
I mentioned last week that I’ve received many healing as we’ve been going through this lawsuit. Here’s an example:
As this dispute with my friend’s neighbors has ensued over the past few years, what started out as annoying has really heated up and gathered momentum. A few annoying people have now become a damaging angry mob.
My friend is now in a position of potentially losing his home – a $250k investment. He has been in this mostly alone, with my support from the background. However, I kept getting strong guidance to stand up and help him in a stronger way.
I must say, though I have committed my life to serve in whatever way I am guided, this was not appealing. Confronting conflict has not been a favorite activity. In fact, avoiding conflict was much more my cup of tea. I kept praying about it and hoping for a different answer and possibly even a car wreck on the way to the meeting. But I knew I had to step forward no matter how uncomfortable I felt about it.
I was quite intimidated by the mob. However, I finally realized most of the people who were siding with the opposition had only heard one side of the story – not the whole truth and in a number of cases, lies.
As I finally got up my nerve to speak, I essentially said, “Wait – what you are believing is not the whole truth – some of it is outright lies. You need to know the facts. We do not deserve to be treated this way.”
Taking this step was a turning point for me. It brought light to some major patterns in my life – some that I thought were just “my nature.”
Here’s the back story: When I was young, my mother suffered with severe depression, along with paranoid delusional tendencies. From the time I was 10 years old, she regularly accused me of doing things I had not done – serious stuff, big stuff. Eventually when I was 16, she went into a rage over something that had no basis in truth and told me to leave the home. I did.
Throughout that whole time, I made excuses for her – she didn’t really mean it, she was just sick. I know I must have denied the accusations, but I never really stood my ground with her. I mostly cowered and tried to distance myself from her until the rant was over.
Here I am as an adult in a similar situation. Through the lawsuit, I am getting a do-over on my childhood. It’s similar to the situation with my mother, but instead of feeling intimidated and cowering, I have the opportunity to stand up and say, “Stop. What you are saying is not right, and I don’t deserve to be treated this way. I deserve to be treated with respect.”
Once I took this step, the situation with my mother flashed before me and a large energy left from my body – an energy that had been there for many years, causing constriction, tension, discomfort, even pain.
This example demonstrates how old emotions, memories, thoughts and beliefs get stuck in the body as energies and cause physical pain. When we break free of the patterns – even those we think of as “our nature” – the energies can be released as well as the pain.
The converse is also true. If you release the stuck energies, you can release the behavioral patterns and limiting beliefs that keep you from living the life you want.
In this case, I knew I had to face this challenge. I’ve had enough experience to know that following the guidance would lead to a major breakthrough. I stepped through a major block – the fear of conflict and consequently giving away my power to those who do not deserve it. Now I’m much stronger for it. I have a new perspective, and I have regained that power. I am in gratitude.
As long as we are in human form, we will continue to have opportunities for healing and growth. With the right tools, you can learn to embrace the challenges, even welcome the breakthroughs.
If you have physical pain, emotional pain, limiting beliefs or behavioral patterns that you’d like help to transform, you do not need to remain stuck any longer.
Please contact me. I’ve been doing this work for 20 years. I’ve helped hundreds of people realize major transformations in their lives. I’d be honored to help you, too.
Let’s schedule a time to chat. Just go to ScheduleWithDebra.com. There are a few questions to give us both some clarity on your situation so we can make the most of our time on the phone. Then be sure to click the link at the bottom of the page to schedule your session.
There is help for you. Whatever you’re going through, the right support can make a huge difference.
I look forward to hearing from you.
Have a Joyful Day!
Debra
