Healing Family Relationships -- Love And The Gift Of Spiritual Awareness

Healing Family Relationships -- Love And The Gift Of Spiritual
Awareness
By Mashubi Rochell

Bringing healing to family relationships can be one of the most
difficult aspects of the spiritual healing process. The reason
for this is that we choose to incarnate within our specific
families for the purpose of healing and growth, which often
challenges us deeply to the core of our being. For many of us it
may feel as though healing is exactly the opposite of what we
are receiving with our families, as we endure the difficulties
and limitations of our relationships with our parents and
siblings.

Before incarnating, we choose families which can bring to the
surface specific issues and themes that our soul wishes to
explore, learn about and heal. Often these issues are
challenging and bring to the surface discomfort that we would
prefer go avoid rather than face. Some people deal with this
discomfort by placing blame on their parents or the situation
they were born into, which provides a temporary outlet for the
emotional pain they have experienced, but ultimately prevents
the free flow of love, light and healing in the heart.

As we grow personally and spiritually, there comes a time when
we are called to release ourselves from the emotional pain we
have carried from our childhood. There are steps in this
process, which may taker a shorter or longer time, or which may
involve many lifetimes of learning.

The first step we take is to become conscious of the pain we
are carrying. If we have repressed these feelings, they will
emerge when we are ready to face them. Sometimes an event such
as an illness or a loss can illuminate feelings we have buried
or forgotten. Once we become conscious of the pain and allow
ourselves to simply feel it, healing can begin. Being with the
pain, and bringing it before God is an essential part of the
process. In this way we are not alone, as the divine Creator who
is All sees, hears and feels with us. This can be done with
prayer, intention, meditation, creative expression, or any way
that resonates.

Once we have become more conscious of the pain we carry, the
next step involves the willingness to let go of our pain. Though
on the surface it may seem strange to want to hold onto pain,
there are many deep emotions that can become entrenched within
us, and wrapped around our sense of self. We unconsciously hold
on to the pain, because it is all we have ever known. For
example, if we are carrying anger, hurt or betrayal, we are
asked to forgive and to move on. If we were the victim of abuse
or neglect, we are asked to let go of our anger, and our
entitlement to be angry. This part of the process cannot be
rushed, which is why it is so important to be willing to feel
our emotions fully first. Once this happens, the next step of
healing naturally unfolds.

Once we have traversed these steps of becoming conscious,
feeling our pain, and being willing to let it go, then we are
fully available to receive a deep and complete healing. As we
voluntarily empty ourselves of those things we've been holding
onto, more of God’s love and light can enter our heart, mind and
body. The pathways of life begin to open up and reveal new
directions, new possibilities, and new choices. Our hearts begin
to open and love blossoms, forgiveness becomes a way of being,
and spiritual awareness awakens within us. These are the gifts
that come through healing family relationships, a heart full of
love and trust, unencumbered by the pain of the past.

About the Author: Mashubi Rochell is a spiritual counselor and
the founder of World Blessings, an online spiritual support
community which offers spiritual guidance and healing to people
of all faiths. For more on spiritual relationships please see
http://www.worldblessings.com/spiritual-relationship-advice.html

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