The wayΒ I see it, every day is aboutΒ lettingΒ go of something old, and opening to something new. Therefore every day provides opportunities for an initiation, really.
There are huge and epic initiations, like the ones that we witness in our workshops. People usually come to us because they feel stuck in aΒ particular areaΒ in life or in an unskillful way ofΒ being. Or they come to us becauseΒ they justΒ know there is something more, deeper and real that is possible in their life andΒ they want toΒ break through to that “something new” that isΒ calling them.
Our workshop initiations are deep, powerfulΒ and intense andΒ people for sure do “break on through to the other side.”
WeΒ each developedΒ ourΒ survivalΒ strategiesΒ and they are deeply entrenched by theΒ time we are adults. So Life/Grace/GodΒ gives us dailyΒ reminders that it isΒ time toΒ wake up, to grow up, and toΒ change. We are invited to let go of any of the ways ofΒ being that keep us from who we truly are. It isΒ time for a (mini) initiation.
We canΒ identify thoseΒ invitations to change byΒ someΒ sort of fear we usually feel in our bodies andΒ sometimesΒ even by the voice of our inner critic shouting, “DANGER.” When that happens, we are asked to go deeper, to go what we call “down, up and outβ at COR.
The “down” meansΒ weΒ find,Β face andΒ feelΒ whatever is in your way (rather than trying to avoid it or go around it).Β Then, with every descent, with every initiation,Β comes the “up,” theΒ rebirth and transformation.Β There isΒ something beautiful, real, aliveΒ and sacred onΒ the other side!
And lastly, the βoutβΒ means we then take whatever we have learned, whatever theΒ βsomething newβ is, and share it with others, giving it to the wordΒ around us.Β That is when our transformation truly integratesβ when thatΒ βsomething newβ keepsΒ living in us.Β Initiations are neverΒ just about us, theyΒ are always aboutΒ passing what we have received on to others.
So dear ones,Β that means every time you find yourself in a place in your life where you are in some kind of rut, a repetition of unskillful habits, behaviors and thought pattern, it’s time for an initiation! Awesome, right?
So, where is this happening in your life? Where are you asked to go deeper and go “down, up and out” into a new way of being? Leave a comment orΒ let us know so we can hold this with you and send you our prayers and supportive thoughts.
