Challenge - A Spiritual Story
This is an interesting title, with as many directions imaginable, and real that we can each take on the subject. Over the span of a lifetime we will each have certain challenges, some causing pleasure, while others can cause pain.
I feel that the greatest challenges of all, ultimately reap the greatest rewards. We are here to constantly challenge ourselves, reach higher planes of understanding, and grow toward our best. My wish for myself and all who read this, is that we will continue to challenge each other to be our best, for the rest of our lives.
One of my personal challenges in this life has included not being trapped. There are many traps within a lifetime, like being stuck in a job because of health benefits, or in a marriage because of financial reasons, or living in a home or location because it’s all we’ve known. The only reason these become traps is because of the unhappiness caused. If we change the story that comes with it, the traps disappear and we challenge ourselves to make the most of whatever we are doing, wherever that is, and happiness is possible, regardless of the circumstances.
One of the greatest, real challenges I witnessed over the years of healing, occurred quite early on in pathway. A woman came into the shop where I was promoting aromatherapy oils, and I sat and worked on her tired hands and feet. She wept, telling me she was more than a little challenged, and was in fact stretched to breaking point. Her aging parents were in two separate home facilities. She was working full time and then driving from one to the other every day, to spend time with them.
They were each in great decline and while this time with them was precious for her, it was causing her own health to decline. I rubbed her feet, energetically moving all the challenges out of her body, inviting her to float for a while, while silent tears fell down her weary face. As we completed our time together, I suggested a slightly different routine with her parents.
She would visit one of them every day, not both. This would free up 2 hours every single day for her. During that extra time, she was going to do something good for herself, in a manner of receiving what she needed, so that she had more to give to them. It wasn’t going to be appropriate or even kind to suggest taking away the challenges she was facing out of the loving heart she had for her parents. Instead, she simply needed more of a break from the obligations she faced.
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