tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2432734053115127369.post2664344644100654050..comments2023-07-05T03:28:27.772-07:00Comments on Shalom, Dena: An Ode to Gooey-ness - a Revelation of TransformationDenahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05100904350829701234noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2432734053115127369.post-54162509873036347132010-09-22T12:28:05.553-07:002010-09-22T12:28:05.553-07:00Yes ... I want to live out my OWN story. Which, o...Yes ... I want to live out my OWN story. Which, of course, is happening. <br /><br />I woke up to find Despair sitting on the edge of my bed, leaning over me, whispering in melancholy tones, "Have you noticed that the joy is gone?"<br /><br />Sigh ... so I suppose this unwanted visitor will continue to hang around a while ... which shouldn't surprise me.<br /><br />See, I'm learning (or remembering) that we humans have a penchant for shoving down and repressing the negative things (including trauma), and then declaring them "gone". In reality, it all remains submerged, but active ... and then leaks out into our relationships and circumstances ... even clouding our vision with an altered perspective. <br /><br />That's just denial.<br /><br />In reality, everything is energy, and when we harbor negative energy (pain/trauma/fear), it doesn't go away ... time doesn't "heal" all wounds ... it just enables us to repress with more determination. It just distracts us.<br /><br />I'm determined to go the distance ... all the way into the very depths of the Core of who I Am ... and question those unquestioned beliefs, and replace those oh-so-familiar lies with truth, and let go of what no longer serves me -- no matter how comfortable those dysfunctional aspects of my early childhood seem to me...!<br /><br />I will be free, I will be whole, I will be ME.<br /><br />Voila.<br /><br />Now, to walk it out.Denahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05100904350829701234noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2432734053115127369.post-42052973125243394242010-09-22T02:43:23.103-07:002010-09-22T02:43:23.103-07:00OK, Dena, you rock! I agree with Bea, though. No-o...OK, Dena, you rock! I agree with Bea, though. No-one's story is the same as another's, and yours will have its own unique 'Dena' flavour. Watch out World, here she comes!Harry Rileyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14341037712756284832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2432734053115127369.post-24932392464400486412010-09-22T00:52:03.401-07:002010-09-22T00:52:03.401-07:00I want to say "Welcome back, Dena" but y...I want to say "Welcome back, Dena" but you never went away so it's not quite the right words. but you get my meaning? So good to hear the shifts and the transformation.<br /><br />Elizabeth Gilbert's book is amazing - I found myself going into it like I did with fairy-tales as a kid. It may be uber similar to both our lives but it is not OUR story! don't let anything get in the way of your unique story unfolding - it will have greater surprises than anyone can imagine. xxAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com