Good Vibrations #1

I don’t know about you, but since my early 20’s, I’ve been intentionally healing and changing.   What was familiar as a child becomes clearly unworkable, even painful.   I come up against some new awareness, and have to find the way to heal from it, to grow out of it.

Whether that’s patterns of eating, ways of being in relationship, thoughts about myself, or my understanding of God, by now, actually, I’m pretty much a whole new person.   And I’m pretty sure I will still need to change and grow more!

So, I have this healing thing kinda down…. I know a few processes that work for me.   Sure, there’s always therapy.   But I’ve been prosperity-challenged often in my life (that’s one of the issues I mentioned above), and have discovered other creative, powerful processes that don’t require professional help (or at least, not much).

One of these is the Inner Counselor process, developed by Ann Nunley, PhD, which uses our own inner guidance and symbols in a powerful healing process that may take an hour or less on a specific issue.

Another self-help process is journaling – journaling the questions, the desire for healing, for breakthrough, for understanding and solutions…. and listening for the answers – setting the intention for healing and growing.  The Universe has a way of responding to a plea for help.

Then there’s also various support groups, which, if well-done, can be immensely healing.

But here’s the rub.   Even after you go through this healing crisis and end up with new understanding and maybe a sense of freedom… you have to support yourself in this new place.  This new and very unfamiliar place.

Sorta like having successful triple bypass surgery (thank God!), then coming home knowing you have to change your whole way of eating, exercising, maybe even thinking.   OMG!  How do I do all this?

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I call this the need to support ourselves at the new vibration.   We are all, on this planet, at this time in the history of humankind, offered an opportunity to grow, to evolve – to become more loving, more empowered, intuitive, creative and alive – more connected to ourselves, to others, to nature.   If we say YES, this will in itself trigger this healing and changing process I am describing.

But we still have the default human tendency to say, inwardly, “Well, thank God, THAT’S over! Now I can go back to normal.”

We live in a time when “normal” is “change.”   If you want to be part of the awakening, the evolutionary process at work in our world, you must get comfortable with change, even with deeply personal inner change.  On a regular basis.

AAAAAGH!!

Have you noticed how fast and often your computer’s operating systems change and update?  You can refuse to participate.   But eventually you are unable to connect, at least, reliably.   My theory is that upgrades just reflect what’s going on within us all.

Here’s the good news.   These changes are leading us into ever greater freedom, compassion, connections, empowerment.  Personal healing, when we don’t shy away from it or get stuck in the victim story, is a powerful doorway to transformation and greater brilliance and joy in our lives.

There are tools to support us in these inevitable changes.   Ongoing support groups that you may find, or create yourself are one tool – such as a Twelve-step group, a writer’s or Artist’s Way Group, a women’s or men’s group, an inspirational book study group.   A MasterMind group or a prayer partner are other options.   The powerful spiritual text, A Course in Miracles, is another choice.  Some people use the  I Ching.   Any daily spiritual practice is a support.

But throughout your day?   How do you support yourself in this new place, this new vibration, all day long?

My favorite, most powerful and accessible tool is music.   Songs you play in your iPod, your CD player, but mostly, songs you sing in your head, in your car, in your living room, in your shower.   There is a growing world of powerful music to support healing and transformation, and these songs are empowering and healing.   Songs – which, when you sing them, quite literally cause your entire body to vibrate – are a most potent tool to raise your own vibration.

The Beach Boys knew what they were talking about with Good Vibrations.   Next week’s blog will be very specific about where to find powerful songs and why to use them.