I recently read this quote and could instantly relate:
“When an eggshell is cracked from the outside it is broken, when it’s cracked from the inside it is reborn.” ~ Ama
There have been times in my life when I felt broken on the outside; hopeless, weak, and scared I would never be able to put all the pieces back together.
But in hindsight, I always put the pieces back together.
It may have looked like patch work, not perfect or pretty, and other people may have put the pieces together differently, and that’s okay.
I did it my way.
As Brene Brown says, “perfectly imperfect.”
In any given moment we all are doing the best we can.
Many people are going through a transformation right now – to be reborn – and this may feel like a small reno or a complete upheaval.
It can bring up discomfort, fear, sadness, anger, and resistance, leaving us feeling like we are broken and have been cracked open from the outside.
When we step into the arena of change there are so many unknowns; transformation and change isn’t straightforward. There can be twists and turns on the path. It can be confusing and messy.
Right now, as a collective, there are so many things we don’t have control of.
We may be stressed, fearful, grieving the loss of a life we once had, or feeling isolated and alone.
I believe we are incredible resilient beings. We can do it. We can put the pieces back together the best way we know how.
This past weekend marked one year from when my house literally came crumbling down around me, when a drunk driver drove into my living room. My life and my soul were thrown into a complete upheaval.
There was a lot of repair and healing that needed to happen, and it happened.
Our transformation and our approach may look different from those around us. That makes sense, being we are all unique individual souls.
Can we trust in ourselves and the journey we are walking?
Can we have compassion for the parts of ourselves that our suffering?
Listen and follow the wisdom that lies within. Trust the Universe is guiding us, even in those moments when we feel completely lost.
Compassion and care are what heals and transforms.
And when the pieces do come back together, they aren’t the same as before. We aren’t the same as we were before.
Then one day, we find ourselves feeling more whole and connected to our truth, and we are seeing ourselves, others, and the world through a very different lens.
Transformation has taken place.
We are reborn like the phoenix rising from the ashes.
This is the journey, and this is grace.
With love,
Diane