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1. Life's metaphors are God's instructions.
2. You have just climbed up and above the roof. There is nothing between you and the Infinite. Now, let go.
3. The day is ending. It's time for something that was beautiful to turn into something else that is beautiful. Now, let go.
4. Your wish for resolution was a prayer. Your being here is God's response. Let go, and watch the stars come out- on the outside, and on the inside.
5. With all your heart, ask for grace, and let go.
6. With all your heart, forgive him, FORGIVE YOURSELF, and let him go.
7. Let your intention be freedom from useless suffering. Then, let go.
8. Watch the heat of the day pass into the cool night. Let go.
9. When the karma of a relationship is done, only love remains. It's safe. Let go.
10. When the past has passed from you at last, let go. Then climb down and begin the rest of your life. With great joy.
This was taken from a great book I'm reading, Eat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth Gilbert. It doesn't apply to me, but in many ways it does. I knew this meant something to me, when I started reading these Instructions for Freedom, and just started crying.
Tuesday, May 8, 2007
Instructions for Freedom
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4 comments:
Wow. That's like a grandma post. JK. Seriously though, if it heals you then it does apply. It's not always about making sense of things, but coming to terms.
this was the passage that opened the floodgates for me:
"My life had gone to bits and I was so unrecognizable to myself that I probably couldn't have picked myself out of a police lineup. But I felt a glimmer of happiness..., and when you sense a faint potentiality for happiness after such dark times you must grab onto the ankles of that happiness and not let go until it drags you face-first out of the dirt. You were given life; it is your DUTY to find something beautiful within life, no matter how slight."
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Wow, reading this post made me cry. I think a lot of these "instructions" apply to everyone in some way, shape or form.
Losing a child is undoubtedly one of the hardest things anyone will ever go through. I have been where you are now. It will hit you in waves, and sometimes it will feel like the waves are getting higher. Though they will never stop coming, over time they will become less frequent, smaller, and easier to survive. They really will. Until then just do your best, know how many people are here if you need us, use us if you do, and focus on that little miracle you already have been blessed with. You know, the one you like to dress up as a girl.
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