Since writing the previous post, I have been feeling pretty low, lousy and lost since it made me go to a place in my mind that I do not visit often, and touched a spot in my heart that is obviously still very tender. However, a few moments after posting it online, I opened an email which contained the words, “The next message you need is right where you are” at the very bottom. The message in the email was very timely since it talked about the significance of painful memories from the past and how to handle them. Do you believe in coincidences or do you believe that everything happens for a reason? As I write this, I already feel much better.

Here is the complete text I extracted from today’s edition of an electronic newsletter from http://higherawareness.com:

Let go of the past

“Your journey has molded you for your greater good, and it was exactly what it needed to be. Don’t think that you’ve lost time. There is no short-cutting to life. It took each and every situation you have encountered to bring you to the now. And now is right on time.”

- Asha Tyson

No regrets. As we become more aware, we begin to realize that there’s a purpose to everything that happens. This builds our trust, and supports us in being willing to be more open and daring to really experience life as it unfolds.

If we pay attention to what’s happening in each moment, we will discover that life continually brings us opportunities to heal our past wounds. When a painful memory surfaces, we can take the time to feel it fully, give compassion to ourselves and any others and allow the energy to release. As we deal with the past in this way IN THE PRESENT, we free ourselves to more fully connect with life.

“The next message you need is right where you are.”

– Ram Dass