I Love Myself With Gentleness, Compassion, and Tenderness.

Day 55: Flood, when an opportunity for growth arises in our lives, it is often the catalyst for change. When change occurs in our lives, it can bring about a flood of emotions. Those surplus emotions need to find release, a place to flow. One of my favorite Buddhist teachings is the ability to be with your emotions, to stay present to the circumstance in our lives. By being fully present allows the emotion to flow in and through our lives with transformative power. It is usually our resistance to change or growth that causes these emotions in events to feel overwhelming.

This past week has brought about an opportunity for growth within our community. It was in the beginning moments of this growth opportunity that this great calm comes into my life.  It was one of the greatest calm's that I can remember.  I had this deep knowing that everything was in divine order and that all was well. I was fully able to be present and love to the greater community and allow the influx of love to flow into my life with ease and with grace.

For a great deal of my life, I had an issue with the receiving help. It has been something that I've been actively working on over the last few years.  I am happy to say that it was this experience that really allows me to recognize how much growth and transformation that I have had in this area of my life.  I was truly able to embrace and welcome the help that was given. I am reminded that often in those moments of dramatic change there is intense emotion. And as I stood with the various community members in these stages of transformation, I recognize that each person was having an experienced unique to themselves.

In the process of loving others, it is imperative that we remain open and allow the flow of life to move through our lives with as much ease as possible.

I find myself rather raw this week.  It is easy to think that everything is bliss now that the growth has happened and the transformation has happened.  It is often the moments after a great change that we find ourselves the most exposed,and feeling raw.  I am best to be a reminder that often after the catalyst for change has brought about change in our lives it is in those moments that we can be the most vulnerable. It is imperative that I love myself with gentleness, compassion, and tenderness.

Thank you,
I love you,
Rev Allen