Going Through The Opening

August 28, 2009Going through the OpeningContracting before ExpandingSometimes our lives contract before they expand. We may be working hard on ourselves spiritually, doing good in the world, following our dreams, and wondering why we are still facing constrictions of all kinds—financial, emotional, physical. Perhaps we even feel as if we’ve lost our spirituality and are stuck in a dark room with no windows. We may be confused and discouraged by what appears to be a lack of progress. But sometimes this is the way things work. Like a caterpillar that confines itself to a tiny cocoon before it grows wings and flies, we are experiencing the darkness before the dawn.When things feel tight, it’s easy to panic or want to act in some way to ease the feeling of constriction. We might also spin our wheels mentally, trying to understand why things are the way they are. However, there is nothing we need to do at this time other than to be patient and persevering. We can cling to the awareness that we are processing the shift from one stage to another, and the more we surrender to the experience, the more quickly we will move through the tightness into the opening on the other side. Just like a baby making its way down the birth canal, we may feel squeezed and pushed and very uncomfortable, but if we remember that we are on our way to being born into a new reality, we will find the strength to carry on.Even as we endure the contractions, we can find peace within ourselves if we remember to trust the universe. We can look to the natural world for inspiration as we see that all beings surrender to the process of being born. In that surrender, and in the center of our own hearts, is a willingness to trust in the unknown as we make our way through the opening.The Daily Om
E-mail me when people leave their comments –

You need to be a member of Ashtar Command - Spiritual Community to add comments!

Join Ashtar Command - Spiritual Community

Blog Topics by Tags

  • - (955)

Monthly Archives

Latest Activity

Drekx Omega left a comment on Comment Wall
"Yeh I'm OK, over here in Blighty, thanks...although, the current Starmer regime is doing everyone's heads in, with his stupidity..and why I mention politics, here, sometimes...But personally I'm very OK...;-)"
3 minutes ago
John Jancar left a comment on Comment Wall
"Anyways Drekxo, how's life over in England lol Whenever I think of England, I think of the Beatles, for some reason. Well she was just 17, and you knowww what I meann lol And the way she looked, was way beyond compareee....Okay nix that, pedo lyrics…"
11 minutes ago
John Jancar left a comment on Comment Wall
"Oh for sure, and where did we get this tech from lol

I remember reading a book called The Day After Roswell, by THE MAN who reverse engineered the Roswell crash lol And that's where we got this tech from, and ours is a poor design lol Of it, and…"
18 minutes ago
Drekx Omega left a comment on Comment Wall
"Well, the truth is, we on Earth also used this tec, even if secretly......And many craft seen are from inner Earth..those bell-shaped scouts...Not all offworlders, to be sure.."
21 minutes ago
John Jancar commented on Malcolm's blog post BASIC AND URANIAN ASTROLOGY ANALYSIS: the 1811 horoscope of Venezuela and the 2026 Delta Force operation that succeeded in capturing Nicholas Maduro (and his wife).
"This HEIST of Venezuela, can't go unpunished, and thankfully the Chinese and Russians have already made firm, they want Maduro released and that this act was against international law.

Just man, this MADMAN TRUMP HAS TO BE STOPPED lol If that even…"
22 minutes ago
John Jancar left a comment on Comment Wall
"The Draco ships, apparently, are like that lol Like when you see a Draco ship, you know it lol And I guess, well I'm not a frickin Draco, but we need better designs for our ships lol Our, I'm talking like an alien here."
27 minutes ago
John Jancar left a comment on Comment Wall
"Well the look is important too lol I want something that is gonna be like, whoa, when people see it lol A saucer seems underwhelming to me, but what do I know lol"
29 minutes ago
Drekx Omega left a comment on Comment Wall
"So you mean the aesthetics, rather than the function...? I would suggest that because the vector is not aerodynamic flight, an almost limitless freedom can be applied in designs....Some "look" good, others less so..depends on taste..
As for Chinese…"
30 minutes ago
More…