Advice from a Shamanic Healer
When I was 25, I went through a rough break up. After knowing each other for only two months, he and I made the brilliant decision to travel for three months together in Southeast Asia.
There were only two ways that trip was going to end.
Coming home, I was heartbroken.
One of the beauties of living in Sacramento is that we have a wide community of healers; people just waiting to jump in and help with anything from physical ailments, to emotional, spiritual and psychological issues.
So, when one’s heart is hurting and you're motivated to get to the other side of said hurting heart, it only makes sense to schedule appointments and get to work.
And that’s what I did.
I scheduled a session with a shamanic healer, who also happens to be a close family member.
I went to her house, laid down on the massage table and instantly felt calm.
I was in the right place.
As she washed my body with ancient chants, drumming, smoking twigs, crystals and feathers, no words were spoken. Afterwards, she shared the messages that came through from her Spirit Guides.
“Your heart chakra is blocked right now,” she said.
“Blocked, or smashed into a million pieces?” I thought as I continued to listen.
“One way to unblock the heart chakra, is to continue loving. You're being asked to keep loving right now.”
At that moment, I thought she was talking about my ex. I should keep loving him because that will bring us back together, right?!
No. That wasn’t the message.
The message was bigger than that. Wiser than that. This message saw the whole picture.
It wasn’t about my relationship or even romantic love. It was simply about Love.
Love is what I believe we are put on this earth to do.
We are real, live, breathing love machines!
Think about it for a second…
In every situation where there is an absence of love there are problems.
If there’s an absence of self-love you’ll end up making decisions and taking actions that don't feel good and aren't aligned with your true self.
If there’s an absence of love toward others, there will be disrespect, misunderstandings and a lack of empathy.
Now, does it mean tolerating poor behavior because you love someone?
No.
It means, love yourself enough to set boundaries. Love yourself enough to hold yourself accountable. And love others enough to treat them with respect and dignity, even if they’re different from you.
You keep loving because that’s what we’re designed to do.
Anything else simply goes against nature.
Ask any parent! We need love to survive, otherwise, babies would be way too overwhelming to care for. I mean, you don't let just anyone keep you awake for two years straight!
And because of that, love makes us stronger. Love makes us better. Love makes us fierce protectors of our own selves and others.
So, as you move through this season of love over the next couple weeks, no matter what your romantic label is, I implore you to keep loving.
Keep loving yourself, keep loving where you are at this exact moment, keep loving those around you and even those you keep at a distance.
It's what the world needs right now. It's what we all need right now.
Hit reply and let me know what acts of love you've been giving yourself and others lately. I love hearing from you and especially love hearing stories of love.