Aspire Magazine: Inspiration for a Woman's Soul.(TM) Dec/Jan 2019 Aspire Magazine Final | Page 27

I held this truth for my husband, daughter and
I until we made it through.
However, it’s not without its challenges. Like all
initiations we’re always required to dig deep for
our inner Truth and heal our own wounds.
My second “right and wrong” lesson last
spring, enabled me to do just that.
In that instance someone publicly accused
me of wrongdoing. I had taken a stand
against abuse towards another woman
and I was being accused of wrongdoing in
connection. It turned out, I had to be made
wrong in order for my accuser to be right.
Given the circumstances, I believed I had so
much moral high ground I could stand on.
And I did for a while. But it wasn’t satisfying.
It was actually corrosive. So ultimately, I
took the growth opportunity before me and
pulled back enough to resist the temptation
to prove I was right and my accuser wrong.
That enabled me to drill deep beneath my
anger and shock to layers of shame for not
being perfect. I then moved through self-
judgment for leaving myself vulnerable to be
accused in the first place. And then to the
stark vulnerability of being accused publicly.
And lastly, to the fear others would see me
as wrong/bad.
All this brought deep healing to an age-old
fear I was ultimately bad. I felt tremendous
Always working for our good, Life periodically
presents us with messy, provocative challenges
we can’t resolve with right or wrong. It’s our call
to awaken the deeper resources within and
around us. Because to live as the empowered,
sovereign creators we were born to be, we
must go beyond right and wrong to the inner
truth and alignment, which illuminate our true
nature and the exquisite support of Life.
We’re able to move beyond right and wrong
with the soul medicine of love, forgiveness
and compassion, first for ourselves and then
for others. Which doesn’t mean we never
feel anger or outrage at injustice or abuse,
but we hold it within a context of self-love
and acceptance. Then we can discern what
kind of action or expression we need to take
from a place of inner truth and alignment.
But ongoing it’s useful to notice when
your mind goes to the right or wrong trap.
That’s your invitation to take the time, with
support if needed, to dig deeper to the
deeper inner Truth.
As we, the wise women of the world take
this on in our own lives and families, we
lead our collective evolution to shift from the
painful polarization we’re living to a more
supportive, peaceful and loving state.
Joni Advent Maher - Joni is a Spiritual Midwife with over 25-years
experience awakening women to their true nature. She supports
creative, soulful women called to embody their Sovereignty
through a signature process, which empowers you to become the
woman you were destined to be since you took your first breaths.
To learn more, visit revolutionaryheart.com.
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Like me, you may well find yourself, at
some point in life being called to step into
leadership in your marriage or family to bring
healing, transformation and greater well-
being. It is a common modern-day initiation,
which awakens us to our true nature.
freedom and gratitude. In many ways
unbelievable, given how I had arrived there.
But that’s how life works.