Aspire Magazine: Inspiration for a Woman's Soul.(TM) Dec/Jan 2019 Aspire Magazine Final | Page 58
UNDERNEATH IT ALL WE
ILLUMINATE BRIGHTLY
WITH HIDDEN JEWELS
OF RUBIES, EMERALDS,
DIAMONDS, SAPPHIRES,
AND PEARLS. DURING OUR
SHADOW PROCESS WE
FIND A GOLDMINE FULL OF
HIDDEN GIFTS WE CAN USE
TO ILLUMINATE THE SHINE
BEHIND THE DARKNESS. be brought into the light, so we can face
and embrace them. The longer we put off
facing our shadows, the more control they
have over us. Instead of learning to meet,
acknowledge, and befriend our shadows,
they become our mortal enemies.
I had lived over forty years repressing parts
of myself, so no one could see the parts
of me I didn’t like. I was in deep trouble, in
denial, and living with a lot of anxiety and
then my body crashed under the darkness
I held deep within. A year later I stumbled
upon Shadow Work and it was instrumental
in changing my life. YOUR SHADOW
If you have ever felt that overwhelming
sense of not being in control and wanting to
hide under the blankets, it is because your
shadows are controlling you, not the other
way around. Doing shadow work is a form
of self-discovery and acceptance. When you
learn to accept all parts of yourself, you are
dedicating time to loving who you are and
all your beautiful messes. When you learn to
accept all parts of you, you are sending out
love into the world.
Finding the Gifts in
The Downside of
Repressing Your Our shadows are so much more than
darkness. We often feel the wildness and
primal raw edge that take us into our hidden
beauty deep beneath the hard surface.
Underneath it all we illuminate brightly
with hidden jewels of rubies, emeralds,
diamonds, sapphires, and pearls. During
our shadow process we find a goldmine full
of hidden gifts we can use to illuminate the
shine behind the darkness.
There is a very significant downside to
repressing parts of ourselves. These parts
begin to become internal wounds that fester,
sabotaging our lives. Our shadows want to We often loose our luster from childhood
as we become adults. We forget about
our passion for life and the discovery and
creativeness we had as children. I can
remember searching for Fools Gold as a
child and upon finding pieces I felt as though
I had found the greatest gift in the world.
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