Walking a Path of Hope

Most mornings I try to make a habit out of pulling an oracle or tarot card, and simply asking, “What do I need to know today for my highest good?” This simple action has so much more meaning behind it as it forces me to truly listen and connect. As I drop down into the heart center and detach from the mind I become still enough to truly listen and hear the wisdom I seek.
 
Today’s card the “Talisman” from Colette Baron-Reid’s The Enchanted Map deck intuitively speaks to me of the healing journey, the road ahead and the desire to move forward no matter what. The beautiful goddess dressed in green bares the chakra color of the heart and exhibits the presence of archangel Raphael the healer. The song by the Hollies “He Ain’t Heavy, He’s My Brother”  plays strong in my vision and confirms what I have always known. 
 
We are on this journey of life together. As humans we are all the same inside. On the outside a beautiful diversity of colours, shapes and sizes. But inside at the true heart of the matter, we are all connected energetically and all just trying to do our best to be human. The journey is not perfect, and there are mistakes to be made along the way. But that forward momentum towards healing is worth every step.
 
I personally have been on this road for as long as I can remember and picking up both pace and conviction over the last few years. There is such a desire in me to keep forging ahead and to not give up, because I see the truth in my story. I understand that I am the only one who can travel down this road, pick up the pieces, learn the truth of the story, and heal it with love. I no longer wish to carry the burdens of the past, mine, my parents, my ancestors.. none. I have stood at the crossroads and chosen the path towards freedom and destiny. A path that stops the patterns, cycles and old beliefs of, “That’s the way it’s always been.” 
 
The world is changing, we are adapting and having access to communication globally is bridging the gap towards compassion and understanding. We are all in this together, walking towards a better future for ourselves, our children and generations to come. We want change!
 
What I’ve come to understand is that change starts with each of us. It’s the desire to declare, “I release the pain I’ve been carrying. I send it love, I place it down, and I walk with my head held high towards the unknown.”
 
As an energy healer I can feel the heaviness out in the world. That heaviness of fear, sadness, pain and confusion. I see and feel it as a thick heavy cloud. But I then understand my role and the role within each of us to fight back through creating the energy of love, light, and hope.
 
It’s not too hard to stop and switch focus looking instead at all the beauty in the world. Focusing on what we are doing right and how we are supporting each other. Sitting in the gratitude of progress, awareness and love for humanity. That energetic vibration of love we can each create, starts to push against that thick cloud of heavy energy, and because it is light and carefree, it finds the cracks and openings and slips right on in.
 
Love has the ability to diminish lower vibrations, break it up and transmute it all together. If you truly want to be the change in the world then start your own personal journey. Walk forward towards an open mind of healing, mending, releasing, and understanding of each other. For as the Hollies sing “he’s not heavy .. he’s my brother”.
 
We are all in this together: sex, religion, race, nationality, however you define yourself. We are humans and we forge ahead in solidarity and strength.
 
Lots of Love,
Lisa Richard
 
Inspired to live a life of More Than Existing™
 
Photo credit: Pixaby
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