| Let's
do the Time Warp
"Accident
is the name of the greatest of all inventors.”
Mark Twain
I thought I understood. But then the veil of what
I thought I understood was lifted and I came to
know the profound truth. I knew very little about
hardly anything.
Shall
I explain?
I
think I became concussed for a decade, walking
around in a fog that began when I fell, headfirst,
from fourteen feet.
It's
fair to say that on that day, it wasn't just my
skull that got smashed. My whole life shattered.
More
detail on this. It was then that I entered
the time warp - a period where I thought I understood
things, but clearly didn't.
Following
the tragedy I thought I'd been reborn. In a sense
I guess I had. The illusions of my life shattered
and I realised that: marriage didn't always last
forever, accidents do happen, death could arrive
at any moment and some people find honesty difficult.
You
could say, I woke up. But then I might say, 'Yes,
but only to a new sleep'.
The
reason I might say this is that my thoughts were
building new references to a new reality where
I thought I had all the answers. Meantime my nervous
system was rewiring and endeavoring to dull down
my already hurt feelings.
In
my new reality I had doubts. I had fears. I had
trust issues. I often couldn't be bothered. I
listened to music at full volume. I watched too
much TV - even programmes that didn't entertain
me. Sometimes the stereo and the TV would be on
together. I drank too much on occasions and overate.
And
for a time, all the noise and stuff in my life
took over.
But
then this veil - this decade of concussion lifted
and I could see the benefits of this whole experience.
I could see how I'd been born into an illusion
where security and permanence of structure and
stability existed.
Beyond
that I could then see how disillusion of fear
and failure and insecurity.
Having
seen both sides of my opposite I came to the conclusion
that all I needed to do now, was decide what I
liked best and create a new illusion.
It's
hard to see through the noise and stuff and it
can be hard to decide what you want your idea
of life, your illusion to be about, especially
when life turned tough.
When
things go wrong, it's hard to not blame, either
yourself or others. It's often impossible to see
the blessing in times of hardship. We can, and
do, beat ourselves up. Make ourselves feel less.
But
I, and I hope you, will see when you look back
at the time warp of your life, that a very special
person passed through the adventure of our life
and had some pretty awesome experiences.
When
we take the time to identify with that passing
person and see them as us and understand what's
been happening we can begin to understand what's
unfolded in our life. When we know that we will
understand how to straighten out any kinks.
Sometimes
situations begin, as mine did, with an accident.
That accident could be looked at as a curse or
a blessing. When you look at it as a curse, the
future clouds over. When you look at it as a blessing,
the canvas is clean and the future is hopeful.
Recently
I was working with someone who told me how his
life was a mess. Yet following the events of his
life, I could see clearly it wasn't. It was a
tapestry of amazing events, all orchestrated to
guide him. Yet he'd been missing the guidance
and was therefore in pain.
When
I unraveled the mystery he'd been living, I saw
him relax and put his hand on his chin. He wagged
his finger at me, but couldn't find words. And
then he smiled and I knew he had, at last seen
through his mist.
From
that moment on he was enabled to recreate his
illusion, to begin to make of life whatever he
wanted.
Understanding
and hope is what he took away from our session.
His life had unfolded. His future begun.
With
love and good wishes
Neil
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