We keep walking, arm in arm. We see the castle up ahead, and we get excited, start to run through the clearing. Only it’s full of poppies, and we get tired and fall asleep. Except for the Tin Man, because he’s got that armor and isn’t affected like everyone else. I looked at my best friend Melissa’s energy field yesterday and saw that she had that ‘tin’ all around her, then it magically melted into her, forming an impenetrable force field to keep out everything unwanted. “I want THAT!” I thought, then realized, I already HAVE it. We ALL do, we just don’t know it yet. So when things come up that really affect us, hurt us, bother us, it’s the perfect opportunity for us to take a deep breath and feel that protection in place. It helps us stay awake in the poppy field when everyone else is falling asleep, exhausted from their journey so far. We’re close to our Goal, we need to stay awake. We need to be Tin Man right now.
They say he didn’t have a heart, but that was exactly the opposite of what was true. By his caring for others he showed that he had Heart, and that’s what we’re called to do right now. In the midst of the storm, when others are in blind pain and attacking us, blaming us, wanting us to take care of them and their problems, we are called to be gentle, called to be open, called to Right Action, whether it’s being quiet or speaking up. We’re called to be Awake, and to stay Awake, and that’s no short order right now. It’s monumental.
We’re in the middle of that Clearing right now, the decluttering of the old energies, habits, thought patterns, situations and relationships that are not a part of our New Journey. We’re tired - it’s a lot of work, clearing all that junk out of our bodies and out of our lives. We need to be gentle with ourselves, lighten up our workloads and expectations. We need to realize that we may be hyper-sensitive right now (personally speaking, noises are just excruciatingly loud right now for me - I want to walk around with earplugs - thanks for the suggestion, Marc!). It may be helpful not to take anything too seriously at this particular time - we may think someone’s being unkind, but we may be seeing things exaggerated or magnified. In fact, we probably ARE seeing things larger than life to help us see what needs to clear. It’s easier that way, like my endodontist using a microscope to do my root canal. I want him to get every single yucky thing out of my tooth - I don’t want even one teensy little speck left that could grow and multiply into even ickier things. Same with our lives. If we have just one doubt about our self-worth, it will be a chink in our armor for the water or arrows to get through. No no no!!! Impervious, like Superwoman, all the superheroes and their special skills. That’s what we’re becoming. What superhero are you and why? I ask that question today because I think we need to think in superhuman terms. We are not ‘mere’ mortals any longer. We’re capable of doing superhuman things, like loving unconditionally, believing in miracles, doing the impossible, believing in unlimited possibilities, believing in magic.
The only way to clear is to clear. The only way to the castle is through the clearing. The only way to get through the clearing is to keep walking, or as Dory would say, “Just keep swimming.” So that’s what we’re doing. One step at a time, one stroke at a time. Yes, forward movement is good. We’ll get through the Clearing in time…