Doing Shadow Work To Eliminate Old Patterns.
When your mind and heart are truly open abundance will flow to you effortlessly and easily.
Question:
I feel I am at a crossroads in my life. I am 57 and have two children one who is married and the other who is about to leave to live in her own apartment. I divorced my husband around 20 years ago after suffering a lot of mental cruelty. I separated from my last partner two years ago after nearly 14 years together as I felt I was losing my identity in our relationship. I recently left my job as I suffered bullying at work and could not stand it anymore. I am hopeful of a better future but I feel I have hit rock bottom and do not want to repeat my old mistakes. However I feel that I have not learned anything and will somehow make another bad decision. Have you any suggestions for me that might help. I have read your book the Seven Spiritual Laws of Success many times and find great peace within.
Response:
I was struck by your admission that you do not feel you have learned anything from your past difficulties. With your two long term relationships and now your job, you have shown that you have the courage to leave a difficult situation, but not necessarily the insight to know why you have magnetized those scenarios into your life.
Your shadow side is that hidden aspect of you that holds your pain, shame and confusion. But in the shadow’s power to create situations that reflect your inner pain, there is also the intelligence of the origin of that pain and how to heal it. With loving attention, we can heal our past and harness the power of our fully illumined self to manifest what we truly want in our lives. I feel that doing shadow work will help you understand the dynamics of your life and give you the tools you need to move forward more productively. A book called the Shadow Effect I co-wrote with Debbie Ford and Marianne Williamson might help you with this.
Love,
Deepak
