Embracing the Journey

The journey through transition is no laughing matter!

As we have been discussing, it is often a very difficult time marked by grieving and letting go of some aspect of our life that has come to an end. The loss itself is painful. If we remain present in the process we realize that we are also feeling a sense of loss and uneasiness around our own identity and purpose.

The process initiated by endings leads us to a time of confusion and questioning, known as the void. This has been likened to the experience of "Wandering in the Wilderness" as presented in the story of Exodus.

There is a strong temptation to get out of there and on to New Beginnings as quickly as possible. Even if we are not really ready. Even if we have just begun the real work of self-discovery and healing. If those New Beginnings seem too far out there- we may just try to go backward and recreate the past.

Both of these tactics were employed by the Israelites. Suffice it to say, they made it harder on themselves in the end.

As we continue our exploration of Finding Yourself in Transition, by Robert Brumet,
I offer the following excerpts from the corresponding class Facilitator Guide for you to consider for yourself.

Travel and Journeying--we have forgotten how to journey. The blessings and the significance is not in the arrival but in the journey. The Israelites made the transition from a nomadic bunch of refugees to a nation with an identity, a covenant and a mission while enduring the wilderness.

• What could you do differently to embrace transition as a journey?

The Exodus is an archetypal ending--Egypt was not inherently bad, but the Israelites had outgrown it. They needed an internal Moses to lead them beyond their old life. We too may murmur and complain, feel fear and anxiety and cling to the
past but we can know that the Lord of our being will always be there to lead us, guide us and call us forward to freedom.

•     Pay attention to the journey from the perspective of what there is for you to learn.

After an ending we enter into the “void.” The void is flat, empty and void of anything definite. It is being lost in the wilderness. It touches our deepest fears of abandonment and death and we will do anything to avoid it.

•  Can we shift our avoidance by considering it as an initiation--a necessary step on our own journey of conscious evolution?

The Israelites were in the void in the wilderness. During their time there they had to learn to trust their guide, Moses, who represents our inner guide, the I Am within. Moses guides them to all that they need. Our guidance does the same.

The Void is a powerful time as we open to new freedom, empowerment, healing and transformation. We need to recognize the value of this phase as it takes us beyond our former idea of self to a new experience of an expanded self.

What is calling you forward to greater freedom?

How will you answer?

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Join us on Sunday at 10am as we continue on our journey.