Blog 840 – 12.11.2017

“What You Can Feel You Can Heal”

Like many of you I have spent way too much of my life trying to tell others and myself how and what to feel. It may sound a bit strange especially to you ladies to hear a guy say that I have learned just how important our feelings and emotions really are. They tell us where we are in our life and they are also very good indicators of what is going right or wrong in our lives. I got the title for this piece and the next line from Louise Hay, one of the most enlightened people I have ever read. She graduated last summer after spending ninety plus years in this school of hard knocks and she shared her life lessons with many. I recommend, The Essential Louise Hay Collection, to each and all. It is available at Amazon.com

“When we stop feeling like victims we are able to take our power back.” I wrote recently about how important it is to speak lovingly and positively to children especially to that child that lives in each one of us. Someone has estimated that everyone of us has over 25,000 hours of recorded negative remarks that play over and over in our heads. Small wonder that the scared distrustful little child in us hides beneath the bed, nope not there they they have been told that monsters lay wait there to eat bad boys and girls. And how many times do you suppose you have heard, “Bad, bad, bad…you know better than that.” Such a stupid nonsensical adult remark – if we knew better we would do better. I especially loved the positive thing to say to a child Number 55, “You can try it again tomorrow.” How I wish I had heard that as a child and even more said it as a parent. But I am saying it now every chance I get. You can try it again tomorrow. No matter how badly I screw up this blog, I can try it again tomorrow.

You know that is why I think more and more that it is very possible that we may live many lives not just one because the God I call The Universe is a God of second chances, third, fourth, fifth… (As my friend Ben used to say as a boy, “To the last number”) chances to get it right. Love never says, “You know better” but gently waits and encourages us to do better and is always looking to catch us doing something right in order to brag on us, “Well done, Number One.”

When an emotion or feeling comes up, especially a strong one for no apparent reason we should ask our inner child. (It will probably take some time proving that we really care to get the lines of communication going again, I mean most of us have ignored that child for a long, long time.) It might be helpful to start thinking of strong feelings, emotions, and even problems as opportunities to do some catch up work with the kid. I think I may have told you that I like being called “Baby.” Put those fingers and toes down it has not been that many times, well maybe it has, but one more time please. I think I have discovered another reason why I like to be called Baby. My inner child answers to that name. And without even realizing it I have been talking to the little guy for sometime now and you know what? I really love the little guy and I am so sorry that I have not done a better job of watching out for him but I intend to do better and better every day in every way. If that is alright with you, Baby.

Your friend and fellow traveler,

Lover of all babies especially one,

David White