RELEASING CRITISISM

Have you felt the shifts in relationships...in career...in health...well, in about every area of your life?  The old is no longer working for us. But in order to grab onto something new, we must let go of what we are holding onto.

Consider for a moment that you are holding onto a lump of coal. You think by holding it tight eventually it will turn into a beautiful diamond. But sitting in front of you is a large gorgeous sparkling diamond. You watch as the light filters through the facets sprinkling intricate patterns around it. You wish to pick it up, but your hand holds the coal.

Eventually you realize that you must put down the coal, as awareness reveals that it will never become a diamond. As soon as you release the coal from your hand, you hold the diamond in your hand. You feel the energy of joy surge throughout your body as you hold it close, entranced in its beauty.

Holding onto the coal has soiled your hands. In the past, your hands would never stay clean. You find as you wash them, this time, they stay clean. This is because you do not pick up the coal again. Instead you embrace the diamond.

Find something in your life that you wish to release this year, so you can be open to the beautiful new life that is waiting for you.

One thing that is an issue for many, including myself due to my upbringing, is being critical of others, situations, or one's own self. Right now relationships are being tested as this critical spirit is raising its ugly head.

Friends are feeling it is their job to tell their friends how to live their lives. Some have decided they are supposed to 'call others out on their stuff'. This kind of thinking is wrapped in ego. If a person has not asked the question, they are not open to hearing the answer from anyone.  One should consider that perhaps the lessons that need to be learned are being given to that person by their own guides and angels. We should not only keep our noses out of it, but our critical spirits out of it also. Just saying we are only doing this to create a spiritual awakening only feeds our own ego and critical spirit.

There is a huge challenge with letting go of having a critical spirit, however. It is very easy to fall into being critical of those who is critical! Lol!  We have to carefully police ourselves. Always ask where the energy is coming from. Criticizing someone for criticizing others drags us deeper into the quagmire of lower energy vibrations and thinking.  When this happens, as it will invariably do so...just catch yourself and then look for the positive in the situation...wash it with love and move on.

Life will get easier as we stay in this energy of Divine Love and rise above the drama the world's old ways of thinking. Know always the Angels are here to help and assist.