{"id":16576,"date":"2020-06-03T07:36:18","date_gmt":"2020-06-03T12:36:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/livinglibrarian.com\/new\/?p=16576"},"modified":"2020-06-03T07:40:13","modified_gmt":"2020-06-03T12:40:13","slug":"nursing-the-wounds-maria-chambers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/livinglibrarian.com\/new\/nursing-the-wounds-maria-chambers\/","title":{"rendered":"Nursing The Wounds ~ Maria Chambers"},"content":{"rendered":"
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In our awakening and becoming more and more conscious, we may notice there are still some areas in our being that tend to hold onto old wounds like an old favorite blanket.<\/h1>\n

As a woman born in the culture of the 50s, it\u2019s all too easy for me to get triggered from time to time when the misogyny rears its head. \u00a0There are more reasons than not to get angry at how women are still seen as not fully human. Sexism is the most normalized of prejudices. \u00a0Even in today\u2019s world. \u00a0I can see how I have internalized the misogyny, and what a deep part of the fabric of my being it has been. \u00a0I can cite statistics, of violence against women. \u00a0How the establishment still tries to erode women\u2019s reproductive rights. \u00a0How I have been personally shamed and blamed and assaulted in the past because of my gender. \u00a0And all of the more insidious and subtle forms of sexism I have endured. It makes for a pretty good case.<\/p>\n

And it makes it especially hard to give all of it up. \u00a0To let go of that story once and for all. \u00a0It\u2019s kind of fun to carry around the wounds. \u00a0To occasionally wear them as a badge of courage. \u00a0To play the victim of a society that for a very long time has seen women as second class citizens.<\/p>\n

And I\u2019m not making light of the reality. \u00a0But I also know that if I intend to step into my freedom in this lifetime, I need to let that tradition go. \u00a0The one that tells me women need to suffer in order to be seen as virtuous. \u00a0That their value lies in taking on the wounds of humanity.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s a very old tradition. \u00a0And, some traditions, while familiar, are not necessarily benefitting us. \u00a0Perhaps at one time they did because they were a form of protection. \u00a0But now, as we emerge from the deep slumber of 3D, we no longer need to protect ourselves from anyone or anything.<\/p>\n

That\u2019s a bold statement, for sure, in a world that clearly feels out of control.<\/p>\n

But I have gone beyond that world. \u00a0I no longer subscribe to that reality. \u00a0 But that realty has tried to keep me tethered to it. \u00a0We know how the gravity of that world, literally and emotionally pulls us in every chance it gets.<\/p>\n

We all got lost in that seductive world for a long time. \u00a0We forgot who we are. \u00a0That we are eternal beings. \u00a0Souls having a human experience. \u00a0Living out the galactic stories until some of us just got tired of the same old.<\/p>\n

A few souls who were ready for something different. \u00a0Who put down their swords. \u00a0Who gave up the battle between the heart and the mind, finally. \u00a0And decided it was time to come back home.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s been an arduous road. And there are plenty of fluffy platitudes to throw at us to try to make us feel better. \u00a0But it\u2019s been a rough road. \u00a0Being asked to let go of so much. \u00a0Of all our comfort zones. \u00a0And to even have to let go of such an old tradition.<\/p>\n

A tradition that has been a deep part of our DNA for eons of time. \u00a0How can we be expected to set that one free?<\/p>\n

The first step is of course to recognize it. \u00a0To be aware of it. \u00a0Beyond that there really isn\u2019t any action that needs to be taken. \u00a0But the choice to go through this awakening automatically sets things in motion. \u00a0Like the ability of our inner being to clear out anything that no longer serves our freedom.<\/p>\n

If we insist on holding onto those traditions at the expense of our freedom, it will become increasingly uncomfortable. \u00a0Whether it\u2019s a physical or financial or emotional issue, it will get worse.<\/p>\n

We can trust that. Some call it our personal dragon. \u00a0That dragon is the part of us that will pull out of us anything that isn\u2019t serving our freedom.<\/p>\n

Maybe to the point where we feel like we just want to give up. \u00a0Which isn\u2019t a bad place to be. \u00a0At least there we are letting go of the resistance.<\/p>\n

And the wounds we all feel, whether it\u2019s as a male or female or any gender, go back before we created the Planet Earth. \u00a0So, it\u2019s really letting go of the original story. \u00a0That\u2019s big. Really big.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s what makes the enormity of \u00a0what we are doing so incredible to me.<\/p>\n

\u00a9 Copyright 2017 Maria Chambers, all rights reserved. P!ease feel free to share this content with others but maintain the article\u2019s integrity by copying it unaltered and by including the author and source website link: Maria Chambers, http:\/\/www.soulsoothinsounds.wordpress.com<\/a><\/p>\n

Enjoy\u00a0my original song, I\u00a0Believe In You<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0along with my original artwork:<\/p>\n

~ Maria Chambers<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a9 Copyright 2017 Maria Chambers, all rights reserved. P!ease feel free to share this content with others but maintain the article\u2019s integrity by copying it unaltered and by including the author and source website link: Maria Chambers,\u00a0http:\/\/www.soulsoothinsounds.wordpress.com<\/a><\/p>\n

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