A Message of Hope
In my 12 years of doing this work, I have observed the above quote to be irrevocably true. It falls under the "chaos before reordering" theory, and I've learned to no longer get scared when I notice that things appear to be particularly challenging, and instead look forward with positive expectation, curiosity, and wonder.
To be transparent with you, I've been having a week. Okay, maybe two. And judging by what I'm hearing from clients, community and group members, and even friends and family, I'm not alone in that.
We are in that period of chaos that proceeds great change, the reordering that we've been asking for, it just doesn't quite look like it yet. It's that space in between what was and what isn't here yet, and that can feel confusing and uncomfortable, to say the least.
Yet it doesn't always have to be. Here's what I have found works in this space:
First off, acknowledging consciously the above, what's really happening. That life isn't happening to you, it's happening through you, and if you're seeing things go wrong or feel particularly challenging or chaotic, it's about to get really good, really soon. This is just your tip off from the Universe that that is the case.
Secondly, rather than continuing to walk around in a state of confusion, or what I like to call "what-the-fuckery" (I would apologize for my language, but I happen to like swearing and feel it is actually highly spiritual), shift into and cultivate a state of wonder and curiosity instead.
How might you do that? By asking the all-powerful question of "What if?" and forming your thoughts and words into "I wonder" statements, either out loud or in your journal.
For example, ask:
What if things just got better and better from here on out?
What if this is the blessing I have been praying for?
What if I knew with certainty that everything was going to be okay, better that okay?
What if, even now, I can trust?
I wonder how this is a good thing? I wonder what beauty, magic and miracles are coming from this? I wonder how my life is about to explode in goodness and abundance?
Notice how you feel when you ask these questions, when you give it this reframe. That feeling is your indication that it’s truth. Trust it.