Comments on: Stuck Between Transformation and Change

By: My giggle is out of order. HELP! | Giggle On!

My giggle is out of order. HELP! | Giggle On! — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 19:31:07 +0000

[...] Exercises like this helped me a lot. They helped me focus on what I like about life. Over time, the shift I experienced from the darkness to the light was TRANSFORMATIONAL. [...]

By: Michelle

Michelle — Sun, 31 Aug 2008 04:28:56 +0000

Wow.. you hit the nail on the head here… I’m feeling a need for huge change. I am miserable in my work, seeking every alternative and just afraid. Afraid I’ll make the wrong choices afraid the net wont be there in time to catch me jumping from the cliff. I want guarantees… which aren’t part of our story here. I’ve created a nice little life, quiet, comfortable, home of my dreams kinda stuff. I was offered another position and knew it was wrong… I need a career change, a life change. Just when my children are looking at college and bills need to be lowered. I guess I’m also afraid I’ll miss it… and take the long route, which is never as much fun. Kind of like missing the stop on the train… that really cool boutique will never move it just might take you walking back a mile to get to it. But you are right we can choose to stay in misery. I see people do it all the time. I for one have never been able to stay there long… and until I get that signal, I’m meditating, clearing and reading (sharpening my tools) because my intentions have been set rather open ended. I’ve spoken to my guides in depth regarding responsibilities and money and hope they hear me. Hope there aren’t negative energies pushing me along a dead end path… (would not be good).

Thank you Andrea I’ve really come to rely on your insight over the past few days(answers to a request for guidance and a teacher) and Blessings

Michelle

By: August 2008 Reflections - SpiritualBlog.com

August 2008 Reflections - SpiritualBlog.com — Sat, 30 Aug 2008 05:52:50 +0000

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By: Patricia - Spiritual Journey Of A Lightworker

Patricia - Spiritual Journey Of A Lightworker — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 23:25:15 +0000

To follow in Tom’s footsteps and answer your question, yes, I recently found myself stalled because of fear again. When I think I have won the battle against fear and am moving forward at a good pace, suddenly I find another pocket of fear that I haven’t dealt with yet. Instead of resisting the fear this time, I sat with it for awhile before acknowledging it and then releasing it. At least this time, I didn’t resist. That is something new for me. I recognised it almost immediately. That is new too. I call that progress. Glad to have you back. You were missed.

By: Andrea Hess

Andrea Hess — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 19:52:34 +0000

Jodi – I think you’re right, there’s a fear of loss of self – with a very small “s” since it’s the ego that we’re moving past. Of course, we gain Self – but that can look very, very different! I agree that we have to move forward at a pace we are comfortable with – baby steps are still forward movement, right?

Louise – Kudos to you for joyfully engaging with the roller coaster!!! Resistance is what takes all the fun out of the ride, right?

Tom – What a fantastic quote! I’m not going to forget that one! Yes, change is the only constant in life, no doubt about it.

Slade – Thank you!!! Change-surfing is a beautiful image … riding the waves that come and go, always allowing ourselves to be carried and to move with the flow.

Tom – I love that you’re willing to answer the question! Transformation … here it comes! When we shift paradigms around what is possible, impossible, probable, etc., whole new worlds can open up to us.

Blessings,
Andrea

By: Tom Volkar / Delightful Work

Tom Volkar / Delightful Work — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 18:26:20 +0000

Hi Andrea, I too celebrate your return. I’m laughing out loud right now because of this. You write and excellent post and ask a really good question at the end.

“Is there anything you’re holding on to that is limiting your spiritual transformation? ”

Then most everyone comments on the post instead of answering the question. Does that really mean that they are holding onto something they don’t want to talk about?

I guess I have to answer it now. I am possibly holding onto the way in which a relationship is ending. I most likely need to speed things up by seeing greater possibilities.

By: Beth Patterson

Beth Patterson — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 13:44:08 +0000

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By: Slade | Shift Your Spirits

Slade | Shift Your Spirits — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 14:08:00 +0000

Andrea,

Welcome back from your break — I missed you!

This article is a great exploration of that tendency most of us have of wanting to hit the Fast Forward button when things aren’t going so well, but wanting to Pause and Freeze the picture when things are wonderful.

Neither one works, of course. I echo Tom’s comment about Change’s inevitability, its being the one thing you can bet on. Being okay with that realistic, dynamic expectation and learning to work with the movement of change is the only way to operate with a sense of power and peace.

The waves are coming — let’s all go surfing!

By: Breaking Inertia - Ajkuloarność

Breaking Inertia - Ajkuloarność — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 09:36:33 +0000

[...] of massive breaks of inertia deep within. Andrea Hess of Empowered Soul wrote a post recently on transformation and change when we embark on the path of spirituality, and I couldn’t agree more with it. I [...]

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Breaking Inertia | LinkLift.info — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 09:30:01 +0000

By: Breaking Inertia « Light Beckons

Breaking Inertia « Light Beckons — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 09:25:51 +0000

By: Tom Stine | Spiritual Life Coach

Tom Stine | Spiritual Life Coach — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 17:20:03 +0000

Well done, Andrea! You did a very nice job making the distinction. One of my favorite “gurus” likes to say that the only choice we have in life is how deep are the claw marks we leave as we are being dragged to awakening. I love it. You hit on that with “True discomfort arises when we resist this process.”

One absolute fact about life: it WILL change. No matter how much we insist that it not, it will. Our relationships will end, either via break-ups, death, you name it. Our finances will change, sometimes up, sometimes down. But change will occur. You can guarantee it.

By: Louise Pool

Louise Pool — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 21:04:34 +0000

I love the rollercoaster of change; but then again, I’ve lived with it from an early age onwards (perforce at times). It has occasionally been difficult for family members to understand my way of being, but eventually they came to accept if not understand. After all, we all love each other and sometimes have to accept different ways of looking at the world. I admit, I have been lucky to have a supportive family.
Love, light and lot’s of laughter,
Louise

By: Jodi

Jodi — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 19:10:54 +0000

I believe the reason most people don’t go down a more spiritual path is fear. They are afraid they will lose what they are most comfortable with in life. It may mean losing a relationship, changing their job, and big changes can be scary. Some souls believe if they get connected to the light, life is going to be really boring and I’ll have to sit around and meditate all day. Taking baby steps to get to where we want to go on our path is the key. Staying balanced and moving at the speed that feels comfortable for us to make that transformation to become the evolved soul we are to be.
Thanks Andrea
Jodi

By: Andrea Hess

Andrea Hess — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 03:04:26 +0000

Hi Akemi – It does accelerate! And I think, eventually, as painful as it is, the people who don’t “get it” will fall away. And hopefully, we surround ourselves with people who are on the same wild ride.

Thank you, Irene! I had an awesome time, but I did miss you all!

You know, it’s the resistance that makes us dizzy and nauseous, really. Once we just roll with it, we may still freak out, but there is also a deep inner knowing and peace from being on exactly the right path at the right time.

Blessings,
Andrea