A Rich and Powerful Healer....
In response to some thoughts written by one of the leaders of the Mastermind group I'm in right now, especially this phrase:
"A RICH AND POWERFUL HEALER"
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What if "rich" doesn't mean "greedy"? What if it means..... generous?
What if "powerful" doesn't imply "selfish"? What if it implies...... empowering others?
You didn't go into this line of work to become rich at other people's expense.
You don't need to be poor for other people's benefit, either.
I then wrote the following:
I think for me, one of the keys is to think of "powerful" in the context of power-with, rather than power-over.
I also think of "rich" in terms like deep, varied, or smooth-on-the-tongue. I find it easier to think about "abundance" because it brings images of more than "just money." Rich monetarily is definitely challenging. Hmmm....
I had a thought some time back that I think ties into this. I grew up as a typical WASP child in the suburbs of middle class America, of parents who felt the effects of the Great Depression and could remember living through World War II. One grandparental family from Detroit, the other a farming family in rural Michigan, they all knew how to pinch pennies till they screamed. Poverty was a virtue, and "getting above yourself" a great sin. And it was, literally, a sin. More than that, however, I remember sitting in church at least once a week, and reciting out loud, "I am not worthy, Lord." Every week. And I believed it. How could I not? I was just a child, and this was The Way Things Were. This -- along with other familial challenges -- set me up for a lifetime of thinking of myself as Not Good Enough.
And more recently, I had another thought that surprised me. It was the concept of "freedom from want," or as we would recite (again out loud, over and over...) "The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want." Of course this is supposed to mean I will enjoy "freedom from poverty." But for me, I think it translated more literally to mean that I was not allowed to want -- not allowed to DESIRE anything for myself. For me, this (along with other things) resulted in challenges with owning my own desires, and being able to make decisions. Wanting was bad. Wanting was wrong.
So yes, re-framing "rich and powerful" into something that *I* can be, and that is a *positive* thing -- this is worthwhile. I must also learn to forgive myself and others for believing these lies. (This can be challenging)
Now I affirm that I am worthy of having that abundance, and that power to make positive changes in my life, and in the lives around me.
I am worthy of being a "rich and powerful healer,"
... and so are you.
I say this as a statement of truth... and so it is.
Dawn