Wow! What a thread. I have been wanting to write about this topic for some time and missed this until now. So much that was said resonates. I am in the latter years of my life. My children are adults in their late 20s and I am a currently a child & adolescent psychologist. I sometimes pinch myself and laugh at the beautiful yet painful design of the flow. I was a very unconscious, controlling young mother and made many, many "mistakes" in raising my children. Through the torture of facing my mistakes I woke up. Open you said it beautifully...something along the lines of the soul being forged in adversity. My son has been my greatest teacher. For many years I tried to shape him into what I thought was a "good" citizen and even after becoming a psychologist and my awakening I still did not accept him. I was one of those mothers that sent him light and love. As I walked my own journey, infusing soul....helped incredibly by Openhand, I began to understand acceptance at profoundly deep levels. I had learned to recognise his journey was his own but I still had some idea of what that should look like. Slowly, gently and sometimes with huge bursts of rage I began to accept him as he is and not only accept him but love and honour him and his path. There is no doubt in my mind that he is one of those souls that came to "shake this matrix" up. Open, I've been blessed to work on this with you and others from Openhand. I have reached such a free place now and while we don't "hang out" a lot we have a deep mutual love that stretches across eons. In my work with children and families I use the same model you describe above. My heart cracks open daily as I have the privledge of guiding parents to authentially connect with their chidlren in open meaningful ways. I see the young and teenaged "star souls" and burst with joy when I get to tell them there's nothing "wrong" with them...they're gifted...everyone else has it wrong. I have not yet had a parent or child deny this fact to be true. It's absolutely liberating and empowering and I am grateful every day of my life for that part of my work.
the area I struggle with...where I leak energy...where I need guidance is that I am not fully using what I know to be true...how the OC and entities can destroy the soul's expression...mess them up, cloud their wisdom, lead them astray. I am still working within a system that requires a label and sometimes medication (although this is always the last resort in my work). Sometimes the parents or teens will go that route despite my encouragement not to, because functioning in the matrix is the holy grail. This part of my work is challenging. I have come far enough to know the path for me will unfold...as I infuse soul I will know how to "be" with these children, teens and parents. Trusting the flow and getting out of my head is the "way" for now. Always open to higher wisdom. :) I am filled with deep gratitude for this thread and community. Love to all. Joann