Who are your teachers?
I so agree with this message….
The people that come into our lives as teachers aren’t always the ones we agree with…
not even the ones we like..
or even the ones we choose..
or hire…
Our GREATEST teachers are often the ones that (we allow) ...
- to drive us batty..
- make us crazy…
- have great conflict with…
- feel completely unheard by…
- trigger things in us that we don’t want to look at
- bring out parts of ourselves that we deny…
- etc. etc. etc.
Have you ever stopped to consider that “they” are your greatest teachers?
I truly do believe that they are the ones that teach us, oftentimes the harder lessons, but also the ones that have the potential for the most growth. I am not saying that it has to be painful… I am just saying that the level of resistance we have to the “lesson” the more pain we experience. What do you think?
I have had some great teachers in my life… that I am extremely grateful for. Had they not crossed my path when they did, i wouldn’t be here today, writing this. And I am profoundly grateful to be doing so.. So I thank them.
I shared in a recent post about one of my greatest teachers, my son who I am forever grateful for.
What teacher do you have or have you had in your life that, although they may have taught you what not to do, how not to act, or who not to be… even that deserves recognition, at least that you learned some important lessons from them that have made you a better person, more aware, more heart based or compassionate? Not necessarily recognition for them, but for you… within you!
This is my thought... and i know it might be hard to take for some of you.. but just sit with it and see if it resonates with you… it may not, and that is ok.. it took me a while to align with it too, but spirit validates it as truth for me time and time again.
So, before you are born, you are hanging out in spirit with your spirit family.. your tribe. You say, “i need to learn forgiveness next lifetime, who can help me with that?” One of your soul family members says “I will. I love you enough to be that person for you once we incarnate.”
So, they drop into a body…. 21 years later you drop into a body, as their child..
AND…
They manipulate you..
They tease you…
They steal from you…
They take advantage of you…
They lie to you…
They betray you…
and ultimately 35 years later.. you walk away.. .knowing that it is not ok to be treated this way. Finally creating and enforcing a boundary.
Maybe at first you are angry, sad, hurt, etc… and you could choose to hate this person. Stay angry for the rest of your life.
OR
You could reach deep within, learn the lesson that your spirit set up for you all those years ago…
and FORGIVE!
Forgiveness doesn’t mean you allow the behavior to continue, it simply means you see the value… release the pain and judgment.. and choose to move forward.
What if this was another way of looking at some of those difficult things that happen in life…
and what if…
they simply loved you enough, to be the one!
I am grateful to my Dad, for this is my story.
I believe I have learned to forgiveness, and I am VERY forgiving.. all because he loved me enough!
Now, I am not saying it is conscious choice.. so please be clear.. But our souls journey is not guided by the conscious mind, is it?
My dad has been one of my greatest teachers and one that I feel, once in spirit again,
will see that I too… was one of his.
Until then, I am grateful!
I’d love to hear what you think! Please share your comments below:)
~ Sunny Dawn Johnston
