Heal With Hurt

Hi Everyone, I hope your doing well. I am doing great. My blogger friend Maitri , (who's blog is beautiful and inspiring, please take some time to visit it!), shared this link from OM times ezine today on Facebook. It really hit home with me, because I have truly lived this by taking part in support groups. This article summed up, reminds me of the saying that "Sometimes the Less Broken have to fix the More Broken" Simple way of saying that we are all broken, in one way or another, from our own life experiences. Once we accept that we have been hurt or broken, we can choose to get stuck in it (victim role) or let it go, and grow. If we grow, we can use the hurt as a tool. A tool to truly help others with "pure and true" empathy and compassion. What better gifts are there to give to a fellow human being who is suffering? None, absoulutley none.
Thanks for visiting,
Janet :)



Using Your Pain to Help Others

You can channel your pain into helping
others and spreading a tide of curative
energy throughout the world.

Pain is a fact of being and one that permeates all of our lives to some degree. Since the hurt we feel may be a part of the experiences that have touched us most deeply, we are often loathe to let it go. It is frequently easier to keep our pain at our sides, where it acts as a shield that shelters us from others and gives us an identity—that of victim—from which we can draw bitter strength. However, pain’s universality can also empower us to use our hurt to help others heal. Since no pain is any greater or more profound than any other, what you feel can give you the ability to help bring about the recovery of individuals whose hurts are both similar to and vastly different from your own. You can channel your pain into transformative and healing love that aids you in helping individuals on a one-to-one basis and spreading a tide of curative energy throughout the world.

The capacity to heal others evolves naturally within those who are ready to disassociate themselves from their identity as victims. In fact, the simple decision to put aside the pain we have carried is what grants us the strength to redeem that pain through service. There are many ways to use the hurt you feel to help others. Your pain gives you a unique insight into the minds of people who have experienced trauma and heartache. You can draw from the wellspring of strength that allowed you to emerge on the other side of a painful experience and pass that strength to individuals still suffering from their wounds. You may be able to council individuals in need by showing them the coping methods that have helped you survive or simply by offering sympathy. A kinship can develop that allows you to relate more closely with those you are trying to aid and comfort.

Helping others can be a restorative experience that makes your own heart grow stronger. In channeling your pain into compassionate service and watching others successfully recover, you may feel a sense of euphoria that leads to increased feelings of self-worth and optimism. Your courageous decision to reach out to others can be the best way to declare to yourself and the world that your pain didn’t defeat you, and in fact it helped you heal.

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Little Star

Hi Everyone, On this Music Monday I would like to share this song by Madonna. It reminds me of Christa. From the day she was born and everyday since then she has breathed new life into my broken heart. One thing that stood out to me when I have seen her in concert is how beautifully she can sing live. I hope you enjoy it.
Thanks for visiting my blog,
Love ya,
Janet :)



See the side of Madonna the media
never shows, you'll be moved

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Little Star

Hi Everyone,
I hope you are all doing well. I am doing good. This music Monday I chose
to post the song Little Star by Madonna. I had recently mentioned it to my
friend Kat about our grandchildren and how they are like a line in the song
she sings "you breath new life into my broken heart". We both have been heart
broken by losing our parents, but when we are around our grandchildren, they
to bring you back to life in so many ways. They are full of joy, laughter and
life and they give that back to us so freely because they have yet to experience
the painful side of life. I can honestly say my daughter Christa did the same for
me when I had her. I was at a point in my life that all my friends had moved
on and went off to college and I could not. It was a lonely time for me. Christa
was a God send. I loved waking up to her everyday. Another line I love is "May
Angels protect you and sadness forget you" awe, she sings so good live. I have
seen her in concert 3 times. I just wasn't to happy with the last album, I think
she got to caught up in trying to connect with the younger crowd. I hope she
gets back to her old sound. This is also for all of you who have your own
little star.
Thanks for visiting my blog,
Take Care,
Janet :)

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