All Comments By Judy Carran

I am pleased to see your comment. I recall how important that message was to me one day and the concept is my reality

When there is no visible alternative, nailed to a cross of pain and suffering may be an appropriate metaphor even if one many of us do not relish. I have felt nailed to the cross: trapped in physical weakness, financial devastation and emotional cruelty with no one to help and no where to go. And the opening was a miracle. I hopped in my car to escape, with no money and no destination. I felt I had no one to help. While I was driving a long-lost friend phoned, and I learned her sister had fallen and needed someone to help her for a few weeks. The sky opened and I sang gratitude. I had a safe, quiet space and a purpose.

This so perfectly worded. I am grateful to add this to my collection of dynamic messages nd share it with others. As a child I was taught to act without thought of outcome, but it was barren and I gravitated to a period of alters, sounds and sacred objects. But it was empty. Sometimes I hold an object or a sound as a symbol. When I deliver food to my elderly neighbor, when I listen as we walk, when I free the bird from the netting, Last week a woman smiled and spoke in the grocery aisle. That smile awakened me to my tense expression. I went back and thanked her for that smile and greeting, and she glowed. I think these smallest gestures are practice without outcome that keep us alive in the present.

Congratulations on your devotion to helping others heal. I too teach trauma recovery with many tools. I have explored many paths and methods. Love and compassion are what we bring to others so they feel safe to heal. Blessings for your path.