Hello all! I thought I would share one of the topics of the most recent shadow work circle I host, as these topics tend to be collective themes. This is the summary from the circle this past Wednesday: I started off by pulling a card from my shadow work deck for the group, which you’ll see in the photos. It was all about asking for and accepting help. Not only about receiving help, but using discernment with who you ask for help from. Sometimes we seek help from those who are not in a place to actually offer support or hold space. We trigger them with our issues and become mirrors for them, and their reactions are based on their own judgments and feelings about themselves. We leave those conversations lower than we went into them, and sometimes it makes us not want to open up to people or ask for help. We all know that person who when we confide in them because we need emotional support, they make everything about them. Not in the way of sharing their experiences to explain that they see you, that’s not what I’m talking about. I’m talking about those who go straight to woe is me and it becomes almost a pity party for THEM. You sought them out to hold space for you, and I’m the end you ended up holding space for them. If this resonates with you, then it’s a sign you need to reevaluate some of the relationship in your life. That doesn’t mean you necessarily have to cut them out of your life. It’s NOT an all or nothing. But you can reassess the place they take up in your life and how much energy you choose to out into them. If it’s imbalanced, try and take steps back. If they become angry or resentful, then perhaps you have your answer as far as if you SHOULD cut them out entirely. On the flip side, we know those people, whether we open up about super personal stuff or not, who leave us feeling uplifted, lighter, happier, more positive. THOSE are the people to ask for help from. Those are the people to receive support from. Those are the people capable of holding space for you when you need it. Do NOT let the first example type of person allow you to feel so jaded and closed off to asking for help. You’ve simply been asking the wrong people. Ask the right people. Start clear, zero expectations. I firmly believe it takes a village to be a human and thrive. We are NOT meant to be 100% independent throughout our lives. We are meant to support others and EQUALLY receive support back. Takes me right back to another imbalance we need to recognize and adjust. This is why you’re here. You’re here to heal those wounds to make space for this balance, so you can live in the most peaceful way we can on this whirlwind planet during this whirlwind time.💫 💚💚

Posted by Tricia Elizabeth at 2023-02-19 15:50:12 UTC