Guided Through to Gratitude

Allow me to Guide You Through

TDT, 8 x 8 Collage on watercolor paper 

Struggle and conflict is neither good nor bad, it just is. Everythingthat grows experiences conflict. When a deer is born it is through conflict. When theseed  first grows, it is through conflict. Conflict precedes clarity. Everything has the seasonsof growth. Recognize - acknowledge - forgive and change. All of these things are donethrough conflict.     (from Elder Daily Meditations)           

When you are in conflict with somebody, in general, you may feel a range of volatile emotions. If you didn’t experience an emotional response to conflict, whatever that may be, I would assume that you had difficulties experiencing any kind of emotion. Let’s also remember that conflict is always present in any human relationship.

I want you to feel comfortable with conflict because ultimately, it’s about your response to emotions. You have no choice because it’s play a key role in all of our relationships. Even if you do your best to avoid it, you will still feel the emotions that they provoke. It can be scary and intimidating, especially if it gets aggressive or violent but it is part of the price we pay for living with other human beings.

(Above from The Conflict Expert)

Life and all the messy bits, the Bitter Sweet of life,  The Conflict to Clarity aspect to life how do we do this?  Avoidance is a quick reaction, you know denial of the situation...then it keeps slapping you in the face right and you keep sitting on it to try to stop it...graphic I know.    

Then you seek wisdom from it and find the path through it. There more to this as of being guided by a Greater Spirit in your life.   At this point the Spiritual Growth is so important to understanding means and purposes.  Surrender, Acceptance and the gift of Gratitude to living a life offered. Ramblings I know but with creativity it's possible...this I know from the experience of inner pain and hurt to navigating a creative live that fulfills the souls inner joy of working with your hands.