Great Shift Blog #41 On Carrying the Load Lightly

Published: Wed, 08/21/19

Great Shift Blog #41 On Carrying the Load Lightly

August 21, 2019

Dear fellow travelers,

First, I'd like to thank readers who sent kind words in response to Blog #40 On Death. The circumstances related to the blog meant that I did not follow my usual practice of replying to responses I receive to blogs. I'm happy to report that the gathering at our homestead to celebrate Mikey's life on July 27 was magnificent (pictured above) with some 170 family and friends from many walks of life present including many children. As my own spiritual journey continues I remain acutely aware of the beauty and the brokenness of the world.

Serving as a Pressure Relief Valve for Physical Trauma and Pain. Almost three years ago I described channeling intense emotions from the collective in order to ease the pressure enough to give others energetic space to deal with emotions they are responsible for without being overwhelmed (GS Blog #26 On Telempathy and Serving as an Emotional Pressure Relief Valve).That blog seemed to strike a responsive chord in many Lightworkers and is one of the most widely read and shared blogs that I have written. I have no idea how many who read this will resonate personally with what I have to share here. If there is no personal resonance, perhaps it will provide insight into the experiences of others you know.

On June 27, three days before my 72nd birthday I cut through the bone of my right thumb on a table saw. Fortunately I am left-handed and the cut missed essential tendons so that it is healing nicely after being stitched together in the Emergency Room. I am at a stage in my own spiritual journey that I am able to move through what happens in my life with equanimity and an open heart. When I asked Spirit what opportunities this physical trauma presented for being of service to the collective, I felt an immediate sense of unity with those around the planet who are experiencing physical trauma and pain. When I felt pain I accepted it as a reminder to send love into the human heart grid and feel at one with those who are less fortunate than I. Since the injury I have become aware of a number of high-vibrational souls who have accepted physical trauma and pain at a conscious or superconscious level as a way to support humanity during this trying period of the Great Shift.

Honoring the Choices Made by those We Love. Another increment in the refining of the biopersonality Russell also recently happened, catalyzed by a close family member making choices with the potential for making his life much more difficult than it is now (see also GS Blog #39 Through the Refiner's Fire). It can be a challenge seeing those we love make such choices. In this case the challenge was compounded by my having invested years of time and energy in making his current life situation possible. At the biopersonality level I have always understood cognitively that I am not responsible for the lives of those I love. That understanding has now shifted to a visceral level.

Carrying the Load Lightly. At one level, this year has been the hardest I can remember. I reached a low point on the June solstice, feeling weighed down by the burdens and responsibilities that I carried to the point where my usual mantras for such times no longer worked (I signed up for this, and This, too, shall pass). I was fortunate to be with a small group of Lightworker friends that day who gathered around and helped lift me up energetically. In a follow-up energy session with one of them a simple message came through: Carry the load lightly. This has become my new mantra. I'll offer some ways that I've found to carry the load lightly.

1. Send Love into the Human Heart Grid. Lately I have had so many experiences that could easily have closed down my heart that it's become automatic for me in challenging situations to send love into the human heart grid. There is no limit to the amount of love that is available for us to tap into, and feeling the flow from Source through my energy field into the grid that connects all humans is soothing.

2. Step by Step. In past blogs I described feeling like a juggler keeping a dozen balls in the air. As long as I kept focused on the ball/task at hand I was able to carry on without becoming paralyzed. That image stopped working for me when it became three dozen balls. That image has been replaced by calendar and task apps that help me take things a step at a time. My active to do list usually includes more than four dozen items. Any new task that is time sensitive goes on my calendar that syncs across two computers and my phone. Once it's on the calendar I forget about it until it comes up.The task list is constantly being added to, checked off, and reordered. Whatever is at the top of the list is the one I focus on unless it is routine or the energies call for spontaneity.

3. Accept/Ask For Help. Help from friends always makes it easier to carry the load lightly. When family or friends from the physical plane aren't nearby, higher dimensional help is always available.

4. Tune in to Earth's Beauty and/or Children. The picture of my youngest granddaughter above says it all. Walking the perimeter trail on our homestead is also a source of great strength to me.

5. Carry the Load Joyfully. There are still times when the biopersonality Russell feels weighed down. It helps when I remind myself that I have a choice as to how I view the load. Seeing it as a burden guarantees that it will feel heavy. Choosing to carry the load joyfully immediately lightens it.

In the meantime, the shift is happening. Hang in there. Stay grounded.

Blessings, Love and Light,

Russell

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