Life is asking a lot of us right now, isn\u2019t it.\u00a0 So much change, so much questioning of our old ways, so much renewal.\u00a0 In numerology, the number 2 is associated with peace \u2013 not the surface level peace that makes everything seem OK, but the deep authentic peace that comes from unearthing and cleansing anything that comes between us and our deepest truth and highest good.\u00a0 And here we are in 2022\u2026.deep upheaval in pursuit of authentic peace.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I\u2019ve been reflecting recently on times of deep unearthing and cleansing in my life and what I have learned most profoundly from such times. My partner\u2019s diagnosis and treatment for cancer several years ago was, without a doubt, one of those times. I\u2019ll share a little of my story here\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n
My partner\u2019s diagnosis and treatment for Non-Hodgkins Lymphoma (NHL) was enormously life changing for me.\u00a0 It was potentially the highest level of stress I recall ever having experienced. \u00a0It was as though we were travelling along one path (with its own little challenges) and in an instant, we were knocked completely into a whole new journey.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
For me, and indeed both of us in very different ways, I was forced to face life beyond death. \u00a0The acceptance of and surrender to a heartbreak I hadn\u2019t been sure I could survive. \u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It taught me so much about the different ways people deal with trauma and grief. \u00a0It also taught me the vital importance of connection to Spirit \u2013 to something greater than me \u2013 not only in times of deep stress but also in daily life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I experienced, with glaring clarity, that which seems to be present when pushed to the edge of our own capacity \u2013 the stillness, the peace, the silence that comes when there is nothing left to do but surrender.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It taught me about severe anxiety, PTSD and the impact of full body freeze \u2013 and the strategies that can help us return to peace in the face of despair.\u00a0 It brought me humility, confronted me with my fears, and made me accept and acknowledge the inevitability of challenge in our lives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It revealed to me my tendency to \u2018be a good person\u2019 and to \u2018do the right thing\u2019 as an attempt to stave off the truly difficult parts of life \u2013 to keep me safe.\u00a0 What I learned is that difficult times will come and go and they always<\/strong> teach us something profound. \u00a0Up level us. \u00a0Break us open again so as not to get too stagnant and safe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n I\u2019ve learned that holding a bigger picture, opening to new possibilities, allowing life to do its work always leads us to a better place, and that there is always something to be grateful for, even in the darkest of days.<\/p>\n\n\n\n I\u2019ve learned that I have the capacity to do this. \u00a0I have felt my relentlessly positive spirit surge to rise again. \u00a0I know this in my bones now. \u00a0I will always find a way to rise up again\u2026and so will you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n In peace<\/p>\n\n\n\n Sharna xo<\/p>\n<\/body>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Life is asking a lot of us right now, isn\u2019t it.\u00a0 So much change, so much questioning of our old ways, so much renewal.\u00a0 In numerology, the number 2 is associated with peace \u2013 not the surface level peace that makes everything seem OK, but the deep authentic peace that comes from unearthing and cleansing anything that comes between us and our deepest truth and highest good.\u00a0 And here we are in 2022\u2026.deep upheaval in pursuit of authentic peace. I\u2019ve been reflecting recently on times of deep unearthing and cleansing in my life and what I have learned most profoundly from such times. My partner\u2019s diagnosis and treatment for cancer several years ago was, without a doubt, one of those times. I\u2019ll share a little of my story here\u2026 My partner\u2019s diagnosis and treatment for Non-Hodgkins Lymphoma (NHL) was enormously life changing for me.\u00a0 It was potentially the highest level of stress I recall ever having experienced. \u00a0It was as though we were travelling along one path (with its own little challenges) and in an instant, we were knocked completely into a whole new journey. For me, and indeed both of us in very different ways, I was forced to […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":299,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[15,14,52,12,8,9],"tags":[58,49,54,56,59,55,57,47],"class_list":["post-413","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-leadership-courage","category-relationship-connection","category-transformation","category-values-intention","category-wellness-healing","category-wisdom-love","tag-acceptance","tag-anxiety","tag-connection","tag-humility","tag-love-infused-living","tag-spirit","tag-stillness","tag-transformation"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.loveinfusedliving.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Summer-solstice-2-1.jpg?fit=1920%2C1200&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.loveinfusedliving.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/413"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.loveinfusedliving.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.loveinfusedliving.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.loveinfusedliving.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.loveinfusedliving.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=413"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/www.loveinfusedliving.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/413\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":657,"href":"https:\/\/www.loveinfusedliving.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/413\/revisions\/657"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.loveinfusedliving.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/299"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.loveinfusedliving.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=413"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.loveinfusedliving.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=413"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.loveinfusedliving.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=413"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}