An Empowering Perspective on Life Challenges
From victim to victor. When we view life as a series of stories, we can take a step back and question why we are sharing things in the way that we are. The fire element holds the medicine of transmutation. On a physical level, when we put something in a fire, it changes from one form into another. In mythology, we have always connected fire with triumph. The phoenix rises from the ashes. This aligns us with our courage which is intertwined with motivation.
If life is easy and we do not have to work for anything, the senses become numb. This is a reflection of how our nervous system works. We are wired for evolution. To remain engaged we need new sensations and stimulations. Doing the same thing day in, and day out, soon enough the brain goes on autopilot. We can see this with sex and intimacy. The body responds excitedly to new and unexpected twists and turns to create heightened experiences of pleasure.
When faced with a challenge, we can bring this awareness of our evolutionary inclination to mind. You are always seeking these difficulties to self-actualize throughout your life. When seeing your life challenges from a positive perspective, you can then open up to see the patterns that are unfolding. When in a resistant frustrated state, the gifts in the life experience cannot be seen. Taking a breath and coming back to center welcomes enlightening insight.
Reflecting on your obstacles at different stages of your life reveals information about your soul’s purpose. Sharing with you the wisdom and power of your soul. Your soul decided to come here to learn different lessons and evolve. Each person has a different set of life challenges. You may feel that everyone goes through what you experience as challenges. This is untrue. You are incredibly unique in the experiences you have.
Becoming intimately versed in what challenges you, is the beginning of you becoming a sensational motivational speaker, writer, parent, or activist in that human experience. Sharing about your pain reveals vulnerability. People love to hear that you are a work in progress! Furthermore. it opens up space for humor because we come away from serious narratives in the mind. Those voices are determined to convince us we are failing.
Those nasty voices arise from fear of success. Our shadow self can keep us small to create a feeling of protection. Connecting with fire opens up the door to purpose. You access the power to be you in your life by tapping into why you desire to overcome challenges. As I have burned through blocks in my life, my motivation has grown to keep burning away fear because it brings more light into my body and my life. Lowering the volume of the fearful narratives.
I love overcoming challenges because it makes me more of who I am. It increases my ability to confidently create. These are all the positive aspects of the fire element. They grow when we shift our perspective on life challenges, embodying the phoenix energy. The limiting expressions of fire share the energy of fear, anger, and abuse of power. In the Elemental Medicine School online course, we reframe this perspective in module two.
The tool kit module moves through each element to support you in rewriting your life story. Grounding your new empowering narrative around your life challenges. Through the water element, we also look at memories. Bringing in the yin and yang. Looking at the past from a higher mature perspective. Often, there is a pattern to continue operating from the beliefs we formulated as children when we had a limited ability to perceive life experiences.
In the school, you have a safe space all to yourself to look at everything with fresh eyes. Gifting yourself awareness about why your life has unfolded in this way. Moving into module three, the Elemental World, you are supported to take action steps to consciously create the reality you desire to live in. This course is a three-month journey to regain your power with fire, air, earth, and water.
Your power is phenomenal, exquisite, and entrancingly beautiful. As encapsulating as flames dancing in the dark of night. As hopeful as the first star in the evening light.
