Powerful Beliefs

"Beliefs have the power to create and the power to destroy. Human beings have the awesome ability to take any experience of their lives and create a meaning that disempowers them or one that can literally save their lives." ~ Tony Robbins

An interesting turn of events happened at the prison tonight. I was chatting with a former lifer who was back inside and he casually asked me if I had ever done a sweat. I mentioned I had but that I was wary of doing them without knowing who was leading them because of the power of the spirituality that can occur within them. I then went on to share an experience that my friend who is from the bear clan had which entailed some people seeing a bear behind her with paws on her shoulders. She had said it was a weight. He asked me if it hurt her and I said no, it just weighed her down.

I then mentioned that I had the opposite experience, where I felt like I was floating on occasion and did not feel the heat too much. In fact, sometimes I felt like I was being fanned. He looked at me and said that was because I was good inside and was not in need of healing. I was kind of startled by that revelation and at the risk of being misunderstood, the information rang true for me. Of course, I believe we are all in need of healing and at that moment I was in need of healing but instead was used as a healing force for others. He had a few other powerful insights for me that I will have to ponder for awhile before integrating them but it was very interesting for me. Most of the time when I go to prison, I feel as if I have received more than I have given but tonight, I think I was healed on a deep level and received an answer that I had been looking for...from a man who others would see as broken and not able to be of service. Yet he was a source of healing to me and has given me something that won't literally save my life but will have a profound effect on it.

Peace,

Suzanne