Grace

Spiritual Tools for the Human Journey

'Grace is the voice that calls us to change and gives us the power to pull it off'

Hello friends,

Now that we have our first spiritual tool securely fastened to our tool belt, let’s add a second shall we?

Our Discernment helps to guide us toward truth, which will inevitably help us to find our best path through life.

With our discernment compass to guide, we need another tool to help balance those times when we make decisions that may not have been the most productive or positive.

The gift of GRACE

GRACE: A virtue coming from God. Being able to forgive, let go and knowing when to move on.

What is grace?

Put simply, grace is an action of kindness, understanding and/or forgiveness.

We can give ourselves grace and we can also give grace to others, which can be an incredibly difficult thing to do.

Knowing when and how to utilise grace is quite the juggling act.

To forgive another human or even ourselves, in whatever capacity, is a delicate process that requires insight and honesty.

Let’s use an example.

Not so long ago, I endured one of the hardest lessons of this lifetime.

I had placed my trust in another human being who was not a safe person. This individual hurt me in every way that a human can be hurt, both physically and emotionally.

For a long time I struggled to understand what would motivate this person to hurt me. Especially when this individual was someone who supposedly cared about me.

Initially I blamed myself for their actions toward me. It must have been my fault somehow?

Absolutely not.

So often, we try to understand other’s actions towards us when, in reality, it actually has little do with us. There is always far more at play, a much bigger picture that we can't always see.

The only part I was responsible for in that equation was my own lack of boundaries and my lack of judgement when it came to this one person.

After a lengthy period of self-reflection and healing, I understood that this person came into my life to help liberate me from an old thought pattern/belief.

Yes, it was traumatic. Yes, it hurt… but it was necessary.

This person could have taught me that lesson in a much less severe way but they were simply playing out their own unhealed trauma on me.

Once I had discerned the truth of the matter, I was able to give myself and my friend the gift of grace.

I was able to forgive myself first and it felt amazing.

My friend, I forgave them but decided that having them in my life was not in my own best interests.

I treasure the time that I had with my friend, we had many happy memories together and I know that at their core, this person is a beautiful soul.

I genuinely wish them all the very best in their life.

Giving ourselves and others grace is incredibly difficult but once we can do this for ourselves and each other, it allows space in our energetic being to be cleared.

When we are no longer wasting our precious energy on old wounds, it means that we free up space and allow new amazing wonderful things to come into our lives.

This is a sacred process and it cannot be rushed.

It takes as long as it takes.

There is no ‘fast way’ to give grace, it just simply does not work that way.

The only way forward is through, and that means we have to sit with our emotions.

We must let them be expressed in an authentic way and when this has been accomplished, the feelings will dissipate and evolve.

Once I forgave my friend and expressed my emotions authentically, my life changed in the most profound way.

Giving the gift of grace set me free.

It is such an important tool to use on your spiritual journey.

Probably the hardest one to master but when your heart can learn to forgive, it will also learn how to let go and expand.

Next time, I will give you the third and final tool for your spiritual journey (its my favourite one!! I’ve saved the best for last).

Go gently out there friends,

Big love xxx