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Stephanie:
Good distinction. I was not referring to abuse, of course, but someone reading this post might not realize that.
I was speaking more of family members who, in my opinion and my own perspective, seem to be making choices that are out of alignment with prosperity and good health. It's sometimes painful to let those you love make their own choices but anything else is ultimately co-dependent.
No one is required, in my awareness of living a spiritual life, to endure abuse. I believe that there are reasons why someone might be born into an abusive situation. If a person does not believe in past lives, this will be a hard concept to entertain.
Walking away from abuse is every person's right. However, I believe it is very important "how" you walk away. Not looking back can mean that you have expressed what you need to express, either with your family or with a counselor or in a journal or in some way that allowed you to find resolution and peace, or it can mean that you walk away and keep the pain bottled inside for the rest of your life.
Walking a path of spiritual intention allows a person to also walk through all that may linger from an experience of abuse so that they can look back in gratitude at the choices they made to change their lives and in such a way that nothing is stuffed into the emotional core and eating away at them years later.
A lot of the way an abusive situation is handled comes down to what you believe about why we are here and whether or not you believe that we choose our reality.
All good points. I think as someone who grew up in a fairly tumultuous household that I learned the value of forgiveness because of issues I've had with my family. Had it not been for some of the strife and difficult times, I'm not sure I'd be as compassionate as I am and nor would I have defined my life in terms of my spiritual values. I have learned to see my family members as valuable teachers because of course, they have the power to trigger me in places that few others can! :)
As far as abuse goes, I think it's our responsibility to take care of ourselves as adults and ensure that we do not subject ourselves to negative treatment from other people, even if they are family members. I think you can forgive, but it's just silly to forget.
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The Treasure of Time
Posted by Neva H.
Walking the path of spiritual awakening - the importance of your birth family challenges
I am aware that I chose my parents because I remember doing so before being born. I have resisted this idea because of trauma that has resulted from that choice. I have struggled with aspects of Truth.
Lately, I walk a different path with family “issues”. It is one of spiritual service. I know that I am to be an aware spiritual being with my family and to allow each one to be a brilliant source of teaching and awareness reflected back to me.
The treasure of time is one that can never be recovered once it’s gone. Each experience with the members of my own birth family has become so spiritually full and rich that I sometimes realize it as my greatest self-realization tool. What would be a deeper, more meaningful use of my time than resolving what surfaces in me as a result of my family reflections and ties? Although some aspects are difficult, as is usually the case in so deep a human bond, the teaching is a gift.
Look around your family unit and find the one you most resist being with because that is probably your greatest teacher of spiritual awareness and principles of self-love, forgiveness, acceptance, non-judgment, tolerance and faith.