Dancing With the Shadow!
I recognize that there is One Life, One Presence, One Infinite Intelligence expressing through all creation—and this Life is also expressing through me. I know that I am more than my fears, my mistakes, my disappointments, my anger, my judgments, or the parts of myself I have tried to hide. There is nothing within me that is outside the possibility of healing.
Today I gently turn toward those aspects of myself that I have rejected or pushed into the shadows. I do not condemn them. I do not need to be ashamed of them. I simply acknowledge: “This, too, is part of my human experience.” I allow myself to see what is here with honesty, compassion, and courage.
And so I declare: I embrace myself with compassion. I bring my shadow into the light of Divine Truth. I am not my shadow; I am the awareness that can lovingly transform it. Nothing within me is beyond the healing power of Spirit. I am becoming more conscious, more compassionate, and more whole. I accept the fullness of who I am. And I trust the transforming Presence of Love within me.
I express my gratitude as a whole human being and spiritual being. I am grateful for my light and shadow, and I recognize both are my strengths. I release the need to be perfect. I release the belief that I must hide those parts of myself that I find unacceptable. And I release the past—not by denying it, but by allowing it to become part of my greater wisdom. I welcome the parts of myself that I readily love and the parts I am still learning to love. There is room for all of me in the greater awareness of Spirit.
AND SO IT IS.