Until You Have Walked the Path, You Don't Know Where It Goes

Until You have Walked the Path, You Don't Know Where it Goes
By
Theresa Chaze


Many light workers and healers have found themselves facing life issues that have gone beyond the normal challenges. They have not only been confronting their own fears, disappoints, and wounds, but those that have come out of left field for no apparent reason, leaving them questioning what the hell happened.

I heard a story on a TV show a while back that explains what is happening and why. A man fell down a hole. The sides were so steep and slippery that he couldn't climb out, so he yelled for help. One by one people came by to give sage advice and wise council, but none of them stopped to help him climb out. Eventually, his best friend came looking for him. Instead of giving advice, he jumped down in the hole with him. The man said, "What are you doing? Now we're both trapped." The friend said, "I've been down here before and I know the way out."

Advice is wonderful, but unless you have experienced the hardships first hand, so that you can truly understand, your words are no more than warm wind. Once we have faced the life challenges and found our way out, we can help another do the same. It is the simple reason why so many spiritual people have found themselves with so many unusual and difficult challenges. Until you have been emotionally, spiritually, physically and financially challenged to the point of breaking, you cannot be a trailblazer to lead others out of their darkness.

It's not fun. Frequently it is frightening, confusing and heartbreaking. Yet we all signed up for the job of our own free will. The next time instead of asking why me, ask what is this preparing me for? By accepting the lessons with ease and grace, we sometime find the path isn't as rocky and that aid is just around the corner.