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THE CLAW
I feel so disappointed when I’m reaching for the ceiling
And find myself slap, bang, wallop on the floor
Once again, my emotions left me reeling
Drained of energy, initiative, knocked back by the claw
The claw that’s attached to my monkey brain
Digging, Digging, Digging
Digging once again-into the murky depths of my mind
Looking for every little thing it can find
Things I had forgotten, lying beneath the surface
Things once arisen that make you feel worthless
Things that make you angry and things that make you cry
A million distractions to stop you flying high
The issue here, I know the indisputable truth
There are people in our world who are the living proof
That we can overcome emotions when we try really hard
It just takes a lot of work before you own the perfect yard
And every single morning you have to clear your space
Set up a great vibration and keep moving at a pace
Which enables you to access the most important things
Eventually those feathers will sprout into wings
So, deal with all your shadows, your dark moods and the pain
Allow the sky to open and drench you in rain
Wash the past away but hold on to the lessons
Then you can focus forwards and claim your personal
blessings
Every so often you’re bound to feel the claw
Dig. Dig, Digging- it’s so hard to ignore
But you must trust the process. You need to understand
The claw is essential to help unveil your hand
We are here to learn the lessons that help us grow
As an individual person there are things you need to know
You have to test your boundaries, integrity and strength
If you want to claim success you must go the whole length
And sometimes you will need to run the extra mile
Despite sweating and grunting you should finish with a smile
Because your dream is your dream, your vision, your blessing
So, keep momentum going, don’t spend too long resting
Let the claw dig, dig deeply in your soul
Unveiling all the issues that help you become whole.
Jaz McKenzie ©2023
Just recently everything seems sent to challenge me. Today I was relaxing when suddenly I received a phone call to ask if I minded about something. With a jolt, I was taken straight back to the original situation that had occurred around this time last year, and the previous anger which I thought I had put to rest re-emerged. I do not like being disrespected and without going into detail, it opened up a hornets nest. I'm now going to have to revisit it and try to remove my emotions and be logical about everything, but this is not easy. Right now I want nothing to do with it.
Only two days ago I started some exercises in a book about shadow work- dealing with the darker or 'shadow' side of my character. You have to study various aspects of yourself and how you really feel about things. Funnily enough this actually relates to exercise #1! Unfortunately the incident in question has become so dramatic I want nothing more to do with it-EVER. To other people it might seem unimportant, but it was a direct insult and when this is delivered by someone who is prominent in your life it's a real slap in the face. I have such a dislike of drama yet I couldn't ignore it and the daaaam thing got bigger, feeding off different people's energies including my own. The funny thing is, I wrote this poem a few days ago to reflect how I've been feeling and here we are with that claw wedged firmly inside me. I guess I have to work through it and find some forgiveness somewhere which I'm not quite ready for! This is what human means- you can't just shake things off and pretend nothing happened. Everything you fail to deal with will resurface, so maybe I should have dealt with it better at the time.
I think I'm going to take a long bath and play some music or something to start re-aligning my energy because right now meditation is not going to work. Think I'll re-read my poem too because it has a great deal of truth in it. We came here to experience the whole range of human emotions, see what we tolerate, what we don't and many other things besides, so I can't stay mad- it was a choice after all as is our reaction. The more we react the more emotional healing is required.
Well, we're about to enter a new week, soI hope you are all able to deal with your gremlins if that's on your agenda! I'm returning to the shadow work. As I said in the poem, we have to trust the process regardless of what it throws our way. I might make a video recording of this poem and put it on YouTube later this week, let's see.
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Jaz McKenzie~ The Word Magician
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