Stories of Hope & Healing
Clearing the Debris Clearing the Debris Making Space for Healing
S t a n di n g b y a bl o cked str ea m , I r eali z ed t he deb r i s i n t he w a t e r w a s j ust like t he e mot i on al bl o ck s I n eed to clea r to le t heali n g fl ow t h rou gh my life . Standing by a blocked stream, I realized the debris in the water was just like the emotional blocks I need to clear to let healing flow through my life.
I hea r d w a t e r r aci n g a s I a ppro ached t hi s a r ea . I stoo d t he r e li st e n i n g to t he w a t e r rus h ov e r t he l o g a s i t f oun d a p a t h t h rou gh t he st ick s a roun d i t . A n d I w a t ched t he r i pp le s i t ca us ed i n t he w a t e r on t he ot he r s ide . I t h ou gh t ab out h ow t ha t rus hi n g w a t e r i s like t he heali n g I n eed to le t fi n d a w a y t h rou gh my p ai n . I t h ou gh t ab out w ha t t h os e r i pp le s c ou ld be i n my life if I c ou ld ge t t ha t heali n g — t he cal m i n g o f my a n ge r , t he c om f ort f or my s ad n e ss , t he i mprov e m e nt i n my r ela t i ons hi ps … A f t e r I stoo d t he r e pon de r i n g f or a w hile , I decided to w alk on . A s I p a ss ed , I l oo ked back a t t he li tt le w a t e r fall . I t w a s on l y t he n t ha t I s a w t ha t t he w a t e r w a s fi n di n g i ts w a y t h rou gh a ton o f deb r i s t ha t w a s i n f ront o f t he l o g bl o cki n g t he fl ow . W e ’ d j ust had a big storm , w hich ca us ed a l ot o f da m age . I j ust stopp ed a n d stoo d t he r e a s I r eali z ed t hi s r eall y w a s a m e t a p h or f or my life . After I stood there pondering for a while, I decided to walk on. As I passed, I looked back at the little waterfall. It was only then that I saw that the water was finding its way through a ton of debris that was in front of the log blocking the flow. We’d just had a big storm, which caused a lot of damage. I just stopped and stood there as I realized this really was a metaphor for my life. E v e ryt hi n g t ha t led up to my ab ort i on a n d my e mot i ons a n d e v e ryt hi n g I ’ v e bee n deali n g w i t h s i n ce w e r e like a n un e xp ec t ed a n d unw elc om e storm i n my life . A n d t he y ha v e lef t a ton o f deb r i s bl o cki n g my p a t h f orw a r d . S om eh ow I n eed to r e mov e a t lea st e nou gh deb r i s t ha t t he heali n g w a t e r ca n fi n d a p a t h t h rou gh , fl ow ov e r m e , a n d b r i n g t h os e r i pp le s o f r e n e w al . I w a t ched t he fi rst K e ys to H op e a n d H eali n g v ide o ton igh t , a n d I ’ m g o i n g to r ead t he cha pt e r tomorrow . I ’ m h op i n g wor ki n g t h rou gh t hi s pro g r a m w ill hel p m e mov e out som e o f t ha t deb r i s . Everything that led up to my abortion and my emotions and everything I’ve been dealing with since were like an unexpected and unwelcome storm in my life. And they have left a ton of debris blocking my path forward. Somehow I need to remove at least enough debris that the healing water can find a path through, flow over me, and bring those ripples of renewal. I watched the first Keys to Hope and Healing video tonight, and I’m going to read the chapter tomorrow. I’m hoping working through this program will help me move out some of that debris. I heard water racing as I approached this area. I stood there listening to the water rush over the log as it found a path through the sticks around it. And I watched the ripples it caused in the water on the other side. I thought about how that rushing water is like the healing I need to let find a way through my pain. I thought about what those ripples could be in my life if I could get that healing — the calming of my anger, the comfort for my sadness, the improvement in my relationships …
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