| Thank You, God, for My Peaceful Heart by Audrey Grossman Have you found yourself wondering if there is a God? What brought you to this place in your life where the question is so necessary for claiming the answer? Are you ready to look at your life? Are you ready to look at yourself? Now is a time we come to this place inside ourselves for the spiritual questions that bring us to the path of God. We want to go Home, to our heart, to God. Our heart knows this truth, and our heart knows the way. My dear hearts, I have come to share with you what I know about the presence of Spirit in our life. I am a woman who walked along a long and difficult road of life. In a time of a crossroad, I prayed to walk in alignment with God. What did I really understand about God, Spirit, the Divine? Intellectually, I learned about many religious teachings, but in my heart I only knew it was a deep desire I needed in order to persevere and heal my life. There was a time I questioned within myself during times of crisis and life falling apart all around me, if I had a heart...if I was capable of love, and certainly, if I was worth loving. It was a painful time of growth and I knew I needed God. The knowingness of God at that time was still a mystery to me. Every day I kept asking for God to guide me. I maintained my faith that God was there with me as I took another step each day to move forward in healing my life. Sometimes, my faith would fall away from my heavy heart. I would fall down inside, and then I would get up again. When I felt alone, which was a great part of my past, I would go to God. And, everyday I knew it was a place within myself I must go. My heart was full of fear and great sadness for a long time. And, as I continued my journey in life I knew this was the way even if my mind could not understand. And, I kept going. I knew what my heart wanted. My heart wanted to love and be loved, and my heart wanted to know peace. Could this be a place in your life that you are now entering? If it is, stay with me a little longer. Read on, dear hearts. After many years of different experiences, relationships, and choices, I began to look at what I had created in my life. I began to look at the choices I had made. I chose to change my life. I chose to make changes so that I could give my children and myself the life my heart desired. I became committed to my own heart to learn to love myself exactly as I was. In this sacred moment, I began to forgive myself and all others who I believed had betrayed me in my life. In this sacred moment, the beginning of my new life started to take form. Facing my truth, releasing negative relationships, divorce, healing broken relationships, taking responsibility for my choices, letting go of all aspects of my life that no longer served my ability to love myself, leaving a secure job to follow my heart, moving, are just a few of the mountains in my life I needed to climb. As I wept in the quiet moments of my sadness, hopelessness and despair, I have found, God is there. Every prayer, every cry for help ever pleaded I have found, God is listening. In each of my darkest moments of my life I have found, God is there. When I felt I could not go on another moment in my life, God was there. Every time I have deeply felt warmth over my heart in comfort I have found, God is there. I found that persevering over the years, with my steadfast course, the greatest gifts of life were being brought forth to me. My life, in all its pain, fear and darkness were now gone, and my life came around full-circle. The desires of my heart became the reality of my life. These gifts that I gratefully received include: freedom, happiness, healing, wholeness, radiant health, harmony, loving people, loving relationships, immense strength, courage, and claiming my dream career. But, the most precious and priceless gift in my new life is my peaceful heart. Thank you, God, for my peaceful heart. Amen. Audrey Grossman, M.A., A.C.A., M.W.P., is in private practice providing support, guidance and inspiration in the process of self-discovery and personal healing. She is trained in Counseling Psychology, Spiritual Principles of Healing and Reiki. Audrey blends traditional psychotherapy with heart, mind, body, spirit therapeutic techniques and energy healing. For an appointment, contact Audrey at (952) 935-1491 or Peaceful Heart, 436 Second St., Excelsior, MN 55331 or 1300 Vermillion, Hastings, MN 55033 and at www.achieveyourdreamsteachers. Copyright (c) 2002 Audrey Grossman |
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