Lion and Magic Boy

I’m convinced that there’s pretty much a reason for everything. True, some things can be completely random perhaps, but for the most part I find meaning in almost everything that happens. I can drive myself crazy with analyzing past events, replaying the tapes of long-dead conversations to glean the hidden meanings from them.

And whenever I’m feeling stuck in some situation that doesn’t feel good, I figure there’s a lesson in it somewhere. Ooh! Self-flagellation, yay! You’d think I’d look for the lessons in the joyous occasions, wouldn’t you? But no! Learning through PAIN! Isn’t that what life is?

Actually it’s not. Growth through joy is not only possible, but it’s preferable. It’s just that culturally we’re not set up for it at this point. Maybe one day.

At any rate, I’m in the midst of multiple situations, all relationship-oriented (because we do our best learning through interaction with other people, you know—interacting only with self gets old after awhile), that don’t always feel good, so I’m doing my best to find meaning in it all. Maybe you do this too.

So it’s no surprise to me that this month’s Message up over at LightSpring Transformations, where I display some of my many talents, is all about that. Go have a look. And then come back here and commiserate.

[tags]self-flagellation, growth through joy, LightSpring Transformations, channeling[/tags]