Today my family finds ourselves in a very painful situation. Our middle son suffering from schizophrenia, relapsed for a 4th time after a very good year of stability. He is currently inpatient but refusing meds and it has come to a stale mate in which the hospital is filing a court petition against him to force medication. The hearing is this morning. We will be there in support of him and in support of the hospitals petition.
This journey has brought all of our strengths and weaknesses to the for front over the past 7 years or so when as a young teen he suffered his first major depression. My past ability to use alot of skill to navigate a weak mental health system to advocate for the best care I could gather for a young strong willed son and still attend to my family responsibilities and run a yoga and conscious wellness studio have all been tested and in some cases melted down to the essential alchemical truth. We truly only have this moment in time.
When challenged, pushed and shoved by the momentum of life , in this case an incurable illness that robs an individual of their sense of being alive, their sense of freedom and choice , especially an active young man of 24, I keep coming back to breathe in this moment. Even in the heaviness of the situation, if I remember to get still and stay connected to my breath, I feel the inherent peace that is always with us , as it IS us. Whatever challenge you might be facing, especially if it involves your health or the health and wellness of one your loved ones, your child, remember, there is always the higher good in flow asking us to trust, surrender to the wisdom of the unknown, be guided to do the very best you can to affect positive outcomes and recognize when the most powerful thing you are left to do is let go .
Letting go today and breathing deeply one moment at a time.
Namaste and Blessings to all that are suffering with pain, illness, separation from the truth of their being. As Joseph Campbell states, what we are seeking is not meaning for life but the experience of being alive!
“People say that what we're all seeking is a meaning for life. I don’t think this is what we’re really seeking. I think what we’re seeking is an experience of being alive, so that our life experiences on the purely physical plane will have resonances with our own innermost being and reality, so that we actually feel the rapture of being alive.”
—Joseph Campbell, The Power of Myth — with Kar Ina Beand Dianne Walker.
—Joseph Campbell, The Power of Myth — with Kar Ina Beand Dianne Walker.
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