Thursday, January 20, 2011

Growing Wisdom

I have been struck with the thought that I am so grateful I am where I am in my life. In talking with friends and discussing being younger, we agreed we would never want to go back to when we were younger. We learn and grow and I'd never sacrifice the knowledge I've gained to go back to a previous, younger time. In fact I'm excited to be older because I know I will refine myself, react better, make better choices faster. I'll see life with more wisdom.
I see the wisdom I've already gained and I'm grateful I have it. Although, sometimes I wish I could skip ahead so I'd deal with my children more wisely now. I do know we are to learn and grow and it is a cycle everyone goes through.
The crazy part is, I randomly saw a book at the library called "The Secret Life of the Grown-Up Brain" and it discusses those same ideas of wisdom. And besides that, it makes me feel better now when I can't remember simple information or a name, or when I walk upstairs and forget why I was there. I love how I find comfort for my life for things I can't control. I am definitely led and watched over.

A Solution

I have been blessed by being led to EFT (Emotional Freedom Technique). I was seeking for a way to get rid of my negative emotion from the past. It keeps getting triggered and upsetting my everyday life. I had my Aunt drawing negative emotions out with her skills as a massage therapist, but she lives 5 1/2 hours away. I needed a local outlet.
I tried to look up her therapy but didn't find it since I didn't know what it was called, but I came across EFT after a few days of searching on the internet. A chiropractor talked about it and then I was able to look it up specifically. I found EFT for Dummies at the library and have felt at peace and excited (if those two words can go together) to have this answer.
I am excited to use the atonement since Christ suffered for our fears and hurting as well. We are allowed to find peace and I'm so grateful.
I called my sister and asked if she had heard of it. After I explained it, she said she had used it in her therapy and still uses it now. She just didn't know it was called EFT. It will be a long road but now I have a tool that can help me use the atonement to help me find emotional peace.