Captured Moments

As much as we love the people in our lives, as much history as we have with them or as much as we have in common, those energetic attachments can hold us back as well as inhibit their growth, expansion and development.  We most likely aren't aware of these aspects of bondage. They are like energetic chords that might be keeping us too attached to others and those attachments may be hurting us or inhibiting our growth. They are subconscious or unconscious but we can often feel their tug. If you imagine having a younger sibling, who you have always felt responsible for, and they develop a drinking problem, you might  inadvertently step in to rescue them from their addiction.  Maybe they are about to lose their house, their marriage, their job and because you feel responsible, you are suddenly helping too much.  Now, without your awareness, your deep attachment to them is negatively affecting your life and hurting what you have built up for your family and survival...

When we think about our natural nature, we might think about our  personality, our strengths, talents, skills, abilities, thinking style, intellect and, in general, our  competence, our childhood preferences and interests or maybe just what others have told us about our nature.  Maybe we would define it through our education, our careers or all our areas that made us of make us feel successful. It could also be that our family, those closest to us in the beginning, had issues with our natural nature because they feared it, misunderstood it, couldn't define it and thought it best to stamp it out or dismiss us because of it. Maybe we have carried that fear and memory of feeling as if it wasn't safe to be truly WHO WE ARE! Some  families insist that we think just like they do, if we are a true family member or, at least, one with merit. Parents often, unconsciously or not, want us to reflect them on some level so they can see themselves in us.  A form of natur...