Love Blog number 5
When your worst fears seem to be coming true:
Or how to negotiate
“The room of a 1000 demons”
Many years ago, in a workshop put on by William O’Hanlon, author and workshop presenter, he told us this story.
When your worst fears appear to be coming true, it is as if you have entered The Room of a 1000 demons. The way to get though this room is to remember 2 things:
- Your Worst fears will APPEAR to be coming true but the key here is that they are “appearing” to be coming true.**
- Keep your feet moving.
I have used this little story with clients and in workshops myself.
I will address the first clue about the appearance of fears coming true first. Even if is true, that the worst fears are coming true, there is always and I mean ALWAYS something we can do.
Jesus said it like this: “Seek ye first the Kingdom of Heaven and all these things shall be added unto you”.
And, as a Unity Minister of over 30 years, we believe Jesus when he said that the Kingdom of Heaven is within. So, as we seek this inner wholeness and inner truth within; as we seek to connect with the Divine Within, we will know what our next step is and as we take that step, we will then see our next step. Thus, no matter how real the worst fears appear to be, we simply need to pause, and remember that no matter what we are dealing with the presence of the Divine will guide us to solve this problem. This is the Truth.
Second, the admonition to keep our feet moving means to keep seeking our next step and to take it. It means to take even a tiny bit of action. The action can be to simply BREATHE. Then, we can ask, what can I do? If nothing comes to mind, then take a walk or call a friend, or a crisis line, pet your dog or cat or horse. Just the action of doing something can activate our Inner Knowing that nothing is hopeless.
I have an exercise I give to clients to create before they enter this Room, and that is to create an ER plan to use when they feel all hope is gone. I will send you this exercise if you ask.
But for now, know that the Hero or Heroine with you does know how to help you when you enter the Room of a 1000 demons.