dailydatewithgod

We recognize a physical bruise when we see it. It causes our skin to change color because the blood rushes to the surface because of a strike or some kind of pressure.   Immediately upon injury, our body’s systems step in to remedy the situation.  To deal with the impact of the pressure the body knows it needs to create a protective coating to make sure healing can take place.  It doesn’t always look nice but we are designed to create space for our own healing.  The same thing is within our capacity when it comes to other kinds of bruises.  The difference is we do not see something showing up physically, at least not right away.  We may tense our muscles or find ourselves looking for a mental distraction, but It requires us to stop and notice how we are feeling.  TWe can ask ourselves, in the moment of the bruising what was our experience of ourselves.? What words came to mind about who we are and what we are capable of?  We have grown deaf to our inner dialogue and honestly, would not talk to others the way we talk to ourselves. Instead of using our internal resources to provide the healing needed for the bruise we create more bruising.  God invites us to look at how we can connect to the courage and energy of our hearts to open up a space for healing. The same heart that pumps the needed blood to the physically bruised area also drives the healing of an emotional bruise.  It begins with the breath.  When we are bruised we want it to go away and not have to deal with it.  We perceive making space for the feelings that come up as potentially more pain. When we invite ourselves to take the pause allotted with breath it allows some new insight into how we can approach the needed healing of the bruise.  The breath engages the heart which holds the wisdom of the truth of who we are and what we need to keep going.  Bruises emotional or physical are not fun but when we are open to thinking of them as a chance to reconnect to our own power of healing and growing in love we see more of what we are truly made of.