Transform
We tend to be a throw-away society. We buy things, break them, and discard them. Repair may be difficult, hard to find, or cost ineffective. This mentality leads to growing mounds of garbage and pulling vital resources out of availability due to the prevalence of single or limited use.
We may take the same approach with relationships. If things between us and others become strained, we may toss the relationship aside. We split up with partners, break off friendships, and surrender our pets to shelters.
And yes, sometimes a break is the best alternative. In cases of safety, whether or physical, mental, or emotional, we may need to cut things off. When relationships are one-sided longer-term, we may need to cease investing so much of ourselves. If we no longer can afford to care adequately for a pet, we may have to rehome it.
But these are hopefully unusual circumstances. We may be more likely to let things or folks go because we don’t wish spend resources, energy, or emotions repairing things.
This can also hold true for parts of ourselves, personas, behaviors, or past experiences that we aren’t comfortable with. We may have the urge to expunge them from us because they are undesirable or dysfunctional.
But just as we probably don’t need to cut off an infected finger—we just need to treat the infection to make the finger healthy again—we probably don’t need to amputate these parts of ourselves. We just need to transform them into something healthier for us.
Transformation does take time, effort, and resources. But it is respectful and caring. It honors the divine in all beings and things.
Today’s message challenges me to transform something that isn’t working well for me. When I am willing to transform, I am grateful for what is.
Please reflect and share. What might you benefit from transforming?