Held

Photo Credit: Ginger Jordan

“The times when you have seen only one set of footprints, is when I carried you.” ~ Mary Stevenson, Footprints in the Sand

I believe that in the spiritual dimension there is only love. There, I have experienced a grace that it is difficult to find on our earthly plane. When I transcend to that space, I know that I am held because I feel it. It is a knowing that has the miraculous power to heal and ease all suffering.

When we experience extreme hardship, which we all do at times, we suffer physical, mental and emotional pain. Sometimes it feels unbearable, and in this realm, often times it is. Based on my experiences, during our trials, our spirits remain whole, even when we feel broken. When we are open to receive the blessing, the peace of being carried can ease our suffering.

I experienced my first conscious glimpse of being carried during a therapy session in 2008. Using a psychological technique, I journeyed backwards in time to a traumatic early memory that was holding me prisoner. It’s hard to describe, and perhaps difficult to believe, but when I returned to that moment, of my vulnerable four-year-old self being assaulted, I saw that my spirit was hovering up near the ceiling. I felt a light surround and envelope her. The light took shape as two golden hands that shielded her. They turned her face away and led her to a garden where Jesus appeared. He held her hands and they danced, spinning in circles amongst the fragrant flowers in full bloom, the light radiating all around. 

When my consciousness returned to my forty-something self, sitting in the chair in my therapist’s office, tears of joy were streaming down my face. I could still feel it. That I was held throughout it, and always have been. It is the gift of this awareness that keeps me grounded in my faith and able to move forward, through all of life’s obstacles. I know that in spirit I am forever and always safe, protected and loved. I am carried.

If this all sounds like hocus pocus, if you have a narrative that there is no God, that there is nothing to this life except the physical world you behold with your five senses, I urge you dear reader to feel into this message with your heart instead of your head. Take a moment to be still, to quieten your thoughts and listen for the voice of the great I am. It might not happen right away, but anything is possible. I’ve said it before, but it bears repeating; there can be miracles, when you believe. Behold the footprints in the sand.

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Books & Projects:

·      All four of my books are available online at Amazon, Chapters-Indigo, and Barnes & Noble. You can also find them at select Chapters-Indigo and El Hombre de la Mancha bookstores.

·      I am pursuing representation from a traditional publisher for my fifth literary fiction, a psychological drama that explores the complexities of mental illness and trauma. Stay in touch by signing up for my blog or following me on social media to find out when it will be published.

Reviews & Interviews:

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YouTube Channel:

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·      Watch The Holding trailer.

·      Watch The Healing trailer.