Phoenix of the Heart: From Divorce Despair to Hopeful Ascent
A Message of Hope
One contemplative evening as I was reflecting on the deep sadness and disbelief of my imminent divorce, I felt God’s gentle, soft voice begin to speak to me.
It was so audible it was as if I was speaking to myself out loud.
As I tuned into the voice, I thought, what is this? A message?
I imagined it would be brief, but the words continued to flow like a gentle river.
I realized it was my Divine wisdom and light ascending upon me and speaking to my soul.
Luminous, gentle, and brilliant.
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What became of that divine message was a poem I titled ‘She Will Rise’
This was the first time in many months that I had experienced God’s DIVINE guidance so audibly.
I felt as if angels had descended upon me, sitting on my shoulder and whispering in my ear ~
This feeling was the most remarkable bliss to behold.
It was sacred. I felt held in God’s sweet embrace.
This divine guidance and inner wisdom from God, my higher power, continues to speak to me.
Sometimes the messages arrive in the silence of my soul when I am walking in nature.
Other times in the chaos of a crowded city piazza.
This intuitive, beautiful, wise voice is how God and I communicate with one another.
“I now see all the moments in my day as a living prayer.”
Grace, truth, wisdom, and infinite pure love lie within each of us. We just have to be open and willing to listen to the prayers inside of our souls.
This wisdom is the spiritual essence of who we are.
In these moments of awe, I feel an incredibly deep connection with God.
I’m overcome with a huge sense of gratitude and wonderment in the stillness of the moment.
You have your own unique inner sanctuary ~ your personal connection to the Divine that lies deep within your soul.
May you feel the presence of this luminous light shining within you always.
She Will Rise
She danced for a long while until she couldn’t dance anymore.
She was exhausted and fell apart.
The sadness penetrated the depths of her soul as she spiraled downward.
But she knew she could not stay down. No.
She must RISE.
Crawling led to climbing. Back up she went.
Without hesitation, without a thought.
In her eyes, there was nowhere else to go.
The way MUST be UP.
Following brokenness, devastation, wailing, heartache, indescribable loss, pain, and rivers of tears, she reached the first summit and she cried tears of JOY.
There she was! All by herself.
She made it when she knew not how!
There she stood at a new beginning.
So many choices, so many different paths to choose from.
How does she decide?
She ponders only for a moment.
She knows right away.
She will follow her heart, her truth, her song.
Therein lay her Inspiration, her purpose, her JOY.
Her future self.
Now is the time to begin again. So she did.”
Lots of love, Shelley
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