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There was a great lady Healer, who was
summoned to the place where people of
broken spirits and broken hearts
resided. This is a home for those who
have experienced crisis and tragedy, and
who were barely hanging on. The Healer
was asked to intervene in their broken
lives, to inspire them to move beyond
their current world of pain and misery,
to live a life of joy and purpose, once
more.
The residents of the home were gathered
together in a room with comfortable
cushioned chairs and sofas, and they
awaited the entrance of the “Great
Healer”. The healer entered the room and
took a seat in a straight-back wooden
chair and sat with her hands folded on
her lap. Greetings were exchanged, and
then the dialogue began.
“Madame Healer, can you help us
understand our lack of confidence and
our overwhelming reluctance to move on
with our lives?” asked one of the
residents
Madame Healer responded, “You are all
imprisoned by the misery you know or are
familiar with—which seems to you to be
more acceptable than the projection of
the misery associated with the
unknown—with taking a risk to step
through your misery. You are suffering
the illusion and assumption of, that
knowing—knowing that the known is easier
and safer than the unknown.”
“But Madame Healer, we are all
traumatized and paralyzed by our
circumstances. Surely you understand our
plight?”
The Healer responded, “The trauma and
paralysis you experience can be either
permanent or temporary, depending on
whether or not you have courage. The
moment you exercise the courage to take
“A Leap of Faith” your action becomes
the catalyst to your recovery. You must
learn to trust and believe that your
inner knowing (your personal wisdom) is
guiding you toward your greater good.
The question you are required to ask
yourself is this; Are you willing to
self-execute a “Leap of Faith” without
any guarantees that it will do any good?
Are you ready to take a step into the
unknown?”
“Are you suggesting, Madame Healer, that
our fate in these matters comes down to
stepping over the cliff?”
“I submit that there is no cliff—you are
the nexus of your own abyss, any action
you take is more like climbing the steps
of a ladder up and out of that abyss.
The risk, I contend, is one of your own
imagination which stems from the fear of
the unknown.”
“So are we to understand then, Madam
Healer, that we hold in our hands the
fate of our own security and future?”
“What you are currently holding onto is
insecurity and past events that lead to
this moment, wouldn’t you agree. Absent
of the past—absent of insecurity—your
situation is transformed is it not? A
“Leap of Faith” suggests moving into
what isn’t known so renewal can occur.
There is security that comes with
knowing that you alone are the captain
of your life and journey—to have faith
and confidence in your own ability to
look out for your own best interests.”
“Thank you Madam Healer, for your
insights have been illuminating and wise
and they will serve us well in
confronting this moment in time in our
lives.”
V.P. Mosser
©2001-2008 V.P. Mosser
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