Beginning the new year with quite a challenging reflection was not my intention. However, that week’s experience has prompted me to write and share a rather challenging reflection. In the midst of being so sick, I was thrown with a situation where assumptive judgment was placed on me with no possibility of a real conversation. Here’s the reflection written and shared on 1 January 2023

Happy New Year! Hope you had a great time closing 2022 with gratitude and welcome 2023 with joy. Sharing with you this week’s reflection with the theme “Grace-filled Dance”

Last week on Christmas night, I’ve been thrown with an unexpected challenge. In my quest of sharing my life through my healing journey, someone I loved and respected was apparently unhappy about my health decisions and judged me of being on the wrong path both healthwise and spiritually. This was communicated to me via another person. I was shocked as there was never a real conversation and everything was based on the person’s assumptions. She never opened a real conversation with me, so I felt trapped.

Thanks be to God for His grace and the skills I have built over the years to shift to safety and then to process the whole situation. Being a person who cares about my relationships, that incident affected me and it showed on my body. As I reflected on it, I am being reminded of Simeon’s prophecy to our Blessed Mother;

“A sword will pierce your own soul” – Luke 2: 35

The other person has no idea of what it is like to live with a chronic illness. It is so unpredictable and for my case it’s an invisible disability. People can be mean and judgmental; and I realized that Christ is inviting me to also suffer well in times of being misunderstood. Our Blessed Mother taught us how and I want to be like her; dancing to the music of life with grace.

Dear friends, thank you so much for being part of my journey these past 4 weeks. As I step out in faith to bring hope for people who suffer, through expansion of my calling as a coach; I am making all my past and future reflections available on my website (fullyalive.live). I believe that everyone deserves victory in their suffering and I am honoured to be bringing this message to the world.

Wishing you a grace filled 2023 and may you enjoy the dance of life with Christ by your side.

May your soul give glory to the Lord in all circumstance for He is good and He looks on you with favor. I pray that this series of the my reflection blesses abundantly.

Love and blessings,
Irene

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