Do You Drink the Karmic Kool-Aid?

How would you feel if I told you that before you were born, you chose your life time and you chose your circumstances (with all of it's consequences) in order to provide you with life lessons, all for the sake of preparing you to be a healer and giver, a fixer, a soother, a lover of all of humanity? Nurses Announcements Archive Article

How about if it were suggested to you that you have been divinely led to where you are because you are energetically capable to be the provider of comfort and healing to humanity during a New World Order? What about the concept of you having agreed to accept the responsibility of a healer's life? How's this: Did you choose your parents and your upbringing in order to provide you with the nuances necessary to fulfill your Karmic agreement?

Some of you may stop reading this right now. That's alright. Obviously, if you do not believe in the concepts of karma or reincarnation as a result of traditional religious belief, or it simply does not make sense to you logically, this blog post may offend you. If this is the case, please accept my apologies. Make no mistake, though. I only apologize for possibly offending you. I do not apologize for my beliefs. The reason? I believe that all paths are valid and lead to the same truth. Your beliefs are just as valid as mine. My beliefs are just as valid as yours. We simply arrive at Truth in different ways.

Why is this an important subject to raise? Because one of my life's lessons in order to fulfill my soul's agreement is to teach tolerance and respect, the importance of self love and healthy boundaries to other healers. How do I know that this is one of my life's lessons? Because of being on the receiving end of much manipulation and dysfunctional toxicity during my upbringing. Intuitively I know that I chose these unpleasant circumstances, and sure enough, they appeared. And for them, I am grateful. I was faced with a future of energtically giving to others what I was receiving- judgement, blurred boundaries and misery. Free choice and free will met me eye to eye, and I chose the high road. I love being who I am. It is because of the life lessons I chose to take on that I am in the position I am in right now, which is to say I help healers to heal. When we encounter darkness, we are that much closer to the Light.

I ask you to take a reflective look at the circumstances which have arisen in your life. Take a look inward. What led you to healing? Did you bounce back from a neglectful childhood, for example? Do you have abandonment issues? From where do you obtain your sense of self worth, the opinions and feedback of others, or do you simply "know" innately of your value? Is your ego stroked when you give care to others, or do you give from your soul, which only knows compassion?

Just ponder. Just be. Remember you are worthy yourself of the care and nurture which you provide to others, and always Nurse Your Spirit!

Re: DO you drink the Karmic Kool-Aid?

I myself do not believe in reincarnation-but I do believe God put us on Earth to be a blessing to others; and yes sometimes we have to go through life experiences that mold and shape us to be that person we are called to be, if we will it. I have past experiences that I can refer to that have allowed me to look at situations now in a reflective manner, I am able to make better decisions and help guide others, so for that i am thankful. God Bless!

Specializes in MDS RNAC, LTC, Psych, LTAC.

I would like the cherry burst myself :)

Specializes in Dialysis,M/S,Home Care,LTC, Admin,Rehab.

Klink! Cheers! How refreshing :)

Specializes in ER/Ortho.

I don't believe that everything is destined. The bible says God gave us free will. The big picture is that he didn't just give me free will, but you and everyone else too. This means that I could be the more wonderful person on earth, make the best choices, and do everything just right. Then out of the blue on my way to church a drunk driver could hit me, and cripple me, kill my family and destroy my life. Was this Gods destiny for me? I don't think it was. It was simply another persons free will (their choice to drink and drive). God will give me strength, he will guide me, and he will try to help me use those experiences to be a better person. He more than likely tried to help that person not drink and drive, but again the person had free will in the end. My son fell out of a tree when he was 11, and broke his back in 3 places. One of the first things he said was "How could God let this happen to me?" He was mad at God, and confused. When he understood that he used his free will to climb the tree, and that God is good..he is always good, and didn't make he fall from a tree he was able to overcome the situation. He is a happy, healthy 15 year old now who rides bikes, plays soccer, and loves God.

Specializes in tele, ICU.

yes, I drink it.

My whole life perspective changed 3 years ago when my father died young, suddenly and unexpectedly. I did some soul searching, some reading, and came across Brian Weiss's book Many Lives, Many Masters. I always believed (from a young age, around 12 or 13) that life/earth was a school to learn lessons and grow, but this put a new layer on my beliefs. The concept of reincarnation was always so absurd to me before then, but now it's one of my core beliefs. Now, I do believe we choose which circumstances we're born into and we have a set of lessons our life is focused on.

This is the amazing thing about being a nurse- my path crosses with so many other lives and I find myself thinking- what are the life lessons these people came here for? When I get a patient who has cerebral palsy or some other physical/mental "impairment", I truly get an overwhelming sense of respect for that individual and find myself treating them with extra care and delicacy. I'm sure it offends many people to think that someone would CHOOSE such a life, but I believe they did, and in turn I have that much more respect for the person who lives a life in a limited way and is forced to depend on the care and kindness of others to survive.

despite these beliefs, and unlike you, Doc Lori, I don't have a clue what I'm ultimately meant to learn or do- I still feel like I'm floundering quite a bit, but I try to be better each day about kindness to self and others, and be a genuine human being. I will figure the rest out later.