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?

Do You Drink the Karmic Kool-Aid?

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!

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Doc Lori, R.N.

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Absolutely lovely...I myself have engaged upon a rampage of appreciation.....

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Specializes in Hem/Onc, LTC, AL, Homecare, Mgmt, Psych.

This is something I think about often... there are just too many religions. If I had to choose, I like the idea of Reincarnation the best. If our souls have to do something after our bodies burn out why not be recycled? However, I just live my life mindful of day to day experiences... I respect nature and the people around me anything more is just too much to wrap my head around. It's no good for me to wander over events of the past or wallow in deep concern over the future. I don't know, is that drinking karmic koolaid?

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Specializes in Geriatrics and Quality Improvement,.

doc lori, you are espousing the exact belief i have been living and telling others about for 14 years. we are not as alone as we make ourselves out to be. there are more people out there who believe that life has lessons for us, but not everyone understands the growth- that will enable the enrichment -to enahnce next life(reincarnation) or that we bring certain things from our past lives too, which caused us to seek out the parents and hardships or... life gifts we have lived through! think too of all the altruistic persons out there with money to burn, who give of themselves and their time, give of their resources.. what they call a priveliged upbringing. they too chose to have insted of have not. they chose to understand through others, and be of the resources to aid! i am not so priveliged, choosing the hardships, but not wanting to trade them, for making me who i am.

i drink the kool-aid, and i am one of the people handing dixie cups to others in line behind me, and proud to do so!:yeah:

:jester::nurse:

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

Passing around dixie cups...do we want cherry burst or pink lemonade!

Good thoughts to all :)

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Specializes in Medical Surgical Orthopedic.

I admit that some of this is pretty far "out there" for me, but I do like the message. I tend to feel like my worst experiences were meant to be, because they helped me become who I am :)

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Specializes in Psych (25 years), Medical (15 years).

Doc Lori, R.N.-

I doff my proverbial hat to you and the other fine people who consider alternative "truths".

This is not an easy subject to breach and you have done so, I believe, eloquently and without ruffling feathers.

One's belief, one's truth, is their own. I recently read that a "life stance", according to the Supreme Court, carries equal weight as one's religious beliefs. Giving equal time is the FCC's stance, also. Don't we live in a great society?! If not in reality, as least in concept.

Hey- Doc Lori- keep on keeping on.

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While a LOT of people who post here are hard-core science is the only truth (see the thread about Watson's theory), I applaud you for being in touch with your spiritual side and your purpose. When I was a young student and nurse, many years ago, I too thought science and scientific proof was all. I had an instructor invite a guest speaker to talk to us about therapeutic touch. Well, she moved her hands around my "energy field" and proceeded to tell me about a problem in my right lower back area while I stifled a giggle thinking she was a nut case. She was moderately concerned as I denied any symptoms, telling me that something was amiss. Not too long after that I had a kidney stone on that side. Coincidence? Perhaps.

As I have matured in nursing I have come to be a lot more in tune with the spirit and energy of patients. Is it from working in hospice? Or just from opening myself to it? I don't know. But I do know that there is a lot more to us than just cells and disease. I have not quite pinned down my own purpose, other than to try to make this world a better place by doing my best to alleviate pain and suffering. I do believe in Karma and the soul. I feel sorry for those who insist on spending their lives hurting others, and it amazes me how many of them there are out there, even in nursing. Sometimes it seems that every tiny spark of difference that I try to make is quickly obliterated by the overwhelming harsh cruelties of others. It is tempting to give up sometimes, but I know that I can't.

Your beliefs are not quite the same as mine, but again all paths lead to the same truth. Your post is thought provoking, and sometimes a good hard look at what we are doing with our lives is exctly what we need.

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

cxg, many thanks! I am thrilled that my concepts and thoughts resonate, and heartily agree that there is much much more to us than nuts and bolts, knee joints and organs. I feel so strongly about one's spirit and soul, that I have an intuitive "knowing" that personally, I was energetically guided to be a nurse in order to be able to energetically invite various challenges into my life, for the sake of learning and growth. In other words, I became a nurse in order to accomplish certain experiences so that I could eventually help healers to heal. This is what I do :)

Much continued success, and may your eyes, heart and spirit always remain open !

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Specializes in CVICU, ED.

I too drink the Karmic Kool-aid. How do you explain some of the encounters we have whether it be the patients we are assigned or someone we randomly meet? People cross our paths who touch us; and we touch them, whether they see it at that time or not. And that is how it is meant to be.

I still have many lessons to learn. I can see my progress; I can also see my hangups, insecurities and lack of confidence.

Years ago I read I,Tina about Tina Turner. I vividly recall the part of the book in which Tina was told she was reincarnated to resolve past issues and hence the reason she and Ike were together. She had to resolve her past life issues with him in order to move on. They had been together in a past life and she had fallen victim to him then as well. Go Tina!! Someone give her a dixie cup!

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Thank you ~ sometimes I get caught up in things and forget about the journey

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What a wonderful thread! I, too, believe in the concept that every experience in life has made you into the person you are today, and eventually into the person you will one day become. Each experience is a gift and a lesson to be learned, good or bad. Sometimes I am a passenger on the Karma-train, other times the conductor...but it's always an interesting ride ;)

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