I must admit, I do love catharses. I feel that we aren't living life if we aren't constantly evolving and experiencing a sort of rebirth every time we make self discoveries. These self discoveries catapult us forward into a new chapter of our lives so that we can move on from the past. However, we can't move on if we're in denial of these self truths. After that initial feeling of, "I know there's something I'm missing," the search for the higher self's truth can take some time and patience.
I had a tough time understanding the messages my dreams were sending me after a particularly nasty life experience. I kept getting the message of "self expression," but this confused me. I did feel that I was moving on. I was meditating once a day and wrote in my journal constantly to get negative feelings out. I was letting go of the past and speaking in total honesty, but I still had these dreams. My frustration must have been amusing. I would pray to my angels and guides, "What are you talking about? What do you mean? I'm happy now. That part of my life is over and the only self expression I know how to do right now is expressing my happiness and bliss!" So silly...
Then, suddenly one day, I sat down at the piano, and I started writing music again. I hadn't played original music in two and a half years and now songs were pouring out of me. My days have been full of writing, singing, playing, and recording. Then it occurred to me last night that - DUH - this is what my dreams meant. I'm an artist and this is how I express myself, and I had been denying myself that for a very long time. That's how my recent veil of denial lifted!
Anybody else have a good catharsis lately?
![Very Happy](https://www.spiritualforums.com/vb/images/smilies/icon_biggrin.gif)