Puzzle of Life

I have heard it said that life is not a puzzle but an ongoing journey of awakening to be travelled at one’s own pace. 

My experience defied this notion. In fact, seeing my life as a puzzle to be solved, rather than a problem to be endured, helped me understand the massive personal transformation I had undergone in the spring of 2018. Explaining my shift in consciousness to others, however, was another thing altogether. So, being a visual thinker, I created a chart to accompany Lightworker - to illustrate the puzzle of life and to map out my path to peace.

By incorporating basic elements from Maslow’s Pyramid of Needs and Dr. Hawkins’ Map of Consciousness, my intention was to show heart and mind ‘as one’ while highlighting Unconditional Love as the missing piece of the puzzle. The definition of love is generally misunderstood, so the significance of love is disregarded and, as such, missing. Until we shift consciousness, most of us will experience love as something unreliable - a feeling that varies and changes depending upon how we are feeling or how others are behaving - a kind of love that has more power to hurt than to heal. From a human perspective (3D), even Unconditional Love can be seen as a weakness to be trampled upon. From an awakened perspective (5D), Unconditional Love is a feeling that never varies and never changes, and has the power to uplift our spirits, however, there is yet another level. The Source of Unconditional Love is Divine Love - an energy powerful beyond all human imagining. Divine Love has the power to heal, to transform, to liberate, and to unite. The great and terrible irony is that this energy exists within each and every one of us. So, while it is not actually missing, the golden key to self-actualization remains unseen behind a grey wall of ego.

The good news is that we have everything required to solve our own puzzles. All the pieces are present*. We just need to take the time to put them together.

One of the most important pieces of my puzzle was Core Shame (the lowest vibration of energy, shown at the bottom of the heart). Decades of people pleasing and codependent behaviours born from Childhood Emotional Neglect created layers of trauma, which built resentment and blame and ultimately cemented the belief that I didn’t matter. When I recognized that this shame was a powerful inner critic driving a corrupt ego and pushing me towards self-destruction, I was thrown into the Dark Night of the Soul - a choice point where I would either change or perish.  Fortunately, I was guided to the philosophy that enabled me to defy the darkness and choose a different core belief. During a forgiveness exercise, I looked Core Shame in the eye and thought, “No! You’re wrong…I’m not listening to you anymore! I do matter, ” followed immediately by the external declaration, “I forgive myself for believing I do not matter.” Then, I accepted a new belief - that I embody Divine Love.  Less than five hours after these bold affirmations, the dark clouds of my ego spectacularly disappeared, revealing not only my higher Self (gold ring around the heart) but my soul (clear outer layer of energy with light, colour, and no limit).  

Take another look at the puzzle, and imagine removing the darkest piece at the bottom - Core Shame. Once that piece is gone, the negative thoughts connected to shame are also gone - suffering, coping, questioning, integrating - leaving a vast empty space that is instantly and effortlessly expanded by the energy of Love. When you embody Divine Love, you return to your natural state of being and are flooded with relief, inner wisdom, clarity, joy, and peace. It takes great courage to change. It also takes openness to new beliefs, acceptance of different perspectives, self-honesty, and (above all) empathy for your human self and inner child. We are all doing the best we can. But by changing a core belief from negative to positive, you have the chance to change your destiny.

By turning my back on the darkness of my ego and choosing Self-Love, I reunited all aspects of myself with Source Energy, which enabled radical personal transformation, individuation, and enlightenment.  Had I solved the Puzzle of Life…or only the puzzle of my own life? Either way, it was an incredibly positive outcome, and I know you can do it, too.

Life is not an arduous journey to be endured, but a puzzle to be solved. Let’s go!!

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*The golden puzzle piece represents both Unconditional Love (3D) and Divine Love (5D)