September: Purges, Surges, and Settling Down

Purging and surging happens in nature. It happens in life unwillingly and willingly. I have had a feeling of purging my environment and myself spiritually. Things can pile up, build up, become foul or too much that the body, the mind, the spirit has had all it can stand. It’s like a cleaning spree. You began to just toss out almost everything! I do believe this happens more so in certain seasons both naturally and life but can be evident in every season and can happen at anytime.

There is some purging you do voluntarily and there are purges which happen that you resist! You object! But you have no or very little control over it. What then? Sometimes it’s devastating and draining. I don’t always handle a purge in my life or world with grace, strength, and like a spiritual guru. I collapse. I resist. I bang my fist against the wall. I become numb and just let it happen. And after some time, I roll myself over and I get up. And I need sustenance. I need nutrients. Physically and spiritually. I need a refill and replenish. And then comes the surge. Something moving me onward and forward like a wave. The ocean purges and surges and settles. I settle and it is then I know what to do next or now.

The times I am aware enough to recognize and understand a purge is happening, I handle it better. I allow it. I accept it. I don’t have to like it. I do all I can to assist or take care of myself. I listen for instructions. And if I don’t understand it then I decide to trust my Higher Power, my Higher Self, and my Holy Spirit. One thing I understand is when a purge and surge is happening on a collective scale, I get out of the way and I go within to examine myself first. I wait for instructions on how or if I should respond. (No. I do not get this right every single time.)

~Nikki