A Lesson Learned…

Your life path is composed of many events, experiences and lessons. The lessons that you learn make you a happier soul and increase the light that flows through your spiritual body. There are varying degrees of lessons - some are easy to learn and some are very challenging. Each person has his or her own unique set of lessons to learn.

While understanding that you are going through a lesson doesn't necessarily make life any easier…it might start to change how you deal with certain situations. Even a subtle change in perspective could start to manifest as "new actions" which could then create a domino effect of more positive events thereby decreasing your stress and level of frustration.

When you have a lesson to learn, you are given a certain amount of time in which to learn it. For some, that may be an entire lifetime (even going to the next lifetime) and for others it could be months or years. You will have plenty of time to learn your lesson and accomplish all the things you have to chosen to complete in this lifetime.

The most important and easily recognizable sign that you are going through a lesson is if you see repetition in the way things happen to you. That pattern becomes more obvious over time and you will find yourself becoming more frustrated.

When a lesson begins, a situation will happen that contains the essence of what is to be learned. Chances are you won't recognize that there is a lesson involved because you will be reacting to the situation as you always do and it will feel fine.

A little while later, another event similar to the first event will occur. This time the event will affect you in a more negative way. If you don't recognize that you have to change your behaviour to make yourself happier then you will experience an even more obvious event. Each successive event will be similar because you are trying to learn a specific lesson.

As you near the end of the allocated lesson time period, the event will jump out at you - it will scream that something is not right and there must be change in your life in some way.

If you find yourself saying, "Why does this always happen to me?" then you will know that you are repeating a self-defeating pattern of behaviour. There is usually a trigger point that can help you to identify the lesson so start to examine your thought patterns and your feelings. When you hit the trigger point, you will feel a difference - you may become depressed, you may feel the same old thoughts repeating, you may start to get angry.

When you hit the point of getting angry then you are probably close to the end of your lesson. Feeling anger tells you that something is not right with what is going on and it needs to change. If you find yourself getting depressed then remember that depression is anger turned inward so instead of allowing yourself to be angry at the situation or the other person, you are probably hiding your true feelings.

When you can discover the pattern of behaviour that is causing you emotional pain, you can start to change the way you normally react to situations or people. That is the beginning of actually learning the lesson. When you start acting or reacting differently, you will find it difficult. People may react to you differently. They may get angry with you, put you down, or walk away from you totally. Encountering those types of situations may make you want to go back to your old behaviour but don't do it.

The more you practice the new behaviour, the more the lesson becomes ingrained in you. And then suddenly it is no longer a lesson - the new knowledge has been incorporated into your energy and you will start to like the changes that are happening around you. You won't find yourself as angry or depressed. Life will become more peaceful.

Learning a lesson can be a challenge but at the end of it all, there is a reward that is well worth all the turmoil you have to experience in learning the lesson.

About the Author:

Wendy Kay, has been studying and researching the spiritual realm for over 20 years. In 1997 she founded her web site www.oralin.com which specializes in providing information for those who are just starting to explore the Spirit World, those who want to develop their psychic abilities or for those who want to expand their awareness. Her goal is to provide a community for those of you who want Higher Level Awareness so that you can reach your full potential.