Taming the Tangles

 Have you ever tried to brush out a hair tangle? It’s tricky, and counter-intuitive. Normally, you brush from the top down, but it’s opposite when trying to detangle, otherwise you just tighten the knots and have to finally get the scissors and cut it out.

Sometimes there are life situations which get all tangled up. What to do? Patiently try to undo it, or just go straight for the scissors, then deal with all the trimmed edges? How do I learn how the tangles formed? How do I prevent more of the same from forming?

I see myself as both sovereign and subject. I am sovereign in that I have free will. I have agency. I get to make my own choices, then own the outcomes. If a choice serves me well, I grow, but if my choice is less than optimum, I’ll probably find that I am creating tangles which will have to eventually be dealt with. I’m subject in that life exists within parameters of natural laws which, when challenged, will always prevail.

I’m learning to always consult with the Higher Law which governs all. I believe we all have guides and angels and ascended masters and ethereal teachers to call upon. That’s what works for me. Others might try the two-chair approach, asking from one, and answering from the other. There are many approaches one can take—I prefer the one I use. It goes along with asking that I receive guidance to move always toward my highest good.

Prayer and meditation—the tag-team of communication with my Creator. It is the De-tangler, the Way, the Light on my path. I’m grateful for that Presence, always gently guiding me, even after I’ve chosen to try to walk a tangled path.