Working with life lessons
QUESTION: Masters I have allergy problems, respiratory, skin problems, that always affected my life, especially socially and how I relate with people in this context. I have tried in various ways to solve this condition and more recently with a spiritual development. This problem is part of a soul contract that I’ve made to live in this incarnation and therefore, no matter how hard I try to solve, I have instead to do an acceptance work because there will always be a part of one of my lessons? Or am I not doing what it should in internal terms and this problems work as a warning that somehow I’m not doing what I committed before coming? If possible, can also confirm that some of my life lessons have to do with self-confidence, guilt, shame, fear of failure? ~J.F., Portugal
[In compliance with US law, the Spirit Masters do not diagnose or prescribe for medical conditions. Readers may like to review details of the Masters’ booklet/ebook on healing.]
ANSWER: Your life is about acceptance of yourself and others, and being able to love yourself even when the world seems to be against you. You chose to be affected with ailments that make you stand out in society. How you handle people’s reactions to you is a major lesson. This brings up issues of self-worth, self-confidence, shame, fear, and anger.
You are very concerned about what others think and say. You even imagine negative reactions to you coming from others when they have not said anything overt to you. This arises from thinking you are inferior due to your conditions. What people think or say cannot hurt you unless you let it. Assigning negative reactions to people when you really have no idea what they are thinking or saying is projecting your unhappiness and condemnation onto them. Learning to love yourself will prevent this from occurring.
When you can love yourself for being a terrific soul who has come down here to deal with unpleasant situations, you will find you are not as affected by the thoughts of other people. You are on the path you chose before incarnating and are drawing to yourself those things you wished to experience.
Step away from judging your life against those of others. See only that you are doing a fantastic job of living your life, and it will get better as you push away the negativity. Work on creating affirmations of the courage and success that are coming your way as you get more comfortable with yourself.