 we progress in our healing there are inevitable ups and downs and I say the word inevitable inevitable ups and downs because there's this feeling I think we have sometimes where well I'm on the healing journey I'm doing a lot of inner work I feel better and then we go into a low period and maybe some of the dysfunctional behavior returns right and there's a great sense of disappointment about why can't I maintain this so it's helpful to notice that these ups and downs are inevitable what we tend to notice is it's kind of a spiral upward in healing and ascension positive and negative periods as we go in these roundabouts but it's going upwards and these these sort of cycles of positivity and negativity tend to get shorter so it is important to know like one of the hallmarks I feel for inner work is coming out of this sort of personas shadow good bad right wrong unworthy prove myself mindset and when we're coming out of that we're tapping into more of an intuitive inner voice a more helpful guide within our mind and when we're in touch with that voice oh my god I mean it's so liberating and we see all sorts of potentials for our life the future looks different and then the voice seems to go away and that can be like what's happening how did this happen what am I doing wrong there's actually a purpose for this it's the purpose is to kind of contru to create a kind of a contrast where when we go to a period where we can't hear that inner voice that right-minded inner voice it makes us motivated to value it more when it's not there so this video is about allowing yourself nobody wants to have low periods and it's okay to not want that but to be okay when that inevitability comes around we kind of become more skillful at navigating the difficult periods what I have noticed is those down periods those difficult periods when you seem disconnected they really actually do propel you to a next annual level so they are helpful in that regard there's usually some sort of a block that remains that needs to be kind of looked at but that's not a shortcoming that's just what's next on the agenda in your progression so a bad day a bad week a bad month okay that's fine that's fine but we zoom out a little and we look at well what was the last couple of years like and and how is my progress been there am I having periods of time with more clarity maybe more than I used to that's a useful metric to use when we're evaluating this so if you're having a bad period just remember that's kind of not a sign that the wheels have fallen off here it means that what's naturally supposed to happen is just playing itself out so please keep that in mind don't let that deflate you probably if anything it's just a sign to take some reflection take some rest if possible and in that silent reflection in that rest period new insights will come that will move you to a higher place so they're inevitable guys but try to welcome them and the less resistance you meet them with the better because it's easier to get through them short video but I hope that's a useful reminder and thanks for watching and I'll see you next time