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SPIRIT MEDICINE
Accept Yourself for Who You Are; Accept Others for Who They Are Too
Amber the Alchemist: ‘This week practice radical acceptance’
“Uhambo” (or the Chariot) meaning “the journey” or “traveling forward” in the Xhosa language serves as a wake-up call to zoom past our fears and worries, trusting that we are not only divinely guided but divinely protected. Amplifying last week’s message of taking one step forward, we are urged this week to courageously soar and claim what we want for ourselves.
When you look at yourself in the mirror, a reflection of someone who is “not ready yet” may appear, but the only way to see someone who is ready is to get ready. This is your call from the divine that if you are not pleased with what or who you are reflecting, it is time to make a change.
The mirror reminds us that our relationships and connections are direct reflections of who we are. What are your relationships mirroring back to you? Ensure that you are a reflection of everything you’d want to see and experience in your relationships: loving, supportive, authentic, nonjudgmental, compassionate, patient, empathetic, etc.
This week, we are all called to practice radical acceptance. Accept yourself for who you are and where you are right now. At some point you’ve been convinced that you had to look a certain way, have a certain job, or be at a particular place to pursue a goal, dream, or relationship, and the divine says “come as you are.” We are all perfectly imperfect. There is no need to mold yourself when your destiny has already been perfectly cast for you; this includes every version you’ve been and every version you will be. Your soul has already agreed to who you will show up as at every step of your journey, so don’t do yourself a disservice by wearing a mask or rushing your growth when all you’ve been asked is to be who you already are. In return, Spirit asks that we extend the same grace to others. Radical acceptance comes with seeing people for who they are now rather than who we want them to be or who they were when you first met.
