Breaking the Cycle of Abuse
On the way to Albuquerque I thought about my reaction and what it could mean. My first thought was to punish the person responsible for harming Dina, but that just didn’t feel right in my heart. When I asked Dina, her response was like that of many dogs in her situation. No anger toward the person, only fear. She also commented that they didn’t understand her and she was often clueless as to what was expected of her.
The word “punishment” kept coming to my mind as many of us have been programmed for generations when wrong is done, punishment is the only answer. But how do we find the compassion and ability to change this? To understand Dina’s situation I took her on a Shamanic journey with me. First I saw the angry eyes of the person who hit her. Then we went back further and I saw this person’s eyes as a five year old with the same fear that Dina had, which later turned into anger. But I wasn’t finished with my journey and saw the same pattern for three more lifetimes where the belief that punishment was the only way resulted in justified violence against another. I realized that to stop abuse we have to BREAK this cycle with compassion and healing towards the person doing the harm.
I remembered a story about a Native American family whose son was killed by his friend in anger. Instead of punishing the boy, the family brought him into their home; helping him to heal all the issues that resulted in his anger. The boy was able to turn his life around and give back to his community. When asked how they could do this for someone who had caused such a tragedy in their family, they responded “the tragedy would have been to waist two lives.” Now is the time to look at our core beliefs and instead of judging someone as bad, recognize that everyone has the spark of God or Creator in them. Perhaps sending someone a loving or understanding thought and steering them to the right person for help can break the cycle. What a wonderful thought to never look into the eyes of fear again.
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Naomi McDonald is a professional animal communicator, certified shamanic practitioner, and educator. She is the author of the newly released book, They Sing to Our Hearts: A Communicator Shares Her Stories of Animal Wisdom. Naomi has studied extensively throughout North and South America with renowned teachers in the fields of metaphysics, quantum physics, shamanism and animal communication. She works with clients locally and long distance, teaches an innovative animal communication program that incorporates shamanic healing techniques and personal self development, gives speaking engagements, and volunteers her talents at animal rescue organizations across the United States. To learn more about animal communication and shamanic practices go to www.brendamcdonald.org.
