Hello everyone! I hope you all are having a nice lunch, followed by a relaxing afternoon. It's another cloudy day in GA, with a rumble of thunder from time to time. Don't forget your umbrella if you're going out!
Today I am posting about spiritual families again, and particularly about children who do not grow up with their birth families. Many children do not grow up with their birth families, either because they are given up for adoption, or because they are taken away from their families. Social service agencies are often forced to remove children from abusive or negligent parents. This is a far from ideal solution to an agonizing problem, but a solution that is sometimes needed. Increasingly today children are raised by their grandparents or other family members. The parents of these children may be addicts, alcoholics, or have mental and emotional issues. Growing up with a different family may benefit these children greatly, or it may cause them other problems.
Our question for today is: who is the real spiritual family for people who are not raised with their birth family? Is their true spiritual family the birth mother and father? Or is the adoptive family where they are truly meant to be? These are complicated questions, but again, I believe there are no accidents about our birth. We have chosen to be born into a certain family, whether we remain in that family or not. The mother who gives up a child for adoption may have chosen that experience before she entered this lifetime. That may be hard to understand, as giving up a child is undoubtedly a very painful experience. It may well be for the child's benefit that he or she is put up for adoption. The birth mother will grow spiritually by giving her child a chance for a better life. Even though the birth mother may be in painful or difficult circumstances, she may have a very high spiritual role in this lifetime. Part of her spiritual path may be to provide another family with the opportunity to raise and love a child. In this case, I believe this child's true spiritual family is the adoptive family. This is the family he was meant to be with, even if he was born to someone else. A great spiritual sacrifice by the birth mother has given everyone concerned a chance for new growth and new experiences.
Often children are raised by the grandparents or other family members. These children may remember or even still spend time with their birth parents. In these cases, a new spiritual family has been formed, but the child is still connected to the original family. Sometimes this gives the child a very disjointed feeling, as if they do not belong anywhere. Again, as part of their own spiritual growth pattern, I believe these children belong with the person who raises them. They may have some karma to work out with the mother or father, but Nana and Grandpa are their true spiritual family. Before any of these family members came into this lifetime, they have all met on some spiritual plane to decide on their roles. Nana and Grandpa have agreed to parent this child at some point in his life. The birth parents may be taking on very difficult roles in this lifetime. They may be choosing to experience addictions, or various types of illness. I'm sure you are wondering why anyone would choose to experience addiction or illness during their lifetime. This is to work out karma from other lifetimes, and grow spiritually. If we do not have experiences, how can we grow, after all?
We also have to look at children who are raised in a group home, or orphanage. These children may never know their birth parents, or ever have
an adoptive family. In that case, who is their real spiritual family? I feel so much for these children, it is difficult for me to even write about their situation. These are souls who will find their real spiritual families later. Their spiritual families may be as adults with spouses and their own children. They may with close friends who have been with them during many lifetimes. As adults, some of these children may seek and find their birth families. It may be part of their spiritual role in life to learn to love the original family, or to learn to walk away from them.
I know it is difficult to understand why any soul would choose to take on a painful or heart-breaking role in life. Sometimes we really have to shift our thinking around to grasp this theory. If you consider that the hardest roles in life result in the most spiritual growth, maybe you will understand a little more. Everyone suffers at some point, whether it is mental, physical or emotional pain. I truly believe that as long as you do the best you can in life, then you will have accomplished your spiritual goals. You will have grown in the spirit.
My next post will be about different types of spiritual families. Until then, blessings from Psykiksister.
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