The Power of Truth

“Truth sets us free” is one of my favorite sayings. And when we speak the truth in love to each other, breakthroughs can happen. This happened to me a few days ago.

Over the last few months I have written a book entitled A Love Story: The Transformative Power of the Twelve Steps. But I hit a wall with it. I won’t bore you with the details; I’ll just say it was a mighty struggle that involved, among other things, buying new software and accepting my daughter’s gift of her just-discarded laptop. Even then, there was one more blockade to overcome.

My breakthrough came when I shared my struggles with an intention friend. She said, “Nancy, I think you haven’t let Harlan go. Maybe it’s time to imagine he’s sitting in a chair across from you and tell him he can go now.” Well, that’s not exactly what I did; I didn’t want to send him away. But I did say to his spirit, “I want you to be where you want to be.” Those words set me free.

You write it: When have you experienced breakthrough after struggle? What set you free?