Be Aware of Family Patterns

Mar’s Musing on Family Patterns

This week on my musings, I want to shine some light on the topic of family patterns.

I know this time of the year can bring up emotions on both parts of the spectrum!!

Excitement to celebrate, come together and share time with family and friends… whilst for others it can be a time of separation, challenges and maybe even facing some harder truths of being alone.

As a reminder that all these emotions are welcome… and of course the mixed feelings too that come with them, also the fears and anxiety of coming back together in family units.

Many of us who live further away from families, face the situation of coming back into old constellations and finding ourselves in different roles again.

For example in my case I am the mother in my new family constellation with my partner and son, and yet in my birth family I am back in the daughters role.

We can face old dynamics and harder truths and yet also are able to mirror in these where we are at and how much we’ve transformed.

I had a spiritual teacher who once said, “If you think you’re enlightened, spend 2 weeks with your family”… and with some wisdom in this, I am sure many of us are faced with old dynamics and patterns surfacing. 

So as this year-end time approaches, I am inviting each of us to keep checking back in as to where we are, how we’re feeling and continuously finding our centre to stay aligned in whatever situation we’re facing.

So this time of the year is probably a time to embrace all parts of the spectrum of emotions from celebration, contemplation and inner work.

I like this reminder… that life never gives us more than we’re able to handle!!

Let’s try to approach whatever we’re facing with new curious perspectives.

Love Mar Michelle