Interesting fact: Snake venom is a complex mixture of proteins and are stored in poison glands at the back of the head. In all venomous snakes, these glands open through ducts into grooved or hollow teeth in the upper jaw. Snake venom is a highly modified saliva. In essence, snake venom is spit.
Just as the snake’s venom is found in the back of its head, that is exactly where you will find the venom that poisons you. It’s just not called venom. It’s called negative thoughts and beliefs. And just as a snake’s venom renders its victim paralyzed, so does your negative thoughts and beliefs. However in this case, the victim is you. Maybe you’ve heard the saying…’We have met the enemy and the enemy is us’.
Now a snake doesn’t just go around biting and poisoning things just for the fun of it. Either one of two things happen…..the snake is either hungry or senses danger. Humans on the other hand, ‘spit’ venom simply for sport. When I say ‘spit’, I’m referring to what we say. What we say to ourselves and to everyone we meet. We tell ourselves a story (negative thoughts and beliefs), store it in the back of our heads (venom) and then ‘spew’ it all over the place. And then we sit and wonder why our world is the way it is. We don’t even realize that we are poisoning ourselves. We are detrimental to our own mental, physical, emotional and spiritual health.
We poison ourselves which in turn renders us paralyzed. We say we want more, bigger and better; however, we allow venom to gather in the back of our heads. The venom tells us that we can’t, we shouldn’t, and we are not worthy. We allow this venom to keep us living a life of complacency. We stand on the brink of living our dreams yet the venom in the back of our heads keeps us from moving forward.
Just as the ‘milking of a snake’ is an ongoing process, so is the milking of your thoughts and beliefs. It will take practice upon practice upon practice. And just as the person milking the snake gets bitten, you’ll be bitten as well. The key is to collect as much anti-venom as possible and have it ready and available. Oh yes, there is an anti-venom for those thoughts and beliefs that poison your life. And guess where it’s located? Yep, you guessed it….In Your Head. So see, you hold the venom AND the anti-venom in the same place. You just have to decide which one to use.
I’ve mentioned one of my mentors, Byron Katie in another post (Are Your Thoughts Causing You Pain). She has developed an anti-venom called The Work. The Work is a simple yet powerful process of inquiry that teaches you to identify and question the thoughts that causes you to suffer. It’s a way to understand what’s hurting you, and to address the cause of your problems with clarity. The Work encourages you to question everything. Question every thought, every belief. Question until you receive an answer that resonates with you.
Peace, light, love and many, many blessings…..
J-licious
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