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Last Night I Nearly Died...

  • Sep 20, 2021
  • 4 min read

Written by: Pia Antico, Executive Contributor

Executive Contributors at Brainz Magazine are handpicked and invited to contribute because of their knowledge and valuable insight within their area of expertise.

I was stewing in my funky juices soaking in a bath… thinking the bath would change my mood


I grumped out of the bath… grumbling as I picked the wet hand towel off the floor, tossing it over the edge of the bath.

I was frumping on the bathmat too far from my bath towel that my T-Rex arms couldn't reach from my standing spot.


I was stuck in the quicksand of a day's worth of regret, guilt, shame, resentment with a big dollop of 'not fair' & 'I'll never get'… a day of picking at a scab from the past and rubbing salt in it for good measure.


It's been a while since I slipped into such self-reproach & it didn't feel good at all… bloody, not fair!


So, stuck on my bathmat, refusing to move my whole arse to my towel - the focus of my desire… I carelessly put my foot on the side of the bath to reach over and try & yank my towel off the hook on the back of the door


Remember that wet hand towel I irritatedly slung on the side of the bath as if it were the greatest offense to me of all time.


Yes! I think you can see where this is going…


In a matter of microseconds, I was lurching forward with the hand towel sliding into the bath & my other leg on the bathmat sliding in the opposite direction, while I valiantly tried to cling to the towel sliding off the hook on the back of the door.


Pause this scene… & rewind to the months & months of shifting my focus back to my Divine Feminine Crone Wisdom, calling in Source, my Spirit tribe, Buddhas, Yoginis, Dakinis & High Vibe karmic beings (some who may have been blood relatives in this life).


Strengthening my connection to the energetic truth of my existence, co-creating at metaphysical quantum levels beyond my limited intellectual or material awareness.


Basically, I’ve been focused on turbocharging my experience so that I can readily realign if I slip into an illusory funk of thinking

UNPAUSE

So, I am mid-air spread-eagled and suddenly calm took over…


I watched myself be shifted sideways so that as I began to land on the terrazzo marble floor, I saw the bathroom sink graze past my left ear rather than catch the back of my head as would have been the original trajectory.


Instead of hitting the marble floor at full force on my back and striking my head on the floor - as would have been the typical outcome…

I felt myself slowly & gently laid across the floor like a yoga backroll with my head cradled off the ground the whole time.


My arm that I put out to stop the fall, never actually touched the ground to brace the impact.

I lay on the cold floor naked replaying the geometry of the fall & knowing to my core that a whole tribe of high vibe protective beings were with me at that moment... not as an intellectual belief but felt like a core wisdom certainty.

A certainty not perceived in the 3 previous near-death experiences over the years.


I lay on the floor naked enveloped by numerous epiphanies:

  1. I am protected on levels where energy & material form converge

  2. I saw the stark futility of my thought-created suffering by replaying the past in my present moment thinking. I am the only cause of my suffering

  3. So much is working in my favour that I have no idea I even want/need

  4. If my Spirit tribe can save me from certain death then I am totally supported in getting ALL that my higher being wants.

I also thought that maybe I don't actually want to die alone naked on the bathroom floor, not in reach of my mobile, & maybe I am ready to open my heart to a soul mate who will enhance every area of my life.


A life partner that would be there to peel me up off the bathroom floor, should there be a next time.

My wise women over 40 (Sacred Crones), I promise you… any & all your crumby thinking that feels so real & truly looks like a problem needing fixing in order to be happy; it's all illusion of self-created suffering.

If you want to experience your innate joyful self more frequently before it's too late then book a FREE 15-minute session.


We can chat about how I can guide & support you toward living a life free from regret, shame, guilt, anger, fear & resentment.


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Pia Antico, Executive Contributor Brainz Magazine “In the middle of a storm, it is possible to find peace and strength when we tap into our innate Spirit-led wisdom and step heartfully into the present moment.” - Pia Antico. Pia Antico is the Founder of Essential Awakening Mentoring, a Relationships Reset Mentor/Coach/Trainer, Speaker, and Author. Pia is also in a Creative Partnership with the charity “More to her life,” contributing a percent of her sales/fees to inspire and support women to dream and build beyond domestic violence. She guides and encourages unfulfilled women over 40 who have spent their adult lives looking after others and following ‘the rules’ to courageously step into the second half of their lives with a total ‘Joy Reboot’ using her signature AWAKEN Model © of joyful living, based on a 3-step transformational journey embodying the 6 key elements of joy. This allows her clients to respond to any situation with calm, clarity, and confidence, enabling them to live and love fearlessly in the present moment. Pia holds three degrees in Psychology, Counseling Training, and Certification in the Inside-Out Paradigm. Additionally, she learned how to thrive after two toxic marriages and following an accident that left her with a life-altering brain injury; all while she raised a resilient, courageous, and creative daughter who has now stepped into her own light and soulful marriage.

 
 

This article is published in collaboration with Brainz Magazine’s network of global experts, carefully selected to share real, valuable insights.

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