Recognize Your Options

by Jennifer Hoffman -

What are your options in life? Can you imagine yourself being everything that you want to be, living each moment in the way you want to live it and experiencing joy in all that you do? Can you see these as options for yourself or do they only exist in your daydreams? Your options include not only all of the possibilities that you can imagine at this moment, but also a limitless number of options that you have not yet begun to perceive.

You have glimpses of these other options in your dreams, when you wish or when you have a strong desire to do something else. They come to you when you focus on what you want and can do, instead of what you cannot do, what has passed you by or what seems to be impossible. The impossible only appears that way because you see it from the limitations of your mind. Each time you move into a higher vibration, by releasing fear and trusting in the Universe, you also move into a different range of options for your reality.

Everything that you want, that is in your dreams, and that you wish for is an option for you because its energy is around you, waiting for you to connect to it. What you do in the moment between asking for what you want and then choosing to believe whether it is possible or not determines whether that connection will be completed. Recognize your dreams as options for your reality. Whether or not you connect with them is up to you. Whether or not your dreams come true is also up to you.

What are your options? They are everything that you are passionate about, believe in with your whole heart and can see yourself doing with joy. When you recognize them as options you connect with their energy and bring them into your reality. The process is simple and requires that you believe in yourself and in your abilities. You would not want something that you were not capable of doing or having because you could not connect with its energy.

You recognize your options by removing all doubt and limitations and focusing on what you are passionate about, is what brings you joy. This week, consider what your options are. You will find them in your dreams and in what your heart says to you. Once you recognize what they are, you can begin to connect to them and bring them into your reality. Then you can manifest the life of your dreams and create even greater options for yourself and for others.

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Universal Spiritual Healing Energy

by Prema Baba Swamiji -

Does a universal spiritual healing energy exist that can seemingly create miracles in your life? Can this energy accelerate your spiritual enlightenment? Can this energy also heal your body and mind?

Many cultures think there is. Let's take an imaginary vacation around the world and explore this energy. Imagine traveling to the big island of Hawaii. You investigate an active volcano and witness scientists placing steel rods into the lava. The steel rods melt. However, much to your astonishment there is a woman walking through the lava unharmed. Of course you want an answer to this mystery so you approach the scientists to ask them why. How can steel melt in the lava, yet the woman's feet are totally protected?

The scientists look at you and shrug their shoulders. It's an anomaly," they explain. This answer doesn't help you very much. So you ask the woman how she does it. She explains that she is a Kahuna and that she believes in a universal spiritual healing energy known to her as Manna. She believes this energy spiritually benefits her and it can also protect her from the lava. She further counsels you that it can benefit you as well but only if you believe in it.

Let's continue our mental vacation and travel to Tibet in the winter. You are met by a Sherpa guide. Imagine you are wearing a parka and but are still cold. You travel to a location where you find several monks nearly naked, sitting upon large blocks of ice.

These monks are being filmed and to your surprise they are melting the ice! Of course your rational mind demands an explanation. You turn to the scientists and the camera crew that is filming this event.

The scientist proclaims, It's an anomaly." Again the explanation doesn't give you any information. You approach the monks with your Sherpa Guide. You learn that the monks believe in a universal spiritual healing energy which they call Tumho.

They believe this energy will benefit their spiritual enlightenment and it can be used in spiritual healing. They further believe that it protects them from the cold. They wisely counsel you that this energy can work for you too, if you believe in it.

Let's continue our investigation and travel to China. Much like Bill Moyers discovered in the 1980's we find a small elderly man in his 80's. He is a Tai Chi master and we learn that no one can budge him from his spot.

When we ask the scientists how this is possible, they proclaim, "It's an anomaly." Wanting more understanding, you approach the Tai Chi master and learn that he believes in a universal spiritual healing energy known as the Chi. He believes this energy accelerates his spiritual evolution and it is also a healing energy. He further explains to you that if you believe in this energy it can work for you too.

The next leg of our journey takes us to India where we meet a spiritual yogi, perhaps the supreme yogi, Sri Babaji, the Immortal One. We speak with this young man, a spiritual giant in India, who never ages and wonder about his secret. He tells us he believes in a universal spiritual healing energy known as Prana. He believes that this energy is most beneficial for spiritual enlightenment and it keeps his body youthful. He further believes that this energy can be literally brought into one's life with an intention. Babaji says that this energy can work for you, if you believe in it.

For the last part of our vacation, we journey to France, to Lourdes. While visiting the sacred healing area, we are faced with numerous miracles that science can only explain as an anomaly.

A man riddled with tumors the size of lemons bathes in the water and emerges totally free from them. Crippled women told by medicine they would never walk again bathe in the waters and walk again.

When you ask the nuns what is happening, they proclaim, "We believe in a universal spiritual healing energy we call the Holy Spirit." They believe this energy furthers spiritual understanding, creating healing miracles in the body and mind. They believe this energy will work for you as well, if you believe in it.

In our travels we've discovered a universal spiritual healing energy known as Manna, Tumho, Chi, Prana or Holy Spirit. It appears that this energy becomes available to believers.

What about you? Are you ready to believe and to receive the benefits of a universal spiritual healing energy? Do you want to feel more connected to a sacred energy that will further your spiritual enlightenment and assist in healing if needed?

If you are ready for the transformation from non-believer into believer, then take a tip from a successful pharmacist of the 1800's. His name was Emile Coue and most recognized through his affirmation, "Every day in every way I am getting better and better. "

Coue believed in the effects of his pharmaceuticals, but also believed that the mind was able to affect and even accelerate the action of these medications. By consciously directing one's thoughts, he observed that his patients could cure themselves more efficiently by replacing their thought of illness with a new thought of cure. Coue believed that repeating words or images enough times causes the subconscious to absorb them. The cures were the result of using imagination or positive autosuggestion to the exclusion of one's own, often negative thoughts.

RECEIVING

Let's use this idea to attune you to the universal spiritual healing energy. Start with the idea that you need to believe in the energy. Replace your thoughts of non-belief with thoughts of belief.

What is a belief? It is a thought held with passion. Just as a yogi consciously believes he can inhale this sacred energy, cultivate the belief within you that you too can breathe in and absorb this energy. Place your body in a comfortable position.

When yogis want to relax and meditate, they lie down, allowing their shoulders to sink to the earth. They also focus their attention on the middle of their foreheads. Next, they take a few cleansing breaths to relax their minds and have the right attitude. A cleansing breath is breathing through your nose and exhaling out your mouth while making an audible "aaaaaaahhh" sound. While doing this, try to imagine you are sinking into a tub of warm, soothing water.

Now prepare your mind with some thoughts. Say the following affirmation aloud three times with PASSION: "My body and mind are about to receive the universal spiritual healing energy. " Pause after each repetition and believe this is about to happen. Believe this is the case.

Repeat this affirmation three times: "My body and mind are now receiving the universal spiritual healing energy. " Again, after each repetition, pause and feel it. Anticipate and expect it to happen.

Now for the final step with the affirmations, repeat three times: "My body and mind are completely receiving the universal spiritual healing energy. " Pause and feel that you are receiving and absorbing this sacred healing energy.

If you practice this affirmation every day, you will find that your ability to receive this sacred energy increases. You are learning to receive and absorb this energy. It doesn't matter if you call this energy the Holy Spirit, tumho, prana, manna, chi or the power of thought.

The greatest discovery in human history was the discovery of mind. Your thoughts can draw this energy into your life and create surprising changes. This energy exists if you believe in it. It won't force itself upon you, but you can choose to bring it into your life. You have the power of choice. Your moment of power is always in the present. It's your choice. You now have the power to become a believer and a receiver of this spiritual universal healing energy.

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I Am Free

by Carrie Hart -

So many now are feeling that their lives are constricting, closing in around them, with prices higher, jobs scarcer, financial danger looming around them. But the truth is this. You are living in spacious times, open times, abundant and flowing, where a fresh wind blows open the doors and windows of opportunity! And this wind blows now. All around you the windows are flying open and the curtains are blowing out in the fresh breeze. All around you doors are swinging wide, and on the other side of each door is another opportunity!

Do not look backwards into what was or what might have been. Do not concern yourself with opportunities you believe you missed or mistakes you believe you made. Look forward! Feel the wind blowing at your back, freshening the future before you! Feel the blowing newness as you climb higher and higher into freedom!

Let loose the shackles that have bound you! Let loose the shackles of misunderstanding and false belief! Walk out from behind the bars of judgment; there is no jailer to stop you! These bars are there only as long as you allow them to be! Freedom beckons you on the fresh wind! Freedom sings your name! Hear it across the valleys and up the mountain faces to the very top!

And here, on the top of this great mountain, stand with arms outstretched and look out upon your blessed life, this precious life, this one, right here, right now, fresh and new with promise, bright with connection and oneness! The light shines for you! The wind blows for you! The shackles drop and you are free! Call it out to the world! Let it be known! I am free! !

carriehart.com



SaturnsLady

Aliveness

by Julie Redstone -

Within each of us is a sensor that reads out the measure of how alive we feel or how deadened, and what circumstances and people contribute to this sense of aliveness.

This sensor is not something to be ignored, but rather to be cherished. Although our experience of heightened life may take place in the presence of loved ones, or certain places in nature, in relation to foods, or smells, or music we hear, the home of our aliveness can be found most deeply in the silence of solitude. With others, we may feel temporarily more alive, but often find that the feeling disappears when we are once again alone.

The relationship of 'aliveness' to our outer life is generally understood. We know what wakens our senses and causes us to feel more alert. Less known is the fundamental fact of our inner 'aliveness' - that which comes from our relationship with the Source of life - that which is indestructible, even while we may not perceive it.

Thoughts do not tell us how alive we feel. Feelings tell us this. Our heart lets us know by its beating and by its communication to us in subtleties of feeling, the measure of how we are with ourselves.

The true meaning of 'aliveness' does not depend upon external circumstance but on our inner state. In fact, the stimulation of outside sources can create heightened sensations that sweep us away in one moment, letting us down in the next. For example, in our pursuit of different forms of entertainment, what sends us into a place of laughter, excitement, or wonder can, in the next moment, turn into something else when we return to ourselves with life based on what is inside.

While this is true of entertainment, it is even more true of things we are addicted to that aim to heighten our sense of aliveness however briefly, comforting us and preventing us from feeling empty or alone.

INNER ALIVENESS - that which stays with us wherever we go - that which is part of our indelible experience of ourselves and our life-force - this grows in the presence of spiritual pursuits of many kinds. There is a reason to practice quietness and stillness for a certain portion of each day. It is not only to clear the mind and to center the self in the higher vibrations of light and truth. It is also to become self-aware and self-regulating with respect to our aliveness. In the quiet, we can see how we are with ourselves. We can acknowledge our state of being and make choices based on this that bring us into greater life.

What, then, is aliveness?

It is the sense that we are fully here. That every part of us is being used, is engaged. Aliveness conveys meaning, purpose, hope, and even fulfillment, uniquely related to the nature of each individual soul. It is not the same as happiness, for one can be very much alive and be experiencing great challenges and difficulties. Yet, even in the presence of difficulty, aliveness lets us know that we are living life fully.

It is the destiny of each child of God to come into this full state of awareness through contact with their own inner being. Beyond roles, habits, doubts, and limitations, to be alive is to know the full majesty of the living Oneness that expresses as our very own self.

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Lightworkers

Energize Your Self

by Gini Grey -

Have you ever walked into a room and felt the energy in it? Sensed and felt the silence and somberness of a library, the buzz and effervescence of a concert, or the love and joy at a wedding ceremony? In the 60’s and 70’s they called it the ‘vibe’ and now it’s referred to as energy, but it’s all the same thing; waves of energy particles that vibrate at certain frequencies. And it’s not just in the locations we enter; it’s within us as well. We are each filled with energy which is affected by the foods we eat, thoughts we think and emotions we feel. The higher our bodies vibrate, the healthier we are. Therefore having uplifting thoughts and emotions supports our overall mood and health.

Notice how you feel when you focus on problems in your life or judgments of other people or situations. Now reflect on all the things you are grateful for in your life. Think of as many things as you can and notice how you feel. Those thoughts have their own vibrations which affect your body’s emotions which contribute to your overall flow of energy. When your energy is flowing with ease and lightness everything within you matches that. Imagine how healthy you would be living your life from this place. And because like attracts like, imagine how many wonderful things you would attract into your life from this energized state.

At our true essence as spiritual beings we are naturally in a state of ease, lightness and amusement. This gets clouded over by our analytical minds and emotional bodies. When we forget who we really are we let our analyzers run the show and allow our bodies to over react. This can lead to complicated thoughts, judgments, and heavy emotions. Yet when we reconnect to our true self and operate from this higher place of wisdom and neutrality, we can easily redirect our thoughts, clear our emotions and shift our energy. It’s amazing how quickly and easily we can do this when we are centered in our spiritual selves. Experience this now by playing with the following spiritual energy tools.

SPIRITUAL ENERGY TOOLS

Centering: Bring all of your awareness into the center of your head, back a couple of inches behind your forehead. Notice the still peaceful quality there. Now move all of your awareness into the front of your forehead. This is often where we are concentrated when thinking and planning. Losing ourselves in this space can feel busy and complicated. Move back to the center of your head and find yourself there. By being in the center of our heads we are more aware of ourselves as spirit and can access our neutrality and truth. From this place we can choose to use our analyzers rather than letting them run us. We can also communicate with our bodies and be aware of our emotions rather than becoming them. Notice how you view yourself, others and life from this centered space.

Grounding: Become aware of an energy connection between your body and the center of the planet. Feel this connection flow from the base of your spine all the way down to the center of planet and allow it to be as wide as your hips. Being grounded supports you in being more present in your body, having an appropriate level of energy, and allows you to release any problems or foreign energy down your grounding.

Aura: Your energy space doesn’t just end at your skin. Surrounding your body is an electromagnetic field of energy which is what you see through and are seen through. By owning this space and being aware of the edges of your aura you develop clearer boundaries. This supports you in having more of your energy in your space instead of spreading it out, depleting it. It also prevents others from moving their energy and emotions into your space. Play with expanding and contracting the size of your aura as a way to get a feel for it. Generally, having your aura about an arms length away from your body, in front, behind, beside, above and below will support you in owning this space for yourself.

Have Your Energy: Your energy often gets left with the people, projects and situations you have been focusing on throughout the day. To bring it back into your space you can create an image of a gold sun five or six feet above your head and imagine it’s like a magnet calling all of your energy into it. Then bring it down through the top of your aura and into your body releasing all of your energy back into your own space. You will feel more refreshed and replenished having your energy with you.

Shift Your Energy: Become aware of yourself as a spirit in the center of your head and play with shifting your energy from this place. Tune into your state of ease and lightness as a spiritual being, then say hello to your body and notice how it feels. If your body is feeling heavier than this, set your intention to have your body match your lighter state. Here are a few exercises to support you in doing this. Imagine having an amusement dial which you can turn on and turn up the volume. Allow this vibration of amusement to fill all the cells in your body. Create a dot of clear gold in the center of your head and let it fill your whole head and then your whole body. Become aware of the vibration of pure love and let this energy flow throughout your whole body.

The more we operate through our spiritual awareness the more easily we can shift our energy and create a healthy life. As the saying goes, we are not human beings having a spiritual experience; we are spiritual beings having a human experience. It’s up to us to decide who’s in charge; our spiritual self or our analyzers and bodies. From there we create our own reality day by day, moment to moment.

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SaturnsLady

Blessings from the Angels

Right now, high above you, the angels are gathering. They are gathering to bestow a blessing upon you. So now wherever you are, take a deep breath and prepare yourself to receive their blessing.

If you look up, you will see them. Beautiful angels in white flowing robes, their dazzling white wings fluttering, their golden halos glowing. And each of them carries a bag of golden silk. It is a woven bag, and you can see that inside the bag are swirling particles of gold and white light that contain the great blessings they are about to pour down upon you.

Now they gather in a circle above your head. And as they sing, they each dip a hand inside their silken bag and pull out blessings, little sparkling light particles that they toss into the center of the circle and that now slowly and gently drift down and cover you.

Handful after handful of sparkling light, tossed out into the circle, drifting down and covering you: A handful of love, which flows straight to your heart, opening it wide and filling it completely. A handful of clarity, clearing your mind of all worries and regrets and readying it for truth. A handful of wisdom, which goes into your mind, filling it with knowledge and guidance. A handful of peace, now floating down to you, that calms your entire body, eliminates all anxiety and settles in the deep pool of peace in your center.

A handful of compassion, clearing your heart and mind of judgment. A handful of courage and confidence that runs down your spine, making you stand taller. A handful of talent, to enhance the talents you have and make them shine out even more brightly.

A handful of creativity, to remind you of the vast stores of creativity within you. A handful of joy, to lighten and brighten you heart. A handful of deep connection, to lift you up into spirit, to raise you to the level of oneness and let you know that you are all of this, right now and always, ever and never-ending.

And now you stand, full of these wonderful qualities, enhanced in your essential self, a finer, truer version of yourself, but yet still yourself. And the angels sing your praises. They sing of their gratitude that you are here, walking the earth. For each moment that you are truly aware of your greatness and power, each moment that you embrace the finer qualities of yourself and allow yourself to shine out, is a moment that enhances and lifts everyone on the entire earth.

For we are all one. And spirit is oneness and connection. And your shine is a shine for all; the light you glow lightens and brightens all of us. And your love, enhanced and glowing, allowed to flow freely into the world, touches each and every one of us in our hearts. And so now, we thank the angels for this gift of remembrance, for allowing us to shine out in our truth and beauty, our true light and wonder, just as we truly are.

written by Carrie Hart @ carriehart.com

courtesy of ♥Angel Love♥

The Renaissance of Unconditional Love

by Harold W. Becker -

Dear Friends, In these amazing moments upon our planet something extraordinary is happening – we are once again awakening to unconditional love. This divine love is stirring in the very depths of our being and calling to us through our hearts. We are finally listening to these subtle whispers and paying attention to our intuitive wisdom. We are turning within and beginning to question our very notion of reality. These are the signs that unconditional love is returning rapidly to our conscious awareness.

Our ability to love and be loved has always been our natural state and eternal heritage. Yet through eons of time, we have drawn our attention away to the outer world of our experiences and gradually forgotten this love at the core of our being. By allowing our attention to become fixed upon outer conditions, circumstances and events, we separated ourselves from our own potential and source of life. In an attempt to understand this separation, and our newfound inability to experience the love that we knew we were, we gave rise to the notion of fear. This perception of fear was really our personal doubt that we could ever love unconditionally again.

The time has come to reclaim our innate love. It is our renaissance of unconditional love. This is who we are. We can love so absolutely and so unbelievably that anything less than love simply dissolves into more love. Oh yes, it is indeed possible. It has been a long time since we loved so beautifully, so gracefully and so powerfully that we may be surprised when our heart expands to encompass this rebirth of our own choosing.

Breathe it in and allow yourself to be who you are. Let go of all the limitations of the past, the outmoded and outdated memories of times gone by, and embrace the potential that you came here to express. Be the one who does it first. Show others that love was never meant to be limited to physiological, mental and emotional constraints, rather it is here to express boldly and without conditions. Take the first step today and create a new reality where unconditional love is the beginning, middle and end in all you do and the world will begin to reflect your love. From my heart to yours, thank you for your courage to be the love that you are!

thelovefoundation.com

Medical Intuition

Can the Body Really Talk?
by Lori Wilson -

In the past few years, more and more people are asking themselves ... where are this ever increasing "hits" of wisdom coming from. You may be walking in nature or driving your car and hear a little helpful message pop into your head. You may be at work or greet a loved one and "sense" that something is not quite right.

Can the body really talk? This is a question that has been asked and studied in numerous ways over centuries. Energy is everywhere. Energy can be measured, felt, communicated and changed by interacting with other energy sources. So why has it been so hard for us to imagine that the body can communicate with us energetically, as well?

Medical intuition is a field that is recognized and growing as a way to tune into the body's wisdom. While this field of study is relatively new by way of public and professional use, many healing practitioners, intuitives, psychics, channellers and people in general have been "tuning" in for eons. So how are they tuning in?

If you asked 1,000 medical intuitives how they do their work, you would likely get as many different answers. Consider the body to be an electrical system. Both the body and the energy field surrounding it are electrically charged. Within this charge, or energy field, all information about its past and present -- and some even believe its future -- are stored. The body remembers incidents, feelings and thoughts, and it stores information about outside influences, as well.

People who are intuitive or have trained themselves to pay attention to energy may perceive what the body is "saying" to them in a variety of ways. Some may hear, see or sense words, symbols, pictures, movies, see X-ray images or sense physical sensations within their own body.

Styles of Perceiving

Some medical intuitives do what is commonly referred to as an intuitive/psychic reading. They may focus on their client's energy field, and specific areas either randomly present themselves or information comes forth when it is queried. How can information "come up"? In this energy field, many blue-printed memories or conditions are very "loud" energetically. Strong emotions, trauma, physical injury, accidents, sickness, disease and even strong beliefs work their way to the forefront of the energy field and can often be sensed or perceived by sensitive people.

Some medical intuitives are channeling information from their "Guides." Guides are most commonly people, animals or other energies who are not in a physical form. This third party, in its place of higher wisdom, reflects upon the client and their body.

Many practitioners who work with the body find that information literally jumps out at them as they interact in a healing fashion with their client's body. Some medical intuitives use their insight gained as part of their healing tools, while others use it for information gathering only.

Other medical intuitives are trained to follow a specific system as they approach the body. They may notice an area that draws their attention, or has energy blockages, and focus their attention using specific tools, which they have been trained to use. Many look at the body under the lens of pre-established maps, such as auras, chakras, meridian lines, colors or fields of study, that assign specific emotions to designated areas or organs in the body.

Still other medical intuitives are trained to scan the body in a systematic fashion, yet discipline themselves not to use established maps or modalities to interpret what the body is sharing. These practitioners use the physiology as an entry point and are open to whatever shows up as they maintain their focus on the client's unique energy field as it chooses to present itself.

This leaves at least 995 more styles and definitions of medical intuitives for you to explore! This work can be done in person or at a distance.

If you are considering engaging the services of a medical intuitive, do be an educated consumer. Currently this is not a regulated field and it is very easy to be impressed by an intuitive practitioner who can pick up on things in your body and life. Ask many questions. Have a clear understanding of how they are doing this work. Ask how they are receiving this information, what is their background and training and what is their knowledge base in physiology. If they are providing diagnoses or recommendations, are they trained to do this? Are the recommendations coming from your own body or their own practitioner knowledge base or personal preferences?

Be a discerning consumer, as we all work together to bring credibility, research and professional and ethical standards to this exciting field. You deserve direct and clear information from your body and do not need anyone else to interpret it for you. Trust yourself. After all, you have lived with your body 24 hours a day since you were born. Medical intuition can provide important pieces of your wellness puzzle. Take the information gained through this work to members of your own healing team and explore what pieces of the puzzle hold value for them.

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The Search for the Authentic Self

by Erica Boucher -

So many of us are moving through life unconscious… sleeping. When a woman in one of my self-awareness workshops was asked to answer the question “Who Am I?” for herself, she became very frustrated and agitated before grumbling, “I don’t know!” My response was, “doesn’t that bother you?” She looked at me rather puzzled before I saw a spark of recognition in her eyes. She was coming to the realization that she didn’t know who she was and, at 73 years old, perhaps it was about time to find out.

When we wake up, get in touch with who we are, and start seeing everything for what feels like the first time, that is what is meant by the terms “awakening” and “enlightenment”. It is as if a light has suddenly been turned on and we can see clearly for the first time.

The process is actually very simple, yet it takes extreme courage. Journal writing and meditation are the keys to help us get there. It starts with a decision to go within and become brutally honest with ourselves about everything. Using your journal answer the question, “Who Am I?” Admit all that you accept as good about you, your strengths, accomplishments and positive habits. Then be willing to accept those “negative” traits and habits that you may have denied for so long. These are the things we so vehemently defend when confronted with this information by others. To really appreciate the benefits of this exercise, you must be willing to be completely honest with yourself about all of it, and be willing to own it. It is very difficult to come to a place of complete honesty with self, but when you have the courage to go to that place, you are on your way to finding an inner strength that can only come from a strong, solid inner core which is your authentic self.

Once we have reached a place of complete honesty and truth with ourselves, and if the decision is made to continue this journey of self-discovery, the next step is to begin to recognize and heal the emotional wounds that subconsciously control all of our thoughts, emotions, decisions and behaviors.

Recognition - This is accomplished by learning and being willing to recognize the emotions that are coming up for us in any given moment. Here, too, is where journal writing and meditation are effective tools.

Give Yourself Permission to Feel It - Once we are able to become honest enough with ourselves to recognize what we are feeling, we can then choose to allow ourselves to feel it. This is rather difficult because we have never been given permission to fully feel whatever it is that we are feeling. As children we received subtle messages that others loved us and wanted to be around us when we were happy, pleasant and cheerful. When we were angry, sad or despondent we were given messages that those feelings were not good or acceptable. Some of us were sent to our rooms until we “got over it” or were flat out told not to be angry or not to cry.

However that showed up for you, you probably learned that anything less than joy and peace was wrong. As a result we have learned to disown our true feelings of anger, sadness and resentment. We attempt to deny them and to pretend we are not feeling them. Because once again to feel them would be wrong and unacceptable and then we would feel guilty. So we start out feeling whatever it is that we are feeling, and then we add to it guilt for feeling something other than happiness, gratitude and peace.

Learn From It - When we are getting in touch with what it is we are feeling, the next question to ask ourselves is where is that feeling coming from. A Course in Miracles, a self study program on spiritual psychotherapy, teaches that there are really only two emotions, love and fear. In other words, all emotions come from a choice we make, usually unconsciously, based on a perception of love or of fear. Anger, resentment, sorrow, frustration and anxiety are among the emotions that stem from a thought system based on fear. Peace, serenity, acceptance, joy and ecstasy are among the emotions that stem from a thought system based on love. If we can get clear on what it is we are feeling, then we can pin point what is our current thought system.

What is Our Fear? - If we determine that we are experiencing emotions stemming from fear, than what is our fear? Use your journals to help you move through this process. Ask yourself the question, what am I thinking about? What am I feeling about it in this moment? Is this feeling based on love or fear? If the feeling is based on fear, what is the fear? When getting in touch with the fear, it is important that we don’t stop before getting to the core issue. For instance, if we are agonizing because we are afraid that we may be losing our job, the feeling of anxiety, discomfort, agony, insecurity, etc., are fear-based emotions.

What Does It Really Mean? - On the surface it is simply a fear of losing a job and not being able to pay the bills. But taking it to another level, the real fear, the core fear, is likely a fear of rejection if we are to lose the job, and a fear of failure if we are to be unable to survive financially. Those are the real, genuine fears with which we are struggling. When we can touch that level of honesty within ourselves, only then are we able to gather our inner strength to realize that no matter what happens to us, we can handle it.

Let It Go - Once we recognize what we are feeling and allowing ourselves to fully feel it, then and only then will we be able to move through it and come out on the other side. It is not drugs, antidepressants or some other distraction that is needed to keep us from feeling our pain, but rather a willingness to actually feel the pain that is the answer. When you are done feeling all of what is coming up for you (and this is not a process you can rush, it takes as long as it takes), then you can grieve for that part that you choose to no longer hold on to and let it go. This is an act of forgiveness, of the person, place or thing that caused you pain, and then of yourself, for your experience of it.

The result of this letting go, or forgiveness, is a feeling of lightness and freedom that escaped us long ago, for many of us we were children when we last felt that level of freedom and lightness. It is an awakening. We wake back up, heal our emotional and spiritual wounds, and start living again. Everyone has someone, something or some event to forgive. Everyone can benefit from this process. There is nobody this cannot touch.

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Unified Intention

by Rebecca Couch -

It is always a delight to be with you in this way. There is always much to say in earnestness about these extraordinary times. You are certainly aware of their intensity and validity, but ours is the focus to assisting you in making a harmonious, conscious transition into the New World. For the secret to this is just that: for you to consciously participate as creators of the new, harmonious world and so all of your efforts are about awareness at all times of your state of being with the intention of harmoniously creating a New World that takes all of the miraculous goodness and makes it even better.

For this is the opportunity of conscious creation to overcome, supersede, improve on the past to return to the original state of pure potentiality that exists without the need for duality to define it. And so it is important to live with the intention of rising above what is by allowing it to just be what it is and loving the miraculous nature of all of it. In this way, you will create more, and by your intention of creating higher vibration experience, you will. And so it is done, by each heart aspiring and each mind focusing and each being contributing to the oneness of all. On one hand it is the most miraculously simple aspect of quantum physics and yet each one must come to this intention on their own, determined by the gift of free will. Isn’t this the most beautiful design of all?! And you signed up to be part of it!

So by the power of our collective consciousness, we all have been scattered like separated particles and by our own free will, begin to gather around a focal point of commonality to experience the awesome beauty of reconfiguration into a newfound whole. How is this accomplished? By our unified intention to do so. This universal unification takes place through the consciousness of the multitude of beings that now look, sound, think and speak differently – each one! – and yet, each heart yearns for the same outcome.

Among all of the differences in beings separated from the original whole, what unifies them is the growing desire in each heart to know peace, love and belonging. And so we ask you, all who read this, to join in a unified effort to draw a single focus upon the Earth. This focus is drawn by a single invocation, that all share:

INVOCATION

We are joined together by the light of our hearts for the purposes of uniting all beings in love, peace and abundance for all. We live in harmony with our planet, including the five elements of earth, fire, water, air and ether, and are humbled by the magnificence of the unseen world as it becomes part of our common experience.

The plant, mineral, devic and animal kingdoms are cherished and symbiotic in our lives. We honour each for their unique differences and yet celebrate the harmonic whole of all life. Miracles abound in each moment as we continually experience greater union with the divine in everyday life.

Creative outcomes unfold from each brilliant mind as inspiration flows from the greater mind through all sentient beings. The ways of the errant past dissolve in love and the ever more brilliant future continues to be created by unified hearts that utter these words: we are one, we are love, we are peace. And so it is.

And may each utterance be magnified until the seed spark inside all beings lights the dawn of the New Earth on this day. We honour each of you as you join in love to transform the whole as you have come here to do. We are, The Council of Light that is Within.

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Becoming Aware of Becoming Aware

by Jim Self -

There is a shift in consciousness occurring. It is a shift in the perception of our world. Many feel that something is not right, that something has been lost. In our rush to create more for ourselves, the bigger house, a better car, a higher salary, we have actually created less. We have less time to spend in that big house, less time to enjoy the company of our family and friends and less opportunity to appreciate a sunset or take pleasure in the natural beauty that surrounds us. What is really missing, whether we’re aware of it or not, is that we have lost a part of our ‘selves’ along the way. And at the end of the day, more, bigger and better are simply not enough. We have disconnected from the things that truly nourish us and it has left us physically ill, emotionally unhappy, mentally exhausted and spiritually unclear about who we truly are. This, however, is beginning to change.

As more and more of us begin to shift we are starting to remember who we are. We are recognizing imbalances in our lives and asking ourselves “What’s really important to me? What truly makes me happy?” The answer isn’t found by gaining more of the world outside but in gaining more of the ‘me’ within. In our rush to the top we have left a part of ourselves behind. We have traded respect for competition, kindness for advantage, and giving for taking. We’ve lost touch with our ‘Inner Guidance’ which always directs us to a higher, more vibrant place. This higher place is a place where cooperation, support and understanding create deeper trust, friendship and compassion.

A shift is occurring within the hearts of humanity now and millions are beginning to consciously awaken. They are finding a new passion within and recognizing that who they are counts. “I AM valuable, important and significant. I matter and I have a contribution to make!” This passion is igniting within each of us. This shift is taking place across the world in every town and village and in the hearts of each child, woman and man. Whether the issue is feeding the poor, healing the sick, building community, or nurturing the Earth, there is a growing awareness. It is an awakening—a Shift in Consciousness! A connection is being made one heart to another. In thisconnection of caring, sharing, giving and receiving, a spark within the heart ignites and grows. This awakening consciousness has no limits. It is a shift that is taking us all into a higher dimensional awareness; a higher, more aligned way of life. We are ‘becoming aware of becoming aware’.

From one way of life toward another

The shift is not only altering our consciousness, it is changing the world around us. A shift, by definition, is the ‘movement from one position to another’ or a ‘change in direction’. The third-dimensional world as we have known it is crumbing around us. The old ways were designed by governments and corporations to support and provide well-being to its citizens. These outmoded ways no longer work. All of these systems are deteriorating: governmental, legal, health, social services, education, food quality, political, monetary, protection of the environment, and more. All are broken.

But now, when we look a little deeper, we find there is a new passion growing. Individuals, groups, and companies offer new ideas which clean the Earth, recycle waste and create new power sources. More companies offer employee ownership, day care, equal pay and much more. The creation of Heaven on Earth is unfolding before us. We are at the beginning of this new way of life, not the end. But each of us must awaken now. Each must make the shift within. Many are awake and more are showing signs of waking every day, while countless numbers are still fast asleep—but not for long. We will each experience becoming aware in our own unique ways. For some it will be powerful and alive; for others it will be slower and more cautious, but we will all walk a common path.

Awareness Exercise

Allow me to offer you an exercise that will rapidly take you down this path. This exercise will interrupt your third-dimensional habits and assist you to remember who you are. First, create a list of words. Pick words that make you feel good. Select words that you would like to be known by in your world.

For example: insightful, kind, respectful, purposeful, gracious, gratitude, integrity, dignified, caring, or helpful. Make it a long list, choosing words that will help you remember your ‘Self’. It is within the words that you will awaken.

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A Clear Perspective

Too often, we try to gain a clear perspective before it is time. That will make us crazy. We do not always know why things are happening the way they are. We do not always know how a particular relationship will work out. We do not always understand the source of our feelings, why we've been led down a particular path, what is being worked out in us, what we are learning, why we had to wait, why we needed to go through a time of discipline, or why a door closed.

How our present circumstances will work into the larger scheme of events is not always clear to us. That is how it needs to be. Perspective will come in retrospect. We could strain for hours today for the meaning of something that may come in a instant next year. Let it go.

We can let go of our need to figure things out, to feel in control. Now is the time to be. To feel. To go through it. To allow things to happen. To learn. To let whatever is being worked out in us take its course. In hindsight, we will know. It will become clear. For today, being is enough. We have been told that all things shall work out for good in our life. We can trust that to happen, even if we cannot see the place today's events will hold in the larger picture.

Today I will let things happen without trying to figure everything out. If clarity is not available to me today, I will trust it to come later, in retrospect. I will put simple trust in the truth that all is well, events are unfolding as they should, and all will work out for good in My Life - better than I can imagine.

from 'The Language of Letting Go' by Melody Beattie

The Journey of Unconditional Love

Unconditional love is a dynamic and powerful energy that lifts us through the most difficult times. It is available at any moment by turning our attention to it and using its wonderful potential to free us from our limitations. It requires practice and intent to allow this energy to fully permeate our daily experience. It begins with ourselves, for without self-love, we cannot know what true love can be.

In loving ourselves, we allow the feeling to generate within us and then we can share it to everyone and everything around us! That which we send out, returns to us in greater measure. If you have not thought about how you feel towards yourself, physically, mentally, and emotionally, or spiritually, we invite you to do so now. Begin the journey that changes everything. Begin the journey of unconditional love.

"Many people have traveled this world with different dreams, purposes and aspirations. Many are masters, teachers, inventors and followers. They were all sent by the creator of the universe to achieve one just course; "global peace and unification." But this course cannot be achieved without unconditional love, which possesses the magical powers of the Divine for transformation.

When the human race embraces love unconditional, then the lost will be found, the naked will be clothed, the hungry will be fed, the bombs will be destroyed and there will be peace and unity which will make us all to speak one language, "LOVE". Let love abide." --Philip D. Brown

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The Journey of Yourself

=YOUR JOURNEY=

There is a journey awaiting you.

It comes in truth and promise,

when you reach the point of not knowing

who you are or where to go.



This most precious

but often painful passage is

the journey of yourself.

You will travel to places never before visited,

where you meet unspoken fears

and unearth buried truths.



You will climb high and perilous mountains,

those that rise up from inside yourself.



You will explore forgotten waters

held deep in the sea of your soul.

You will be stranded in the wilderness

and find a way through pathless land.



You will be lost before you are found.

You will be empty before you are full.

You will cry the deep sobs of the earth

and tears of rain will cleanse

the house around your heart.



In time... because life,

like birth and death, knows its own time,

your fears and struggles and

unknowing will be transformed.

You will become a

mountain place where eagles soar.

You will become a reflecting pool

which sees and knows

the mysteries of your life.



Your heart will be light like a butterfly

as you follow the currents of its true desires.

The flight of the honeybee will be yours

as you seek the nectar of what

brings sweetness to your daily life.

Most of all you will become who you truly are.

Your life will hold truth and promise and meaning

and the heart of the heavens will hold your heart.

--Susan Squellati Florence



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