meditation

What we mean by this is that 
Out in your world right now
there are some boiling,
roiling,
simmering, 
emotions
held within a seemingly porcelain veneer.

This can be confusing.
You are much more comfortable when 
the inside matches the outside,
especially in regards to emotions.

You are witnessing cracks in the delicate
but useful way that certain people have 
been able to mask their emotions, and operate 
In the world.

When someone who looks to all the world as if they have it all together,
Starts to hiss vitriol thru a smile,
or a person who up until recently has been very measured,
all of the sudden is quick to anger, even throwing things,
and looks to be having a “meltdown”,
THAT can be disconcerting…
For you
And for them.

The healthiest, way for your mind and body,
Is always to feel your emotions in the moment.
We do not mean being their victim,
Or being a slave to them.
The goal is to feel them as they come up.
If you do, they stay appropriate.
By that we mean, there is no 
“Over reaction” because things have not built
up and boil over at something trivial.

As we are always saying,
When you see this Tempest in a Teapot
Practice compassion.
When the flowers on the porcelain fade,
And the simmering of all their emotions,
causes the pot to crack or overflow, 
or break altogether,
Have compassion,
Even if it is you!

There is such a beauty in aging that is grossly 
Under appreciated.
There is such wisdom that comes with the accumulated years.
Edges that existed in youth, have worn smooth,
there is less concern about appearance and correctness,
so these later years can be used in service.

Service to the beautiful planet that has been such 
a welcoming host,
Service to those that are coming up behind you,
Looking for any and all secrets you can shed some light on.

Each day is such a gift,
And you have been blessed to age.
You have been blessed to make it to this place of 
Wisdom and grace.

You know who you are,
You know what you want,
You know your strengths,
And your weaknesses,
You are more and more comfortable in your own skin,
With an innate knowledge of the way things work.

Your roots have grown deep into the earth,
like an ancient redwood,
Or the solid foundation of a lighthouse.
Nothing can shake you,
No storm is too strong, for you have witnessed 
And braved many thru your years.

That energy of strength and wisdom 
Is your gift to the planet.
It is needed,
No, it is required for you to stand tall 
And proud in these, your later years,
And radiate the qualities and talents you have acquired.
The gift of age goes two ways,
It is your turn to give back!

Love this!

Hard to remember, but really a life saver!

If we were there with you on this earthly expedition
you’ve undertaken,
We would make sure we had our Spiritual Survival Kit with us at all times.

It’s not too heavy, 
the contents are invaluable
Yet it’s so easy to forget!

The number one item in this kit is:
Your sense of humor,
It will get you through any situation, 
no matter how tense, 
scary, 
stressful, 
uncomfortable 
or unmanageable it may seem.
Without it you are doomed.
Well, maybe not doomed, but it will feel like it!

To help you find your sense of humor,
You may need to take:
A chill pill
Please have plenty of those on hand, and take as needed!
They will help you put situations into perspective 
and keep you from taking everything so seriously!
Don’t take them on an empty stomach.
They are to be taken with a big meal, with lots of good food
Maybe some wine,
And preferably many good friends!

Next is your map:
Your map is all the books 
Teachings,
Seminars,
Classes,
Meditations
and the like, that you have attended and participated
in your whole life.
The knowledge gained form those has accumulated
a vast network of internal discernments,
a sort of spiritual GPS.
Listening to that gut feeling
Will always get you back on track!

Finally your “flashlight”
That is the light you carry with you.
That light in your eyes when something excites you!
If you remember to carry that with you,
your path will always be illuminated.
Don’t let others dim your light,
By judging your path, 
Or questioning your ways.
These are the contents of YOUR spiritual survival kit.
They have their own!

Now go out there and have some great adventures
knowing that everything is always okay!

What sound does your heart make?
When you enter a room?

Is it a singular sound, high pitched and shrill?
that transmits stress against your will?

Is it a layered tapestry of sound,
Where an abundance of different notes abound?

Is it too deep and low to hear?
Beneath the surface of a hard veneer?

We enter a room to find a match,
A heart to which we can attach.

So pay close attention to your heart’s broadcast,
If the notes are old, you’ll repeat the past.

The song of your heart will synchronize,
To the beat of another’s,
Don’t compromise.

Be diligent, delightful and wise,
Listen for the heart songs of others,
You’ll be surprised.

Let’s keep talking on this subject,
and let’s stay with the sea analogy.
Think of those times at the beach
when the ocean looked roiling,
the crash of the waves was loud, 
and you could feel the powerof them,
travel from your feet, up through your body, 
Into your chest.

The energy was palpable, and filled with majesty.

As you wade into the foamy surf,
You’re surprised.
It does not knock your off your feet,
As it has in the past.
It comes in fast and deep, but surprisingly gentle.
It allows you to immerse yourself further,
and to swim easily in the white frothy water, 
Far from the crashing of the waves.

After awhile you look to the shore for your point of reference,
your umbrella, that tree, a friend,
and you have been shifted, carried down the beach,
by the subtle power of the tide.

Behind the gentle caressing of this surf,
There has been movement.
You have been carried down the shoreline,
To a different, more beautiful part of the beach,
while inside the gentle energy of the sea.

As you find your footing, 
It is easy, there is no pull back in,
your landing is soft and you can easily
wade back to shore.

THAT is a perfect analogy for the waves of energy
that have carried you these past few months.
They are surprising gentle, despite their power,
and there has been a gentle movement forward 
To a different shoreline,
A different place in life,
after a very soft landing.

I love this passage!

You may be feeling confused,
but really you are not.

That feeling comes when you question where you stand,
as if something about it is wrong.

Listening to your head, your intellect, can lead you astray.
Listening with your heart will always set you straight.

When you feel confused, the universe, your navigation system,
is letting you know you have gone off course.

You know those maps you all look at on your phones while driving?
Ha! that is a lecture for another day!
Anyway, you all do it.
It has your destination as a red dot,
and where you stand currently as a pulsing blue dot.

Now you know how you feel when you’ve driven
past or around the red dot destination?
And you, the blue dot, keep moving away from where you want to be?
You feel a little confused.
Did you make a right turn when you should have gone left?

That feeling of confusion is just what happens when you
get off course.
It usually happens when you over-think the directions,
and doubt the validity of where you are.
All that is needed is a little course correction
and you’re back on your way.

You were never really lost,
nothing was ever really wrong,
and you can thank confusion
for getting your attention 
and guiding you back to your path.

Living fearfully, is a bad habit.
You have a tendency to find the chaos inside even the 
most lovely and serene moments.

You walk thru your life with a dark, heavy coat of worry
on your shoulders.
It has a hood that obstructs your view,
which worries you even more, because your mind is left
to fill in the blanks…
and that is NEVER good

You worry, because you want to stay vigilant, prepared.
You think this keeps you ahead in the game,
when quite the opposite is true.
We are guiding you out of that pattern,
because that is all it is, 
a pattern that you have become accustomed to.

The outside world seems to have adopted this same pattern,
and appears very chaotic, which keeps you off balance,
which starts the worry cycle, which begets more
chaos…..and there go! down the rabbit hole!

Ok
So you say, “I want to change that”!
and we are here to help.
But…it is going to take some mental elbow grease,
so to speak, at first, to break that pattern.

You have to shift the energy inside, 
which you all know is the start of every change.
You know that because you have read all the blogs,
and are really really, really ready! 🙂

So
You lift your energy by sitting still and appreciating 
any serenity.
Appreciate your breath,
appreciate your heart beating, keeping you alive,
appreciate the fact that you can choose a new path,
appreciate all the tools and wisdom that you have at your disposal,
look for anything that feels calm, serene.

Appreciation and gratitude for WHERE YOU STAND
will start to raise your energy,
and the chaos and worry coat 
will fall off your back.

We know, you want a more involved solution,
but we’re telling you, 
it really is that simple.
Change your pattern of worry and chaos
by practicing appreciation for even the smallest 
pieces of peace and serenity you can find,
and live full moments inside that oasis.

When you do this, they will start to multiply
they will start to get your attention,
Let them
that is where your new path will lead
To serenity inside the chaos