Keeping On

These days feel to me like times of distraction and chaos. That isn't the only reality, but it's the one that continually invites me to be pulled into.  I sometimes choose to ignore the noise and upheaval.  Still, I find that I can manage these days best if I stay connected to my deep inner self and stay true to my heart.  

Since this is often easier said than done, I reflected on activities that work to keep me grounded within myself. These practices came to mind when I listened for ways to stay balanced in the midst of Large Change:

>Spend time in nature and notice the true beauty of the natural world.  I can let this energy soothe and nourish me.

>Pay attention to moments in my day that allow me to have an awareness of Radiance.  I'll watch how the sun illuminates every small or large thing and brings warmth on chilly days.  Receiving someone's smile has the same effect.

>Cultivate satisfaction and joy in my life.  I can choose to participate in the things that I love to do and keep my creative self alive and happy.

>Fill my heart with Love.  By inviting in and expressing my love of Spirit, loved ones, pets, plants, friends and neighbors.

I am an advocate for each individual moving closer every day to the person that I/we most want to be. That is our true self and our reason for being. It feels like that's what we came here to do in Life.  Enjoy yourself and the path you are walking.

"Grandfather says this: 'Being strong...means to keep looking for the answer though the darkness of despair is all around.  It means to cling to hope for one more heartbeat, one more sunrise.  Each step takes you closer to the top of the hill, closer to the light of the next sunrise, and the promise of a new day.'  Grandfather says this:  'Keep going.' " 

                 --Joseph M. Marshall III     

  

   

 

Regroup and Reset

Okay, what just happened? It's February today, and January flew like the wind!  So I'm catching up on my January post now.  This last month felt like a time of release and reset.  For me, so many energies and thoughts passed through and away.  And then new feelings and experiences of Love and Purpose flooded in.  In our area we had a very intense ice storm about mid-month that whittled everything down to the essentials.  Without electricity for several days It was a time of reckoning:  what's most important, what can I do without, and where do I go from here?  While all of those questions are still simmering, I was able to feel very peaceful and protected during that weather event.  And so it is, as we trek into this new year, already filled with world chaos.  These shifting times are insisting that we make choices about where we focus our attention and our energies.  I am personally choosing to put my energies into the feelings of peace and provision that I experienced during our ice storm.  No matter what events happen in our world, we have choice about how we will respond to them.  Do we want to participate in anxiety and fear, or do we want to nurture and live in the security of knowing that there is a peaceful foundation available to all?  We are all connected--to each other, and to our Source.  Now is a good time to bring our best energies to the people and situations that we encounter in daily life.  Life is good, and it can always be well-lived.

"Live your life in your own unique way and be true to yourself."

                 --Josei Toda

"You don't always need a plan.  Sometimes you just need to breathe, trust, let go, and see what happens."

                 --Mandy Hale