The quiet of winter has given way to so many events in our world. The word chaos is coming to mind. Things are feeling stirred up right now. This can cause us to feel unsettled and out of sync, possibly even a little on edge or irritable. At this moment to me it feels like we are creating the foundation for change. We have been asleep and we need to wake up. We have hidden ourselves in shadows and those shadows are now coming forward into the light of day. We are all connected, and we are being encouraged to work together to bring needed changes--to transform ourselves into a new world of compassionate human beings. So we are now in the chaos that presses for change and that creates tension in order to bring about that change. We can hold this tension with our love.
"Before the beginning of great brilliance there must be chaos.
--from the I Ching
"In all chaos there is a cosmos, in all disorder a secret order."
--Carl Jung
The old year has gently slipped past. I just spent much of that time moving slowly and gently myself. I am now beginning to embrace the new year and its potential for change. While I believe many things are in transformation mode, I also honor the energy of this winter season. That means I am still spending inward, quiet time. I am remembering how plant and animal life stays underground, and continues to function quietly if not in a fully dormant state. I also love the quiet, and I like taking the time to allow the new to come into being slowly, a little at a time. We are all in a rush so much of the time. I feel grateful and glad to allow this time to sift gently, and to let possibilities unfold in their own way.
"How shall the mighty river
reach the tiny seed?
See it rise silently
to the sun's yearning,
sail from a winter's cloud
flake after silent flake
piling up layer upon layer
until the thaw of spring
to meet the seedling's need."
--Antoinette Adam
Change does not usually prompt anything in me that causes me to relax. I have fears about the Unknown that are gradually subsiding, but when I encounter new things I need to remind myself to relaaaax.... Because it's not my first response. I am in the hands of the Creator and all is well. Larger creation is at work bringing us through some disconcerting events to more constructive times. I am writing about staying relaxed because it's what I need to hear. And it also allows me to direct my energy with greater ease toward uplifting productivity.
"A relaxed mind is a creative mind."
--Anonymous tea bag wisdom
A lot of what's going on in the world today doesn't instill us with a lot of confidence about these times. As well, each of our personal lives could be feeling a little shaky with all that is happening. I myself have been feeling the intensity of these changing times, and this tells me that a lot of shifting is happening. While new things come forward for me to experience, I don't always feel like I'm prepared to meet them, much less to excel at them. These feelings come from old places, and stem from a time when I felt it it was all up to me. But the truth is that we are riding this blue-green gemstone Earth through time and space, and that larger forces are at work here. We have resources greater than ourselves that are available to us, and spirit helpers who are more than willing to assist us with our every request. So much more ease can come to us when we open our hearts, our minds, and ourselves to this ever-present Source.
"Moving forward does not necessarily require you to have confidence in yourself. Confidence in God is enough, along with knowing that God works through you and with you in all ways."
--Doreen Virtue
Such a large concept. Many people want to equate prosperity with money. But money is only a small piece of what prosperity's essence is all about. I have to remind myself that money is a quantitative element while prosperity is more qualitative. It includes money, but its essence has to do with overall quality of life. Prosperity embraces health, wealth, happiness, friends, family, home, work, comfort, contentment. Is my life good? When I answer, "Yes," that's prosperity. In the midst of change, this is a helpful affirmation for me, and it prompts me to be mindful of the things that I'm grateful for in my life.
Another aspect of prosperity is receiving. Sometimes I have had to prepare myself to receive. That means I allow myself to be open to gifts and resources and love coming into my life. I also have to be clear that I deserve these gifts, because they come from God--Source of all that is.
"I don't fully understand Divine Goodness, but I am a part of Larger Spirit, and that largeness is creating my prosperous life."
--Sue Whitacre, journal from 2012
Yes, we've just had a most amazing cosmic gift. The total eclipse of the sun was a powerful and awesome event in our lives. It had everything: dark/light, letting go/opening, energy shifts, a corona and solar flares, not to mention just being an amazing visual and sensory experience. I just keep using the word amazing!!
I intend to ride for quite awhile on the energy and magnificence of this time. I felt prompted to do a personal inventory of my dream life. By facing it head-on I received powerful information about changes that need to happen. I am committed to making those changes, and to moving forward as I feel guided to move. I hope each of us becomes more of who we came here to be. We certainly have been reminded that our Universe is Ginormous, and that Creation is Awesome and deserving of our steadfast Attention!
"There was a kind of Zen quantumness to her thinking: the belief that everything in the universe is linked. Science might not argue with her today as passionately as I did back then.
'That's foolish, Mom. Small events can't shape larger ones.'
'Why not?'
'A connection suggests meaning, even consciousness.'
'And the universe isn't--'
'Sentient? No.'
She smiled and leaned into the eyepiece [of her telescope].
'Tell me that doesn't look alive,' she said."
--Charles Calia
The Stargazing Year
I missed making a post in July. Time is a funny thing these days. I used to operate only on chronological time. Then I found a different way of experiencing time as I learned to be present in my life. Time began to move in a more curvy or spherical fashion. It was not held within the narrow boundary of one minute after another. Creative time seems to have no boundaries. Time that I spend when I feel fully centered and connected also feels boundless and open, and there always seems to be enough of it. But right now I feel like there is a blending of the two experiences. Chronological time is working with creative time to form a unique blend of what feels like a spiraling or a holistic meandering. This feels like a flowing openness.
"When each day
is sacred
when each hour
is sacred
when each instant
is sacred
earth and you
space and you
bearing the sacred
through time
you'll reach
the fields of light."
--Guillevic
