Effortless

I have been working all of my life to get to this place of experiencing life as effortless.  That was part of the challenge all along--working at it.  In truth, life isn't supposed to be worked on, it is just here for us to live and to be.  We come in with few expectations, yet we take on the expectations of those who are already here and who have shown us their version of "the ways of the world."  So after many bumps and challenges I have unlearned all of that, and I've found that just "being" allows me to live my most authentic life.  All "doing" in my life comes from this place of being.  It's an experience of being in perfect timing and in harmony with the Universe.  This is truly effortless.

"You have to do nothing to wake up. Nothing! ...You are not separate from what is awake.  You are That.  Don't do anything.  Don't even not do anything.  Be absolutely still."
                                                              --Gangaji      

Harmony

I am feeling very well aligned in the world these days.  This seems amazing in the face of all the chaos, disruption, and distortion that are daily getting played out.  I feel like I am moving through a portal.  It leads from my past life into my future.  Always, my presence in each moment is what keeps me in this place of harmony and alignment.  Gratitude fills my heart, and joy is my companion.

"Grace, impeccability, and gratitude are woven by intent into a beautiful braid that frames the face of a balanced and harmonious life."

                  --Colleen Deatsman and Paul Bowersox 

Things in Motion

This time feels like it is full of forward moving energy.  I am feeling lots of energy for putting new things in motion, and for wrapping up past projects.  It feels like a time to listen for where I need to focus my motivation and energy.  I am moving toward activities that have felt somewhat slowed down in the past. Now I feel free to take action, and doing things I enjoy feels like the overall theme.  I feel like I am fully aligned with the co-creative energy of this process.  It definitely feels like my movement is well-woven into this season of the year when all of life is in high gear, bringing the summer season into its full magnificence.

"Stillness is what creates love.
Movement is what creates life.
To be still and still moving,
This is everything."                                   

                   --Anonymous              

Fulfillment

Summer Solstice is a time of fulfillment.  Seeds have sprouted and are now producing flowers and fruit.  Plants that we placed in the ground are growing to their full potential with our care and attention.  Animals are nurturing their young into maturity and independence.  We ourselves have put well-honed dreams into the ether, and now is the time of their fullest expression.  Who we are is what is coming to pass.  These days bring us opportunities to be our deepest and best selves.  Our task is to stay focused and to pay attention to the opportunities that show up on our paths.  Every step brings something new and also shows us the latest version of our most authentic selves.  Creation happens every day.  Celebrate the sun shining brightly on our beings as we live our truth!

"We are cups, constantly and quietly being filled.  The trick is, knowing how to tip ourselves over and let the beautiful stuff out."

                                       --Ray Bradbury      

Remembering

This is a time of remembering those who have gone before us.  Remembering those who have paved the way for our lights to shine.  It's a time for remembering those we may have recently had to let go of.  A time for reflecting on those who have helped us on our own paths.  This time is about remembering what we came here to do, and that we are here to shine the light in our own way.  Remembering brings gratitude.  This is a time of remembering who we are in each moment.  We are all connected.  We are all members of the community of Love and Light.

"Greetings and thanks to each other as people, and for all the gifts of creation, for all the love around us.  Greetings and thanks, and for that which is forgotten we remember.  We end our words.  Now our minds are one."

                 --from the oral tradition of the Onondaga

                   (a Thanksgiving address) 

New Life

We are here in the season of rebirth and new life.  So many trees and plants are emerging from their dormancy--waking up, greening and blooming.  Animals have emerged from their winter dens and nests, seeking sustenance and creating new generations. Each year brings new growth, like the rings that expand in the trees.  We cycle around to this growing season with a vision of improvement and expansion from even just a year ago.  The feeling of fresh and new is in the air.  It's time to begin again, and to open ourselves to the new life that is creating itself daily.

"Nourish your Tree.  Aspire to a high place....  Let the nourishing sap of life flow through your veins.  As a tree grows, its branches reach out all around.  Transcend and include."

                                        --Chris Hoffman 

     

Spring Blossoms

I have been enjoying all of the bright blossoms that are emerging on the trees I see as I move through my day.  They are welcome signs that the challenging days of winter are giving way to warmth and growth.  Spring brings us the message that our best hopes have the potential to come to fruition; parts of us that have been dormant are rubbing the sleep from their eyes.  It is in this changing time of year that Spring blossoms, and so do we.

"May all that is unlived in you
Blossom into a future
Graced with love."

           --John O'Donohue