Practical Proceedings

             As we wander this path, seeking our truth and learning our lessons, we are asked to play a balancing game.  We are required to keep going forward.  Time does not stop, so neither can we.

             Our task is to find the priorities, and honour them.  To search out the bits and pieces which have the most meaning, and learn from them.  To discover treasure, and then hold it close.

             In my own personal journey, Release is foremost, the first obstacle, the highest hurdle.  It’s physical, it’s mental, and it’s even sometimes spiritual.  I am constantly in need of letting something go.

             For me, the quest is to decode what has to be allowed its freedom.  What am I clinging to, which now must be surrendered?  And how do I move through my life without it?  Where do I find this illusive “too much” element?

             Our message right now provides an answer, it shows us where to place our focus, it helps us discern what topics and categories should be on our repair bench, as we

process our healing.

             My personal example.  I have an eating disorder (mental), now diagnosed but no longer treatable as my insurance is gone.  I also have a chronic condition (physical), which has thus far been incurable.  These two factors are often at odds with each other.  To deal with one, I always need to consider the other.  And yet, their modes of mending can clash, causing a flare-up in one or the other.

             As we navigate our world, finding the path which brings about the most curative and pleasing results, we often discover roadblocks (or moneywalls).  One option helps one thing, but it makes another worse.  The other direction might be helpful, but not for all the symptoms.

             What do we put at the top of our list?  Where do we place our precedence?  And is there anything we can choose which will help us on multiple levels?

             My personal ranking, as I crawl ever closer to 60, has to be mental health, above all else.  I am no longer going to sacrifice my sanity nor my soul.  And this Universal reminder is an excellent validation.

             Because when we allow ourselves the time/energy to sit with the healing process, no matter the method, we immediately begin to notice improvement.  We feel the strength and the joy returning.

             We just have to remember, it’s a process.  Not a result.  It’s a journey, not a conclusion.

             And no matter what the effort, we’re worth it.  When we make the choice to allow our healing process to be important, we allow ourselves to be important, too.

 

 

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Going Full Forward

             Did everyone watch the Queen’s message on BBC at the New Year?  No?  Just me, then?  That’s okay.  I’ll tell you what she said.

             It’s also our new message, first of 2020.  Here’s where the Universe would like us to focus our energy:

Small Steps

             Her Majesty spoke of how little beginnings can often bring about great results.  How small steps are often the start of a grand journey.

             How a seemingly modest effort can often become the largest achievement.  How the humblest of inceptions can often progress to a massive undertaking .

             It’s so true.  When we are facing a daunting task, the easiest way of accomplishing it is to break down the entirety into tiny, more manageable jobs.  And when we are trying to make huge changes, it’s a much more doable option to begin with one little adjustment.

             Whether this applies to the environment, the political climate, our own spiritual adventure, when we break it down, it becomes a thing we can handle.  It can even turn into a lesson we can share.

             Join me and Elizabeth, as we strive to do better, one little advancement at at time.

 

 

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Trade Rate

             The month of June has a funny feeling to me.  Once it no longer means “school’s out” there is a sense of pointlessness to it.

             Maybe if we’d ever taken vacations, or if anyone in my family had ever traveled it would be different?  I hear that this is the time of  year folks go places which are not their jobs?

             Very often, when living is the same as “surviving” summer getaways are foreign and winter dates run together with all the other seasons.  Possibly it’s just me and I don’t like celebrations?  Hard to say, I only have my own perspective and view to go by.

             What I do know is that there’s a sense of expectancy in the air, even if it never turns in to anything.  The Universe brings reminders of this in having our focus turn to

exchange and flow.

             Every bit of us, and every bit of what we know, is energy.  It’s the very thing which makes us move and feel and function.  The power of the sun, the glow of the moon, the cost of food, the pull of tides, going from one place to another.  All things are part of this continuum.

             So when we have a sense of “what’s next?” or a moment of anticipation, we can be sure it’s being felt by others.  We are all connected.  We are all part of the life breath this world moves with.

             Learning to share, to understand Self-Care, to honour our emotions, while still holding out a hand to those who need it most, is the essence of being human.  It is the exchange and flow of soul knowledge.

             We may experience this beginning of Summer differently from how our neighbors do, but when we reach across, be part of the whole, we help ourselves right along with everyone else.

Not where I am,
but where I wish to soon be.

 

 

 

 

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Compassionate Encouragement

             This past week was . . . . . tumultuous.  There have been some pretty towering highs, and a few crushing lows.   Both personally and in the news.

             As we’ve previously discussed, I have chosen to keep myself safe by “curating the feed” of what I’m exposed to.  External negativity is simply not healthy.

             In fact, that’s exactly what the Universe wants to remind us.   Protecting ourselves is vital to our wellbeing.  While at the same time staying informed and knowledgeable.  We need to consider how those outside influences are going to affect us, on all levels.

             Our priority must be to respond

gently.

             As with lovingkindness, this recommendation is about allowing ourselves the gentle gift of care.  It is enormously better for us when we make a point of avoiding harshness, avoiding the clamor of ignorance and hatred.  Yes, this can be difficult, but it must be done (or, at least attempted) if we are to stay safe, sane, and able to help.

             While we also must recognize our power (we are stronger than we realize), it is vital to surround ourselves with the comforts which sooth and cleanse, heal and repair.

             When we dig around in our toolbox, let us find those items which bring us the most joy, the gentlest compassion, the largest dose of solace.

             In a loud and ugly world, our task is to share joy, bring healing, and show the strength a gentle gesture embodies.

 

Personal Note:

photo credit needed, I can’t find the original, nor can I recall where I got this image.  This was the one I was directed to use, so I’m hoping I can figure out where it came from.

 

 

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