I have been marveling at the beauty of human beings. The endless variety and wonder of faces. The innate Divinity of us all.
I adore connecting with my heart center, feeling into what I find there. Exploring my own connection to the Divine. I love how available that connection is to me. How available it always has been, not that I always knew it! Years ago during a period of dramatic contrast in my life, I began exploring the possibility of the Divine Feminine, The Goddess. I was amazed at how available that loving presence was to me. How, in my darkest moment, all I needed to do was ask, "are you there?" and the answer was always yes. The connection always immediately accessible.
As I have continued along my spiritual path, I have discovered the same accessibility when connecting to God, Divine, the Universe, Great Spirit and any of a myriad of names that have been given to that which is all. The concept of oneness, that we are all one, grows even greater still when I acknowledge Divine presence of that one.
When I allow myself the time to connect with the oneness of all, it becomes infinitely easier to see Divinity all around me. To swim in beauty and dance with possibility and appreciation.
Thank you....
Wednesday, August 24, 2011
Saturday, August 13, 2011
Motion...
I was recently a part of a conversation where someone offered, "it's always two steps forward and one step back, just like they say."
I was struck by how this statement was offered, and for the most part accepted, as simple truth. The question came up for me, who are "they" and quick on the heels came the answer - we are.
As we accept, repeat and live our lives holding statements such as this to be "the way life works" we experience life working this way. Feels like a chicken or the egg moment to me...
So, If I start to expect life to work in different ways how might my experience of life change?
What if, as was offered in the same conversation, the step "back" is actually part of the dance of life? Is it possible to do a Tango with no backward steps...
I thought about a slingshot. It's a very simple machine designed to move something over a long distance quickly. The way it does this is a stone (or whatever) is put into the sling and you pull...it...back. Without this "backwards" motion the stone just falls to the ground. If you were to try to push the stone forward it would still just fall to the ground, perhaps a little farther forward but not much.
So, when I find myself in a situation that feels like a step (or two) back all I need do is notice that sensation and decide whether, in that moment, I am dancing in the flow or preparing to fly!
I was struck by how this statement was offered, and for the most part accepted, as simple truth. The question came up for me, who are "they" and quick on the heels came the answer - we are.
As we accept, repeat and live our lives holding statements such as this to be "the way life works" we experience life working this way. Feels like a chicken or the egg moment to me...
So, If I start to expect life to work in different ways how might my experience of life change?
What if, as was offered in the same conversation, the step "back" is actually part of the dance of life? Is it possible to do a Tango with no backward steps...
I thought about a slingshot. It's a very simple machine designed to move something over a long distance quickly. The way it does this is a stone (or whatever) is put into the sling and you pull...it...back. Without this "backwards" motion the stone just falls to the ground. If you were to try to push the stone forward it would still just fall to the ground, perhaps a little farther forward but not much.
So, when I find myself in a situation that feels like a step (or two) back all I need do is notice that sensation and decide whether, in that moment, I am dancing in the flow or preparing to fly!
Monday, August 1, 2011
Life is reorganizing these days -actually it is always reorganizing- these days are just a bit more apparent. The Reiki volunteer program at Alle-Kiski Medical Center starts this week! I am humbled and excited at the prospect. I will be lead volunteer, responsible for training other volunteers on working in a hospital setting and also educating the staff on the benefit Reiki can provide. So, Thursdays will find me at the Hospital!
Tuesdays and Fridays I will providing Reiki services in Export, PA - more to come on this soon!
I am so excited about the shape life is taking these days. I have moments of uncertainty and, thanks to my practice, am more and more able to notice them before I become immersed in drama.
To step into the observer and allow what I am experiencing to flow through is so different, in my experience, from diving into whatever is coming up and trying to "fix" it. There is a part of me, an ego state, that very much wants me to becomes embroiled in the drama. Which offers further opportunity to observe. I am finding that I am so much more effective in my life when I choose to observe, as opposed to when I react.
In choice, Julie
Tuesdays and Fridays I will providing Reiki services in Export, PA - more to come on this soon!
I am so excited about the shape life is taking these days. I have moments of uncertainty and, thanks to my practice, am more and more able to notice them before I become immersed in drama.
To step into the observer and allow what I am experiencing to flow through is so different, in my experience, from diving into whatever is coming up and trying to "fix" it. There is a part of me, an ego state, that very much wants me to becomes embroiled in the drama. Which offers further opportunity to observe. I am finding that I am so much more effective in my life when I choose to observe, as opposed to when I react.
In choice, Julie
Monday, July 25, 2011
Leaning into Nature
Friday evening I was on horseback in the mountains of West Virginia. It was amazing. As it turned out there were only a few of us on the trail ride; Kevin, myself and our guide, oh and Emmie the dog as well. It was hot and muggy and a storm was brewing, the owners were checking the Internet for info as to whether we should reschedule. We decided to pack some ponchos and head out.
It had been 20+ years since I had been on a horse and more than that for my husband. I was so looking forward to the experience and didn't have any apprehension at all until I looked at the stirrup and wondered if I would be able to mount without a platform! I did fine.
Our guide was 13 years old and looked as if she had been born on a horse. I was directly behind her and she spent most of the ride turn sideways or backwards in the saddle chatting - very sweet.
The rain started about an hour into our ride and we all agreed that the ponchos could stay in the pack, it felt so good after a day in the heat to ride through the woods in the soft rain. As we traveled, deep into the forest, any stress I had been carrying fell away and I was enveloped in the peace of the trees.
It was near dark when we returned to the barn and the last 10 minutes or so were an exercise in trust. Trust that Smokey, whom I was riding, knew where to put his feet! It is dark in the woods well before it is full dark in the meadow and the trail seemed more narrow and the hillside more steep than it had in the daylight. I noticed that I was feeling some tension and moved my awareness to my heart. I was immediately aware of the sure-footedness of the animal that carried me and again of the calm beauty of the forest. Even in unpracticed circumstance the Universe supports me.
Life is good.
It had been 20+ years since I had been on a horse and more than that for my husband. I was so looking forward to the experience and didn't have any apprehension at all until I looked at the stirrup and wondered if I would be able to mount without a platform! I did fine.
Our guide was 13 years old and looked as if she had been born on a horse. I was directly behind her and she spent most of the ride turn sideways or backwards in the saddle chatting - very sweet.
The rain started about an hour into our ride and we all agreed that the ponchos could stay in the pack, it felt so good after a day in the heat to ride through the woods in the soft rain. As we traveled, deep into the forest, any stress I had been carrying fell away and I was enveloped in the peace of the trees.
It was near dark when we returned to the barn and the last 10 minutes or so were an exercise in trust. Trust that Smokey, whom I was riding, knew where to put his feet! It is dark in the woods well before it is full dark in the meadow and the trail seemed more narrow and the hillside more steep than it had in the daylight. I noticed that I was feeling some tension and moved my awareness to my heart. I was immediately aware of the sure-footedness of the animal that carried me and again of the calm beauty of the forest. Even in unpracticed circumstance the Universe supports me.
Life is good.
Friday, July 8, 2011
Friday musings
http://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/most-popular/flash-mob-rewards-recycling-woman.html
I just watched the video in the link above. It is a flash mob that rewards a woman for recycling. Very fun and pleasing :) my husband watched it with me and commented that he had seen one in downtown Pittsburgh for Pride. A friend had told him about it and there were news people and the like there and ready to capture the 'surprise' moment.
So I was thinking about the whole flash mob phenom and how fun it is that people organize them to appear somewhat at random for the fun of it. Also, these two in particular, and many more I'm sure, have a message. The difference I'm noting with this new kind of public comment is that it is in support of what is wanted as opposed to protesting what is unwanted.
What a cool shift...
I just watched the video in the link above. It is a flash mob that rewards a woman for recycling. Very fun and pleasing :) my husband watched it with me and commented that he had seen one in downtown Pittsburgh for Pride. A friend had told him about it and there were news people and the like there and ready to capture the 'surprise' moment.
So I was thinking about the whole flash mob phenom and how fun it is that people organize them to appear somewhat at random for the fun of it. Also, these two in particular, and many more I'm sure, have a message. The difference I'm noting with this new kind of public comment is that it is in support of what is wanted as opposed to protesting what is unwanted.
What a cool shift...
Tuesday, June 14, 2011
Brazo + Donna Eden = An amazing day!
Yesterday was an amazing! I was able to experience, in person, Braco's gaze < http://www.braco.net/ > Some of you may remember months back when Agape International hosted Braco in LA and shared a live streaming of his gazings. Here at Full Spectrum Self, a group gathered to experience the energy of the event and it was amazing. So when I found out he was planning to be in Pittsburgh I knew I would be there. My experience is still integrating and kind of challenging to descibe. I experienced the sensation of energy moving thru my body at different points and also a knowing that communication/sharing was happening. After the sessions (we attended 2) I felt filled with light and very expansive. That feeling is still with me today :)
In between the 2 sessions I got to play guinea pig for my friend Magda who is studying for certification in Donna Eden's Energy Medicine protocol < http://www.eomega.org/omega/faculty/viewProfile/1213348257adac938224cbf9995732ae/?content=PPC&source=1G.SEF.EDEND.bio&gclid=COG7us3HtakCFURd5QodVnshLg >. We skyped with her instructor in Cleveland and Magda demonstrated the protocols on me. So while it was a hurried version of the work, I still received wonderful benefit! If you have the opportunity to experience this work - go for it!
A cherry on top of all the day's fun was all the friends I saw at the Braco event. It was greatn, every time I turned around there was someone else I knew. Life is good.
In between the 2 sessions I got to play guinea pig for my friend Magda who is studying for certification in Donna Eden's Energy Medicine protocol < http://www.eomega.org/omega/faculty/viewProfile/1213348257adac938224cbf9995732ae/?content=PPC&source=1G.SEF.EDEND.bio&gclid=COG7us3HtakCFURd5QodVnshLg >. We skyped with her instructor in Cleveland and Magda demonstrated the protocols on me. So while it was a hurried version of the work, I still received wonderful benefit! If you have the opportunity to experience this work - go for it!
A cherry on top of all the day's fun was all the friends I saw at the Braco event. It was greatn, every time I turned around there was someone else I knew. Life is good.
Sunday, June 12, 2011
Paperwork and Process
How is paperwork for you? For me it has a long history of procrastination attached to it.
What is it that keeps me in this pattern of "I"ll deal with this later"? There always seems to be something more important or more pressing to attend to and the papers must wait.
What is coming up -do in part to offerings of good friends- is that there is a piece in here to do with allowing abundance and flow. As I heal my paperwork pattern, things will shift to support me in ways I can't even imagine in this moment.
So, this afternoon I am focusing on data entry and filing. While working on it my intention is to be present with myself and notice what comes up and when. It is my knowing that when I have this kind of awareness, answers often appear.
What is it that keeps me in this pattern of "I"ll deal with this later"? There always seems to be something more important or more pressing to attend to and the papers must wait.
What is coming up -do in part to offerings of good friends- is that there is a piece in here to do with allowing abundance and flow. As I heal my paperwork pattern, things will shift to support me in ways I can't even imagine in this moment.
So, this afternoon I am focusing on data entry and filing. While working on it my intention is to be present with myself and notice what comes up and when. It is my knowing that when I have this kind of awareness, answers often appear.
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