Month: December 2019

Posted on by

You. Kindness. Presence. Love.

I’m all set.

Everything is purchased, wrapped, chopped, and decorated. My home is warm with cheer, twinkling lights on the tree, classic carols cascading through the soundscape, and a sense of childlike wonder in the air. With conscious intent this year, everything was easy and delightful.  

Intent is everything. 

But you already know this. 

As I head into Soul Sanctuary today, I am saturated in the Light and in the Wonder of Living.

I am grateful to be here. On this planet and in this life with every joy and every challenge that is revealing itself at this time. 

I choose this. Choice is everything. 

But you already know this. 

In this Season of Light, I hope you also know that You are Precious.

You came in this way and nothing that ever happened in your life could tarnish this preciousness. It is still shining and I see this in you. 

You have so much potential and it has a natural capacity to emerge.

I hope you let it out – the world needs what you have to share. Life has a way of growing itself if you give it a little attention, love, and belief in your own magical abilities.

You are a creative wonder! This is something worth celebrating.

Everything in your life is evidence of this. If you don’t like what is showing up within and around you, you can choose to change this. You can create even higher good for yourself and others. Adopt a child’s playful, delighted sense of wonder. This is within you somewhere and it can be resurrected – even if it wasn’t part of your own history.

You are lovable simply because you exist. 

 

You need not earn love, only claim it. Start within, start today, and forget your history. You can choose this. I hope the Light awakens within you a desire to fall so in love with yourself that you can’t help but shine like the brightest star (even when you feel like you are underwater).

Your Presence is a blessing to this world. 

Deep within you, this Truth is already known and pulsing. You are the Light of the world. When you acknowledge this, the Light begins to shine of its own accord. You can start by opening a crack in that brilliant protection system that all humans share. Just a crack – let that Light out. The Light knows what to do and this beautiful world can use a bit more Light … flowing uniquely through you. 

It doesn’t take a genius to to know this about you.

However, it is more likely to be seen when you treat yourself with the type of kindness that is unrelenting and all encompassing. No matter what you think, do, have become, or failed to become (yet), you choose to treat yourself with a crazy level of kindness. Crazy, genius strategy.

Your Presence, your Kindness, your Love. This is what the world needs now.

Why not start with yourself? And then your family, friends, strangers, and those lost to their own Light. Find all the generosity buried within you to fully be with every loving person, grumpy troll, jolly elf, and irritating aspect of yourself and others. Giving leads to getting the same (it’s a brain thing).

Whether this is a happy, grief filled, busy, or lonely holiday Season of Light, I wish for you to remember the preciousness of your Being. 

The greatest gift I can offer you is my commitment to grow into a better human being. One who is filled with so much kindness, love, and appreciation for myself. So full that it is easy to spill over and see your preciousness, potential, creativity, lovability, and the wonder of your existence in every moment. I choose this. Join me if you will.

May you Remember your Light and turn it up a bit.

Thank you for Being. You. Beautiful. Worthy. Lovable. Here.

Peace be with you and with all.  No exceptions. 

HeartWarming

 News

Research at Rutgers, a local NJ university, highlights the benefit of appreciating the little and big things in life. Seven aspects of appreciation were evaluated, included gratitude, awe, and connecting with the present moment. While appreciation and gratitude both seem to be strongly connected to happiness, results suggest that appreciation is twice as significant as gratitude in determining overall satisfaction with life. Twice as significant. You can apply these findings practically by savoring the positive aspects of your life, valuing friends and family, celebrating the good times, and spending time outdoors. One caveat: don’t make appreciate a rote habit. Cultivate a fluid, delightful practice of appreciation.

Posted on by

Tune into the Sacred

I was singing Christmas Carols in my car the other day when an advertisement for a senior assisted living community came on the radio.

The peppy announcer revealed that my holiday could be a bit brighter if I looked into arranging my every need at this facility.  A must for my holiday gift list with a side of peace of mind in the New Year.

This caught my attention. What did long term health care for the elderly have to do with this Christmas season, I wondered.

As the next ad announced the perfect gift of an oil change and safety check on my vehicle and promised holiday delight and peace on Earth, I was intrigued. I began to listen in earnest to the ads sprinkled between the holiday classics.

How many ways were there to spruce up my holiday, family happiness, and overall wellbeing?

Apparently, I could do this with fast food, slow food, appliances, clothing, travel, pet supplies, and eyeglasses. Who knew that holiday cheer was so abundantly available and that Santa had sold out on every level imaginable!

Interspersed within the traditional carols and local high schools rearranging the classics, were a few songs of devotion.

Oh Holy Night. The Sacred Light appeared on Earth. This invitation seemed quieter and sturdier than the garish promises of a consumer soaked culture desperate for just the thing to right the tilt of a world gone astray.

I felt a deep resonance within the story of the birthing of the Sacred Light.

The light shimmered in every traffic light, headlamp, and reflection. Here was the longevity of something that always was and always will be available. Right now, this Light was not so much needing to be purchased as it was ready to be opened. 

Despite the mad seeking for the perfect gift all around me, I became aware of the deep potential to saturate within this Light.

Turning off the noise of the radio, I drove within the silent harmony of this invitation as the Light reflected within, around, and without.

Everything mundane and magical shimmered as the Light danced with every form and every idea.

Every magical idea of Santa and every belief that gifts would brighten our lives became understandable. The manipulation of this Sacredness, be it in consumerism or religion, was innocent within this dance. Absolutely everything could be enjoyed, valued, and shared.

 

This Sacred Light was simply available without concern for how it was depicted, missed, or distorted.

 

With gratitude I turned the radio on again and let the Light pour through my heart as I sang the songs and honored the silliness of the advertisements.

I was Light Soaked through and through – ready for Santa, ready for the birthing, and open to goodwill and peace on Earth.

I believed in the goodness of humankind and the potential for evolving into the luminous human. I returned to the magic of generosity, love, and receptivity be it in our hearts, our homes, or through kind acts. I felt the cheery “ho ho ho” harmonize alongside the soaring Angelic choir and the grinch persona within.

I was infused with the Light and tuned into the Sacred. All without stepping into the mall. 

Peace be with you and with all.  No exceptions. 

HeartWarming

 News

In a world of consumerism, it is important to expand your understanding of how you consume.  Research has shown when you witness an event (think tv commercial, youtube, news cast), mirror neurons in the brain light up as if you are performing the event yourself.  Thinking about exercise has been found to build muscle mass. The contagion effect explains why being part of a crowd bursting with negative energy leaves you angry or unsettled. You are a consumer of all things that you notice. And influenced by more things than you realize. Get conscious about what and how you consume. Eat more light.