our self with the Self

THE SOUL DOES NOT CARE ABOUT WHAT SOCIETY VALUES. IT DOESN'T MEASURE SELF-WORTH BY THE SIZE OF OUR BANK ACCOUNT, THE SIZE OF OUR HIPS OR BICEPS, THE SQUARE FOOTAGE OF OUR HOME OR HOW MANY CARS ARE PARKED IN OUR GARAGE. THESE ARE NOT SPIRITUAL MILESTONES, BUT THEY CAN BE MILLSTONES CHOKING OUR SPIRIT. WHEN WE DON’T MATERIALLY POSSESS WHAT WE FEEL WE DESERVE, COMPASSIONATE PATIENCE DISSOLVES ILLUSIONS OF ENTITLEMENT AND SELF-BLAME. WE QUIT PICKING ON OURSELVES, WE QUIT TINKERING WITH SURFACE IMPROVEMENTS AND BEGIN DIGGING DEEP INTO OUR INTERIORITY.  WITH COMPASSIONATE PATIENCE, INSIGHT BECOMES THE INNER AUTHORITY WE LISTEN AND RESPOND TO

Rev. Michael Beckwith

How we choose to measure success, is rooted in how we measure our relationship with God and ourselves. How do we decipher from the voice of our ego or emotional self with the voice of Spirit or our intuition? 

While listening to the sermon this morning from Rev. Michael, it was clear to me that this idea of "letting go" and really choosing to be free from our attempts to control, fix or participate in arguments of limitations is absolute. it is something we really should choose to do. it's more than just letting go of the past or memorizing affirmations to alter our damaging thoughts about ourselves, circumstances or others -- it's about KNOWING we have all that we need and without thinking about much else, focus ourselves on being our most honest and brightest lights through the wisdom, creativity and joy that lies within us. 

we do this with our spiritual practice -- meditation, yoga, prayer, running, cooking, music, art -- whatever lends itself to being still, quiet and grateful. we use our practice to enhance our connection with ourselves, each other and the world. the extensions come with the gathering of like minds -- whom the universe supplies when we are ready!

i'm learning that there are worldly and spiritual meanings to everything, especially success. with intention, today i choose to lessen the grip my ego has when it comes to opportunities, where i usually place weight on my degrees and levels of education -- i know that what the universe opens up, is meant for me. everyday i strive to be a global citizen, working towards changing the conversations and agreements on a global scale. because i believe that love is really all that matters. 

last week-- my work and talents have become bi-coastal in a very unexpected way! my heart is open and i am so excited for what's to come. nyc i'll see you in may :))

xo, me.

OPT-in?!

....taken from Agape newsletter!

Observation is the first of three simple steps! Physics has proven that you are only aware of the reality you choose to observe. In order to observe, you’ve got to wake up, smell the roses, hear the celestial sound of silence, taste the timeless in the precious words you speak, feel the Holy Presence in the core of your being, and see the Best of Everything everywhere. Especially right there where you are this moment. Your observation of an activity actually changes the activity. You already have within you this awesome power to observe and thereby expand your awareness. What you intend-- you immediately create. The Rev says Observe with intention and intend to see and be the Good.

Participation is the second simple step. It is quite the opposite of anticipation, hoping on a wing and a prayer that you might win the lottery or at least the wheel of fortune. Don’t assume that spiritual growth and development can be attained by trying to ride in on the coattails of someone else. Oh no, uh-uh. You must actively participate, wake up and move into divine right activity like there is no pie in the sky in the sweet bye and bye. Activate your inherent capacity to be aware that you are aware.  And then, whole-heartedly respond to what you Observe is Real. This is definitely not about waiting for your ship to come in or some long-lost relative to write you into her will. The Rev says Participate in the Good that is always already happening right where you are.

Transformation rounds out the circuit as the third simple step. It naturally flows from, through, and as your earnest observation and precious participation. Those who seek always find, and those who ask are always answered. The prefix ‘trans’ means to ‘go beyond.’ To transform is to ‘go beyond’ the ‘forms’ you have taken on. Interpret ‘forms’ as ‘conditions,’ ‘circumstances,’ and ‘situations’ and you've got the gist of this list. Go beyond your present point of view with divine insight and revelation. Be not conformed to this world, but be ye transformed by continually renewing your mind. Stop walking lock-step in your past opinions, present limitations and future fears.  Give your gifts and live your bliss. The Rev says Transform your life by going beyond your self-imposed barriers to catch the Vision and live the Life ordained for you from the beginning!

He also said…. you have ‘choiceability.’ Yeah, it’s another word he made up, but it fits doesn't it? You can choose wholeness regardless of the conditions. You can choose to be happy no matter what the circumstances. You can choose to transform your life in spite of the situations. Choose ye this day to opt-into excellence in every area and dimension of your life. Observe, participate and transform. YOU are the only one who can.

xo, me. :))

create(ing) self.

it's monday!
perfect new start to a beautiful day, filled with anticipation and intention.

i decided that the word initiative i have been meditating on, will mean to start fresh each day by adding on or should i say, taking away the limits i placed on myself the day before. 

it's real folks....shit is real! temptations, challenges, habits that we far to frequently participate in unknowingly until shit has happened and we stand back feeling guilty for not recognizing such. 

but, i am learning that, that's the 'breaking through' or the accepting of what is true about who we are, exactly as we are, where we are. 

and we MUST accept that truth, even if it hurts and brings us to tears. 

change is a process and something to be committed to, even when that process includes stormy weather.

i preface that statement by reminding myself that all i've been writing in this blog, is consistent with the advice i'd give to someone else, a friend perhaps. so, why not be committed to the words I write everyday...lol, right?!

oh to live honestly! it's heart work and at times, hard work. 

xo, me. 

loving, at first sight of ourselves

do you dream Universal beings?

i do. quite often. dreams lift us higher, help us to keep moving and believing in the life we want for ourselves. 

the reading this morning talked about "love at first sight" and remembering when we first experienced love -- like real love. 

the moment we felt complete and whole, like we mattered and safe. when i sat and thought about the moment, it wasn't tied to any romantic relationship, but when i was a child -- and the earliest memories of pleasing my parents and feeling that sense of love that made the world seem as though it was mine. 

we should feel that complete everyday, all day. it is possible. 

the meditation for the reading went into breathing out past -sights and future-sights and really basking in that first-sight of love. the feeling, the face, the air, the warmth, whatever, whomever and wherever it was -- Mark Nepo asked us to hold onto that feeling. 

i did that. and it was so energizing because when i let go of trying to get back to that "feeling" i had with so and so or the feeling i want now, with so and so. it made me feel really good to just feel pleasure in that time when i felt whole and completely me -- with me. 

perhaps we spend too much time trying to love someone else completely, that we alienate ourselves in the process of loving ourselves....the way we should.

we ARE everything we could ever need. we ARE whole, right now, right here. 

so, that's the intention for today. feeling whole, owning my beauty, my body, my present, who i am and LOVING every minute of it. It's me, i am who i am for a reason and all that greatness and power that lives within me is real and very much needed by the world. I am bigger than my past, and much bigger than JUST dreaming of my future. I am living now, not asking question, but accepting and learning. 

it CAN really be that simple. 

xo, me.