Showing posts with label cleansing. Show all posts
Showing posts with label cleansing. Show all posts

Friday, February 28, 2014

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. :))

Thursday, February 27, 2014

the removal of such...

ciao Universe!

it rained here in sunny southern california :) most people don't think we experience 'weather' lol but we do. i welcome this rain, it's so refreshing and cleansing. the sun is out and the trees and flowers are bright and beautiful, the birds are chirping -- it's such a perfect morning. 

i woke up early today, 6:30 to be exact and the rain made me think about the word removal -- and all that we don't let go of or get rid of. symbolically, the rain cleansing LA this morning made me feel so clear of clutter that i have allowed to build up within in, on me, around me --it's necessary to remove it in order for us to grow and become more open!

i understand why people cleanse their bodies. i used to do it on a quarterly basis and i think i will start doing that again. it puts you in a mindset of being more aware of what we put in our bodies and what we allow around our bodies, minds, spirits. 

i also have been challenging myself to stop doing things that i do not enjoy or bring pleasure to me. i ended a volunteer job i had the other day because it no longer served my spirit -- the energy and atmosphere wasn't serving the purpose it should have been, and i do not regret it. i am still in search of a place to practice my yoga and really become immersed in the culture there, this place was not that place -- and that is okay. it was my first experience here in LA, and in life period -- and i look forward to having many more experience to grow and mature my practice!

i am learning that part of be-coming has EVERYTHING to do with awareness of self. what works, what doesn't -- what hurts, what feels good, etc. etc. every morning i have been meditating on the idea of aligning myself with the Universe -- letting go of things i have chosen to worry about or become doubtful of, such as money, bills, debt. faith and worry do not mix and i am committed to staying faithful and trusting that God already has a plan. the blessing is already here! 

so, i say all of this to continue on a path of removing what no longer works -- my spiritual mentor Mark Nepo would call that sacrifice, as it brings us closer to spirit. i value that and i want to become closer, so the shedding must happen!

let's be magical :))

xo, me.