by Lori | Mar 1, 2023 | Blog
“When I stumble, I make it part of the dance.” A friend of mine recently said this. What a fabulous life philosophy. I believe it should be all of our intentions for ridding ourselves of self-judgment. This philosophy turns something that we judge to be a mistake into something new and creative. This turns a lifestyle from ridged and fear based into a willingness to try something out of our comfort level even if we might not be perfect from the very first moment.
Consider this. Break dancing (or breaking) started as street dancing in New York in the 1970s and went hand in hand with Hip Hop Music. I like to think that someone was trying something they had never tried before and they stumbled onto this creative dance movement which has become an art form. To that end, breaking will have its debut as an Olympic Sport in the 2024 Summer Games in Paris.
Just image what else we could evolve into an art form in such a short timeframe if we simply lived by the philosophy of “When I stumble, I make it part of the dance.”
Gratitude to Pete Linforth for the image.
by Ginger | Feb 28, 2023 | Blog
Each year, I check with my Soul for overall themes and areas of focus in my healing. One of the things I’ve been guided to work on this year is letting go of attachments to the past: past events and situations, past actions or words, past beliefs about who I thought I was supposed to be or how I was supposed to act. The key is to allow ourselves to integrate the wisdom from these experiences while letting go of the specific story rooted in the third dimension.
While in meditation, I was reviewing past events where I felt regret and asking for clarity about the roots of that regret. What I heard was that I wasn’t being true to my divine self in each of those examples and I was still feeling responsible for the ripple effects, however small, of not having been able to act from a higher frequency in those moments. I was resistant to letting go of what the lower self still saw as a history that made me into “me”.
I heard to start with looking at these past events not as my stories but as stories from the collective, belonging to all. I began to see these events with myself as an actor in a much larger ensemble cast so the details of my “character” became integral parts of the greater storyline in the Experiment in Duality. The potential wisdom from these events is available to all who tap into their higher wisdom and see the unfoldment from the perspective of the observing audience, what some call the silent witness. When we remember ourselves as aspects of Source, we have all of the wisdom and understanding of all aspects of Source. When we surrender the details and take responsibility for our own part in the healing, we can offer the wisdom and growth gained from those experiences to the collective consciousness.
We don’t need to have every possible experience in this lifetime, or even in all of our lifetimes, in order to benefit from the collective healing that each Source aspect experiences. We have each chosen to highlight certain experiences and work on certain themes of healing in our unique evolution but we still benefit and learn from the unique spiritual path of all beings. The more we release our personal stories to the collective wisdom, the more we open ourselves to understand more deeply from that same collective wisdom. In this way, we can continue to play our unique part while honoring our role as part of a much greater whole.
Image by Mystic Art Design from Pixabay
by Lori | Jan 29, 2023 | Blog
I am reading a novel by Sarah Addison Allen called “Other Birds”. The lead character, Zoey, is an 18-year-old woman who lives with an invisible bird. The bird has a huge personality, sits on the Zoey’s head and pecks at the door when she wants to be let out in the morning. Zoey says that just because something is invisible doesn’t mean it is imaginary.
This is a great reminder for all of us regarding the power of the unseen. There are many things that we see the effects of the force without seeing the force. Wind and gravity are usually the first two forces that come to mind. But, what about the more subtle forces and energies that we don’t see that have big impact on our lives and our evolution.
Most of you reading this post probably have some training in a healing modality that is not visible to the human eye. We work with Reiki, Light, Resonances and Life Force Energy. We know that others don’t see what we feel but that doesn’t make it imaginary. And we have all seen the effects of the energy we work with, even if it is within ourselves and the result is as simple as our sense of peace.
As February rolls around with its celebration of Valentine’s Day, we also may not see the energy of love, but we definitely can feel the effects of it and the effects when it is withheld. How many of the world’s issues right now would be healed with more true love – healed love – swirling around us? Probably all of them. That isn’t a Pollyanna view. It is the view that what ails us as individuals, as communities and nations is a lack of understanding, a lack of acceptance, a lack of compassion and a lack of love.
This February, allow your love energy to shine. Allow Healed Masculine Love Energy and Healed Feminine Love Energy into your being – into your physical, emotional, mental and spiritual beings. Allow the Healed Balanced Love Energy into your life and allow yourself to send Healed Balanced Love Energy to all around you, your communities and to all the world, as well.
Be the beacon of love. Be the beacon of energy that is invisible but is very real. Be the truth of your love.
Gratitude to Anja with Pixabay.com for the image above.
by Ginger | Jan 29, 2023 | Blog
I recently pulled my copy of The Four Agreements by Don Miguel Ruiz off my shelf to re-connect with its energy. It’s a beautifully poetic story teaching us about the illusion of separation we’ve created. In the book, Ruiz offers four simple statements as a daily guide for reminding ourselves of the truth of who we are. Universal truth may be simple, but it’s incredibly powerful. I share them here with you:
Be Impeccable With Your Word. Speak with integrity. Say only what you mean. Avoid using the word to speak against yourself or to gossip about others. Use the power of your word in the direction of truth and love.
Don’t Take Anything Personally. Nothing others do is because of you. What others say and do is a projection of their own reality, their own dream. When you are immune to the opinions and actions of others, you won’t be the victim of needless suffering.
Don’t Make Assumptions. Find the courage to ask questions and to express what you really want. Communicate with others as clearly as you can to avoid misunderstandings, sadness, and drama. With just this one agreement, you can completely transform your life.
Always Do Your Best. Your best is going to change from moment to moment; it will be different when you are healthy as opposed to sick. Under any circumstance, simply do your best, and you will avoid self-judgment, self-abuse, and regret.
For myself, I’ve found that what these four principles boil down to is helping me to stay fully present in the moment with love and openness. When I commit to asking myself these questions about my thoughts, words and actions, I am reminding myself to be as aware and conscious of my underlying intentions as I am able in that moment. What we intend becomes our reality. It may not be the reality, the truth of the universe, because we are still in the illusion, but it becomes our reality and experience. Our intentions are powerful and they come from all aspects of our being, especially the subconscious parts of ourselves that are not fully in our awareness. These four statements are tools to help bring those hidden intentions to the conscious level so that we can heal what is out of alignment with our divine truth. Use these along with the other healing tools in your spiritual toolbelt and enjoy your creations!
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by Lori | Dec 31, 2022 | Blog
As the new year rolls around, most of us have completed 6 weeks of celebration and are getting back to ordinary life. When I was a tax consultant in public accounting, all celebrations ceased from Jan 1 until April 15. It was normal to have no fun and not a lot of sleep for at least 3.5 months. In fact, when a friend of mine had her first baby, her agreed upon part-time schedule for “busy season” was for no more than 40 hours a week. That obviously was not a good work / life balance, but work / life balance was never advertised in public accounting!
What is the appropriate ordinary time / celebration time balance now that we have crossed over into a new year? That is a great question for each of us to take to our souls.
The qualified answer from my soul was another question. “What is it that you consider to be a celebration?” Does celebration mean the 3D version of celebration of parties, presents, family gatherings and fine food and drink? Or does celebrating mean living life authentically and gratefully for all that we create and experience on a daily basis? The later is what my soul is guiding me to consider for the energy of celebration.
As an example, Ginger Withee’s automatic signature for her emails is a quote from Hafiz, a Sufi poet. “Today the vegetables would like to be cut by someone who is singing God’s name.” The celebration is in the energy of how the ordinary action is being done. The high frequency is infused into the common act of slicing vegetables.
My intention for 2023 is to celebrate the ordinary because the ordinary really is pretty wonderful. The beauty and awe of the daily action of the sun rising and the sun setting. The comfort of spending time with a friend or loved one. The joy of dancing by myself or with friends. The anticipation of seeing my dog waiting by her bowl for the kibble to show up. The power of sitting in the silence and knowing myself as one within the energy of the universe.
All of these are times to celebrate. So – I will. So – I AM. May every moment feel extraordinary because every moment is a celebration.
Gratitude to Gerd Altmann for the image.
by Ginger | Dec 31, 2022 | Blog
As I sit down to do some visioning for the coming year, I’m reminded of an interview by Oprah Winfrey with Melinda Gates, who shared that she chooses a word each year to embody her overall focus. That year, she had chosen “Shine” as her guiding energy. She explained it wasn’t so much about shining herself but finding ways to support everyone to shine through her philanthropy work and her life. It was simple and incredibly powerful. As I craft my own vision, I’m being reminded of that same concept.
The idea of a new year with new possibilities and potential for growth is a powerful concept, even if the actual date of January 1st is mostly arbitrary. For me, it can be so powerful that I start to get a little excited and carried away with things I’d like to work on, explore, learn, expand on. I sometimes need to re-direct myself back to the silence with my Soul. What is really my purpose in this exercise? The lower self may see it as a fun list of things to accomplish, but from the Soul’s expanded perspective, it is more of a conscious acknowledgement and aligning ourselves with what is already on its way. It is the process of our little will coming into greater harmony with the flow of Divine Will.
By keeping my vision simple, choosing one or two words to represent the energies I am guided to work with, I can relax into trusting my divine self to draw to me experiences which will help me master those energies. It rarely happens that I start off the year with a big bang to dive headlong into those resonances. It is usually a subtle, slow build that I don’t often observe consciously until later. Yet, looking back, I see how all those experiences, situations and people gave me many wonderful and creative opportunities to work with those energies, build those spiritual “muscles” and begin to truly embody them.
Trust in your Soul. Trust your inner wisdom to guide you, not just in the quiet comfort of your meditation chair, but with whatever each moment brings going forward. Even when something comes along that feels startling and unexpected, remember that you drew it to you with your intention. It is an answer from your Soul to keep guiding you forward.
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