by Lori | May 31, 2024 | Blog
When I first realized I was on a spiritual growth path, I started to listen to inspiring authors on tape. Yes, I typed “tape”. That tells you how long ago it was. I was listening to my good ole cassette player in my first Subaru Outback while driving from Colorado to Kansas to visit my parents. I was taking a break from filling with resonances with the technique I had just learned from Kris Duffy in the I AM SOURCE™ classes. I was convinced I was going to have cleared enough and raised my frequency enough to be a Full Living Master by the time I saw the “Leaving Colorful Colorado” sign. 😊
I don’t remember the exact tape I was listening to, but I think it was a Jack Kanfield tape published by Rings True production company.
While discussing how we could overcome life’s irritations and issues that were mirrored to us by people we didn’t get along with and other button pushers in the outer world, the author raised this question. “What if everyone else is in on the joke? They have already evolved, and they are acting the way they are acting simply to help you find what you still need to heal for your evolution.”
That was definitely a great way to look at my issues with other humans in order to not blame them for what I saw as their short comings and instead to look at what their actions forced me to view about myself.
Fast forward 20 years and I believe this question will help us reframe everything we see in the outer world today.
What if everything that is happening in the outer world is simply to get me to figure out what I still need to heal in order to be a Full Living Master? This outlook allows me to focus on my issues not what I believe is wrong in other people. It allows me to lessen and heal my judgement of others which is really just judgment of myself. The Christ tells us that judgment is THE block to knowing ourselves as Source.
What if I can heal my judgments and be thankful for the nutty-ness of the times we are living in so I can heal my dependency on _______ in order to be happy, abundant, confident, and secure? (Fill in the blank.)
- My dependency on a partner
- My dependency on the government
- My dependency on the country I live in
- My dependency on natural resources
- My dependency on others to define my success, my confidence, my evolution
If I reframe what I see in the outer world to be happening FOR my evolution versus happening to me as a victim, I will be able to more easily heal what still needs to be healed for me to remember myself as The Full Living Master that I strived for 20 years ago.
Thanks to souandresantana with pixabay.com for the image.
by Ginger | May 19, 2024 | Blog
In Zen Buddhism, there is a wise saying:
Before enlightenment; chop wood, carry water.
After enlightenment; chop wood, carry water.
My soul recently reminded me of this quote to bring to my attention that I had been focusing a little too much on the results of my spiritual practices. Or rather, what my lower self ego perceived as the lack of results! Oops. Time to adjust my inner pendulum back into balance and re-align with my soul’s vision for my focus and intention.
This saying, like many spiritual truths, has many layers of understanding for students and masters alike. But one of the key pieces for me is the reminder that our spiritual evolution is entirely an inner process. Yes, there are times when we make an inner shift and experience a corresponding change in our outer world. As within, so without is spiritual law. But the further along the path of our spiritual mastery we travel, the fewer and fewer obvious outer world changes we are likely to see. We simply don’t need the validation of seeing a change and, in our mastery, all of our experiences feel equally divine.
When we fully realize the wisdom of “chop wood, carry water”, we understand that every moment is our spiritual path and also our deepest spiritual expression. A moment savoring a simple piece of lettuce just picked from the ground is as joyful as listening to the most beautiful, world-renowned symphony playing a complex composition. Scrubbing the floor can be just as inspirational as sitting in meditation in a beautiful garden. It all comes back to how we’re resonating and the frequency with which we’re vibrating.
Since this quote about enlightenment is coming into your life today, take it to your soul and ask what its particular meaning is for you and your life. What is your unique expression of chopping wood and carrying water with enlightenment? I’m sure it will be absolutely divine.
Image by TheUjulala from Pixabay
by Lori | Apr 26, 2024 | Blog
Recently, our 8-year-old labrador retriever cornered a skunk in our backyard. It was dark and we saw Ruby run after something in the yard, but we assumed it was a rabbit which normally makes it through the fence before Ruby catches up with it. We noticed that Ruby stopped abruptly, didn’t retreat nor bark, and just stood there. Pat went to get a flashlight and realized that a skunk was still inside the fence and she, too, was just standing there facing Ruby. It was a standoff. Well, it was a standoff now, because the skunk had already stood in her power, demanded the respect that she is as Source, sprayed Ruby, and did not feel the need to flee.
Ruby came to us when called. At this point, we were not entirely sure that the skunk sprayed Ruby because she didn’t smell like skunk spray. She smelled slightly like burning rubber. As soon as Ruby was in the house, we realized she needed a bath. Fortunately, Ruby was upwind of the skunk, so we believe she did not receive the full effect of the spray. After two rinses for Ruby and opening the windows for a while, the smell was gone enough to sleep!
But before I slept, I referred to Animal Speak: The Spiritual & Magical Powers of Creatures Great & Small, by Ted Andrews. Andrews gives insight into animals and what awareness we might want to know when we encounter a particular animal. For the skunk, Andrews indicates that the keynote awarenesses are sensuality, respect and self-esteem. Andrew writes this about the skunk.
It teaches how to give respect, expect respect and demand respect. It helps you recognize your own qualities and to assert them.
The skunk does not get out of the way of any animal. It moves along at its own speed, with its own mind. It is self-assured and confident in itself…
Skunks are fearless, but they are also very peaceful. They move slowly and calmly and they only spray as a last resort. (1)
The skunk recognizes itself as Source and recognizes its power without taking away anyone else’s power and without permanently nor severely harming anyone else.
Standing in our power with self-respect and self-esteem is how we recognize and allow others to stand in their power with their self-respect and their self-esteem. The more we emulate the respect energy of the skunk, the more we will see ourselves and others as powerful and peaceful Source energy.
(1) Ted Andrews, Animal Speak, (Minnesota: Llewellyn Publications,1993), 312-313.
Gratitude to www.thespruce.com for the attached image.
by Ginger | Apr 24, 2024 | Blog
Marcel The Shell With Shoes On is a tiny conch shell who wears shoes. He is small but mighty and is inspiring many. Originally created by actress Jenny Slate and Dean Fleischer Camp as a stop-motion animation character in a series of video shorts, his story was expanded to a full-length animated film called Marcel the Shell with Shoes On.(1)
When the movie begins, Marcel is feeling lonely. All of his friends and family are gone, except his grandmother, and he misses them greatly. He doesn’t know where they are but he yearns to re-create the close-knit community he lost. Eventually, he gets the courage to connect with the big, wide world for help with locating them. It’s a huge endeavor given that he is very tiny and has never left his house, but he has hope. And he finds help.
Throughout his adventures, he offers many insights to the audience. Marcel doesn’t see himself as any sort of teacher; he simply shares his inner thoughts and feelings about his life experiences with honesty and earnestness. In his innocence, he is actually quite wise.
Without giving away too much, Marcel’s story does have a happy ending and he shares his final, deep insight about life in a scene where he describes sitting by an open window and feeling a breeze blow through his conch shell. I’ll let Marcel’s words speak for themselves in his very unique and sweet voice:
And one day, I was just sitting, and the wind blew in and it blew just over the top of my head in such a way…and it made a beautiful whistling sound…
It connected me… to everything, because if I wasn’t there, the sound would never exist.
And I felt like everything was in pieces, and then I stood there and suddenly, we were one large instrument.
I like to go there a lot because it reminds me that I’m not just one separate piece rattling around in this place, but that I’m part of a whole.
And I truly enjoy the sound of myself connected to everything.
Try this meditation with your soul: Ask to feel the resonance of yourself connected with everything. Then ask to feel the resonance of your unique “sound” connected to everything. This is the essence of your unique expression as your Source-self.
When we truly know ourselves as One with All, then we know ourselves as the magnificence of all of creation. May we each remember the beauty of ourselves connected to everything!
Image by Marc Pascual from Pixabay
(1) Marcel the Shell with Shoes On. Directed by Dean Fleischer Camp, based on characters created by Dean Fleischer Camp and Jenny Slate, A24, 2022.
by Lori | Mar 30, 2024 | Blog
Three weeks on the Big Island of Hawaii will definitely allow a person many opportunities to enjoy the majesty of nature.
I recently spent three weeks in Hawaii after the birth of our newest granddaughter, Lore. Many of you sent healing energy to Lore and her parents, Cara and Art, when a complication during the birthing process required Lore to be flown from the Big Island to Oahu for a week and a half at a neonatal intensive care unit at a hospital in Honolulu. All of us are grateful for your thoughtful and consistent healing intentions.
The day I was originally scheduled to fly to Hawaii was the day Lore was approved to fly back to her home island, as well. Picking up Cara, Art and Lore at the airport was very special for me. I had the joy and privilege to spend the next three weeks in helper and grandmother mode. I made more omelets for Cara and Art than I have for myself in the past year. Because I do not have biological children of my own, I held, fed and changed Lore more in 3 weeks than every before in this lifetime. All of these experiences touched my heart. I felt the emotions well up in me as they dropped me off at the airport for my flight back to Colorado.
When I took a little time to determine if I needed to cut cords of attachment with the humans, I realized I just needed to acknowledge the majesty of the natural world that is Hawaii. While helping my human family recover from 11 days in hospital and the normal recovery of the birthing process, I was able to enjoy the beauty and bounty of staying on a coffee farm on the Kona coast. The view from the lanai is majestic and healing as evident in the accompanying image to this blog entry. Although this was the most colorful of the sunsets, I enjoyed all of them while I was there.
On the 10-acre coffee farm, not only are there coffee plants, but there are also banana, mango, macadamia nut, lime, avocado and grapefruit trees. I enjoyed walking through all of these plants daily as I was also the chief dog walker while I was there. Although, I did have to practice my Indiana Jones moves to not walk into the abundant and ever present spider webs between all these trees.
A 20-minute drive down winding roads from a 1000-foot elevation to the ocean allowed for a quick swim from the volcanic beach where tourist and locals enjoy the famed sanctuary where the ancients sought refuge from their enemies. The healing powers of the area has been well known for millennia.
As predicted, I did enjoy the bounty of the sea with multiple meals of the famed Hawaiian dish of poke: raw fish with seaweed. Poke was my first meal on this trip waiting to pick up everyone at the airport and it was my last meal, waiting to board my flight home.
The majesty of nature helped me as I helped others. I am striving to keep that high frequency energy of the majesty of nature in my daily life back here in Colorado. So far, so good.
by Ginger | Mar 30, 2024 | Blog
Recently, I was checking in about a few areas where some of my clearing was feeling slow or stuck and my soul recommended that I upgrade my technology. I’m a bit old-school with my use of electronics and I knew immediately that my soul meant spiritual technology. The guidance wasn’t about replacing the tried-and-true healing techniques I’ve been using for my spiritual evolution but rather upgrading my use of those techniques with higher frequency energy, deeper understanding and greater mastery. It was time for a fresh approach and renewed intentions.
In the physical realm, many people look at spring as a natural time to re-organize or reset various aspects of their lives. With gratitude, we let go of the old things that no longer serve us and look for ways to re-purpose or revitalize what we’re guided to keep. As we know, the outer can only be a reflection of the inner. For true change, we will need to do our inner spring cleaning.
Here are some questions you might take to your soul. Of course, there may be others you are guided to ask:
– Am I checking in about which healing technique or energy will work best with each situation/issue?
– Am I using my healing techniques to their full effectiveness?
– Am I allowing the maximum healing benefit of the techniques I work with or programs I set in motion?
– Am I bringing through the highest frequency energy I am able in my healing work?
– Are there any spiritual tools/techniques I’ve learned but forgotten about or stopped using that I should bring back into more regular use?
There are many divine healing modalities and techniques that have been seeded on the planet over the ages. We don’t need all of them in our spiritual toolkit. With your soul, choose the ones you’re guided to use and then focus on using them well. Continue to allow them to evolve, allow yourself to evolve with them and you will go far!
Image by Gerd Altmann from Pixabay
