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Sunday, June 28, 2009
Tuesday, June 23, 2009
the courage to stand in my own truth...
for those of us in the midst of realizing that our plans for ourselves may be different from those of our destiny….life can be confusing, exciting, terrifying, enthralling…and more than a little off balance…so I ask for the ancient path…and walk in it…
“Stand at the crossroads and look; ask for the ancient path, ask where the good way is, and walk in it, and you will find rest for your souls.” (Jeremiah 6:16)
at a crossroads...which way to go??
“Stand at the crossroads and look; ask for the ancient path, ask where the good way is, and walk in it, and you will find rest for your souls.” (Jeremiah 6:16)
to the reflective mind, i am in the midst of a major spiritual transition where i am to grow my higher wisdom…i have created all the experiences in my life…to learn specific lessons, hopefully gaining wisdom and understanding within the process…if learned, i integrate the lessons into my being…if not, i am bound to repeat them until i do…
i must admit that my perception of a perfect world may be skewed…i have been searching for a way of fitting or molding my future according to the conditions unfolding in my life…i did not choose them…i did not even see them coming…but they happened nonetheless….
in 2008 the focus of my energies shifted to survival…my long-term goals dissolved into immediate life-saving concerns…and my personal world became very small…job loss leading to bankruptcy and foreclosure does this...
practicality is the main goal of each day (and i am so not practical)…forward visioning has been put aside until i become more centered…i find myself betwixt and between reality and possibility… the confusion, illusion, and delusion can get the better of me if i allow it…i choose not to allow it…
so i am embracing the prospects and possibilities of a destiny much different than what i had planned…
during this journey i have been forced to take inventory and open baggage that had been so carefully tucked away….i am confronting my worst fears-loss of security, my job, my home…but i am discovering a new strength…a new wisdom…even a new power (if i dare to speak it)…
i realize that i am moving into a new paradigm where my sense of restriction is vanishing…my fading commitments and obligations have become obstacles to my getting to my new and improved future…
i thought trust was my only issue…but i have learned during this time that i do not know how to receive…
earlier this month a friend became very upset with me over my inability to accept the offers of help i have received…she said i was like the man standing on his roof in a flood who kept refusing help…of neighbor on a cow, a man with a rowboat, people in a power boat, and a rescue helicopter…all the while he prayed for God to save him and kept saying, “No thanks, I have faith in the Lord, the Lord will save me.”
the waters rose higher and higher and eventually the man on the roof was washed away and drowned. Upon arriving in heaven, the man said to God, “Heavenly Father I had faith in you. I prayed to you to save me and yet you did nothing. Why?” God shook his head and replied “I sent you a cow, two boats and a helicopter, what more did you expect?”
this week i spoke to a friend who was in Spiritual Direction formation with me…she said i needed to let others minister to me so that when i am able i, in turn, will be able to minister to others…
so simple, so profound…i am learning to open my heart and receive…
why is this so hard for me? i have always been the one with the solutions…a helper, a giver, a fixer…i ‘prided’ myself on being the one with the God-given wisdom to serve others…
P R I D E that nasty little fault of mine…so the inability for me to find the right, best or any solution has shattered this prideful self importance which is really rooted in low self-esteem…yet i was standing within the pool of prideful self-pity refusing to see the offers of help for what they were…OFFERS OF HELP!!!
a hand of help offered by those who care about me…and i was stubbornly refusing to receive…
“There are so many opportunities available to you in your world. All you need to do is be open to see them. Complaining about life and your circumstances blinds you to what is right in front of your eyes – and that is the possibility of you being “in-charge” of your life and not your complaints running it for you” -Yvonne Rice
this is a big one for me as i am struggling between trying to control everything and letting go and letting God be in control…and i am not even sure how to do this…
i remain conflicted…i know God helps those who help themselves and i also know i need to get out of the way and let God work…but i am unsure exactly how…how to get out of His way…
any suggestions?
“There are so many opportunities available to you in your world. All you need to do is be open to see them. Complaining about life and your circumstances blinds you to what is right in front of your eyes – and that is the possibility of you being “in-charge” of your life and not your complaints running it for you” -Yvonne Rice
this is a big one for me as i am struggling between trying to control everything and letting go and letting God be in control…and i am not even sure how to do this…
i remain conflicted…i know God helps those who help themselves and i also know i need to get out of the way and let God work…but i am unsure exactly how…how to get out of His way…
any suggestions?
short of sitting on the couch until ‘they’ come and put me out of my home…i do not know how to stop working toward bankruptcy, foreclosure, and trying to find employment
each morning i ask for guidance and direction and i believe that what comes to me is what God is sending…even though it feels uncomfortable and unpleasant…and i would prefer to be anywhere else doing anything else, yet here i am 13 months past my job loss still holding on somehow…
if i stop and allow myself to sit with this for a moment, i am amazed…how on earth am i still here in the home i love when my saving account is depleted, foreclosure papers sit on my desk, collection calls overwhelm my phone line, and i am surviving on raman noodles…yes, one can survive on nothing else but raman noodles for several months…but that is another story…
God has indeed been good to me this past year…He has sent me help exactly when i need it…a small commission job…help from my church…help from my family…nothing in excess, but just enough to survive another few days or weeks…and that is how it has been…
i believe that i am going thru this so i can help others in the future...allowing people to minister to me so i can minister to others...does this make sense...and i have decided to stand in my own truth even if i am judged...
this is my path at this time and i claim it and embrace the fruits of it to come...
if you know of anyone who would benefit from reading my blog recounting my adventure in foreclosure, bankruptcy, and job loss please pass the link along...
Wednesday, June 3, 2009
7 Basic Wealth BEing Energy Paths...
The 7 Basic Wealth BEing Energy Paths which together create a profound formula for transformation are:
Spiritual Universal identity, oriented to self-knowledge, understanding, spiritual connection, a deep sense of peace, centeredness and bliss. Like the crown chakra, Spiritual Wealth BEing relates to consciousness as pure awareness, our connection to the greater world beyond...to a timeless, spaceless place of all-knowing.
Social Social identity, oriented to self-acceptance, loves deeply, feels compassion. Social Wealth BEing like the heart chakra is related to love and integrates mind and body, male and female, persona and shadow, ego and unity.
Intellectual Thought, knowledge, wisdom, Light, Archetypal identity, oriented to self-reflection, allows us to see clearly the BIG picture. Intellectual Wealth BEing relates to the brow chakra or third eye center by seeing, both physically and intuitively.
Creative Ccreative identity, communication, oriented to self-expression. Creative Wealth BEing relates to the chakra located in the throat where you experience the world symbolically through vibration, such as the vibration of sound representing language.
Emotional Emotional identity, oriented to self-gratification, fluidity and grace, depth of feeling, sexual fulfillment, and the ability to accept change. Emotional Wealth Being relates to the second chakra located in the abdomen/lower back which connects us to others through feeling, desire, sensation, and movement.
Physical Ego identity, oriented to self-definition, health, energy, effectiveness, spontaneity, and non-dominating power. Physical Wealth BEing is related to the power chakra located in the solar plexus. It rules our personal power, will, and autonomy, as well as our metabolism.
Material Physical identity, oriented to self-preservation, prosperity, security, and dynamic presence. Material Wealth BEing relates to the chakra located at the base of the spine and forms our foundation. It represents the element earth, and is therefore related to our survival instincts, and to our sense of grounding and connection to our bodies and the physical plane.
BEing conscious of each of the seven energy pathways of which our Wealth BEing is composed helps us develop and maintain a holistic and healthy balance in our lives.
Staying aware and alert to the energy surrounding your beliefs and feelings about wealth will change your way of being. When you change something about your way of being, the energy produced affects everything else in our lives and our world. Even a small, subtle shift can have far-reaching impact.
So how do we change our way of being?
First we must pay attention. Be conscious. Be present in your life. Learning to do this may be the most challenging and the most rewarding task you do in this lifetime. It takes time to shift from doingness to beingness.
Slowing your pace and being present for the gift of each moment will take practice. Actually experiencing the energy of each moment takes you closer to enlightenment. Fully understanding that doing is a function of the body and being is a function of the soul will propel you rapidly forward in your Wealth BEing journey.
What else could we desire than Holistic Wealth BEing...
Spiritual Universal identity, oriented to self-knowledge, understanding, spiritual connection, a deep sense of peace, centeredness and bliss. Like the crown chakra, Spiritual Wealth BEing relates to consciousness as pure awareness, our connection to the greater world beyond...to a timeless, spaceless place of all-knowing.
Social Social identity, oriented to self-acceptance, loves deeply, feels compassion. Social Wealth BEing like the heart chakra is related to love and integrates mind and body, male and female, persona and shadow, ego and unity.
Intellectual Thought, knowledge, wisdom, Light, Archetypal identity, oriented to self-reflection, allows us to see clearly the BIG picture. Intellectual Wealth BEing relates to the brow chakra or third eye center by seeing, both physically and intuitively.
Creative Ccreative identity, communication, oriented to self-expression. Creative Wealth BEing relates to the chakra located in the throat where you experience the world symbolically through vibration, such as the vibration of sound representing language.
Emotional Emotional identity, oriented to self-gratification, fluidity and grace, depth of feeling, sexual fulfillment, and the ability to accept change. Emotional Wealth Being relates to the second chakra located in the abdomen/lower back which connects us to others through feeling, desire, sensation, and movement.
Physical Ego identity, oriented to self-definition, health, energy, effectiveness, spontaneity, and non-dominating power. Physical Wealth BEing is related to the power chakra located in the solar plexus. It rules our personal power, will, and autonomy, as well as our metabolism.
Material Physical identity, oriented to self-preservation, prosperity, security, and dynamic presence. Material Wealth BEing relates to the chakra located at the base of the spine and forms our foundation. It represents the element earth, and is therefore related to our survival instincts, and to our sense of grounding and connection to our bodies and the physical plane.
BEing conscious of each of the seven energy pathways of which our Wealth BEing is composed helps us develop and maintain a holistic and healthy balance in our lives.
Staying aware and alert to the energy surrounding your beliefs and feelings about wealth will change your way of being. When you change something about your way of being, the energy produced affects everything else in our lives and our world. Even a small, subtle shift can have far-reaching impact.
So how do we change our way of being?
First we must pay attention. Be conscious. Be present in your life. Learning to do this may be the most challenging and the most rewarding task you do in this lifetime. It takes time to shift from doingness to beingness.
Slowing your pace and being present for the gift of each moment will take practice. Actually experiencing the energy of each moment takes you closer to enlightenment. Fully understanding that doing is a function of the body and being is a function of the soul will propel you rapidly forward in your Wealth BEing journey.
What else could we desire than Holistic Wealth BEing...
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