Sunday, November 28, 2010

• And More Fun!

Two days after my evening of Dance Joy, I can still slip right back into the awesomeness of it all in a moment's thought. I feel like I can see everyone's faces crystal clear; I can remember the vibe of it all - the FUN, the freedom, the ease. It's all good but boy was it REALLY good from my place that night.

Whenever I tap back into that energy of that night through my thought, I know that if I bring that energy into anything else I do, then that which I am doing will be infused with universal love and joy, and will serve my highest good and the highest good of everyone I come into contact with (and, for that matter, everyone on this whole planet).

In a nutshell, if we all have fun, feel fun, and think fun, we will raise our own vibrations as well as the planet's vibrations as a whole. We will promote emotional/physical healing and world peace.

How awesome and easy is that? Man this is FUN!!

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Saturday, November 27, 2010

• Following My Bliss

Wow do I have a lot to say today!

To back up a little:

I've been listening to a lot of Abraham-Hicks lately. (Just youtube Abraham-Hicks to see what I'm talking about.) One of the more recent youtube's I've listened to emphasized follow your bliss. If you don't know "what to do" in life, then follow your bliss, be in alignment with who you truly are, and everything else will fall into place. It has to. That is the Law of Attraction, the Law of the Universe.

A few days ago - on Wednesday, to be specific - I was feeling "stuck." It's that feeling like when you want to take action to feel better, but your mind can't figure out what it is you need. What to do, what to do, what to do? Frustration, tap fingers, futz around the house, etc... I took a listen to some new Abraham youtubes that I hadn't heard before, and something they said on one of them really clicked: Follow Your Bliss.

Follow my bliss. Not what I "think" should be my bliss ("motherhood! charity! showing appreciation!") or what "logically" would be a societal bliss ("eating cake! shopping! cleaning the house so it sparkles!") but simply MY OWN BLISS! Or, since bliss is kind of a weird word for me that I wouldn't normally use much, simply stated, "Dude, do things that are WICKED FUN for ME!"

The game then became: Name That Bliss (a.k.a. Wicked Fun Thing). Name ONE THING that you just LOVE to do! Then do it!!

So I thought for a couple seconds, and I decided I wanted to go DANCE. At a club, with a dance floor, and a great band. Years ago I used to go dancing ALL the time and it totally rocked! I totally loved it! Other people loved it! There was just fun and bliss and awesomeness abounding on those nights! And you know what? I missed it!!!

So that was it. On Wednesday, my intent became crystal clear. I looked up local nightlife bars with good dance floors; checked out who was playing; listened to the bands on youtube to find the right fit; and determined where and when (Friday night) I'd be going.

I told my friends, gathered a small posse (of 1 friend!), set the kids up to hang out with daddy, got properly attired, and hit the town. My goal was simple: Get into the "vortex" and just watch what  the universe lets fall in my lap.

The night turned out amazing. My friend and I danced practically the entire time. We tore up the dance floor and brought down the house. We met great people. Everything clicked, from finding the best parking space to getting the right table to just becoming part of the right crowd. I completely and totally channeled/flowed Source energy and was in alignment with myself the whole time. We attracted a lot of positive attention; an endless stream of dance partners; and expressions of appreciation and kindness from "strangers" that we actually felt kinship with by the time we left.

All in all, it was magical.

And it was just as I had consciously intended it to be. From the very second I decided on Wednesday that this would be an Frickin' Awesome Experience, it was, in its entirety.

I am grateful to the Universe for fulfilling my intention in such as neat way!

Dance floor, I'll be back soon. I can hardly wait!!!

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Wednesday, November 24, 2010

• Emotions Without a Story

One of my focuses in recent days has been to really *really* observe my emotions without a story. Different circumstances evoke different emotions - but once I feel something, I focus on the feeling, name it, and take the story away.

For example, when the house is a mess, often times I look at it and feel, "failure - you are a bad girl for not cleaning up the house and doing your chores. You get a D- for housework. No going out with friends until this pigsty is cleaned up."

I can attach a whole long story to this - going back to childhood; school (any surprise I was a straight-A honor roll student?); etc. Instead, I'm washing the story away and I'm naming the emotions:

Guilt.
Shame.
Inadequacy.

In one single word, I'd call it: Bad. I feel bad.

Lucky for me, I'm aware enough to know that this is not the end of my journey. Feeling these emotions is just the beginning.

Next, it's time to accept and love the feelings that are there. With no story attached, they are lonely little emotions that have no reason to be there. They don't have a leg to stand on. It makes it that much easier now to love them, let them be, and them let them GO. Consciously, I make a tweak in my thinking - I close my eyes and visualize myself in my favorite place - in the mountains, on a hike, at the summit in the summer - and the best feelings come pouring into me.

I focus on this new, higher vibration. Breathe, breathe, breathe the emotions in.

Open my eyes. I'm still in my kitchen. There are still objects lying around the countertop, in the sink, on the table, on the floor. But my vibration is still out there on the mountaintop where the best of my self resides and is always available.

I have shifted my emotions; I have raised my vibration.

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Tuesday, November 23, 2010

• Driving in the Fog

I was out driving in the fog this morning - thick, beautiful, chilly morning fog.

As I took my time, it occurred to me that driving through fog is a parallel for living in the moment, for being present: You notice all that is around you in the near distance - the exact point of the road you are on, the houses and trees off to the side - but you can't see far ahead or behind you. And in that presence, there is a calm, relaxing peace.

During the drive, of course, there were patches of no fog - and the contrast was striking. Suddenly I found myself concentrating on the far-ahead of me road rather than on the road right before me. Perhaps a good thing for the sake of safety - yes, I can agree with that - but as a parallel to presence, when we look far down the road into the future, or keep checking our mirrors looking into the past, we miss the flowers and beauty right next to us.

I choose to always see, appreciate and simply enjoy the flowers and trees beside me.

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Thursday, November 11, 2010

• Peaceful Thoughts on Veteran's Day

The juxtaposition of war and peace so beautifully explained - especially for those of us who don't think they could ever handle the harshness of war, yet still deeply respect those who do:

"Veterans are the light at the tip of the candle, illuminating the way for the whole nation. If veterans can achieve awareness, transformation, understanding, and peace, they can share with the rest of society the realities of war. And they can teach us how to make peace with ourselves and each other, so we never have to use violence to resolve conflicts again."
- Thich Nhat Hanh

It's amazingly ironic how peace is so often the goal of going to war...

Also, a message from Abraham, to a light-seeking veteran with a heavy heart:





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