Fear - LETTING GO OF THAT WHICH DOES NOT SERVE LIFE

Let go of that which does not serve one's highest self.  That is my lesson right now.  

This took my breath away.  At first I was in denial that I had any fear, I am fearless!!!

No, I am not, I don't let myself have things that I want, or desire.  I let go of me too easily.

This serves as a reminder that I am important, serve a purpose and must let go, and be who I am and speak my truth.

Morning or afternoon

I am a morning person, my eyes pop open when the sun comes up and more so than not, I spring out of bed ready to begin my day.

It doesn’t matter what is happening, what I am doing or going – I am mentally, spiritually and emotionally ready to do my day.

I have taken to getting up before the crack of dawn to do yoga.  I NEVER thought that I would be that person that would get up at five before work and do ANYTHING, let alone exercise.

I have to say it makes me really, really HAPPY.  Just knowing that I organized myself to get up and get myself and my stuff out the door to a place where I center myself before I begin my interactions with people.

I think it is making me LESS fearful.  I think it is making me feel EMPOWERED to do my life.

The flip side to this?  I can’t stay up late anymore!!!  I am in bed at EIGHT,

I have set out two sets of clothes, prepared lunch and breakfast and set an alarm.

The EUPHORIC feeling I have when I walk out of the studio and it is sunny and bright is PRICELESS.  I AM ALIVE – AND I KNOW IT!!

At work I feel connected to myself, calm and present. For me this translates to handling the stress of dealing with all of the personalities I interact with.

When I step out my door in the early, early pre-dawn light, I am moving with a purpose.  I LOVE that the traffic is moving!!! FAST, people on their way somewhere, NO traffic to sit in.

Ahhh, that something so simple makes me so happy. 

60,000 thoughts

60,000

That is how many thoughts we have a day.

That is now many random, past, present, future, negative, positive, weird, helpful, kind, not kind, meaningful, not meaningful, humorous, not humerous, fearful, not fearful, compassionate, not compassionate, loving, not loving, joyful, not joyful, peaceful, not peaceful thoughts travel the synapses and dendrites of our brain.

My favorite yoga teacher told me that.

A lot to wrap your mind around. 

Wow!! That many!!!!! Who did the study?

My resolve………to try and think at least 200 positive thoughts a day.  So that I am only thinking less negative thoughts than positive.

This is a good challenge as we navigate the terrain of living, period. 

People and situations give us pause to have to work on being positive a little bit more than not positive.

More Joy More Love 2015

HAPPY 2015

At the end of the day, all that matters is:

Is it true?

Is it kind?

Is it necessary?

We can ponder and reflect on the past, but all that counts is what are we going to do right now?

What choices are we going to make?  To be kind?  To be critical? To help?  To heal?

Love is what matters, at the end of the day.

Thank You

thank you.

thank you Sun and Moon 

for shining down on the planet.

I am grateful to be on of the 

people that walk upon 

this Earth.

Graceful Gratitude

 

The Sun never says to the Earth, ‘you owe me.’ Look what happens with a love like that. It lights up the whole sky.
–Hafiz.

I am grateful.

I am grateful for the Sun and Moon and all the planets that lined up harmoniously at the moment I took my first breath on this planet.  I am grateful for the Fall, the season that was chosen for me to make my entry on this Earth.  The cool air, thanksgiving energy in the atmosphere.

I am grateful for the goddesses who sang my name in to existence and gave me the gifts of wisdom, healing, humor and knowledge.

I am grateful to this planet Earth, for the air I breathe, the Sun that shines down on my body, the wind that blows to and fro and the moon that is luminescent at night and the ocean that is always there, a deep, deep source of life on this planet.

I am grateful for my gifts, every day as I walk my walk on this planet I use them.

I am grateful for my body, it was the home for a human being (my son) to grow and flourish. 

I am grateful for my body when I am in yoga class and am in a back bend, fluid movement, clarity in myself.   

I am aware of my fragility as a human and aware of my strength.

I am grateful to be able to express myself visually, creatively,

artisitically. 

I am grateful to know I am a part of something bigger than me and everyday I wake up in thanksgiving.

I am grateful for the mysticism and spirituality that surrounded me as a young child growing up in another country.  The veil between the worlds was always thin for me and I saw more than I understood.