Global Friendships

"Just like a sunbeam can't separate itself from the sun, 
and a wave can't separate itself from the ocean, 
we can't separate ourselves from one another. 
We are all part of a vast sea of love, 
one indivisible divine mind."

―Marianne Williamson

I read the above quote from the inspirational Marianne Williamson and I love how it moves me. Our society has many new ways of connecting us; from social media, cell phones, email, meet-ups and more! Regardless of the method we use, the connection is what matters most. While face-to-face, eye-to-eye brings perhaps a more human connection, there is most definitely a heart-to-heart connection that can be bridged with today’s newer available methods of communication.

I have been introduced to and developed many wonderful relationships with people I now call friends that I have never met face-to-face. Yet daily we share laughter, support, heartache and knowledge. We celebrate each other. We hold each other’s hearts tenderly when we suffer.

I believe that the evolution of humankind can embrace this technology building bond and create from it connections that extend beyond our fingertips. We truly are global citizens now. While I fully appreciate simple living and the treasure to be had when we gather together physically, perhaps around the fire, over a glass of wine, or on a hike in the woods, I equally enjoy the delightful banter of a lively chat session, the heart felt intention of an unexpected email or the surprise and laughter shared on Skype.

My chosen family has grown in the past several years and for that I am blessed. I would have it no other way. My life experience is fuller for it. My opportunities and possibilities have multiplied beyond the count. And my heart is full and rich with the friendships and partnerships that are accessed via the computer screen.

Blessings ~ Lisa

©COPYRIGHT 2012 Lisa Meade

One Ordinary Day

I had to run errands today. Just an ordinary day. My busy schedule included grocery shopping, holiday shopping and more. The faces are what I was drawn to. So many different faces holding so many different emotions. Smiling faces made me smile back. It felt contagious. Twinkling eyes met mine and we smiled, nodded even gave the right of way to one another with grocery carts or at entrances. Holiday cheer was radiating from many faces as the hustle and bustle was carried with joy and delight. For them I allowed my soul to dance with. Our energies celebrated each other and we enjoyed our kindness and pleasure of humankind together as we faced the ordinary tasks at hand with a lightness and grace that flowed through and around.

Irritation and annoyance was also present in many knitted eyebrows and downturned mouths. Mere utterances from clerks as they checked me out, barely meeting my eyes when they handed me the receipt with an almost inaudible “thank-you” spoken in terse tones. I would imagine this is a taxing time to be a cashier, but so much of their attitude is setting the momentum of their day. For them I felt compassion as I have often had to pull myself out of a bad moment or a bad day and try to salvage it, try to rise above and make something good come from it. If anyone had offered me a small dose of compassion on those days, it would have carried me so far. And so I dosed it out today, like Mary Poppins and her spoonful of sugar.

Then there were those who simple were not engaged in any way at all. They looked like walking zombies, their minds and hearts elsewhere, vacant stares, plodding along down aisles with a step that lacked any intention. For them I felt the most love of all. Where had they lost themselves? What could be so heavy that their burden was obvious and palpable? My silent prayer of hope for lightness to rest within their spirit was made and I offered as much kindness as they would allow, if any.

One ordinary day spent among so many strangers, some more familiar than others. One ordinary day where I crossed the spectrum within my heart errand by errand, face by face, chance by chance allowing the ebb and flow of my spirit gracefully weave its way through the hearts of the community.

Blessings ~ Lisa

©COPYRIGHT 2012 Lisa Meade

Imagine If....

Imagine if today, right in this very moment, you were granted everything you have ever hoped for! Imagine! No waiting for it, no having to see if everything aligns, no having to wait for others to come on board, to have enough money-time-skill-knowledge…Imagine you are ready, the Universe is waiting with arms wide open and you can have it, NOW! What runs through your mind? Do you begin to celebrate, to move forward, to embrace all the possibilities, to live large, to pay it forward, to ripple outward? Does your soul shine even brighter, your heart beat faster, your steps quicken? Or do you begin to fret, to worry about if this is really what you want? Do you start thinking about what ifs and cannots?

Our thoughts create energies around our realities. If we believe in what we want and prepare ourselves for the manifestation of that and learn to trust that as it unfolds it will be the right fit for us…we eliminate many of the worries that people tend to carry around with them in life. We let go of the concern over what we cannot control.

The Universe holds for us the possibilities of everything we can imagine and more. Spirit holds us in radiance and brilliance. Love creates abundance in our lives. Those who achieve their dreams learn early on not to think about what they cannot do. They don’t fret over why it could be impossible. They never pause to worry about what might not happen. That simply puts the brakes on our potential and opportunities. Perspective is everything and intention is the rest.

We often do not believe in our selves as much as others do. We often carry stories around of being less deserving, less talented, not as skilled, even not as lucky as others. Truth is we all have amazing gifts within that go untouched or underused. We get in our own way with our negative thinking and our fear based beliefs. What if that were all to stop and what if whatever may BE actually happens? Get ready, it could! Imagine the possibilities and then allow them!

Blessings ~ Lisa

©COPYRIGHT 2012 Lisa Meade

Inner Champion Celebration

“Honor your inner champion, the one that chooses to confront and work through your obstacles to wholeness, the one that slays the inner dragons with tenderness and persistence. Isn’t it time we soulebrated our courage to take on our patterns time and again? Isn’t it time for an up-framing of our often negative view of our challenges? Instead of “oh no, not that pattern again”, how about recognizing that we are CHAMPIONS for simply taking them on? How about seeing ourselves as some of the first humans with the blessed opportunity to shift the negative patterning intrinsic to the collective unconscious? We are PIONEERS, for God’s sake! What a fantastic thing—to be pioneers in the inner world! Every little step is a radical paradigm shift for humanity.” ~ Jeff Brown Above is a quote that I find so inspiring! Today my thought patterns no longer hold the thought of “Oh well, that is just how it is, or that's just who I am, or that's how it has to be done, or that's what I always say, or just what I do.” Nope, all that has changed! I am a Champion! I have courageously faced and taken on the challenge of renewing myself, switching up my perspective, and asking myself tough questions.

Do I have it mastered? No! I am still a work in progress…but isn’t that what being human is all about? But what I can celebrate and applaud myself for is that fact that I am learning to do things differently. We read the quotes all day and hear others speaking the clichés often. But truly, IF you want things to change about yourself, your life, your future…you DO have to do things differently! The same old you will remain the same unless you venture out and take a risk. It is sometimes difficult and often a bit unnerving, but ever single new step, new view, new dialogue brings us closer to shifting into a new way of being!

I find this so exciting. Every day gives me yet another brilliant opportunity. I don’t bother looking back upon yesterday, mulling over my failures or short comings…instead I look at this moment, this opportunity, this gift of possibility and bring my authentic self to the front of the line and begin! The Universe supports my greatness. Spirit celebrates my inner light. My Soul quickens with every possibility I am willing to explore. And my heart grows with compassion of myself and others as I learn we are all pliable beings attempting to find our form with grace.

Celebrate you champion today! Recognize your ongoing efforts as dedication and commitment. You are worth every moment of acceptance, support, honor and appreciation.

Blessings ~ Lisa

©COPYRIGHT 2012 Lisa Meade