Release the Lies

Have you noticed that sometimes someone will say an unkind thing to you and it just rolls off your back? And yet there are those comments that sting like no other and we have a hard time recovering from them. Have you ever wondered why? “It is not insult from another that causes you pain. It is the part of your mind that agrees with the insult. Agree only with the truth about you, and you are free.” ― Alan Cohen Hmmm, so could that be it? Could it be that somewhere within us we have bought into the lie of the insult? Somehow we have given agreement? No wonder we cannot let it go. I often tell my clients that when they see someone that they admire it is because they can identify with a characteristic of that person that is mirroring back the very same characteristic that resides inside of them. SO if you see someone and you think, “She is so generous and kind.” You admire her and can relate to her because the generosity and kindness within you resonates! Your soul recognizes the alignment.

Let’s now flip that, when someone insults you and you own it, your soul recognizes that it is a lie and the pain and sting and hurt created is your soul’s attempt to get you to see the truth and reject this burden. By not owning the negativity of the comment and seeking to replace the lie with the truth, you are able to walk away free of the burden.

When we have cared well for our soul and met its needs, it serves us well. It helps us identify what is authentic to us. It helps us filter troubling messages. It aids us in living in the present and not getting trapped in baggage of yesterday or the worries of tomorrow. Our healthy soul brings clarity to our view.

Blessings ~ Lisa

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Power and Presence

“All the possibilities of your human destiny are asleep in your soul. You are here to realize and honor these possibilities. When love comes in to your life, unrecognized dimensions of your destiny awaken and blossom and grow. Possibility is the secret heart of time.” -John O'Donohue The above quote inspires much in me today. To hold the belief that anything is possible adds a beautiful rhythm to my day. To think that the components, the ingredients, the tools, and the essence are all within my soul waiting for me to realize them is a glorious and empowering component to my day.

I realize that I am ever evolving and what may seem impossible right now does not mean it is for always and that with time I will begin to step more fully into this powerful realization of who I am. Knowing that love is the nurturing support for what is and what is to be adds a sense of surety to it for me.

Finding ways to weave self-love more fully into my personal tapestry sometimes takes creativity. And then there are times when it takes commitment and perseverance. Old habits, patterns and thoughts like to hold on firmly. But I know with the release of them I create room for the blossoming and growing of my experience.

Recognizing our power and identifying the ways in which it can serve us can take time. But every effort that is made takes us that one step closer to the beautiful and brilliant being we are being called to be. Bringing presence to the realization of our power keeps our focus on its importance and necessity in our life. It also allows us to recognize how it fuels our service to others and to Source. To be in the practice to help and support others, in whatever way our spirit is called, requires us to be courageous, aware, ready and awake! Bringing our presence along with our acts of love and grace creates a power-filled relationship with those who we share each moment with and with ourselves.

Blessings ~ Lisa

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Life Security?

Sometimes we get stuck. We like to think that we are stuck and mired in the mud of life because of someone else, some other thing in life, some circumstance or situation that is beyond our control. All our energies go towards our attention of being stuck. But we truly are stuck because we are seeking the familiar, even if it does not feel good or make us happy. Somehow this familiarity gives us security but that security is a false balm for our needs. “It takes a lot of courage to release the familiar and seemingly secure, to embrace the new. But there is no real security in what is no longer meaningful. There is more security in the adventurous and exciting, for in movement there is life, and in change there is power.”― Alan Cohen But if what we are stuck it no longer holds the possibilities we once hoped for, no longer has our commitment, no longer awakens our passion or supports our intention then it is most definitely time to move on. This letting go takes strength and courage. It means stepping into a new realm of unknown. But we were once there before and from that place we grew! Our gifts shined brightly. Our soul danced. Our vision and calling was clear. And we went with it, as far as we could. And now it is time for a shift, a change and a move. Often to do this we need to let go. Letting go of what no longer serves us is not always easy. It can be bittersweet. It can be down right painful and we will experience loss. But that is part of the evolution of our being, our essence expands and fills the void that the loss creates and we are able to pick up the pieces and move on.

To embrace our power and be vital and alive with the spirit of our life we need to face these challenges and not allow them to hold us back. If we need to take our time, that is fine, but we need to make the progress onward. Otherwise we are in a life half lived! To be fully the wonder that the Universe knows us to be, there may be leaps of faith, calculated risks, releasing of the unnecessary and embracing the room for possibilities. The void created will get filled choices, newness, and opportunities for us to expand and grow.

Blessings ~ Lisa

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Peaceful Perspective

I want first of all to be at peace with myself.I want a singleness of eye, a purity of intention, A central core to my life that will enable me To carry out these obligations and activities as well as I can. I want, in fact ~~ to borrow from the language of the saints To live ‘in grace’ as much of the time as possible. I am not using this term in a strictly theological sense. By grace I mean an inner harmony, essentially spiritual, Of which can be translated into outward harmony. I am seeking perhaps what Socrates asked for In the prayer from the Phaedrus when he said, "May the outward and inward man be One." I would like to achieve a state of inner spiritual grace From which I could function and give As I was meant to in the eye of God. -Anne Morrow Lindbergh

There has, over the course of our human history, been tragedies, horrid unfair and incomprehensible occurrences that leave us feeling vulnerable and in pain. Of late I have seen these tragedies unfold around me and as a shaman I find myself approaching the feelings that rise up from these heartbreaking events quite differently than I would have in the past. Rather than react, rather than add more energies to the negativity that is unfolding, I go to my place of peace. I seek this place within that I have grown more and more comfortable in, it is where my truth resides and I find myself as closely touching the divine as I can.

From here I can then find the grace of love, compassion, and balance. There is no judgment, as that does not serve me or those around me well. There is no anger as that is only a waste of my resources. There is no need to react in any other way other than in love. I bring this love through supportive energies, prayers, rituals and peace-filled thoughts.

What I have noticed is that as I keep my spiritual eye focused on this state of being, it seems to reach out to others I have connection with. It gently brings them back to a place of balance. It reminds them of the sacred place they have within. It seems to ground them and bring them to that place of comfort.

There is much we have to be grateful for, much we are blessed with. These incidents, among the many different perspectives that they bring to lives, bring the recognition that we need to place an importance on where we choose to place our focus. We are often quick to point out what we are lacking, where we fall short, who may have it better than us and more. But if instead we consciously make the choice to place our attention to what we do have, who blesses our life, how fortunate we are and to the beauty that surrounds us, life is viewed very differently and we move with grace from this perspective.

Blessings ~ Lisa

©COPYRIGHT 2013 Lisa Meade