Recently, I received a newsletter from the author of the book, Your Soul’s Plan, which gave me food for thought.  It addressed natural disasters and the resulting deaths and devastation which come from these events.  It is hard to believe that these events could be occurring for our “global” highest good, but this is what he suggests.   But how?

The author explains-

In the aftermath of the earthquake in Haiti, it is natural to wonder, “Is this part of a pre-birth plan?”  I cannot speak to Haiti specifically, but I will share with you my beliefs about the tsunami that struck Southeast Asia a few years ago.

My understanding is that the souls who returned to Spirit (passed away), as a result of the tsunami,  looked at the state of the Earth prior to incarnating and said, “We would like the collective consciousness to be at a certain vibration by a certain point in linear time.  If it isn’t, we agree to give our lives in a large-scale natural event that will result in a worldwide outpouring of love, compassion and support that will raise the frequency of the planet.”

As you may recall, that is exactly what happened.  The governments of the world temporarily put aside their differences in order to funnel aid into Southeast Asia.  This massive outflow of love did, indeed, raise the vibration of the entire world.

Seen through human eyes, the tsunami and the earthquake are terrible tragedies.  It is only natural that we grieve; in fact, we must if we are to heal.  Yet, from the level of the soul there is another perspective, one that says there is deep meaning and purpose in all we experience, even though we may not know what the purpose and meaning are.  Both perspectives are valid, and healing emerges from both.  After we grieve, when we are ready, we may continue our healing by shifting ever so gently to the vantage point of the soul.

We are eternal Divine Beings.  No natural disaster can kill a soul. Nothing can kill a soul.

Two Perspectives

Yes, we can have two perspectives, one that is viewed with our “human eyes” and one that is viewed from an eternal, immortal existence.  The “human eyes” view takes us down the road of despair, fear and deep sadness.  Not fully realizing the “compassion”  and “empathy” that has blossomed from the tragedy and deaths of others.  From loss comes a birth of something else.

However, from the view of “spiritual” eyes it could be that the souls that agree to be part of a large disaster gladly and lovingly do so to bring about a level of transformation in our world.  Love/Compassion are the highest vibrating feelings we could ever experience.  They bring about healing in many forms (physical, emotional, psychological and spiritual).  They are the purest emotions.  While we are in the mode of coming from Love/Compassion we do not judge or discriminate.  Aid and support is imparted to all.  We connect from our hearts to their hearts because we put ourselves in their shoes.

This past Friday a great number of singers and actors came together to organize a telethon that was televised worldwide via numerous network and cable channels.  Over 100 celebrities answered phones.  I overheard Reese Witherspoon speaking to a man who was donating.  She was telling him that the collective love and passion to help which was being demonstrated was just overwhelming.   A Swedish man remarked “Rest in peace to those who lost their lives and give hope to those who are left stranded. We have your back!”

Currently there is a 250 foot long and 80 foot wide barge sailing from Puerto Rico, aptly christened “Barge of Hope”, estimated to arrive on Monday in Haiti.  It carries over 4 million pounds of food, water and medical supplies.  Many are calling it “The Love Boat”.  A sign on the stern of the barge reads “Haiti, Puerto Rico is with you.”  Unity and compassion being heralded.

In addition,  I recently learned that after this year’s Grammy Award’s many singers will stay in Hollywood one more day to record another version of “We Are The World” in the hopes of raising much needed funds for the Haitian citizens. And so it seems that with the Haiti earthquake it will once more “result in a worldwide outpouring of love, compassion and support that will raise the frequency of the planet.”

“We Are The World”

As Confucius once stated, “To put the world right in order, we must first put the nation in order; to put the nation in order, we must first put the family in order; to put the family in order, we must first cultivate our personal life; we must first set our hearts right.” Setting our heart’s right is what these disasters seem to do for a period of time.  However, the key is to sustain this Higher vibration of Love and Compassion at the personal level – YOU.

While many of you at this time may be going through your own personal “earthquake”,  trust that you are going through these challenges because they will take you to a Higher place, just as the World is coming to a Higher place.  Challenges (when put in the right perspective) will move you out of fear and uncertainty and into to your authentic alignment with Divine Source.  This gives you the courage to transform to a “higher” frequency; permanently.  The more of us that allow this Higher frequency transformation (sometimes due to “aha” moments, enlightening experiences and turning points in our lives) in whatever form we attain it, the more the World holds this frequency.

As the renown motivational speaker, Barbara Rose, once said, “Allow the head games to be washed away by connecting solely to the core of your heart center – for it is in that core where your Divine essence, and all of your answers dwell.”

Remember it is happening FOR us, not to us!

May we commit to a long term attitude of “watching each others backs”!

** Link to the Red Cross

The day will come when, after harnessing space, the winds, the tides and gravitation, we shall harness for God the energies of LOVE.  And on that day, for the second time in the history of the world, we shall have discovered fire. - Pierre Teillhard de Chardin

The resonance or vibration of Love is the highest frequency which exists in this physical realm and in the soul/spirit dimension.  It is believed that in the spirit dimension Love vibrates at its highest light which is “unconditional” Love.  Meaning there is no judgment, good or bad, of the experiences you have or choices you make; nor of the experiences or choices of others.  It is understood that everything ultimately leads to Love.  This unconditional Love is a constant.

A question I have been delving into is how do we harness on a daily basis the vibration of Love here as physical beings?  How do we use it to guide us, interact with others and to help us create the life we want?  It has become very clear to me that when I make a decision or choice which arises from some fear based belief or feeling it usually does not give “good” fruit.  However, most of us make decisions based on a belief of lack, insecurity, fear of the unknown, fear of the future…etc.  I figure it’s time to make decisions and choices from the feeling of Love.

Wonderfully it seems that our heart was made for the purpose of harnessing Love and for the purpose of receiving “higher” vibrating information and instructions that can guide us to make correct choices for our highest good.  It is believed that ancient people understood spirit and living from heart energy in a much more profound way than we understand it today.  They understood how we were connected to everything on this planet and to the cosmos.

For at least the last 200 to 300 years we have been moving away from trusting the signal, the feeling, or “nudge” which arises from our heart.   We have moved to trusting more in our intellect, our brain if you will.  However, I have come to realize that those of us who journey back to trusting the heart’s “intelligence” will have a much more fulfilling life moment by moment.  Being in our “heads” seems to have a lot of short comings and in the end results in increased frustration, confusion, disappointment and anxiety.   Being in our “head” can lead us to justifying decisions which end up being very disappointing.

An interesting scientific comparison from the HeartMath Institute Research Center uncovered that the heart and brain’s electromagnetic fields (EMF) are vastly different.  The heart’s EMF is five thousand times stronger than that of the brain; its electrical field (without the magnetic field) is sixty times greater than that of the brain.  If it is true that a higher vibrating frequency is closer to the frequency of Love then which organ makes more sense to connect with and trust more often?

Truly the heart is similar to a “receiver” able to connect to higher frequency energy; this higher level energy carries information/instructions.  This “divine/filled with light” information are read by the cells (also energetic) and can guide us, inspire us and elevate our thoughtforms and beliefs.  Living from the heart points us to decisions that are for our highest good.  Maybe this is why the heart has been referred to as the center of the body or the home of the soul.  Living from our heart does not mean that we do not utilize our brain (intellect, logic).  It’s more like from the heart we run our brain and therefore we function mentally, emotionally and physically in a “healthier” and more coherent state versus a chaotic and dramatic state.

How Can We Live From the Heart?

One of the most difficult things for many of us to do is to take a “break” and just be without any distractions!  Literally, just checking in with ourselves and simply asking questions is an easy and powerful way to experience connecting to our heart and to the wisdom it can provide.  Especially when we find ourselves challenged by life situations and experiences -- that is the best time to focus your awareness on the energy/spiritual Heart center and ask it for the truth about you, others, or any dilemma.  Simple, but effective steps to this process are:

1. Get quiet for a period of time (2-3 minutes).  Take a couple of deep breaths.
2. Place your focus on the heart area.  Invite the Divine.  Placing a hand or both hands over your heart can keep the focus.
3. Ask your question (i.e.  Can I make this (relationship, situation…etc.) better?, Is choosing ____best for me?,  Should I trust this person?…)
4. Set for a minute and feel the answer.  Your feeling will manifest into awareness.  If not in the moment, in the near future.
5. Trust the answer.  No need to debate it.  Humbly accept it.

No question is too insignificant.

I once came across the story of a young woman who left home to attend college.  After the first year she was extremely unhappy.  However, she had told herself that this is what everyone did and that she should be grateful for the opportunity to go off to college.  Her heart tugged at her to just go back home, but her “head” told her she would be a failure.  She believed her family would be very disappointed.  She began to consider suicide.  The depth of her misery was going to lead her to take her own life.  Fortunately, she listened to her heart which told her to just call her parents.  Her father answered the phone, she began crying and telling her dad that she wanted to come home.  Without hesitation her Dad said “then come home”.  Had she just not overridden with her “head” what was truly in her heart she could have avoided much internal turmoil and the possibility of ending her life.  She is now a very happy and successful teacher.

How Can We Learn From the Heart?

There are times when we are hit with an unexpected event or with a new re-occurring physical pain.  When this occurs I suggest you do not go the path of feeling like a “victim” (remember it is happening FOR you not to you).  Go into your heart and ask what you are meant to learn or understand.  These are teachable moments. In these moments many emotional past experiences or feelings can come up.  By them surfacing there can be a release and therefore a type of healing/wellness can come through.

For example, a psychiatrist who now incorporates mind, body, spirit techniques once worked with a man who had suffered from severe frozen shoulder on his right side for 4 years.  He could not lift his arm above his shoulder and he rated his pain level at an eight.  The psychiatrist asked him to trust him and to ask his body (heart) what he could learn from all this pain.  What was his body trying to get him to understand?

Though the patient had never tried this he felt he had nothing to lose.  After a few minutes of introspection, the man revealed that he felt he was not a good enough man.  He shared that he felt inadequate.  He had also not been able to father any children and this added to this feeling.  A memory that also came up for him was one in which his parents used to take on foreign boarders.  He recalled a Chinese boarder and remembered that later there were pictures of the Chinese boy in the house but none of him.

Once the psychiatrist allowed his patient to talk about all that revealed itself to him, he asked him to once more rate his pain level.  Instead of an eight it had lowered to a three!  This had never happened in the last 4 years with any therapy or pain medication.

I suggest that next time you don’t know what to do, instead of trying to force your way past your unawareness, trying to desperately figure out a solution, realize that you’ve reached the moment of connecting with your heart which is the closest thing to Love.  Love does not misguide us.

Harness for God the energies of Love and discover your own fire!

Current Understanding of the Heart Field

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Yet, most people focus on what they don’t want in their lives and due to the time and emotional energy spent dwelling on them, they bring those very things that they don’t want or the essence of what they don’t want into their lives.  What you focus on you give life to.  If you receive more of what you don’t want it takes you away from your desired path, disrupts your peace of mind and drains your energy. Stop for a moment and feel how each of the following phrases sets in your body.  Whether we believe it or not, every thought has an energy frequency which is emitted.

FEEL THE DIFFERENCE

Close your eyes and say “I don’t want, I don’t want”…wait a few seconds.  How does this phrase feel?  Does it create tightness somewhere in your body?  Does it have a “heavy feel”?  Do you sense some “fear” behind it?  How else did it feel?

Now continuing with your eyes closed say “I want, I want”…wait a few seconds.  How does this phrase feel?  Does it create less resistance?  Does it have a “lighter feel”?  Do you sense some “hope” behind it?  How else did it feel?

The power of the right type of thinking and the energy/passion behind the “I want” statement brings about remarkable results.  It is important to understand that there really does need to be a true heartfelt desire for what you want.  This is again what gives it life.  If it is just a preference or you have the attitude of “I can take it or leave it” then there is not much momentum behind it.  This is okay because not everything is of value or of importance to you.   However, focusing your thoughts, actions and reactions on what matters inspires you and in turn inspires others.  You achieve significant results!

CLARITY LEADS TO FULFILLING YOUR “WANTS”

Since I began applying my attention on what I truly want it has been life changing; both internally and externally.  The times I did not define what I wanted it has been less than satisfactory.  As Yogi Berra once stated, ”If you don’t know where you‘re going, you‘ll end up somewhere else.”  So as I ended up “somewhere else”, I would need to backtrack and try to undo what I didn’t want in the first place.  This gets exhausting!  This applies to relationships, friendships, health, career, job, school, big purchases, investments…etc.  Basically anything that can dramatically impact your life.

Focusing on what you “don’t want” can effectively make you feel powerless.  It does not define what you do want.  However, this tends to be our habitual tendency.  When you intentionally focus on what you do want, the thoughts of what you didn’t want are gradually washed away.  You don’t fight the thoughts of what you don’t want; you overcome them by concentrating on what you do want.

FOCUS WHEEL

A very useful tool to help you focus on what you do want is the use of a FOCUS WHEEL.  The following is an example of a Focus Wheel on “creating the perfect job”.  Note that you can include God/Source as part of the process or if this is not comfortable to you leave it out.  The blank spaces are there for you to complete this Focus Wheel if you like.  For example, you can insert how much your perfect job would pay you?  To print the following examples open the PDF files.  A blank Focus Wheel is also available.  Use this tool for any important decision or goal you are planning to embark on (i.e. college, career, marriage, parenthood, business…etc.)

• PDF of New Job Focus Wheel
• PDF of Personal Relationship Focus Wheel
• PDF of Blank Focus Wheel

When we are focused on what we don’t want, that is all we see, and our ideas and decisions are based on what we don’t want. When we know what we do want, we give ourselves the ability to imagine new possibilities and generate ideas on how to be and what to do or say in each moment to make it a reality.  We begin to achieve clarity and to receive ideas on what to do next and how to do it to move in a new direction.  People, articles, books, opportunities come to our attention which align with what we want.

OWN YOUR LIFE!  OWN YOUR HAPPINESS!

“We did not come to fear the future. We came here to shape it”                              – President Barack Obama

President Obama uttered these words in the latest address to Congress. However, not fearing the future but shaping it also applies to our personal lives in a very dramatic way. On many occasions “fear” is what stops us from moving forward and accepting change in our personal lives. Fear of the unknown keeps us from the potential of great internal freedom (freedom from painful or negative thoughts, beliefs, experiences, having to control…etc.).  Fear does not just let us “be”.

The following article is from a Doctor of Metaphysics – Toni Elizabeth Sar’h Petrinovich, Ph.D. She was born with memory of the etheric worlds intact. She is the owner of Sacred Spaces in the beautiful San Juan Islands off the coast of Washington State where she conducts personal sessions, retreats and etheric readings for all those drawn to the authentic Self.

I’d like to give definitions of the Ego which may make the following article more impactful.  The dictionary defines Ego as the part of a person’s self that is able to recognize that person as being distinct from other people and things.  Toni Elizabeth sent me the following definition on the Ego:

“The ego is the “I” of you that distinguishes itself from others and also from its thoughts. It is the conscious accumulator of your experiences in the body you are using – and it believes it is separated and distinct from the “others” in its reality.  The ego is the identity of the individuation.  It makes each person “be” the person he or she is in All That Is.  Without the ego, you would not be you and I would not be me.  The ego does not consciously know that it is Source and harbors fear that if it is absorbed into the One, it will no longer exist.  Once the ego personality realizes that not only is it safe to “fall in love with the Beloved within”, it is also the answer to its deepest yearning, the being realizes the Self.  It is Source sourcing Itself through individuated experience.”

WHY DO WE CREATE FEAR?

What is fear? Mankind defines fear as “an unpleasant often strong emotion caused by anticipation or awareness of danger”. Man defines danger as “exposure or liability to injury, pain or loss”. Anticipating is “giving advance thought to” something that may come in the future. It appears that fear could be summarized as the feeling one has when anticipating pain or loss in future time.

Looking at this set of definitions, one has only to glance casually to become aware of the creative aspect of this definition. How could something cause pain or loss in the future and be experienced NOW unless it was being created NOW? There is no way to know that the future will certainly bring the anticipated pain or loss. There is only the “advance thought” that creates it and thus brings it into the experience of the thinker. Thus, the one doing the thinking is distracted in the perpetuation of this “future thought”.

Why would mankind wish to create something in the future that would be harmful to him or her? Why would advance thinking be used to create pain or loss or the sense of one of these?

It is the job, the task, the mission of the ego personality to perpetuate separation in mankind from each other, from Source and inevitably from itself. In this task of separation, the ego uses every ploy possible to secure the knowledge that each being, each person, must remain separate, solitary and alone to be safe from “anticipated danger”. In the aloneness is the only safety. Though it may feel lonely at times, it is safer than trusting another because there is no one to trust. All have proven themselves guilty of betrayal and therefore, “anticipated danger” is definitely a worthwhile cause. So says the ego personality.

The issue this brings up is a case of mistaken identity. When man says he IS this or that, he is saying that he IS the ego. That statement limits man to the egoic state because the ego cannot do anything except be limited. This thought is self-perpetuating. The more it is thought, the more limited it becomes. The more limited one is the more one has to struggle to get along because the ego requires effort to sustain its belief system of separation and unworthiness. The ego wishes to be accepted. It paints everything with the colors that makes it feel that it will be approved of by creating ever-increasing needs to ward off the “anticipated danger”.

The strength of the ego personality creates fear to prove to you that you are truly separate because if you were not then there would be no reason to fear. It is the ultimate dichotomy. One must fear to remain safe because without fear there is no safety.

Letting go of the attributes of the ego results in the only security that truly exists. It is the height of vulnerability and the depths of passionate response to life. It is creating from the heart and the soul all one wishes without thought of tomorrow and it is bringing into the field of one’s environment the peace that comes without thought.

This is what is asked of you in each moment and in each breath. It is the only source of contentment, knowing, peace and joy that is offered in a world of duality because it surpasses the dual appearance and brings you full circle into the actual reason for your presence on earth. Fear kills the mind. Letting go of fear brings infinite life. Fear is separation; its opposite – love – is union; union with the Cosmos, your fellow man and, most important of all, your Self.

Stop for a moment and feel your self. See where the fear lives. Ask it why it is there. Feel the contraction in it. Breathe into it. Breathe it out. Ask yourself why you allow it to live within your consciousness. What does fear bring you that benefits your life? Why do you allow it to be part of what you identify as YOU? **

Yes, we can shape our future; fear can shape one type of future and love can shape a different type of future.

Remember it’s ALL good!

Dr. Eric Pearl's Right Hand

“We all desire to have great relationships, fulfilling occupations, joy, health, security and inner-peace. It is a constant challenge for us as human beings to keep every part within ourselves (emotional, mental, physical and spiritual) in balance, flowing, and attuned in order to achieve this desire.”

The above quote is found on the Home page of my website.  I have a deep commitment to help lead people towards balancing their multi-dimensional body; to helping them experience a “flowing” through life with less struggle and physical discomfort.  Currently one of the most powerful methods to help achieve internal balance is an energy type work called Reconnective Healing®, which has been brought to the public’s attention by Dr. Eric Pearl and his book The Reconnection. It is difficult for many people to accept this type of work because it cannot be seen.  Radio waves cannot be seen yet we are aware that they exist.  The electrical impulses which course through our body and allow for an EKG, EEG, and lie detector test to track this energy can also not be seen, yet they are real.  And so universal/planetary electromagnetic fields with their various vibrational frequencies also exist yet cannot be seen.

One of the most well known energy type works offered for decades is Reiki, originating from Japan.  Reconnective Healing is a recently discovered frequency (approximately 12 years ago) which seems to be working at a much higher frequency.  It can be accessed and directed to a person’s electromagnetic field to affect change at a molecular level.

How Do Higher Frequencies Work?

The higher a vibrational frequency is, the closer it is to the frequency of Light.  Because human energy fields exist, shifting energy to higher frequencies can be a very “healing” experience.  I have come to understand that everything holds energy and vibrates at different rates; each thought, emotion and experience that we have effects and changes the frequency of our personal energy field.  A pattern of thought that is repeated often enough takes on a tremendous amount of “solidity” in one’s energy field, and these “solid” thoughts are called “thoughtforms”.  All of our thought/belief forms hold a vibrational frequency.  A thought or belief which is “rooted” in fear/rejection holds a lower level frequency or energy.  Physical imbalances also hold a lower frequency.  On the contrary, a thought or belief form which is “rooted” in love/acceptance holds a higher level of frequency or energy.

Each person has a unique vibration, which is the product of all of the influences he/she has ever encountered. The healing benefits of Reconnective Healing occur when a habitual lower level energy thoughtform, belief or physical imbalance is raised in its vibrational frequency.  In other words a higher frequency begins to replace the lower frequency (block) and “frees” the person to continue moving forward from the stagnation of this lower frequency.  It becomes easier to inject “light” and cause a type of metamorphosis of the lower more “denser” frequency.  For example, confusion transforms into clarity, hate into love, fear into courage, and conflict into harmony.

Reconnective Healing®

Reconnective Healing reconnects us to the fullness of the universe as it reconnects us to the fullness of our beings and of who we are.  Not only does it seem to have a new set of healing frequencies, but it possibly has an entirely new bandwidth. The reality of its existence has demonstrated itself clearly in practice as well as in science laboratories.  Reconnective Healing doesn’t specifically “treat” anything.  If in its presence you have a specific intent, or not, but allow yourself to come back into balance, as many people do, then you do.  If you’re lucky, your healing will come in the form you anticipated; if you’re really lucky, your healing will come in a form you haven’t even thought of, one that the universe has in mind specifically for you.  Healing can come in all forms.

Everyone’s experience with Reconnective Healing is unique.  In some instances the molecular integration of these new and higher level Reconnective frequencies can have an instant effect on one aspect of your being while in other areas of your being it can take a few weeks or months to unfold. 

Who Benefits from Reconnective Healing®?

People who seek out this type of healing usually fall into three categories: 1) They have tried numerous things for a chronic physical or emotional/mental imbalance and this is a new approach, 2) They have reached a point in their life in which they want to feel more integrated/whole and attain higher consciousness and awareness of how to live their life and how to continue journeying in their life, or 3) They seek out this type of healing for a family member who is hospitalized or in a care facility.

The beauty about these frequencies is that they work in person or via distance (I’m in California and I performed Reconnective Healing for a client in New York).  Also, not more then three sessions are suggested so it does not become a habitual “fix” or a “crutch”.   After a session clients may feel tired for the next 24 to 72 hours as the frequencies integrate into the body.  Click the following to read about others experiences -- Testimonials.

Examples Of The Effects Of Different Frequencies

The following videos visually demonstrate how the frequencies of certain words or high pitched sound vibrations can alter an element.  In a similar way we can also be altered for our highest good.

Turn down the volume!

We also find that color is light of different wavelengths, and each color has its own specific wavelength and vibration.  These wavelengths resonate with energies in different areas of the body and can have restorative properties.  I have had many clients observe colors while in their Reconnective Healing session.

My desire for you is that you open yourself up to all choices which will propel you forward and open up a greater path of understanding and power.  Feel free to Contact me with any questions.

Either way it is ALL good!

Going back to the “Karate Kid”, do you recall how Mr. Miyagi was preparing Daniel-son to become a “master” of Karate?

• The first day of his lesson was “wax on, wax off” along with “breathe in and breathe out”.
• The second lesson was “sand the floor” along with “breathe in and breathe out”.
• The third lesson was on focus; “catch the fly” and you can accomplish anything.
• The fourth lesson was “paint the fence” along with “breathe in and breathe out”.
• The fifth lesson was “paint the house” along with “breathe in and breathe out”.

After “paint the house”, Daniel-son could not take anymore of Mr. Miyagi’s lessons.  In fact, he got extremely frustrated and accused Mr. Miyagi of using him; he feels like a victim.  Immediately, Mr. Miyagi begins to put all the pieces together for Daniel-son and proves to him how he is an advanced student of Karate.  He says “show me sand the floor”, “show me wax on/wax off”, “show me paint the fence”…etc. Each time Daniel-son blocks all the punches.

The sixth lesson in “Karate Kid” was to learn “balance”.  Daniel-son practiced in the ocean and on a boat.  At one point Mr. Miyagi gets very serious with Daniel-son and explains to him, “Balance is key. You have balance you have good life.  Everything is better.”

I totally relate to this wonderful example.  My life has evolved with wax on/wax off moments.  In time I moved on to my “sand the floor” experiences.  Later, there were moments of “catch the fly” that gave me confidence and on and on the lessons continued.  However, I had not valued them as lessons.  Many times I believed I was a victim.  Why is life so tough?  Why didn’t I get a better education?  Why was my dad or mom this way or that way?  Why did so and so not appreciate me?  Why, why, why.  Only time and my “awakening” to a greater spiritual truth (will discuss on a later blog) has allowed me to look back and understand the why’s of my life.  Looking back at the experiences in my life, my culture and family structure have allowed me to develop in compassion towards others.

The “Mr. Miyagi” of the Universe lessons were teaching me to become an advanced student of compassion.  Now I am serving others by doing my best to help alleviate physical, emotional, mental and/or spiritual pain.  As the song below says “as your heart chose”, I believe my heart chose this road to ultimately lead to my greater good and the greater good of others.  So this is my “balance” it’s not just about me, it’s not just about others (family, friends, acquaintances, strangers), it’s about both in a well choreographed dance.

Consider all that your “heart chose”: your parents, lifestyle, interests, challenges, relationships…etc.  Can you look back to your “wax on/wax off”, “sand the floor”, “paint the fence”, “catch the fly” chapters in your life?  How has life been preparing you in order to evolve within the depths of your being to later serve in some fashion?  It doesn’t matter how or in what fashion we may serve, it’s ALL good.

What do you believe you are becoming an advanced student or “master” of?  I invite you to share your story.

Enjoy the following beautiful song by Enya – ‘Only Time’

Lyrics:
Who can say where the road goes,
Where the day flows?
Only time…
And who can say if your love grows,
As your heart chose?
Only time…
Who can say why your heart sighs,
As your love flies?
Only time…
And who can say why your heart cries,
When your love dies?
Only time…
Who can say when the roads meet,
That love might be,
In your heart.
And who can say when the day sleeps,
If the night keeps all your heart?
Night keeps all your heart…
Who can say if your love grows,
As your heart chose?
Only time…
And who can say where the road goes,
Where the day flows?
Only time…
Who knows? Only time…
Who knows?
Only time…

On the other hand, decisions based on some “belief” fueled by “fear” had much to be desired.  This “path” was not only rocky but “felt” heavy.   Much worry would come about and a gut feeling emerged that this was not “the right direction”.  I allowed myself to talk myself out of the choice that resonated with my “heart”.  So then what?   I would back track to an original desire or choice that at the time I had discounted.  My fearful mind had overridden my “true” desire.  Does this sound familiar?

I began to ask myself what led me to discount my true desires time and time again; like a sort of self-betrayal.  I found that deeply rooted in my being was the belief that I needed to conform or make choices others would look upon as “good” or “of value”.  Believe it or not there was a time in my life in which I believed I was “worthless”.  Unbeknownst to me, I immersed myself in many endeavors, tasks and responsibilities in order to appease this deep rooted belief.  Always looking outside of myself did not allow me to look inward and question/challenge this belief.

Many times these seeds are planted by our family system, teachers, schools, religion or the beliefs of society at large.  We fall prey to needing to impress by our “actions”,  “title”, “position”, “high income”, “material goods” a “certain look”…etc.  From childhood we are asked “what do you want to become when you grow up”.   We are praised for our great academics, lofty goals and achievements.  And so, in a desire to be accepted we “squelch” our true nature and desire in order to fit the image of “successful”.   We learn to multitask, take on much more than we could accomplish in one day and we fall exhausted into bed each night.  This lifestyle can lead to physical, emotional, mental and/or spiritual dis-ease.  And sadder yet, there is a deep “yearning’ to return to what we came to experience and discover; to what we came to do.

It is never too late to come to the realization that we can turn to “our hearts desire”.   To the “voice of our soul”.  In some cases it may not be easy because of  how layered we have made our life with responsibilities and debt.  At other times it can be as simple as changing a belief that has bound us tight; kept us roped in.  Yet, if we resolve to return to something we sense is our “life path” then in time it can become a reality.  No matter how long it takes to get on this path, it is well worth it.  We’ve allowed ourselves to be distracted by doing what we thought was expected of us, now it is time to assign and align our thought patterns to our heart’s pattern.

Note: I am not advocating abandoning current responsibilities.  We all know when the right time will arise to make this shift we desire.

Either way just remember IT’S ALL GOOD!

** I invite you to share your positive thoughts or insights.