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Fall is Calling: Are You in Alignment?

9/22/2021

 
Autumn is a second spring when every leaf is a flower.                    
                                                                            Albert Camus
Happy Autumnal Equinox!


3, 2, 1 … POOF! It's September already...can you believe that

we've traveled along the pathway toward Oneness for eight

months already?!  


Just like that, summer is over--at least "on paper".  It still feels

like summer even though the calendar says otherwise.


Get ready to enjoy crisp morning air, the crunch of fallen leaves,

and all things comfy. Many of you may already be experiencing

the cool mornings and have noticed that some of the leaves are

beginning to turn yellow, crimson, and orange.


For the second time this year, there's a balance between light

and darkness. At the Vernal Equinox in March, the cycle of life

turned toward increasing light. Now, the Autumnal Equinox

brings a return of increased darkness.


It’s the season for harvesting and now is your opportunity to

gather and savor the fruits of your hard work and creativity. For

appreciating all that you've accomplished over the past few

months. For feeling proud of yourself for facing the changes and

challenges that shape your current reality with grace.


We tend to acknowledge the changing season without

understanding that we, too, are in transition, are being

transformed.


If you’ve been bumping up against old patterns, negative

thinking, fears, worries or even grief, guilt or shame, you may

realize that the energy many of us have experienced over the

past few months was all about transformation.


This energy that surrounded us may have brought up fears and

other deep past issues within ourselves; challenges for us to

deal with that we have not dealt with or have experienced for

decades. Now, more than ever, is the time to practice self-

compassion, self-acceptance, and self-love.


How did you fare as you moved through the waves of

transformational energy?

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The most important decision we make is whether we believe we live in a friendly or hostile universe.
                                                                            Albert Einstein
Author Byron Katie puts it this way: “Life is simple. Everything

happens for you, not to you. Everything happens at exactly the

right moment, neither too soon nor too late. You don’t have to

like it…. It’s just easier if you do.”


You have an opportunity to soothe your heart and strengthen

your relationships, starting with yourself, your loved ones and

friends. You have the ability to fully trust in life, and the universe.

This is a good and safe time to come into alignment with love.


As you move into alignment with your sacred life, shifts happen

– for yourself, for your family, your loved ones….and in ripples

for the world. Life has been rather rough over the last year­–no

surprise–so use this time to restore your energy and get in the

mind, body, and spirit recuperation you truly need.


As you connect to source or spirit you become the very best

version of yourself, living your most authentic, passionate and

joyful life. And sharing that love and light vibration with others.


This is an amazing personal journey of transformation, starting

as all journeys do . . . with you.



Equinox energy is here right now. It is all around you and within

you, offering you the rich gift of balance and joy. When I watch

the energy of the earth, the most striking difference when we

come into the equinox times is that there is a stillness that

settles. Like a pause. A time for balance. It hangs in the air and

sits on the grass like gentle mist, touching all of the earth and

her inhabitants with a gentle invitation to pause, balance and

feel the stillness.


As the cooler, shorter days become more frequent, I encourage

you to spend some time thinking about and reflecting on what

you want the final quarter of 2021 to look like for you. With all

the shifts and changes you might not have gotten to scale as

many rungs as you hoped when 2021 first started, but that

doesn’t mean you can’t still make progress.

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Nature Wants You to Grow and Thrive


If you've been reading this blog for a while, you've likely noticed

that I like to use the change of seasons as an opportunity to

pause and reflect. Nature is always showing you how to bring

yourself into alignment with–a new life, your true nature, with

your Wholeness.


When we look closely at the energy present in each season &

what’s happening in nature, we begin to see the Earth supports

our personal  growth work.


Whether you consider yourself a “nature person” or not, we are

all connected to the Earth. We are part of the sacred web of life.

We are all living, growing things on the Earth. We are affected

by the forces & energy in nature–just like trees, just like the

gardens, just like all the animals.


When changes occur in nature, they resonate within our spirit.


The season is changing. The energy is changing. And there are

ways your spirit wants to stretch & grow in response to that. (Or

release & turn inward, as the case may be.)


Autumn is the perfect time to reflect on your life and any growth

& changes you’ve gone through over the year so far.


These are some really powerful questions to ask yourself this

time of year. Use them as journal prompts throughout Autumn.



Count Your Blessings


Summer was a time of abundance, growth, and play. It's

important to acknowledge all you're grateful for.

 
Reflect on the blessings you’ve received this year.
  • What abundance did you experience this year?
  • What blessings have you received?


Acknowledge Your Efforts

It's important to appreciate your triumphs and all the hard work

you've invested in your personal growth.


Reflect on your personal harvests.
  • What are the things in your life and within yourself that you’ve been tending and nurturing?
  • What are some accomplishments that you’re proud of?


Prepare to let go


In Autumn we are drawn to the balance between life and death.

Everything is dying all around us. And that death is necessary,

in order for new life to grow in the spring.


That’s true for the trees and the flowers, and its true for you as

well. In order to experience new growth, we need to let go of our

old leaves–old patterns and habits that no longer serve us.


The transformations undergone by living beings seem much

more like endings than the transitions they really are. Dormancy,

not death, is the hallmark of fall. This dormancy allows for new

growth in the spring.
  • What are you ready to let go of?
  • What do you need to shed in order for new life to grow?


This Co-Creative Mandala, "Alignment" from a photo of a dahlia

(symbolizes balance) reminds us when changes and challenges

happen, align your mind, body, and spirit with your true nature--

your Wholeness. Prioritize it every day, in whatever way feels

best to you and feels doable. This will help keep you grounded

and help you remember your connection to all things. How you

experience each and every thing in life is determined by how

connected or disconnected you are, how aligned or misaligned.

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Aligning with your Wholeness means letting go of all thoughts, beliefs, and things
that no longer serve you.

Alignment Exercise:


In this simple, yet powerful exercise, I invite you to celebrate

"Alignment" and feel supported by your inner and outer

resources.  Honor this powerful time of transition.


Intention:


Autumn has arrived. The days are shortening, the leaves are

changing colors. There's a feeling of change, transition, and

transformation in the air. This is a time for reflection, for a

harvesting all the fruits of your labors, for feeling proud of

yourself for all your accomplishments, and for letting go.


Noticing the inner and outer effects of seasonal changes tunes

in to your inner wisdom and your "essential rhythm".



If you have been feeling that inner calling to shift your vibration

and step into harmony and alignment with who you really are

and are ready to allow yourself more joy, peace, contentment,

love and happiness in your everyday life, then I highly

encourage you to do the following alignment exercise as often

as you like.


Perhaps the most crucial self-care practice for our times is to

tap into our heart’s guidance—to bring us peace in a polarizing

world, to bring us into alignment with our true nature. That is

where we notice and feel our support systems helping us

connect with the love that always surrounds us. Then, our sense

of separation begins to fade and we can begin to see each other

as connected through the great Oneness of who we truly are.



Here's the exercise:


Take a moment to follow your breath, into your body. Feel the

flow of prana, fresh life energy, as it fills your lungs and flows

down your whole body.

    Notice the sensations that are present and just keep

breathing, effortlessly, with nowhere to go, nothing to do, and no

one to be. Enjoy the breath as it flows in and out of your body,

noticing, perhaps, relative places of stuckness and places of

flow.
   
     Let your eyes rest on the "Alignment" mandala. Note the

colors, the texture, the image. What do you notice in your body

when you look at the mandala.  Just be with the mandala. 


Take a moment now to focus on your heart, both the front and

back of your heart. Invite any ancestors, guides, or support

systems to connect with you at this time.

    Take a few moments, allowing for the flow of energy to come

through the back and front of the heart, and rest in the energy of

this support for a few moments. Let your sense of Spirit flow

through your entire body, receiving it with openness, perhaps

even a sense of awe for this beautiful and instantaneous

connection.

    Close with gratitude, for those who chose to be with you at

this time, and for yourself for giving time for your practice.



During this time of transition and transformation invest time for

yourself, move and shift your energy with Alignment practices

Allow new possibilities to come into your reality to remind you of

your Wholeness.


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    of the Soil and of the
    Soul & Co-Creator of
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