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Are You Listening to the Sounds of Silence?

1/20/2021

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Allow nature to teach you stillness.
                                                                                    Eckhart Tolle
Here's to another year of exploring our inner beauty, the

connection we have with each other, and our connection to

nature.



Full disclosure: I started writing this blog at the end of 2020. As

sometimes happens, I just wasn't ready to finish writing even

though I had a lighthearted newsletter sketched in my mind

about welcoming 2021 with purpose and intention. Which, BTW,

I believe is a wonderful way to begin each moment, day, week,

month, or year.


But, an unseen--yet felt--force held me back. As the first days of

the New Year slipped by, the reason for my hesitation revealed

itself. January 6th happened.  I wondered how I could possibly

not address what occurred on that day in our nation’s capitol?

Maybe like you, I felt it before it happened and now I'm still

processing it – cognitively and emotionally and spiritually – and I

imagine that I will be for some time to come.


Frankly, I'm walking a tightrope. In the past, I've made best

efforts at writing about ways we can remember our wholeness

by intentionally putting our attention on our inner life (including

ALL of our feelings), cultivating love and compassion for

ourselves and others,  and appreciating the ways that the

natural cycles support our evolution of consciousness.  At the

same time, I understand that everything and everyone is

connected and collective consciousness impacts our lives in

seen and unseen ways.  I've done my best to live my intention

to be loving, tolerant, and compassionate--toward myself and

others.


Lately, I've noticed how challenging that is.  



That's when I lean into practices that are so crucial for my self

growth.  


I have both "formal" practices (meditation and chanting) that I

do twice a day. And, "informal" techniques (EFT/Tapping,


HeartMath, and Metta Meditation)  that I use when I forget

love's presence and experience the difficult emotions when "life

happens".



When I do any of these practices I notice in the midst of all that's

happening, and while I'm experiencing "those" feelings (and the

"shoulds" and "shouldn'ts"),  just how quickly the critical voice

softens.  When I accept the feelings (and myself for having

them), I feel more stable, feel less volatile, my mood improves,

and I'm more willing to accept others and to accept what is. If

there's ever been a time when loving and accepting ourselves

and others is needed, it's now.



What practices are you discovering or re-discovering for

remembering that you are safe, whole, complete, loving and

lovable?


There may be many difficult weeks and months ahead, but I can

see the light at the end of the tunnel--and it's not the train

coming toward me. I can’t help but feel the New Year is

vibrating with the potential for individual and collective change.



I recently read the following and felt comforted by the reminders
:

3 Timeless Truths For The New Year


1. Every challenge can be an opportunity for growth and self- 

    discovery. Stay curious.

2. Sometimes, it’s necessary to release what one has to make

    way for something better and brighter.  Use your creative

    force for relishing the experience of softening and letting go.

3. No matter what’s going on around us, we are always

    in charge of what’s going on inside us. Align with truth and

    re-imagine the world and yourself from a space beyond fear

    and separation. You can't move forward if you're in fear. In

    many cultures the peacock is a symbol of fearlessness,

    openness and acceptance. When threatened, a peacock

    responds by showing its most marvelous beauty. Find and

    extend your most marvelous beauty.


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Are you feeling a bit at odds within yourself right now? Is

part of you excited and ready to move forward with your

intentions for 2021? Does part of you want to crawl into a

cave and hibernate? All of the above? You're not alone!


This is the thing about the winter season and the New

Year (and particularly this year): We begin the year

(some of us), in the coldest, darkest time when

everything in nature is quietly resting. And, yet, we're

pulled toward getting on with our resolutions, our goals,

our intentions for the New Year (because we're SO OVER

last year!).


Meanwhile...The feminine aspect of us is

saying….wait….sit down… close your eyes….connect

inward.  Nature is quietly preparing every living thing

(including us) for the months ahead. This is the time to

create through your heart and receive.  


This is the rhythm of the universe: Day, night. In-breath,

out-breath. Wake and sleep. Traditional cultures honor

this rhythm. They set aside time to rest, time to pray, time

to heal.


Our society tends to put a premium on action, at the

expense of rest.


This is the time to rest. To rejuvenate. To invest the time

and space that you REALLY need to be still, to listen,

and appreciate Silence. Like seeds planted in nourishing

soil, your vision gathers energy from inner and outer

Silence. This is the time to trust nature's process

working through you.


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Many of you know that all Co-Creative Mandalas begin with

photographs of flowers and plants we grow or see in nature. 

Every year as we're co-creating the cover for the mandala

calendar a theme emerges. Each monthly mandala reflects the

cycle of nature, and is a pathway that culminates in the "great

mandala" for the year. The theme for each year supports the

feeling AND the intention for each month. For 2020 we were

guided toward "Luminosity"--as a pathway for honoring

our inner light and the Source of everything.  Luminosity is both

our inner Light and the source of Light that uplifts and amplifies

everyone's unique path toward more joy, well-being, and peace.


The same process is true for the 2021 theme: "Oneness". 

Before the inspiration revealed itself, we hadn't thought

specifically about Oneness. As the months since that inspiration

surfaced, I've come to realize that never before in my lifetime

has it been more important to focus attention on Oneness.


Oneness is at the heart of many spiritual traditions.  One of the

most common experiences of the evolution of consciousness is

the feeling of Oneness. This state of being can be experienced

as a feeling that everything, everyone is part of a whole, we all

come from one common source. I've experienced Oneness

when enjoying a sunset over the ocean and felt the infinite

vastness of the universe, or while tending to flowers in the

garden and "time stood still". Others experience it when they

see their newborn child for the first time. Those glimpses of

Oneness are hard to describe and sustain because we live in

duality. Oneness is both an inner experience and the source of

everything.



We are individual life forms each seeking our individual

expressions. Behind this appearance of separation is the

essential nature that exists in all beings. The concept of

tapping into Oneness is a powerful tool for transforming

ourselves and our world because we remember goodness, love

and compassion--for ourselves and each other.  This is like

each cell taking care of itself, but also working in cooperation

with others, having the health of the whole system as its goal.

It is a pathway that honors individual and collective Oneness,

our Wholeness. From this perspective--we want for each other

what we want for ourselves.


It really boils down to this: that all life is interrelated. We are all caught in an inescapable network of mutuality, tied together into a single garment of destiny. Whatever affects one directly, affects all indirectly. We are made to live together because of the interrelated structure of reality... Before you finish eating breakfast in the morning, you’ve depended on more than half the world. This is the way our universe is structured, this is its interrelated quality. We aren’t going to have peace on Earth until we recognize the basic fact of the interrelated structure of all reality.
             
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. from his last Christmas sermon       
And, Depak Chopra says, "Oneness is the potential for all

sounds but is, itself silent. In every moment of existence, the

whole of creation is constantly emerging from the silence of

Oneness...When we slip into the spaces between our thoughts,

we experience Oneness".  When you meditate you access the

Silence at the source, the experience of Oneness. This is a path

by which our awareness settles to quieter levels of thinking, into

the Silence of Oneness.


Tapping into Silence is one of the keys to sustaining the clarity

and focus necessary for realizing your dreams and goals.

During meditation, you quiet your mind. Afterwards, you take

action to realize your dreams. One of my teachers described

this process as "rest and activity"--deep rest and Silence during

meditation that relieves stress from the mind, body and spirit so

that when we emerge we live our full potential.  Of course this

takes practice.



In his blog post, "What is Oneness", Roger Gabriel offers eight

simple, practical, and profound suggestions for living life in

the Silence of Oneness.



Throughout 2021, I'll be following the pathway of coming home

to Oneness that is found in our Co-Creative Mandala calendar.

Each month offers a new mandala that expresses a quality

which supports your journey toward remembering Oneness. The

mandalas in this blog may be the same as the ones found in the

calendar. Or, like this month, I've co-created a different mandala

that expresses the quality of "Silence".   



This Co-Creative Mandala--"Silence" is from a photograph of

pine, which symbolizes focus and loving kindness, and snow,

which symbolizes peace and gentleness. It reminds us of the

importance of resting, silence, being gentle and loving toward

ourselves, and allowing our vision for the year to come into

focus. It's associated with the heart, throat, and crown chakras.

It's a reminder to pause and listen and invite Divine wisdom in. It

can help you stay in touch with your inner wisdom and check in

with your higher self.


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Silence is essential.
We need silence,
just as much as we need air,
just as much as plants need light.
If our minds are crowded
with words and thoughts,
there is no space for us.
                                                                        Thich Nhat Hanh
Silence Exercise:*

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

Silence and feel supported by your inner and outer

resources.  Honor this powerful time of rest, rejuvenation, and

healing.


Intention:


This is a special opportunity to connect with the stillness, the

Silence, within you, to reflect on the year just passed and

imagine what the light of the New Year holds in store. We can

dream peacefully knowing that deep within the Earth and within

our hearts, something beautiful rests and is nurtured... waiting to

be born in the Spring.



Give yourself plenty of time without interruptions to dive

deeply into this exercise. Meditate, journal, create and bless   

your sacred space.


Make this exercise your own. Invest your time and attention.


Don’t rush.
 

As you sit quietly in your space, light a candle that welcomes

Silence. 



In a moment, when you are done reading through the

instructions, write everything that the Co-Creative

Mandala--"Silence" makes you think of. Write how you feel

when you look at it. Write about what the associated chakras

represent and how that might be applicable to your journey 

toward Oneness this year.



Close your eyes. Bring your awareness to your breath; just be

with your breath. Take a deep breath in. Breathe out. Take

another deep breath in. Breathe out. Notice the sensations as

you exhale—without judgement.  Feel the body breathing. Bring

your body into stillness.


Open your eyes and bring your attention to the Silence

mandala; allow the mandala energy to fill your heart; be with

whatever is there.


Invest a few minutes toward allowing the Silence energy to

flow to and through your body.  Imagine that energy bursting

through your crown chakra and extending far into the heavens.


Imagine the Silence energy flowing through you and down

deep into the earth. Imagine it radiating from your heart and

extending out in front of you and behind you. Imagine the

Silence energy is a radiant ball that encircles you.


Now, sit with this energy for a few minutes.

 
What about the Silence mandala captures your attention?


Notice and Wonder--Something in me is feeling...


I wonder what it wants me to know?
 

Relax into your body and its quietness. Be with the energy, be

present, listen.



Here's the ritual:

1. Take out a piece of paper and write a list of everything that

    you want to let go of from 2020. These can include habits,

    behaviors,
limiting beliefs, fears, physical conditions, feelings

    of resentment, conflicts, or thoughts that don't  serve you.


2. Then thank all the items on the list for having been with

     you and for all the lessons learned and ways you grew from

     them.


3. Next make a clear statement of letting go such as: "I now let

    go of all these things and anything else that no longer serves

    me and my vision and intention and they ways I want to feel

    in 2021."


4. If you have a fireplace, wood stove, etc. throw the paper in

    to be burned. If you don't have a fireplace,  CAREFULLY burn

    the list in a large stainless steel bowl or in a sink.


5. Write down and then speak out loud everything you're

    grateful for from the past year -- the joys, celebrations,

   accomplishments, lessons learned, and "growth" experiences.


6. And now it's time to call in what you'd like to bring forward

    in 2021—First, write down how you want to FEEL throughout

    this upcoming year. It's the FEELING of it all that will take you

    far. Then acknowledge everything you welcome into your 
 
    vision of the New Year--the intentions, beliefs, behaviors,  

    relationships, and everything you will embrace. Finally, speak

    out loud what you've written down.

  



As we reflect on 2020 and continue into the New Year,

appreciate of the cycles of nature.   This is the time for a pause,

a time for rest and renewal, and then we get to start anew

wherever our paths lead us.  Please take some time now to take

care of yourself.  You deserve it. Your presence is needed to

keep transforming your life and the lives of all beings.



Thank you for being on this journey. And for continuing to give

the world the gift of your best self.


Wishing you a year of health, abundance, joy, Oneness, and

remembering the light that you truly are.


Peace and joy to your seeking heart,

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* Adapted from https://www.lauripointer.com/
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Happy New Year:  All Great Beginnings Start in the Dark

1/1/2020

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Blessings for the new year and new decade ahead! Going into

2020 is particularly magical and filled with new energy and

infinite potential. The transition from one year to the next is a

powerful time for setting intentions and to begin again. This is a

great opportunity to co-create new possibilities, to jump start

your self-care and healing practices, and to really get clear

about what you need and want in the coming year.  Harnessing

the power of this time takes a leap of faith, trusting that you can

make the changes that will renew your body, mind and spirit.




Do you want to start the new decade with powerful intentions

that serve your highest good? Making lasting, positive changes

takes more than just scribbling a list of resolutions in a

notebook. Change is possible, but usually things like new year

resolutions come and go. Consider investing some time toward

visualizing what you want, imagining what it feels like to be

living the life that you want, the highest vision for yourself. But

first...



2020 Hindsight


All too often we leap into the new year without clearing up

events from the past year and don't invest the time to reflect on,

appreciate, and honor All our experiences and our feelings: The

highs and lows, the ups and downs, the triumphs and mistakes.

This is the time for reflecting on the past year with gratitude.

This isn't the time for taking a "spiritual bypass". This article,

"Spiritual Gaslighting", 
challenges us to take stock of both

what felt constricted and what felt expansive about the past year

and reap the benefits of reflecting on all experiences, people,

and events with gratitude. For me, 2019 was quite a year; a

year for surrendering and letting go.  I’ve come to realize just

how important it is to invest time and attention toward honoring

the changes and challenges that shape my current reality.

Fortunately, there are three simple steps we can take for the

Reflection, Release, and Vision necessary for creating our

preferred future.

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The following Reflection exercise

is a process; take as much time

as you need. Be gentle with

yourself. Journal. Sit with a

trusted friend who will hold

sacred space and listen.


The following questions can be

helpful for getting you started:


1. What was the past year like?

2. What mistakes did I make?

3. What/who was helpful? Not helpful?


Notice and allow your feelings to emerge without judgement.

You may feel discomfort as you recall the events from the past

year. There may be events from 2019 that you'd rather not look

at or you want to keep hidden away.  That's okay. Trust yourself

and your process.




Once you’ve revisited 2019, the following Release exercise will

address any unfinished business that needs to be resolved.  


Begin by calling forth  one event, one thing, one issue. Notice

and allow your feelings. Repeat this process for clearing all the

unfinished business.



When you feel ready, begin letting go of what no longer serves

you. Just like clouds passing by, let the thoughts and feelings

that arise float by. Come back to your breath and keep

breathing.  


Ask yourself:

1. What is one thing I would have changed in 2019?

2. What did I learn?



This is an opportunity to use a modality to clear out the

constricted energy that may still linger. I've found that Emotional

Freedom Techniques-Tapping (EFT) is very helpful for creating

the space to love and accept myself and shift my perspective

about the events and circumstances. In this video
Carol Look,

EFT Master,
created a short tapping sequence for releasing

blocks associated with unfinished business.



When you give your emotions time and attention, it's possible to

move into the new year from a place of peace.



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2020 Foresight


We are what we do, how we think,

and what we believe. If I want

something to be different, I have to

change my actions, thoughts, and

beliefs.  The beginning of 2020

brings to light how the new year is

deeply embedded in our psyche as a day to make commitments

to change.  If you are familiar with the concept of
morphogenic

fields
– the habits of nature that get stronger the more they are

repeated, then you can see that there is a powerful field around

new year’s resolutions. Unfortunately, there’s also a powerful

collective conscious energy around failing to maintain those

resolutions.




In order to sustain lasting change, your intentions have to be in

alignment with your values, with your true nature. Often people

set intentions for change, based on society’s goals – their

conditioning of what they and everyone “should” aspire to.

However, if that’s not in alignment with what you truly want and

value, then you aren’t going to make the lasting changes you're

looking for.



What's going to be new and different about 2020? For me, it's a

renewed commitment to self-care and getting clearer about

what I need and want. By putting myself at the center of my day,

every day, I set the tone for the day, the month, the year, the

decade. I'm making a commitment to myself to take small,

incremental, achievable steps every day that support shifting my

energy and releasing old beliefs. 




This mandala, “Vision”, represents the energy for setting the

intentions that support making lasting changes in life. The

following exercise provides a pathway that reminds us that

we have the power to create the life we want.


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Help us ever to be

faithful gardeners of the spirit,

who know that

without darkness

nothing comes to birth,

and without light,

nothing flowers.

May Sarton

Vision Exercise:


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

your Vision 2020 and honor your intentions. You can bring forth

your vision at any time by focusing on your feelings associated

with your intentions.


Give yourself plenty of time without interruptions to dive deeply

into this exercise. Meditate, journal, create and bless your

sacred space for doing this exercise throughout the year.

Come back to this exercise as often as you like. You can do it

any time you feel inspired to renew your intentions for the year.


Make it your own.


As you sit quietly in your space, light a candle that welcomes

the feelings you want to bring in to your life during 2020 and

beyond.


Invest your time and attention. Don’t rush.


Close your eyes. Take several deep breaths. Bring your body

into stillness.


Now, place your hands over your heart for a minute or two.

Now, open your eyes and focus on the mandala. Bring your

awareness to your breath, without judgement; just be with your

breath. Now, bring your attention to your heart; allow the

mandala energy to fill your heart; be with whatever is there.


Invest a few minutes toward allowing the “Vision” energy to flow

to and through your body.  Imagine that energy bursting through

your crown chakra & extending far into the heavens. Imagine

the “Vision” energy flowing through you and down deep into the

earth. Imagine it radiating from your heart and extending out in

front of you and behind you. Imagine the "Vision" energy is a

radiant ball that encircles you. Now, sit with this energy for a few

minutes.


What about the mandala captures your attention? Notice and

Wonder--Something in me is feeling...


I wonder what it wants me to know?


Relax into to your body and its quietness. Be with the energy,

be present, listen.


Now, ask yourself:

"What do I want to feel at the end of today?"

Allow whatever comes up as you connect with feeling. What do

you notice, what feeling arises?


Now, send that feeling forward to the end of January, to the end

of June, to each month throughout 2020.


Now, ask "What am I going to be celebrating at the end of

2020?” Allow whatever comes up as you connect with feeling.



What do you notice, what feeling arises, what do you see?


Now, ask yourself:


"What tiny step can I take today that supports this feeling? What

brings that feeling alive in me? What intention do I choose that

supports this feeling?"


Allow whatever comes up as you connect with the feeling. What

do you notice? What feelings arise, what do you see? Repeat

this exercise as often as you like during this powerful, magical

time and throughout 2020.



Celebrating your vision and honoring the feeling associated with

your vision allows your intentions to come forward. This is self-

love in action. Loving yourself aligns you with your true nature

and gives you the energy and focus to keep the promises

associated with your intentions.  This is the time to make

commitments to yourself that renew your body, mind, and spirit.




Wishing you the blessings of peace and joy in 2020 and

beyond,


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The Power of...YET

3/14/2019

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We invite you to join us this year as we explore the magic of Co-

Creative Mandalas and the blessings that each season brings. 

Just like the seasons affect all animals, plants, trees, insects,

and flowers--all living things on Earth, we believe the seasons

also have an effect on our mind, body, and spirit. We feel

different energy at different times of the year. For instance, our

energy is much different at Summer Solstice than it is at the

Winter Solstice. Co-Creative Mandalas represent a microcosm

of the greater mandala that is seen throughout the year with

each passing season.  We are thrilled to share insights and

practices that support your journey toward increased peace and

happiness.



Even though the first day of spring is less than a week away

(WAHOO!), it’s still winter outside (as evidenced by the blizzard

that blew through Colorado yesterday leaving snow in our front

yard, sub-zero wind chill, and icicles hanging from the gutters).

The Earth is quiet throughout the winter months, sleeping and

preparing for new growth. It’s also a time to rest and invest time

toward preparing internally for changes we envision.


This runs counter to the energy on January 1st  which invited

me to commit myself to fresh beginnings and new intentions. I’m

pretty sure that many of us translated the spirit of these

beginnings into resolutions, setting goals, making plans, and

moving into action.  We begin with feeling motivated and

energized; we envision our best possible self and set intentions

and create goals to support the changes we hope for.


Every year I say to myself "This year will be different. I'm going

to finish all the projects I made resolutions for last year". For a

while I’ve been trying to figure out why I can stick to my

resolutions for a while and then slowly drift back to the habits I

had before that pesky New Year came along putting pressure

on me to clear out closets, eat healthier or join a gym all in

service of “new year, new me” . Even if I manage to stay the

course for a while, all those good intentions for mind, body, spirit

improvements often fade in the rear view mirror in a month or so

and I go back to the habits I had before I envisioned clean

closets, de-cluttered desks, and a slimmer, trimmer body.


Research shows a third of resolutions don’t make it past the first

month.  Why is that?


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Some experts say we set goals

that are too lofty or not

connected to our values or are

based on outside approval.

Others say it’s because our

goals aren’t S.M.A.R.T. or

because the goal takes too long

to achieve. I can see how those


reasons may be barriers to achieving our goals.


And…I think there’s a deeper reason that we abandon our

resolutions, goals or intentions--particularly the ones we make

at the end of the year.


I hold the belief that the movement toward action at the New

Year may run counter to the seasonal energy present at that

time and throughout the weeks of winter. Have you noticed that

your energy is different in January than it is in June? More on

this later.


Sometimes when I don't achieve my goals or master a

challenge as rapidly I like, I get frustrated. I lose motivation; I

feel impatient. Full disclosure: I’m not a particularly patient

person. Many years ago I told my more patient friends (who

urged me to be patient) that “patience isn’t a virtue, it’s a waste

of time”. They laughed; I laughed. But I was (and still am)

serious about that, some of the time. Even though I strive to

change my ways and be more patient, there’s still a kernel of

truth in that statement (a story for another time).


I recently saw a FRUSTRATION HAPPENS bumper

sticker--(why didn't I think of that?). I admit I smiled when I read

it.  Each day I find plenty of good reasons to be impatient--long

lines. Telemarketers. A goal isn’t materializing “fast enough.” I

can drive myself crazy (crazier than I already am), be irritable,

feel victimized, or try to force an outcome--all self-defeating

behaviors. Or, I can learn to cultivate the power of Yet--a type of

hope that reminds us that just because we haven’t achieved our

goal yet, we’re on a learning journey and we shouldn’t give up

even when we’re faced with challenges. It’s an exciting concept.

I love the
Sesame Street song!


Dr. Carol Dweck has made it her life’s work to research how

learning happens. Although she’s primarily done her research in

education, I think her results point toward understanding how

our mindset supports achieving our goals.  As I understand it,

she identifies two mindsets: Fixed and Growth. These mindsets

are based on the stories we tell ourselves when we’re faced

with a learning curve or waiting to achieve our goals.


The fixed mindset stories are based on limiting beliefs we have

about ourselves—“you’re not good enough”, “it’s safer not to

try”. The growth mindset stories are based on realizing we have

a choice about how we approach challenges and obstacles “I

am good enough”, “I’m willing to give it a try”. At the heart of

growth mindset is patience—the practice of waiting, watching,

knowing when to act and learning along the way. Patience

attunes us to our intuition. It is self-care in action.


So, how are the power of YET and patience connected to the

seasonal energy that’s present in the winter months? So glad

you asked!


There is a special stillness in winter. Everything seems dead &

frozen, but life is quietly unfolding deep in the darkness. It’s a

time of turning inward. It’s a time of rest.  A time when anything

is possible. New possibilities are born within us at this time of

year, even if we can’t see them--yet. Winter is a time of

envisioning new beginnings. As we move from winter to spring,

we’ll begin looking forward to the projects & plans we’ll bring to

fruition over the months ahead. Patience is the energy that

winter invites us to cultivate; it's the foundation upon which our

goals and plans are built. Patience
draws us inward toward

wisdom, our Wholeness. It invites us to trust ourselves, our

intuition, and the power of...yet.


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Possibilities are quietly unfolding in the darkness.

Change is happening deep within even if you can't see it.

Nurture the seeds of new ideas and intentions.

Trust in the order of all things.


Patience Exercise:

Bring your dreams to life. If changes need to be made in your

life, this exercise is going to set that in motion.
It’s designed to

help you honor what is and leave behind whatever doesn’t serve

you and to support allowing your goals to manifest.


Give yourself plenty of time to dive deeply into this exercise.

Meditate, journal, create your sacred space for doing this

exercise throughout the remaining days of winter and in to

the spring season. Come back to this exercise as often as you

like. Make it your own.


Find a quiet place, without interruptions. Light two candles, one

for that part of you that is holding on and one for that part of you

that is letting go.
 

Invest your time and attention. Don’t rush. Close your eyes.

Take several deep breaths.  
 

Open your eyes and focus on the mandala. Invest a

few minutes toward feeling the “Patience” energy traveling

through your body & all your chakras. Imagine that energy

bursting through your crown chakra & extending far into the

heavens. Now, feel the “Patience” energy entering your

body through your crown chakra. Sit with this energy for a few

minutes, feel yourself connected to the mandala energy.

 
What about the mandala captures your attention? Notice and

Wonder--Something in me is feeling...

 
I wonder what it wants me to know?
 

Begin asking yourself the following questions; acknowledge

whatever is holding you and holding you back. This helps train

your brain to cultivate a growth mindset...


1.
What has changed in my life over the past 6 months?


2. What do I need to let go of now in order to freely move

forward in my life? What beliefs or assumptions are holding 

me back?


3.
What changes am I currently experiencing in my life?


4. What is newly beginning in my life?





This is a transformative time in your life as you begin

implementing all the changes & plans you dreamt about over

the winter . Right now, these energies are combining to make

this a time of growth & evolution. 
In order to make this change

a reality, first appreciate what is. Then cultivate the power of

Yet, your gift of patience, and invite transformation to effortlessly

unfold.



Imagine re-reading your answers to these questions 12 months

from now. How will you feel? Are you going to re-read it and feel

like nothing has changed? Or are you going to look back and

say, “WOW! This last year has been filled with patience, so

much more self-love and greater abundance!”



Trust that everything is unfolding in the perfect way. Allow

yourself to open to the greatest possibilities the coming spring

holds for you. Trust that you are on your path and exactly where

you are meant to be. Open to all the blessings that you co-

create with the Universe.


Peace and joy to your seeking heart,

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