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Let Your Light Shine!

6/21/2018

 
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Happy Summer Solstice to everyone in the Northern

Hemisphere!  Today at 4:06 AM MDT, the sun reached its

highest point and marks the longest day of the year: The

beginning of summer.  Solstice comes from the Latin Words:

SOL= SUN and STICE=to stand still. It’s a time of celebration,

sunshine and all things summer!  Experts say it’s a time when

our mood is elevated and spiritually it’s a time to honor our

INNER FIRE--the passion that brings forth the invisible Spirit

into the visible world.



This turning of the wheel began in December, with the Winter

Solstice, the shortest day of the year--the time for rest. As the

Great Mandala turned toward spring, we experienced the time

for planning, for visioning, for creating a map for the future,

preparing the soil, planting seeds, and trusting in nature to

nourish new life as it emerges from the earth and trusting

ourselves to nourish our hopes and dreams so they will manifest

in the world.


This photo of hibiscus symbolizes an outward expression of joy

and happiness. It reminds

us to enjoy every step of

the way along the path

toward realizing our

dreams and to see beauty

and find reason to

celebrate the simplest of

joys. It reminds me of

summer.



Without a doubt, this is my favorite time of year! It's the time for

appreciating the people and events that brought me to this new

place. For releasing the darkness (it's been a rough few

months). For honoring my dedication  to personal evolution that

has brought me to this longest day of the year. It's the time to

look with wonder and awe as flowers and vegetables emerge

in our amazing garden and to see what I envisioned for my life

is manifesting. This is the time to notice how the cycles of my

life are reflected in the cycles of nature. 

 

I first noticed (but didn't understand) my connectivity to nature

when I was 7 years old; the year when I discovered my passion

for the garden. It was the first of many years I would spend with

my grandmother. Every summer from that point forward until I

was 13 years old, I played at her side as she tenderly cared for

the flowers and vegetables she grew on my grandparent's farm

in Georgia. As if by osmosis, I learned about planting and

growing flowers--four o ‘clocks, sunflowers, black-eyed Susans,

daisies, and zinnias. Those summer days were the happiest

times of my life. Feeling nurtured and playing in Mammaw’s

flower beds shaped who I am today--a gardener of the soil and

of the soul. So today, I give thanks for a wonderful, kind, and

generous  grandmother who loved me and in that loving, helped

me see the beauty of nature and my place in it through the

simple joy of gardening. Through those experiences I learned

that "The garden is the world living deep inside you". Tobacco

Brown, Artist.



For centuries many people have written about the solstice as a

historically powerful time of the year- when we make a great

shift in our energies. Rituals are performed that not only honor

the beginning of many lovely summer days to come, but also

the abundance of the Earth, and the shedding of personal

shadows. It is a time to walk in the light.  It's a time to

focus on what we want to co-create.



The sun’s cycle throughout the year can be a metaphor of our

own personal growth cycle; expressing gratitude, stepping away

from darkness, and harnessing our inner creative power.



This Co-Creative Mandala--"Inner Fire", invites you to honor

your inner fire and your connection to nature’s cycles.  


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This is the time to let go.

Express yourself and don't hold back.

Move forward with confidence.

Radiate your light into the world.


Inner Fire Exercise:


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

Meditate, journal, create your sacred space. Allow yourself to

feel the vibration of Inner Fire. Make the exercise your own.



Find a quiet place, without interruptions. Close your eyes. Take

a couple of deep breaths. Notice what's happening in your body.



Now, open your eyes and take in the energy of the

mandala...focus on each part of the mandala--the

center, the colors, shape, and texture. What about the mandala

captures your attention?



Look into the depths of your heart and soul and ask yourself:


What do I want to let go of?  Who and what do I want to

celebrate? What has my Inner Fire helped me accomplish so far

this year? How does that part of myself manifest in my life? How

will my Inner Fire support my heart's desire? What do I need to

set my spirit ablaze? What message does this Inner Fire

mandala have for me?



What if you notice resistance?


Did you notice fear or resistance surfacing as you completed the

Inner Fire Exercise? When you identify any resistance that may

be blocking you from moving forward, you can use
Emotional

Freedom Techniques (EFT)
to release and clear the fears that

may be keeping you stuck! Once any fears or resistance are

cleared, the door opens to accessing your full potential for

manifesting your hopes and dreams.



Isn’t it time to let your light shine? Acknowledge the fierce,

powerful, badass that you are? Express gratitude for that part of

yourself in the same way that we celebrate the summer sun that

grows our gardens and warms our days.


Peace and joy to your seeking heart,


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