OPENING TO TRANSFORMATION

"Transform what has been a hindrance in your life into a teacher of the heart." 

~ Phillip Moffett ~

How does transformation happen?

When we own it. When we claim it. When we speak it, and when we believe it.

Something begins in us as a spark- a glimmering of what could be...  and then we have to act, and decide, and commit.
We have to share about it so others can help us grow it with their enthusiasm and connections,
and we have to keep showing up.

That's the introductory process anyway. 

Once we set our intention and get into action, it's inevitable that transformation will happen, and when it does, it's generally in an instant when we are ready for it and the time is right. 

In a flash of clarity and pure sight, 

we are made new.

I open to inspiration and create newness in my life through action, intention, and the willingness to share.

SURRENDER TO WIN

"If you surrender to the wind you can ride it." 

~ Toni Morrison ~

Real surrender exposes us to unlimited options. Not trying to control things let's be what is, and what is is something we can always deal with- not our thoughts about what is, or our manufactured meaning, just the simple space around life's happenings, and the trust that all is as it should be- good, bad, or indifferent, and that whatever happens will support us, or teach us, or break us down to seed so that we can come back and sprout yet again...

I allow for the breaking down process so that I can build up fresh.

THE NATURE OF TANGLES

"You cannot change the circumstances, the seasons, or the wind..." 

~ Jim  Rohn ~

Some days, everything just gets jammed up and congestion, rather than flow, is the name of the game. We aim for clarity and end up in tangles. And when this is the way it's going, the only possibility for any kind of satisfying clearance is to acknowledge the tangles and accept that at times like this, all we can do is all we can do.

When life gets messy I let it be messy until the energy opens and shifts into clarity yet again. 

LETTING THE FUTURE UNFOLD

"He who seeks to know the future is out of harmony with the present." 

~ James Lendall Basford ~

Looking forward generates all kinds of possibilities for the way things could be, and we create images in the mind that please our sensibilities. And then, when reality takes over, or plans change, we have to adjust our inner pictures to accommodate the loss of our pleasing ideas. And sometimes this transition is easy, and sometimes it takes everything we've got.

I let go of all attachment regarding the unformed future, and grieve the loss of my celebrated and hoped-for ideas.

THE TALKING CURE

"Everything becomes a little different as soon as it is spoken out loud." 

~ Herman Hesse ~

Truncated communication strangles possibility and traps us inside our heads with questions and misconceptions, when, with a bit of honest sharing, we could so easily be... free.

No matter the conflict, I trust in the healing power of communication.

OWNING OUR PART

"We cannot live only for ourselves. A thousand fibers connect us with our fellow men."

~ Herman Melville ~

When things seem to go awry, it's instinctual for some of us to double back and re-trace our steps. What did we do, or fail to do, that contributed to the outcome that we got? The other option is to blame others and take no responsibility, but that's not the evolved way. We always have some kind of part in what happens, and acknowledging that is important, though it doesn't necessarily change the dynamic. Some things, for reasons beyond our understanding or control, are simply not meant to be.

I am sorry for my part in messy situations, and do my best to live right and in the light. 

BEING WHOLE

"Namaste." 

~ Sanskrit Greeting ~

We are whole- not broken and not incomplete.

And we are unlimited- not doomed, oppressed, or irretrievably stuck.

In each and every moment we are the possibility of freedom, 

the channel of divinity, 

and the opportunity for pure love.

I am deeper than the surface and wise beyond my years.