What Life is Waiting For You?

You have to give up the life you have to get the one that’s waiting for you.”                James Hillman (Jungian Psychologist)

Are you living your passion?  Are you fulfilling your dreams and desires?  What is out there waiting for you?  Unfortunately, the world is plagued with people who play small their whole lives.  They feel a deep stirring of something more, something greater, but instead they settle for status quo, the path of least resistance.  What is it that makes us deny our inner calling?  What makes us ignore our true essence?  Most often, my friends, it is fear.  The fear of change, the fear of failure and/or (believe it or not) the fear of success!

The year 2010 was a year of transition, change, learning, growth and challenge for me.  I had found myself in a position that I never thought I would be in and not by the doing of my own hand.  It literally came out of nowhere and rocked my entire world!  I had to deal with hardcore issues that involved very strong emotions and during this time I had to somehow keep being a stable parent and role model.  Difficult can’t even begin to describe how painful that year was.  But during this time, I knew… Somehow, I just knew  deep inside that all of this was happening for me, not to me.  I knew that if I remained calm and centered the universe (God, Source, Spirit) would reveal to me in time what this was all about. I had no idea what it could possibly be, but I held strong, kept the faith and sure enough it did!

I had denied for many years a part of my soul, a part of my true essence.  I unconsciously held myself back out of fear of change, fear of navigating uncharted waters and fear of success!  I finally realized this was my time and I paid attention to what started presenting itself to me and I went with it.  I had no idea where it all would lead me, but I dove in head first.  And the truth is, it wasn’t scary at all.  I was entering the zone of my true essence and it felt so comfortable and right that I never even thought about what it could mean.  I just knew it felt so right!  It took a total collapse of “life as I knew it” to bring me to my knees so I would start listening to that small, still voice within direct me to fulfilling my true self, to living a life with purpose and passion rather than the same ole, same ole. 

Based on my faith in the universe and how things manifest for us, I was fortunate enough to believe my signs and signals and follow them with faith.  Many of us have no such belief and may find themselves floundering around trying to control all aspects of their lives only to find themselves, depleted and living a joyless life.  My invitation to you is: to simply Let Go…  If you set your intentions, really feel them and believe they will manifest, your life will start unfolding in the most remarkable ways!  Don’t make the universe bonk you upside the head to get you to listen.  Go within and find the true essence of you and what you are denying and GO FOR IT!  Your essence is your divine gift, it is your calling and your passion.  Be willing to bring this into your life today and embrace the joy it will bring to you!  J

Namaste’

Benefits of Meditation

Per Hayhouse Publications:


You can hardly open a major news publication these days without seeing yet another scientific study raving about the incredible benefits of meditation.


Meditation has been proven to extend your life . . . create more happiness . . . increase inner peace . . . lower stress levels . . . increase mental clarity . . . resolve long-standing emotional problems, including fear, anxiety, depression, anger, and substance abuse . . . and it's one of the best things you can do for your brain!


With nothing but bad news everywhere you turn (the economy, politics, health scares), people are smothering under a blanket of stress, and meditation is one of the best ways to raise your threshold for stress.


Note from Kristen:
Meditation is not a complicated process nor is it hard to learn.  Simply stated, meditation is about creating a space in your mind/soul to open up to messages and insights from Source.  When  our mind is clear we are in a space of receiving and it has been said that, "Our mind is like a bowl of rice, if it is full there is no place to accept more."
For those that don't understand what meditation actually "feels" like, it is the space that we "daydream" in.  It's those moments of time when our thoughts are free flowing through our minds.  We stay unattached to any of them.  They pass through and oftentimes, clarity comes from this.  Sometimes we may not remember our messages, but rest assured, they have sunk into your consciousness and have elevated you to a higher level.
Meditation has become a daily practice for me.  I feel it is something that serves as the doorway to communicating with Source and helps me daily to follow my pathway with the least resistance.  My life is more peaceful and less bumpy when I listen with my heart/body/soul.
I wish you great success in formulating meditation into your life.  What beautiful changes will accompany that practice.
Namaste'

Thought for Today

     I give myself permission to take charge of my life and make the changes that bring joy to my heart.  I'm my own authority figure,  and I have the right to follow my inner Divine guidance.

Trusting Your Inner Voice

    

This is a topic close to my heart.  I would not call myself a psychic, but I would say that the Universe speaks to me, as it does to all of us.  It is merely a matter of if we are listening.  It has been said over and over throughout history, my gut told me this, my heart told me that, this is what our inner voice is.  It is intuition.  It is Spirit moving through us and speaking to us.  It is leading us to greater things and forewarning us of possible dangers.  It is a gentle guidance and loving nudge.
     Many, many times in my life I have heard a message and hit the VOID button.  Either I did not like what I was hearing or I discounted the message because it just was not loud enough.  For me Spirit speaks to me in "whispers".  They are not literal auditory whispers, but small, quiet, peaceful messages that come into my awareness during my moments of peace.  When I was younger I received a lot during my driving hours.  The car was quiet and comfortable and I think the subtle vibration of the car lulled me into somewhat of a meditative state.
     As I got older and my car was full of kids most of the time, I lost that connection and soon learned the wonderful art of meditation and quiet awareness time.  I now try to stay in that state as much as possible to allow me to be guided through my life by Spirit.  The times I deviated away from it and let my Ego and mind chatter get to loud, I would start to lose touch with my flow and things would start to get crazy around me.  (That's another blog post!)
     This one is about being aware of that voice, those messages.  For example,  when I was a little girl, probably about 9 years old, my mom had a male friend who wanted to take me to the Ice Capades with him, his daughter and a couple other kids.  I had met him once prior.  Even though I loved my Momma so much and wanted so badly to please her, I said "I don't want to go!"  Keep in mind, I was raised with 4 brothers and a very frugal father.  The Ice Capades was something of a dream for me being I would not have had the opportunity to go within my own family, but still that was not enough to make me want to go.  My Momma kept asking me why and the only thing I could say was, "I just don't want to.  I don't like him."  My dear, wonderfully naive Momma sent me anyway.
     I went...  I sat in the backseat behind the man.  I DID NOT want to be there.  I DID NOT want to even look at him!  What was this feeling?  Why didn't I like him?  He was nice to me.  He gave me things.  He was a father.  I did not know what I was feeling and I was very confused.  During the drive, he asked me and several other kids in the car if we'd like to go to Disneyland with him?  A huge cheer went up and all the kids screamed "I do!!"  I sat quietly in the backseat and said, "I don't."
     After getting to the show and seating all the kids, he asked me to go get popcorn with him.  Being the well-mannered little girl I was, I went.  He sat me down outside Veteran's Memorial Coliseum for 2 hours and grilled me as to why I didn't want to go to Disneyland.  When I finally got to my seat inside, the lights flipped on and the show was over.  I had missed the whole thing.
     Some years later I learned this man was a convicted Pedophile and was currently serving many years in prison.  He had actually moved to Arizona to escape the same charge in another state, but it eventually caught up with him.
     My intuition had been warning me.  It was a soft message, but it was reoccurring and it was speaking to me loud and clear.  Danger!  Get away!  But being so young and not sure of what I was sensing, I couldn't explain to my mom what I was feeling.  A valuable lesson was learned from that for both me and my Momma.  When I later became a mother, I emphasized to my children (and still do) to "feel" their way through life.  When in doubt, get quiet and let the answer flow through you.  It is not always the answer we are hoping for, but it is always the right answer.
     Although this story sounds bad, it is something I consider good in my history.  There was no harm done and I do not blame my mother for not knowing.  She was doing the very best she knew how. But something I do want to emphasize is how intuition also tells us of good things!  The point is to get centered, clear away mind chatter and just be.  Spirit's messages are right there for you!  Listen and follow...
And so it is...