Join the Dance

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“Open your mind, expand your character to embrace the world. Then you will find guidance along the path.”
~R. L. Wing, from the I Ching Workbook
There is an ebb and flow to life. Each journey is unique and, though support and guidance are always available, we must ultimately take complete responsibility for our choices, our happiness and our awakening.
What you create now will be the basis for what you experience next. Life is a dance of change. Every situation contains seeds of new beginnings that can often bring confusion because we are entering the realm of the unknown. Disorder, chaos and resistance often portend that transformation is at hand.
Love yourself enough to be kind as you manifest changes in your experience. When necessary, simply take ownership, move into acceptance and honor the processes of your awakening. Recognize the progress you are making. When you miss the mark, the fact that you are aware of your unconsciousness actually indicates that you are becoming more conscious.
You are a powerful co-creator of your own experience. Life is filled with infinite possibility on every level of existence. Live expansively and allow yourself to be a magnet for abundance, joy and fulfillment.

You Are Consciousness

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“If I accept that my relationships are here to make me conscious, instead of happy, then my relationships become a wonderful self-mastery tool that keeps realigning me with my higher purpose for living.”
~Eckhart Tolle~

In this infinite Universe every journey is considered sacred. The whole point of human consciousness is to have a unique experience. While we can learn from others and become inspired by those who have walked before, each of us must ultimately traverse our own path.

If you spot it, you got it! Self awareness allows us to view the people in our lives as mirrors of our own state of consciousness. When you pay attention and truly see yourself clearly, the process of awakening is accelerated.

The depths of your understanding are fathomless and no matter how much you learn, you stand at the gateway of infinity. Miracles dance within your grasp and worlds of possibility swirl around you. The more peaceful your heart, the clearer your vision.

Set an intention is to explore new facets of yourself. You are a living embodiment of the Divine and your consciousness can awaken the consciousness in others.

Accept Yourself

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“My whole teaching is this;
accept yourself,
love yourself,
and celebrate yourself.”
~Osho~
Our cultural imprinting teaches that something is missing. Many feel pressured to look or be a certain way, and indeed we have entire industries dedicated to ensuring a subconscious (or not so subconscious) belief that we are flawed. Because of this, many seek to transform their experience because they do not like a particular aspect of themselves or their life; however, when we approach change in this way, we actually reinforce the perceived negative circumstances to remain in place.
Take it to a higher dimension. When you choose to operate from a place of love and acceptance, your actions have greater power and momentum. It becomes easy to release old patterns and explore one’s relationship to life in a healthy and enlightened way.
Let your choices be a tribute to your unique way of being in the world. See yourself as a living expression of the Divine. Your words and actions will then be a peaceful and empowered reflection of the love you have for yourself.

Uncertainty

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Embrace uncertainty. Some of the most beautiful chapters in our lives won’t have a title until much later.
~Bob Goff~

There is great peace to be found through mastering the Law of Detachment. In a world that’s evolving faster than ever before, old structures are dissolving. What was once considered stable is now as impermanent as shifting sand. Many are being swept along in this energy, not realizing that the intensity and transformation are leading them to golden shores of new possibility.

When we learn the art of detachment, we begin to live in the present moment without rigidly imposing our vision of how we believe things should be. To participate with detached compassion allows the opportunity to clearly see all the pathways which become available.
Set an intention to allow uncertainty to be an essential ingredient of your experience. Be willing to see what emerges from the chaos. Choose to allow uncertainty to be your path to freedom knowing that it will open you to infinite possibilities. You can experience all the joy, adventure and mystery of life.

Eyes of Compassion

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Waking up this morning, I smile. Twenty-four brand new hours are before me. I vow to live fully in each moment and to look at all beings with eyes of compassion.
~Thich Nhat Hanh~

Compassion is the greatest gift that you can give to those who grace your life. Be gentle with yourself and allow that kindness to flow outward. In times of challenge, empathy and compassion help us to celebrate our humanness. Considerate acts and quiet acceptance weave together in energetic designs of exquisite beauty.

Contrasts help us to understand the depths and layered nuances of the life situations we encounter. These varied encounters encourage us to learn from one another and through experience, ultimately gain greater understanding. There will come a time when love simply informs all that you see and all that you choose to do.

Take time to nurture your soul. Observe how you move through the world and know that the earth is blessed by your presence. Each of us plays an evolving role in our collective healing.

Inner Peace

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“May you allow the beauty of the invisible world to gather you, mind you, and embrace you in belonging.”
~John O’Donohue~
It’s important to remember that you are responsible for your own joy. When you seek fulfillment outside of yourself, you choose to give away your power. Then happiness becomes measured by expectation, attachment to outcomes and reliant upon other people’s choices.
When gratitude, mindfulness, joy and peace come from within, we gain mastery over our own experience. Now life becomes a journey of discovery and adventure. We bring a different energy to the present moment – one that is empowered and aligned with life itself.
This is what is means to take responsibility for your own joy. It’s a choice that you make again and again throughout your journey. Should you notice any form of discontent arise in your experience, observe your thoughts.When you shine the light of consciousness on the ego, it loses it’s momentum, creating space in which a transformation can occur.
You are here to awaken. Everything that you choose to do and all that unfolds in your experience simply provides the playground in which you explore the nuances of your soul. See how accepting and neutral you can remain within polarizing situations. Eventually, this sense of peace will become the bedrock of your life.

The Simple Things

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“If you are depressed, you are living in the past.
If you are anxious, you are living in the future.
If you are at peace, you are living in the present.”
~Lao Tzu~

The simplest things in life often bring us the greatest pleasures… walking barefoot in the sand on a beach at sunset, feeling the purr of a contented cat as it sits in your lap, watching the laughter of children as they rediscover the world in their brand new bodies and roles….

The ordinary can be full of surprises, but we need to slow down in order to truly experience it. When we are fully present even mundane tasks take on a sacred quality. It’s a gift to be able to take things simply and easily, one step at a time.

So whether you choose to immerse yourself in music, spend time outside enjoying the beauty of the day or falling into laughter, it’s always possible to become one with the moment and be fulfilled. You can create this connection at any time and be at ease now.

Transformation

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“The butterfly said to the sun, ‘They can’t stop talking about my transformation. I can only do it once in my lifetime. If only they knew, they can do it at any time and in countless ways.”
~Dodinsky~

Sometimes change comes bursting unannounced into our lives like a chaotic free-for-all that hones our strengths and abilities. Other movements of awakening are more subtle, appearing as shifts of energy, insights that bring freedom from within or gifts of grace from the Divine. Both are a natural response to our willingness to awaken.

What often seems like a journey into the dark night of the soul is actually a necessary step of a powerful and life-changing transformation. All of existence supports your growth. See yourself today as a spiritual master in the process of awakening. Bring your awareness to how you typically respond to life and choose to pause before reacting or stating an opinion. Observe whether you are bringing the best version of yourself to this moment.

Mindful self-awareness sets personal transformation in motion.

 

Levels of Consciousness

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“No problem can be solved from the same level of consciousness that created it.”
~Albert Einstein~
No matter where one resides on the path of consciousness, there are always new levels to explore. We work within the framework of a particular level (sometimes for lifetimes) until we have learned all that it has to offer. As each new level is transcended, our perception of life is transformed.
All of the lower levels represent various aspects of ego-driven dysfunction and misery. Those who reside below the terminator of awakening are very draining to be around. Unbeknownst to them, they are psychic vampires who live off the energy of others. This is why so many people create excessive drama and conflict in their life experience. They are addicted to the energy they get from emotional reactions and attention.
When you interact with someone who struggles with dysfunction, do your best to remain neutral, compassionate and loving. These higher levels of expression automatically protect your energy and demonstrate a different way of being. The higher you go, the more power you have and the more protected you are.
Your purpose is to discover the best version of yourself. This is done through relentless and purposeful mindfulness, consistent practice and self-love. Imagine how you would view and experience the world from the levels of love, joy, peace and enlightenment.

Portals to Love

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“What is enlightenment? It is complete and total non-attachment to one’s own thoughts. And in the absence of attachments to one’s own thoughts, all that is present is love.”
~Teal Scott~

If you want a life filled with joy, be joyful. If you wish to find love, be loving. If you want to be abundant, see the abundance that you already have… our thoughts create the space in which our dreams manifest.

True joy has no opposite. Once we’ve reached a point where we access the truth of who we are – the sacred expression of the Infinite in physical form – portals to joy, love, enthusiasm and acceptance become fully open to us.

It sounds simple because it is simple. Typically the ego wants to keep us mired in the belief that enlightenment is hard or that it only happens to special or spiritually evolved people. However, it begins by simply realizing when we are out of alignment with joy, observing and releasing limiting thoughts and purposefully walking forward on the Path of Transformation.

Enlightenment can happen spontaneously for some people – a flash of awakening or insight suddenly shifts them from despair to joy. But for most of us, it is a journey of practice, moving from situation to situation with our newfound tools and experience while allowing the process to unfold. Periodically take the time to notice how differently you react to challenges compared to where you were a month, a year or a decade ago.