About Me

"A little faith will bring your soul to heaven, but a lot of faith will bring heaven to your soul"

                                                                                   author unknown

I am grateful that Spirit continues to open my eyes in each moment. Not yet every moment, but often.

This morning as I threw in a load of laundry, saying a silent prayer of thanks that I have clothing and a washer and dryer and a room for sorting and folding, I am struck by the knowing that one day I will miss this. As that knowing lights on me the sun chimes in the entry way begin their melodious chiming.

It makes me smile and my aunt Jean, who gave the chimes to my mother comes to mind. She misses this and one day I will to. So today I enjoy the sun streaming through the windows warming up the terracotta tiles on the floor for my bare feet.

Earlier on my mat this morning (yoga) I am aware that Spirit is awakening my Soul...continually. It is a process not a destination. My breath transports me to a peaceful place of awareness. This morning I am stiff in places and stretches I have done many times before were painful today...and so I notice. Where are the places I am holding pain inside my Soul/body this morning? What mistaken belief am I affirming as if it is real? God is here in my breath...breathing me.

 Mumford and Sons have a song that calls out to me and, obviously many others, it is called Awake My Soul. Listen sometime to the lyrics and the happy heartfelt way they sing and play their instruments. I stop whatever I am doing when I hear this song...these beautiful men are in touch with Spirit in ways that I don't know and for a moment I am with them.

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I pray you AWAKE it is a wonderful place to experience the world.

WORK

"Think of your work life, therefore, not as separate from your spiritual life but as central to your spiritual life. Whatever your business, it is your ministry."

                                                                                               Marianne Williamson

Magical change is floating through the ethers and dancing around me. There is an underlying anticipation, not, the dread, I was feeling in the recent past. Joy flutters nearby, landing lightly so that I notice a better way to live.

Do the years always bring wisdom? I think not. It is important to pay attention to what we are thinking and our particular point of view. By understanding that our way is not the only way to think or to live, we expand our consciousness, and cultivate our wisdom.

When life seems to be falling apart can we realize that we always choose our vantage point in life. Our part in choosing how we look at life will continue only as long as we pay attention. If it is possible for Nelson Mandela to spend a great part of his life in prison and not become bitter, then it is possible for any of us. Some of us live in self imposed prisons.

Then we tell ourselves stories about why this cannot change. Is there a place that you have always thought you wanted to go? Did you go? Do you really want to go? Do you need to hold yourself back? You can go or not go. The choice is always yours. Know that this is true. Always.
Self imposed prisons can keep us from eating or eating too much. From making a telephone call. From doing what we know we could do to open to our next level.

We choose who we want to be and we become that person by stepping through fears. By doing the thing that makes us nervous and allowing ourselves to feel good about our accomplishments. Small steps or giant leaps, it really makes no difference. Unless, of course, that is one of the perceptions you have chosen to hang onto.

Listening is a difficult skill since most of us are waiting to talk. We are formulating our thoughts without paying complete attention to what another is saying to us. We think we know what they are saying or maybe we don’t care.

The changes we have been seeking are upon us. It is happening even as I type these words. Something so magical and wonderful that I cannot fathom it is weaving closer. The energy is near and its presence is known. I am preparing for the change. Dusting, sorting, and getting things in order. 

I love seeing Bob laughing and playing with Roxy! We will have more laughing days. We can take care of our beautiful home again…loving it for sheltering us from the heat and the storms of life. Our reverent refuge.  This is our place of peacefulness. This is the place where we are restored and renewed. Made ready for another day of finding joy in whatever comes our way. Moving through the day with the understanding that God is in charge gives one a feeling of protection.