It No Longer Applies

Greetings from the other side of our calendar!  

How many times I said to Mom, "Whoever would have thought that we'd be saying, "20.. anything", much less 2015, yet here we are.  And we would enjoy a moment of wonder together.

Well, our mother made the transition into 2015, then made her final transition on the 12th day of this new year.  We agree that we are blessed to have known her for so long, and, poignantly, I've realized that the person I've known every moment of my 73 years is no longer physically present; not for a visit, nor a phone call, nor shared laughter or tears, nor reflection on the ironies of this life.

And as I have grieved and breathed and observed my life without her, I am reminded of the message that came for a client: "Whatever your old story, it no longer applies."

Things can change as we allow them to change.  The old stories, however, can freeze us in the past.  Reasserting the old memories in the same language and energy keeps us recycling the old stuff. This is a most vibrant time in our evolution to observe ourselves and the stories we tell about who we are, about our histories, and about the conditions we bring to this life.  They no long apply - unless we persist in retelling them.

It's not so difficult to change the stories we tell, to ourselves or to others.  The observer self comes to assist if we will breathe and listen to ourselves.  Then we can, again with breath, approach the story and feel the way we would prefer to know ourselves and to discern how the story might be told differently.  Yes, who do I prefer to be? In what context would I like to proceed with my life?

Especially changing the stories about significant events, such as the death of a loved one, a crash, an injury, an illness or surgery can alter our future.   If we can breathe, hear ourselves telling about it, and change our approach, our language, then the internal mechanism where it has been held is changed and we free new creational energy to move forward unfettered by the energy of the original event.

Wisdom says, begin with something familiar and simple about your life, saying it differently to yourself than you have ever said it before.  Practice in private can provide you the momentum to increase awareness as you share your life with others.  Remembering that breath is the key to an inspired, new telling of your life, you will successfully alter your future.

Until next time, respectfully, 
I AM
Phyllis (until my new story changes me :)