Good Morning!
Spending the week with my two lovely granddaughters and two Greater Swiss Mountain dogs, also lovely, but more hairy. And here in the beginning of our week together I've been doing laundry and finding myself obsessed with pairing socks.
In this busy household socks do not always find themselves together in the same laundry load, so they are allocated sometimes to the sock bag to be paired later when the need is greater; thus my obsession is born.
I have been thrilled to bond one colorful sock with another, completing the pair, a most satisfying activity that has never called to me before. Yup, this seems strange indeed, but no thing in this life is without synchronicity.
One of the synchronistic elements is that a dear friend of over 30 years has surfaced, triggered by Mom's passing. We bonded over our mutual interest in metaphysics while attending Bemidji State in the early 80s, and grew immensely through the channeling event that changed our lives. Some friendships are sustainable and sometimes separation is inevitable. In our case, both are true. We are delighted to find we have the same spark of understanding between us that was true before we took different paths. Since we are several states apart, we are grateful for technology.
What I've considered over the years, especially with clients, is that we are a species drawn to bond with others of like mind. For some, as with Michael and me, the soul bond leads to friendship. For others the need for a romantic bond is strong and they feel an intense need to achieve that pairing. We are fortunate in either case, aren't we?
In October I'll officiate at the marriage of two other dear friends who have chosen their 20th anniversary to make this pairing legal.
Thank you, God. I've known them for many of those years, and no two people are better suited for one another.
People often ask about "soul mates," and "twin flames." Semantics can get in the way of understanding, especially when it comes to soul connections which have myriad definitions. Perhaps we can best think of the most significant relationships as those in which two persons spring from the same soul - the soul being a construct of such magnitude that we are unable to wrap our heads around it.
Sometimes those result in romance, but just as often can present in families or in challenging romantic liaisons. In addition, some of our relationships can be no less compelling, but with a less intense soul connection.
I've been blessed with loving, reliable, inspiring friends, and I am so grateful. When we are looking for a new relationship, Wisdom often recommends speaking aloud to the soul of the person you have not yet met to tell them you are doing your best to be ready for the introduction! Over the years I've often spoken to Michael's soul to keep the cosmic door open, and tah-dah! an old friend found. I wish you success as you create what will serve you best.
With Gratitude,
Phyllis
Monday, April 20, 2015
Tuesday, March 31, 2015
This Human Suit
Hi!
Today has been a day of laundry and baking. A good day, and a day for appreciation, of my eyes, of my family and friends, of the place I live, of the trees outside my window, of the sky and the moon so bright in the early morning hours, of insights. A good day.
The changes in this life over the past two months are too many to enumerate, and no matter how profound this integration of a new aspect of Self, I'm still in this human suit, with bread to bake and clothes to wash and a 73-year-old body to wash and lotion - and to take to my chiropractor tomorrow.
As a teen I wrote a short poem: "I'm not the me that you all see; it's the me I feel that's really me." For a teen, that felt like the truth, and now I know that both - what others see and how I feel - are two important parts that exist in the duality of human.
It matters a lot how we feel about ourselves. I wouldn't change being 73, having been married, having children, getting my bachelor's degree, loving, living and becoming the person I am in this human suit, however imperfect it often feels.
Our systems listen to what we say and think about ourselves and follow our lead. They must. We are each in charge of our own system. So whether I am happy with myself every moment is not as important as how I address myself. This human suit follows what I tell it. If I am to be comfortable with this person that I am, then I realize that I have to become friendly with some of my messages to self that come from early programming.
A part of this current integration is a sharper realization of those old messages, promising myself to speak to me with more love and acceptance; to stop in mid-thought and be a better friend to myself in the references and descriptors I choose. And not to resist the messages. To do so increases the pressure of the message. What we resist persists - and grows stronger. The System is simply providing a message/symptom to alert us to what needs attention.
I am saying, "YES!" more often, supporting myself in the affirmative. To do otherwise is egocentric.
Grateful for this day,
I AM still Phyllis
Today has been a day of laundry and baking. A good day, and a day for appreciation, of my eyes, of my family and friends, of the place I live, of the trees outside my window, of the sky and the moon so bright in the early morning hours, of insights. A good day.
The changes in this life over the past two months are too many to enumerate, and no matter how profound this integration of a new aspect of Self, I'm still in this human suit, with bread to bake and clothes to wash and a 73-year-old body to wash and lotion - and to take to my chiropractor tomorrow.
As a teen I wrote a short poem: "I'm not the me that you all see; it's the me I feel that's really me." For a teen, that felt like the truth, and now I know that both - what others see and how I feel - are two important parts that exist in the duality of human.
I live alone and I'm never lonely. It sure helps to get to be this age and to enjoy time alone with self - as if I were ever really alone.
All those who walk with me are so close and so available to help with any question, no matter how mundane. As Wisdom once said: "Whatever is important to you, whether a hang nail or world peace; if it's important to you, it's important to us."
It matters a lot how we feel about ourselves. I wouldn't change being 73, having been married, having children, getting my bachelor's degree, loving, living and becoming the person I am in this human suit, however imperfect it often feels.
Our systems listen to what we say and think about ourselves and follow our lead. They must. We are each in charge of our own system. So whether I am happy with myself every moment is not as important as how I address myself. This human suit follows what I tell it. If I am to be comfortable with this person that I am, then I realize that I have to become friendly with some of my messages to self that come from early programming.
A part of this current integration is a sharper realization of those old messages, promising myself to speak to me with more love and acceptance; to stop in mid-thought and be a better friend to myself in the references and descriptors I choose. And not to resist the messages. To do so increases the pressure of the message. What we resist persists - and grows stronger. The System is simply providing a message/symptom to alert us to what needs attention.
I am saying, "YES!" more often, supporting myself in the affirmative. To do otherwise is egocentric.
Grateful for this day,
I AM still Phyllis
Friday, March 27, 2015
Integration: A Journey
Good Morning!
Although I've written about this previously, now moving through a new integration I'm moved to discuss it again.
Integrating an additional aspect of soul is a cyclical reality for all of us. Some of these are what I call minor shifts and, periodically, a primary shift or integration causes a number of symptoms that seem to be out of our control, affecting nearly every aspect of life.
The soul is an entity of such magnitude that we are unable to comprehend it. It contains all the personalities that will enable it to fulfill its purpose. All present, past and future personalities are contained in it and emanate from it, and that includes all aspects or facets of each personality. We have some trouble relating to non-linear experiences, but to understand the soul, we do need to stretch a bit to relate to it.
I am told that there are a finite number of souls; that in the beginning just 144,000 were created, and from those are generated all the lives ever lived. Daunting to say the least.
We've grown up to believe that we contain our souls. What I offer here is that we come from our soul and contain a facet of it, which means we also contain memory of all that which our soul contains.
When we go through a soul shift or integration, we take on another dimension of the personality our soul originally generated. In a primary shift our mental, emotional, physical and etheric bodies change. Auras change color. One quirky result is that people we know well look at us quizzically and ask if we've changed something.
On the other side of a shift, which can take months to integrate, we experience more focus and intention, increased personal power, and a greater sense of well being. It may feel like we are looking at our lives through a different, sharper lens. We often, unconsciously, pair a soul shift with an event such as a retirement, the loss of a loved one, the birth of a child, or an injury. If we did not, we might feel we were losing our touch with reality.
Relationships can change along with internal changes. This part may be the most difficult to accept, but that new lens sharpens our perspective about the people with whom we share our lives. Some change, especially that which affects others, makes us uneasy and we question ourselves. Finally, what we can do is breathe deeply, seek inspiration and accept what comes about naturally. And we can take extra care: more sleep, plenty of water, eating foods that ground us like root vegetables. All of this supports the system while it moves through dramatic changes.
For me, this current shift has me seeing things altogether differently. From one day to the next, it seems, I hardly know who I am. I am so grateful for my loving family and friends. Reaching out to them helps so much to anchor myself in a familiar reality. And I am grateful for my clients who help so much to steady my days.
There's hardly a part of my life that looks and feels the same. What physical things I use, what I eat and drink, how I connect with people, all of it and more has changed. This integration is a profound journey, both exciting and challenging. When in the throes of a primary shift in 1987, Wisdom told me to think of it as a new incarnation, same body, same soul; a new dimension I was drawing from that soul. Since then I've learned that this is not unusual. You may find, on reflection, that you've accomplished more than one yourself. Thankfully, we share the journey.
Still Becoming,
I AM still Phyllis :)
Although I've written about this previously, now moving through a new integration I'm moved to discuss it again.
Integrating an additional aspect of soul is a cyclical reality for all of us. Some of these are what I call minor shifts and, periodically, a primary shift or integration causes a number of symptoms that seem to be out of our control, affecting nearly every aspect of life.
The soul is an entity of such magnitude that we are unable to comprehend it. It contains all the personalities that will enable it to fulfill its purpose. All present, past and future personalities are contained in it and emanate from it, and that includes all aspects or facets of each personality. We have some trouble relating to non-linear experiences, but to understand the soul, we do need to stretch a bit to relate to it.
I am told that there are a finite number of souls; that in the beginning just 144,000 were created, and from those are generated all the lives ever lived. Daunting to say the least.
We've grown up to believe that we contain our souls. What I offer here is that we come from our soul and contain a facet of it, which means we also contain memory of all that which our soul contains.
When we go through a soul shift or integration, we take on another dimension of the personality our soul originally generated. In a primary shift our mental, emotional, physical and etheric bodies change. Auras change color. One quirky result is that people we know well look at us quizzically and ask if we've changed something.
On the other side of a shift, which can take months to integrate, we experience more focus and intention, increased personal power, and a greater sense of well being. It may feel like we are looking at our lives through a different, sharper lens. We often, unconsciously, pair a soul shift with an event such as a retirement, the loss of a loved one, the birth of a child, or an injury. If we did not, we might feel we were losing our touch with reality.
Relationships can change along with internal changes. This part may be the most difficult to accept, but that new lens sharpens our perspective about the people with whom we share our lives. Some change, especially that which affects others, makes us uneasy and we question ourselves. Finally, what we can do is breathe deeply, seek inspiration and accept what comes about naturally. And we can take extra care: more sleep, plenty of water, eating foods that ground us like root vegetables. All of this supports the system while it moves through dramatic changes.
For me, this current shift has me seeing things altogether differently. From one day to the next, it seems, I hardly know who I am. I am so grateful for my loving family and friends. Reaching out to them helps so much to anchor myself in a familiar reality. And I am grateful for my clients who help so much to steady my days.
There's hardly a part of my life that looks and feels the same. What physical things I use, what I eat and drink, how I connect with people, all of it and more has changed. This integration is a profound journey, both exciting and challenging. When in the throes of a primary shift in 1987, Wisdom told me to think of it as a new incarnation, same body, same soul; a new dimension I was drawing from that soul. Since then I've learned that this is not unusual. You may find, on reflection, that you've accomplished more than one yourself. Thankfully, we share the journey.
Still Becoming,
I AM still Phyllis :)
Monday, March 9, 2015
To Touch or Not To Thrive
Good Monday Morning!
I love National Geographic. I have learned so much about our world and its people and I'm happy to pass my issues on to my grandchildren.
Now I have an issue with this issue, "The War on Science." Lots of great information about our human denial regarding many scientific findings and events, for example the moon landing.
Also included is a short article on promoting "fist bumps" instead of handshakes. Now I must protest.
Human beings need touch. When deprived of touch infants fail to thrive, and we do not outgrow our hunger for touch. When I visit a senior member of our family, she makes it a point to ask me for a hug while standing. It's a long and satisfying full-body hug. We are both better for it.
We were not a family who spontaneously and purposefully hugged. Our mother's parents were not huggers, so the pattern was not there to pass on. At some point in her personal growth, my sister Judith began hugging us. We found we all liked it and it has become a warm and welcome addition to our relationships.
The premise for substituting fist bumps for handshakes comes from the concern about transferring germs from hand to hand. And with all the viruses running rampant in our world, I get it, but how far are we willing to go in the name of safety?
We exchange energy through our hands. My chiropractor is an excellent example of therapeutic energy exchange, as are all the hands-on therapists we invite to touch us. I once had a massage therapist whose touch was at first excellent, then became intolerable as she (I later learned) became addicted to drugs. We do not shake hands simply to be polite. We learn about people by touching them and receiving their touch, and the handshake is the acceptable ritual to achieve that touch.
What's next, that we stop touching one another all together? Are hugs next? NO. At least not for me. As a civilization we must insist on touching one another to survive and live in harmony.
I believe that should we cease touching one another for fear of infection, we will find ourselves infected by conditions more virulent than any virus: paranoia, rage, depression, and other emotional illnesses brought on by deprivation through isolation.
Breathing into health through touch,
Phyllis
P.S. I've written a letter to the editor of National Geographic, so I've had a full rant today :) Breathing....
I love National Geographic. I have learned so much about our world and its people and I'm happy to pass my issues on to my grandchildren.
Now I have an issue with this issue, "The War on Science." Lots of great information about our human denial regarding many scientific findings and events, for example the moon landing.
Also included is a short article on promoting "fist bumps" instead of handshakes. Now I must protest.
Human beings need touch. When deprived of touch infants fail to thrive, and we do not outgrow our hunger for touch. When I visit a senior member of our family, she makes it a point to ask me for a hug while standing. It's a long and satisfying full-body hug. We are both better for it.
We were not a family who spontaneously and purposefully hugged. Our mother's parents were not huggers, so the pattern was not there to pass on. At some point in her personal growth, my sister Judith began hugging us. We found we all liked it and it has become a warm and welcome addition to our relationships.
The premise for substituting fist bumps for handshakes comes from the concern about transferring germs from hand to hand. And with all the viruses running rampant in our world, I get it, but how far are we willing to go in the name of safety?
We exchange energy through our hands. My chiropractor is an excellent example of therapeutic energy exchange, as are all the hands-on therapists we invite to touch us. I once had a massage therapist whose touch was at first excellent, then became intolerable as she (I later learned) became addicted to drugs. We do not shake hands simply to be polite. We learn about people by touching them and receiving their touch, and the handshake is the acceptable ritual to achieve that touch.
What's next, that we stop touching one another all together? Are hugs next? NO. At least not for me. As a civilization we must insist on touching one another to survive and live in harmony.
I believe that should we cease touching one another for fear of infection, we will find ourselves infected by conditions more virulent than any virus: paranoia, rage, depression, and other emotional illnesses brought on by deprivation through isolation.
Breathing into health through touch,
Phyllis
P.S. I've written a letter to the editor of National Geographic, so I've had a full rant today :) Breathing....
Saturday, February 28, 2015
Our Sea of Emotions
Good Morning, Everyone!
Reflecting this morning on our emotions, I think it's fair to say that very few people are entirely comfortable with this aspect of being human.
Many years ago an ultra-terrestrial group appeared during a work-shop in Hayward, WI. Their conversation with us was like listening to a computer speaking, completely absent of emotion.
And they told us they were curious about us because we are the first species in our cosmic structure to combine an emotional body with the physical and mental. We might think about it as being a melting pot in our Universe, much like the U.S. is a melting pot of many nationalities for Earth.
This group with no emotion, then, functions purely from a mental and physical perspective and says we are worth studying to see how the experiment is working. (this is not to say that I feel we are being manipulated by some outside force. No, we each volunteer for a life, and souls that choose a human life do so with the Wisdom of free will).
And so, I ponder, how are we doing in this grand experiment? For the most part, I think that considering that we are still fledgling sailors on this uncharted sea, we are doing pretty well. Still, we try editing our emotions when they take us to places we had not expected. We are prone to taking a detour into the mental body to avoid the sudden impact an emotion can have on our systems, as if thoughts could save us from the consequences of allowing our feelings.
This morning, waking in tears from a dream with profound messages, I found myself wondering how I "should" feel about the dream. Whoa! There are no shoulds, as we often say. And certainly in the case of emotions, this is important information for me about avoidance. Over the years I have grown increasingly comfortable with my emotions, but the sudden impact of unfamiliar, uncharted emotional waters caused me to react to protect myself. And I wondered how often I have taken that route.
We manage our own systems. It's entirely our choice in what direction we travel, what we explore and how we might choose to record the memories so that we might reflect on and enjoy the adventure again. Yesterday I heard a message received years ago: "Your emotional body does not give a rip what your mental body says." Our emotions will persist. They must. This is our assignment. The trip through our emotions is essential to our evolution. So if we take a detour, we will find ourselves retracing the emotional waters to insure that we learn as much as possible about the whole of our experience and to become all we can be.
Once I allowed myself to feel deeply into the messages in my dream, I was able to cry long and hard. It was cathartic, and because I allowed myself this freedom, critical information then came to guide me further in caring for my health and well being.
I walked around saying, "Thank you, Thank you," and being reminded that of course it was my Wisdom all along and allowing the emotions released it. I am so grateful for all the loving support I have and embrace this partnership in my healing and becoming.
Breathing with you into our Ease, until next time,
Phyllis
Reflecting this morning on our emotions, I think it's fair to say that very few people are entirely comfortable with this aspect of being human.
Many years ago an ultra-terrestrial group appeared during a work-shop in Hayward, WI. Their conversation with us was like listening to a computer speaking, completely absent of emotion.
And they told us they were curious about us because we are the first species in our cosmic structure to combine an emotional body with the physical and mental. We might think about it as being a melting pot in our Universe, much like the U.S. is a melting pot of many nationalities for Earth.
This group with no emotion, then, functions purely from a mental and physical perspective and says we are worth studying to see how the experiment is working. (this is not to say that I feel we are being manipulated by some outside force. No, we each volunteer for a life, and souls that choose a human life do so with the Wisdom of free will).
And so, I ponder, how are we doing in this grand experiment? For the most part, I think that considering that we are still fledgling sailors on this uncharted sea, we are doing pretty well. Still, we try editing our emotions when they take us to places we had not expected. We are prone to taking a detour into the mental body to avoid the sudden impact an emotion can have on our systems, as if thoughts could save us from the consequences of allowing our feelings.
This morning, waking in tears from a dream with profound messages, I found myself wondering how I "should" feel about the dream. Whoa! There are no shoulds, as we often say. And certainly in the case of emotions, this is important information for me about avoidance. Over the years I have grown increasingly comfortable with my emotions, but the sudden impact of unfamiliar, uncharted emotional waters caused me to react to protect myself. And I wondered how often I have taken that route.
We manage our own systems. It's entirely our choice in what direction we travel, what we explore and how we might choose to record the memories so that we might reflect on and enjoy the adventure again. Yesterday I heard a message received years ago: "Your emotional body does not give a rip what your mental body says." Our emotions will persist. They must. This is our assignment. The trip through our emotions is essential to our evolution. So if we take a detour, we will find ourselves retracing the emotional waters to insure that we learn as much as possible about the whole of our experience and to become all we can be.
Once I allowed myself to feel deeply into the messages in my dream, I was able to cry long and hard. It was cathartic, and because I allowed myself this freedom, critical information then came to guide me further in caring for my health and well being.
I walked around saying, "Thank you, Thank you," and being reminded that of course it was my Wisdom all along and allowing the emotions released it. I am so grateful for all the loving support I have and embrace this partnership in my healing and becoming.
Breathing with you into our Ease, until next time,
Phyllis
Wednesday, February 25, 2015
Living in Gratitude
Good Morning!
How good it feels to be back with you again.
As I wrote in my gratitude journal last night, I said, "I have this odd feeling that I am here, and not here." And this may be true because I'm in a state of transition, but as I breathed into the feeling, I realized this feels like a state of being that naturally follows "living in gratitude," being in the world but not of it.
Things flow lately. Life is more effortless. Have you, too, noticed those times when everything just seems to flow out in front of you with no obstacles? When I've had those experiences, they were just that, experiences that came and went and left me wondering why they came and went. It reminds me now of those "psychic" events that came and went in my early life. I felt so frustrated and curious. WHY was this not more consistent? Did I really have an ability, or was it my imagination gone weird and wild? When I unexpectedly opened to channel in '83 and the flow of intuitive consciousness gradually became a more normal part of my life, I felt such a relief that, yes, I could trust this aspect of myself.
This present awareness of flow in daily life applies to so many things: the batch of muffins that I effortlessly create; the shopping trip when every single thing (and a few I hadn't planned but needed) is available at the store that is suddenly on my mind; the item I thought I'd lost that, when mentioned, again appears; having the finances to meet extra needs. Flow.
What has changed? Well, a lot has changed, of course, and I've put my attention on redesigning my daily life since Mom passed. Loss has a way of changing perspective, doesn't it? My redesign includes writing again in my gratitude journal at bedtime, but more than that, I realize that constant gratitude, breathing into gratitude, has become a way of life.
(insert a little throat clearing here) Yes, life continues to present me with karmic items that remind me I still have reason to remain on the planet. All the more reason to breathe, observing without attachment as to how and why every day works. So I am here, and not here; flowing in a new channel of Consciousness a good deal of time.
One thing I've noticed, especially. When a really awful thing happens - when I create an experience that rocks my world - like a huge buck T-boning Faun, my Buick, Thanksgiving weekend,
I am able to breathe and say, OK, I am grateful for the Wisdom in this. And then breathe to stay in that frame of Mind as it sorts itself out. If you've done this, you know how the situation is then able to inform us as to its perfection, and the remedy comes through more readily.
A Facebook posting said something like, "Act as if everything is rigged in your favor." And it is, after all. So, as soon as possible, why not take a deep breath and shout, "YES!" - the most powerful prayer.
Breathing with gratitude into our shared ease,
Phyllis
How good it feels to be back with you again.
As I wrote in my gratitude journal last night, I said, "I have this odd feeling that I am here, and not here." And this may be true because I'm in a state of transition, but as I breathed into the feeling, I realized this feels like a state of being that naturally follows "living in gratitude," being in the world but not of it.
Things flow lately. Life is more effortless. Have you, too, noticed those times when everything just seems to flow out in front of you with no obstacles? When I've had those experiences, they were just that, experiences that came and went and left me wondering why they came and went. It reminds me now of those "psychic" events that came and went in my early life. I felt so frustrated and curious. WHY was this not more consistent? Did I really have an ability, or was it my imagination gone weird and wild? When I unexpectedly opened to channel in '83 and the flow of intuitive consciousness gradually became a more normal part of my life, I felt such a relief that, yes, I could trust this aspect of myself.
This present awareness of flow in daily life applies to so many things: the batch of muffins that I effortlessly create; the shopping trip when every single thing (and a few I hadn't planned but needed) is available at the store that is suddenly on my mind; the item I thought I'd lost that, when mentioned, again appears; having the finances to meet extra needs. Flow.
What has changed? Well, a lot has changed, of course, and I've put my attention on redesigning my daily life since Mom passed. Loss has a way of changing perspective, doesn't it? My redesign includes writing again in my gratitude journal at bedtime, but more than that, I realize that constant gratitude, breathing into gratitude, has become a way of life.
(insert a little throat clearing here) Yes, life continues to present me with karmic items that remind me I still have reason to remain on the planet. All the more reason to breathe, observing without attachment as to how and why every day works. So I am here, and not here; flowing in a new channel of Consciousness a good deal of time.
One thing I've noticed, especially. When a really awful thing happens - when I create an experience that rocks my world - like a huge buck T-boning Faun, my Buick, Thanksgiving weekend,
I am able to breathe and say, OK, I am grateful for the Wisdom in this. And then breathe to stay in that frame of Mind as it sorts itself out. If you've done this, you know how the situation is then able to inform us as to its perfection, and the remedy comes through more readily.
A Facebook posting said something like, "Act as if everything is rigged in your favor." And it is, after all. So, as soon as possible, why not take a deep breath and shout, "YES!" - the most powerful prayer.
Breathing with gratitude into our shared ease,
Phyllis
Sunday, February 22, 2015
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 :)
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 :)
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