Rumi LOVE ~ Sunday, May 28, 2017 ~ Poetry for the Soul

Allowing - defined more clearly in this video by Ask Teal
"By deliberately choosing our thoughts words and actions, we align with our desires, our higher Self."
Choosing to Connect to my own, innate Creativity and the Cosmic energy force
"Don't plant anything but Love." ~ Rumi
"Energetically co-creating with the universe." ~ Oprah
Great weekend! SO much progress made on the Goals I've set for myself.
Holding onto things that vanished / Into the air /  Left me in pieces /  But now I’m rising from the ashes / Finding my wings / And all that I needed /  Was there all along /  Within my reach /  As close as the beat of my heart." ~ David Cook
Irony on my morning walk... even this can Inspire me, if I allow it
 Joy on the Journey: listening to Joshua Radin singing "Sky" I saw an older couple enjoying a bike ride, and they weren't even wearing helmets! :)
"Keeping my feet on the ground My arms open wide My face to the sun... time of my life." ~ David Cook
"Looking for that / Magic rainbow / On the horizon / I couldn’t see it / Until I let go / Gave into love and watched all the bitterness burn / Now I’m coming alive / Body and soul / And feelin’ my world start to turn... 
Nice meditation music for cultivating clarity. "Number of victories is also determined by number of times at bat (heart centered)."
"Only the love of God will sustain you in all circumstances. It will lift you out of trial and lift you high above all the perceived dangers of this world into a climate of perfect peace and safety it will transport you into a state of mind that nothing can threaten nothing can disturb and where nothing can intrude upon the eternal calm of the son of God. Put not your faith in illusions they will fail you. Put all your faith in the love of God within you. Eternal changeless and forever unfailing. This is the answer to whatever confronts you today." from an interview with Alan Cohen
"Playing the game of life, Playing with inspiration, Pure Positive focus and nonresistance. 
Quote from earlier in the week: "Nothing real can be threatened. Nothing unreal exists. Herein lies the peace of God." ~ A Course in Miracles


Star Wars: The Last Jedi. we got a peek at the trailer on Friday, and it is VERY cool :)
"Tap into the infinite inspiration in the immediate moment. There is great value to immediate action that is lined up with your true, stable happiness."
Unlimited capacity for divinity and transcendence
Veggies enough to share with my new neighbors resulted in a date ... to go see the garden at MC
"When you plant a tree / every leaf that grows will tell you / what you sow will bear fruit. / So if you have any sense, my friend / don't plant anything but love." ~ Rumi
eXpand and embrace eXpression of myself"
You show your worth by what you seek. / Water flows to those who want purity / wash your hands of all desires and / come to the table of Love. / Do you want me to tell you a secret? / The flowers attract the most beautiful lover / with their sweet smile and scent. / If you let God weave the verse in your poem / people will read it forever. ~ Rumi

Thursday, May 25, 2017 thru NOW (Sun am, May 28, 2017)

Appreciate the challenges for the opportunities they are
 love this "ad" for an upcoming YogaFest
Cartwheel in Celebration of the sale of the house on Sarabande. Four years ago today
Dad, thank you for being with me at the movies yesterday xo grab a tissue and click here if you Dare

Embrace Everything in your Experience today. 



Guardians of the Galaxy 2 with my smart, brave kid

"Hug Me"  Art by Simona Ciraolo 
I am grateful for so many, many things, but especially for our friends
Julie and Andie invited us to dinner, so we asked for a ride from where we were
Kindness of friends
Love: we have the ability to absorb and radiate it, always.
Make peace with discomfort while getting more structured and clear
"...Not our abilities that show what we truly are. It is ...
Our choices.” ~ Dumbledore

 
Quill, Peter Quill
Reminds me of someone who used to be my neighbor, and drew the artwork for my tattoo
Super-charged Spirit of a Hippie - Staind: "So Far Away"
"These are my words That I've never said before / I think I'm doing okay / And this is the smile / That I've never shown before..
Use it wisely: love
Vanquish - always a great word - but especially when fighting "Ego" - see "G" above
"When we trust our creativity we encounter a supreme kind of enjoyment - an amazement at the natural unfolding of life beyond our ordinary way of looking at things." ~ Dzigar Kongtrul Rinpoche 
Art by Sascalia
eXpression of care was something Mr. Rogers said in a video I just watched. Thank you Kristen, for sharing this Happiness Heroes video.
"Yellow" along my walk this am

 too :)

Tuesday Wednesday: May 23 - 24, 2017

Be receptive to Brain heart coherence
Claim my identity with Crystal Clarity
Divine being... Depth of understanding
Funny - I thought of the movie Dune when I read the expression "worm has turned"
"Grace is the abiding reality of the universe. Grace means you are completely loved..." ~ Alan Cohen
Jackie, relaxing?May 24, 2013
Keys : to success, to freedom, to kingdom, to car?
Live under the Law of Grace, not Karma grace
"Maybe the worm is finally turning!!!" ~ Greg Vitarbo :)
Open heart, clear mind
Play with Prismatic Possibilities 
"Quantum surprise: map to the future min 34" ~ Dr. Joe Dispenza video
Release us. Resolve this lesson now 
"The worm has turned" is something that you say when someone who has always been weak and obedient starts to behave more confidently or take control of a situation. ~ Urban Dictionary
Use it to describe a situation, especially one's luck, dramatically changing - even better! 
"Vigor and health, abundance, and success are mine." ~ Daily Affirmations click here
"What you want to ignite in others, must first burn inside yourself." ~ Aurelius Augustinus 
eXogenous: relating to or developing from external factors.
 "You go Glen Coco!" ~ thanks for the lesson, Ashley :) YouTube video link here
 Zen image from Spaceweather.com 


Whispering "Oh My God" Loudly this morning...

A Living Prayer by Alison Krauss
  Bright and Beautiful Blooms
Cactus that looks like a rose - I have not noticed anything like this before

Dianthus - I'm fairly certain
Freedom From concern? Interesting concept and Feeling
Gorgeous Gardenias
Happy Hydrangeas


Iris for me - courtesy of Hannah Allen
Jasmine in the air, especially right at the end of our street and in the quad at Meredith
"Knocked to our Knees, we have to surrender...Why wait? Know thyself now." ~ Dr. Joe Dispenza
"Live your life your way.......if they don't like it, good." ~ Jack Kraus
Lovely Lavender at Jones Auditorium
Map My future
Neutralizing Negativity through Neurological rewiring while Nurturing Nursery plants Next to greenhouse :)
Once the storm is over, you won’t remember how you made it through, how you managed to survive. You won’t even be sure, whether the storm is really over. But One thing is certain. When you come Out of the storm, you won’t be the same person who walked in. That’s what this storm’s all about..." ~ Jack Kruse CEO of Optimized Life PLC
Purples... full of Potential and Possibilities... Phlox symbolizes Purity of the heart and harmonizes with the crown chakra
Queen Anne's lace
Rehmannia elata: Chinese Foxgloves 
 Jones Auditorium at Meredith College
"Student of learning to listen." ~ Gregg Braden on "News for the Soul" podcast
Treasures are waiting for us to but notice they are blooming" ~ Me :) Sunday
Update resume to include Freelance Writer/Editor
Verified by receiving a check? or by being inspired to write my own story?
"You are the author of your book. Write it your way." ~ Jack Kruse

Wait?

This morning I woke a little later than I normally do, but for a good reason. A friend saw a recent post and contacted me to see if he could help. We talked for nearly two hours, as it had been awhile since we chatted like that. So many thoughts, ideas, and possibilities bouncing around my brain, and all "signs" pointing in the same direction: come up with a map, a vision, with action items, and a plan... Write my story! (How many time have I heard or read the word "map" lately?)
Feeling grateful for: friends, coffee, pets... Even though Misty rolled around in something that smelled so awful that I was compelled to bathe her before heading out by 7:30 am.

As I walked a bike with flat tires over to Meredith for some much needed Air, I decided to listen to music on my phone. I hit "shuffle all" and heard a song I don't remember purchasing or downloading, but there it was. "Wait" by Get Set Go
And then I got to Wade Ave crosswalk and there was the message Again :)
Before I could
Crossover
Day 14 "Living with Passion" was leading me on.
Each step of the journey, I 
Felt more connected with something 
Greater than myself
How could
I not, with this
Joy of Joys along the way

K is the sound of beginning of the name of this tree  "Catalpa" is a favorite of mine.
Looped around 
Meredith campus quickly
Next stop was Joyner for my gloves and 
Other shoes ("Sloggers" from my big sis are perfect for my day's activities)
Plus a Pitstop for water
Quick one though, because I was
Riding my bike over to Janice's when she texted, I 
Stopped to answer her and then I saw this Snake in the road. Well good morning to you too! 
Turtle too... In need of a bit of water, I Think
Unusually dry in the little creek behind Janice's home
Visiting leaves were backing it up, so she tackled that 
While I did the mowing, as promised two weeks ago. and then, Watering at MC 
eXcellent art work appeared in the community garden this week
Yes, of course I stopped there on my way back home. I also
Zipped over to the bank near Cameron Village. Well, perhaps "zipped" isn't exactly the right word, but I was on a roll, so I decided to complete the ABCs. Honestly, it was pretty slow going. I was running out of  steam. But! I accomplished all the tasks I set out to, and probably set my own record for 10,000+ steps so early in the day. Not to mention 21 "floors" - there are a number of hills along the path I rode this morning. I cannot believe it was only 4.2 miles, but then, I did have my phone in my bag a number of times along the way, so who knows, and really, who cares? It is what it is.

This is probably a first for me: creating a blog post on the fly AND while telling "my" story.
I'm feeling inspired!

May 15 thru May 19, 2017

Asking and Abiding... 

Being surrounded by the answers
Choosing Calm over Cacophony
Dear God, I'm ready to learn this lesson and move on. Please guide me, walk with, help me face, embrace, and release everything that is holding me back once and for all, forever and ever. Ahhhhh...men 🙏🏼and thank you. Namaste 
Enjoying

Feeling
Giving and Growing
Having
Intending, with a wish to know lightness. Integration with ease, peace and love
Joe Dispenza video: "Living at a greater level of consciousness" click here
Kristen, thank you for this 
Meadow-rue columbine
New Neighbors are so Nice.
Our community is growing stronger every day.
Play with how fluidity feels. How does it feel?
Quit Questioning what I already know to be the truth
Rewiring to find a Remembrance of LOVE
Serving in the one Self
Tune in Trusting in the unseen; allowing a new expression to come forth. Trust Truth
Understanding the energy of Unconditional love and Unlimited light
Verily : adverb : in truth; really; indeed.
"Work is about a search for daily meaning as well as daily bread, for recognition as well as cash, for astonishment rather than torpor; in short, for a sort of life rather than a Monday through Friday sort of dying." ~  Studs Terkel - Thank you , Tina
eXhilarating eXuberance
"Your vision will become clear only when you can look into your own heart. Who looks outside, dreams; who looks inside, awakes". Carl Jung ~ Thank you, Kristen
Zagarenski original