Dec 4th through 10th 2016

Aunt Joan's 87th Monday, Dec 5th and today is Ava Rose's
Birthdays of December also include my Grandpa Thomason's on the 14th 
Coffee seems to be one of the most helpful substances I have found to ease my pain in the middle of the night, so last night I ...
Decided to test my theory and have a mug of Bulletproof coffee right before bed.
(I slept for 7 hours as compared to the 2-4 I've been getting for over a month now)
Ersatz : a substitute, typically an inferior one, for something else; not real or genuine.
For fast-acting relief, try slowing down.” ~ Lily Tomlin
"Good" a bit of help from Jack Milgram will be part of a future blog post
How can you get your mind into your body, and how can you bring your body into your mind? click here

JC Raulston - great article - thank you Meghan
Key of patience opens the door of happiness Image: Irina Dzhul, Quote by Rumi
Move toward the light - sunlight
No matter what our pain or heartbreak, as long as we keep our hearts open to others, then New life will spring up around us" (111) ~ Marianne Williamson's Tears to Triumph
"Passion emerges when we've placed ourselves in service to that which is good, true, and beautiful - something important, something bigger than ourselves" (82). ~ Marianne Williamson's Tears to Triumph
Restore harmony where it had been blocked - the key? Forgiveness p. 91 ~ Marianne Williamson's Tears to Triumph
Sunrise gift from Sue:  Thank you, dear friend
"Training ourselves to Use our minds as Vessels of love" (110).  ~ Marianne Williamson's Tears to Triumph
When you’re anxious or worried, be patient. The key of patience opens the door of happiness. ~ Rumi 
Xmas cheer  Thank you, Angela

You rise.
You feel into the heart break and you let it burn.
You feel that burn, and you let its flames throw you 
up against the walls of your fear, 
and then you let it blaze through them.




You cry, you roar, you bellow.

You let it rip through and unclog your brilliance.

You beg to be unleashed, 

and you mastermind your own unleashing.
You let your Soul take over.
You allow the dismantling of your conditioned collusion 
with the world views that manage and minimize 
your magnificence.

You refuse to follow the crowd, 
unless that crowd are screamingly alive 
and activated on behalf of the life that lives us.
You find every gaze that meets you with
'I know - I'm awake - I'm here - and I'm ready' 
and you say YES.

You demand only your deepest authenticity,
the kind that electrifies, illuminates, lays waste to pretense, 
walks permission, cries loudly, renders shame irrelevant, 
chooses total, naked truth.

You recognize with every cell of your being 
that we are being called out of apathy and slumber,
to remember and rediscover who and what we really are,
living breathing elements of this Earth, 
fully woven into an intelligence 
that has evolved for billions of years,
with access to that intelligence,
with limitless potency,
if only we turn inside and reconnect...

You say yes to the gauntlet laid down.
You prepare to astonish yourself.
And then you Rise
And then you Rise
And then you Rise

And then we Rise.



December 1-3, 2016

Allowing Alignment and Accepting my natural sense of wellbeing. Ashtanga yoga
"Bathe in the Bliss of life" ~ Jim Kambeitz
Commit, each day, to living perfect health.
"Dawning adventures sparkle; get some rest!" ~ Nahko and Medicine for the People "Budding Trees"
Enthusiastic Entwinement 
Feeling good. Finding ease and journeying to more deep feeling." ~ Abraham Hicks
"Gifted new eyes to see." ~ Nahko and Medicine for the People "Budding Trees"
Hydrate these cells because the body talks and meditation Helps" ~ Nahko and Medicine for the People "Budding Trees"
Imprinting proper muscle mind on my body
"Let me not pray to be sheltered from dangers, but to be fearless in facing them. Let me not beg for the stilling of my pain, but for the heart to conquer it." ~ Rabindranath Tagore
"My Dad" by Michael Byers click here to listen - great song
Nothing can nourish the soul but light. ~ Rumi 
Only to the degree that people are unsettled is there any hope for them.” ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson
Question of the day: "What makes YOU laugh with "sheer joy"? 
Responsible for my own healing, I Refuse to be "lazy" about that aspect of healing
Silence is not empty, it's full of your Soul. ~ Trudy Vesotsky
 
Valerie's Video now has an entirely new meaning to me - in my heart - growth - listen
"You're the guru now so visualize healing...Yeah you are a long gone too much heavy history" ~ Nahko and Medicine for the People "Budding Trees"
Zen Mama Dec 1st post:

Tears to Triumph, plus a few extras

"Always give 100%, unless you're donating blood." ~ Bill Murray, Jan 16, 2014 Twitter

Control Pause - very important - Buteyko Breathing exercises
"Dear God, I am willing to see this Differently" (48). ~ Marianne Williamson's Tears to Triumph
Emotional detoxification process
"Fabric of our civilization is dangerously Frayed" (80). ~ Marianne Williamson's Tears to Triumph
God will not take from us what we will not release to Him... On the morning of Nov 28th, I woke to the barely audible sound of this song playing on my phone. The earbuds were plugged into the phone, but not in my ears, so I couldn't quite make out what song was playing. I reached for and put one to my ear while thinking: "since my phone was not within reach, how did the song start playing, and when?Hours before? or moments? was this the first one? Did it matter? No? I carried the feeling with me for a little while, but then forgot about, even though it had been quite a powerful feeling. THIS morning when I opened my computer to work on my next blog post, I was nudged to notice that Billy Gilman's most recent performance on The Voice, while not this song, was an equally powerful Martina McBride song: "Anyway". My point? Absolutely everything is interconnected in a powerfully woven mosaic. We need but to open our eyes to the miracle of life in each moment of each day: God's Will by Martina McBride video here

"How will you serve the world? What do they need that your talent can provide?" ~ Jim Carrey
"Imbued with brilliant Immune systems, mechanism of repair bu which they heal injury and resist disease" (64). ~ Marianne Williamson's Tears to Triumph
Jim Carrey - The Meaning - fabulously inspiring combination of words, music, and images: 
"Kindness as hold Knots on life's climbing rope." ~ Elizabeth Berg Home Safe
"Like a tidal wave... your love is fierce" ~ Fierce by Jesus Culture click here for video
Marianne Williamson's new book:
"Nature's intelligence leads us to our highest creativity, goodness, and joy" (63). ~ Marianne Williamson's Tears to Triumph
"People who understand that [the fabric of our civilization is dangerously frayed] - who are genuinely and appropriately upset about it - are the Passion-bearers needed to re-create the world" (80). ~ Marianne Williamson's Tears to Triumph
"Quantum wisdom works, even if you don't understand it" ~ Jack Kruse more here
"Relax and dream up a good life!" ~ Jim Carrey
Synchronicity is a sign that my body, heart, and mind are in alignment; the universe says "yes"
  Thank YOU, Alisa!
"Ubiquitous lies are still lies." p. 60  ~ Marianne Williamson's Tears to Triumph
Van Morrison's "Sometimes We Cry" video - thank you Julie

"We heal the wounds of the past through healing in the present, and we heal our own broken hearts by reaching out to the hearts of others" (76).  ~ Marianne Williamson's Tears to Triumph
eXacerbated. great word. perfect meme 
"Your need for acceptance can make you invisible in this world. Don't let anything stand in the way of the light that shines through this form. Risk being seen in all of your glory.”" ~ Jim Carrey

Zeno's paradoxes