Magnificent Living

Canine Kerfuffle

2011-07-26T09:40:00.001-05:00

Out of the garden the bunny hopped

making his way slowly across the drive.

So I called and clucked for my stalwart pups

who at the time were "taking five."

The ensuing kerfuffle, a deafening roar

of woofs and paws a-sliding!

But as you might guess of our loyal sleuths,

they did not find where the intruder was hiding.

So we went back inside and returned to our day

everyone breathing just a bit faster.

Shaking my head at the little white dog

who once again, let the culprit right past her.

Intention for 2011

2011-07-26T09:30:00.003-05:00

We are currently experiencing a rather turbulent confluence of energy patterns. Old dynamics dying hard. New, more expansive ways of being endeavoring to get a foothold. Increased frequencies, decreased magnetics.

Fancy words to say that these times are not for the weak of heart!

I thought I’d share a simple intention that you could bring to this time to positively engage the energies that are present.

~ Close your eyes and take a deep breath in, filling your lungs to capacity.
Connect to your Center Below, 24” beneath your feet. Commune with this center,
open to it, breathe with it.

~ Connect to your Center Above, 24” above the top of your head. Commune with
this center, open to it, breathe with it.

~ Be in your Core, connect with your heart, feel yourself held within the Lattice, or
the Universal Matrix that connects all things.

~ Intend to connect with the alignment and fullness of the energies present now,
the moon, the solstice, the expansion of the heavens with the Earth.

~ Intend that you would like to be a part of this expansion with ease and grace.

~ Intend to release anything that is holding you back or limiting you from this.

~ Intend to focus your attention on what is good in your life, expecting the best.

~ Be in the feeling of gratitude and ease, seeing your life evolving peacefully,
with ease, joy, prosperity and grace. Intend to always be in the right place,
at the right time, doing the right thing.

~ Breathe this in. Be it. Know it. Feel it.

And so it is.

All the best to you. May 2011 elicit a time of peace-filled empowerment,
success and goodness beyond your imagination.

5 Ways of Thinking

2011-03-02T19:58:00.002-06:00

Good morning!

Hope you are enjoying feeling Spring in the air, even if we are poised to receive more snow and icy rain tomorrow. My two dogs seem to sense something on the horizon -- they were both up uncharacteristically early, ready at the back door to go frolic and explore.

In college I read Victor Frankl’s book, Man’s Search for Meaning, about about surviving the concentration camps in Nazi Germany, while daily confronting the challenge to survive when there seems no reason to live.

“We who lived in the concentration camps can remember the men who walked through the huts comforting others, giving away their last piece of bread. They may have been few in number, but they offer sufficient proof that everything can be taken from a man but one thing: the last of human freedoms — to choose one’s attitude in any given set of circumstances, to choose one’s own way way. ... When we are lo longer able to change a situation, we are challenged to change ourselves.”

Frankl’s mother, father, brother and wife all died in the camps. He survived four camps including Auschwitz by somehow being able to transcend the threat of his own death by being aware that he had the ability to control his attitude about it.

What do we as individuals do when we are faced with severe personal trials or events beyond our control that create fear, doubt, despair and dissolution? If we focus only upon the worst of it, upon negativity, worry or anger, we only feed the fear. Obsessive thoughts are always based in fear. These thoughts are not reality based and are often exaggerated. It is the fear behind obsessive thoughts that drives up our anxiety level.

Many people are obsessed with worry about what they have lost or may lose with our current economy. During this time it is important to replace fearful thoughts with hopeful and positive thoughts. It is the unreal “what ifs” that keep us in an emotional and mental turmoil. While fear may be a thief of peace, we are the ones robbing ourselves of precious time -- time that we could be celebrating the gift of life with our family and friends.

Remember Frankl‘s words: “Everything can be taken from a man or a woman but one thing: the last of human freedoms to choose one’s attitude in in any given set of circumstances, to choose one’s own way. Fear may come true that which one is afraid of.”

Do not allow these economic times to dictate your thoughts and enslave your spirit. Train your mind to think and feel positive about what your future holds. We create with our thoughts, so let’s create abundance, ease and grace for ourselves and our world.

Five ways of thinking that help me to feel good and create a positive future:

In every moment I choose to feel that the the highest and best outcome is being orchestrated for me.
I choose thoughts that are positive and hopeful, and avoid negative messages, people, and the news.
I co-create a joyful life for myself by living in the moment and avoiding the fear-creating “what ifs.”
I make it a priority to connect and align with my Source and Spirit every day, breathing, exercising, practicing gratitude and taking extremely good care of myself.
I will not be a victim of disconnection and fear, and commit to living a powerful, positive and happy life.

In Reiki training we learn about the five Reiki Principles, which serve as a foundation for a way to live your life. These are:

Just for today, do not worry.
Just for today, do not anger.
Honor your parents, teachers and elders.
Earn your living honestly.
Show gratitude to every living thing.

Simple, but a very good practice.

I wish you much peace and the power to choose what you want.

Mary

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