Archive for February, 2009
Rumi
Posted by Kit in development on February 24, 2009
The Guest House
This being human is a guest house.
Every morning a new arrival.A joy, a depression, a meanness,
some momentary awareness comes
as an unexpected visitor.Welcome and entertain them all!
Even if they’re a crowd of sorrows,
who violently sweep your house
empty of its furniture,
still treat each guest honourably.
He may be clearing you out
for some new delight.The dark thought, the shame, the malice,
meet them at the door laughing,
and invite them in.Be grateful for whoever comes,
because each has been sent
as a guide from beyond.—-
Out beyond ideas of wrongdoing and rightdoing,
there is a field. I’ll meet you there.When the soul lies down in that grass,
the world is too full to talk about.
Ideas, language, even the phrase each other
doesn’t make any sense.—–
Birdsong brings relief
to my longing
I’m just as ecstatic as they are,
but with nothing to say!
Please universal soul, practice
some song or something through me!—–
Rumi was born on the Eastern shores of the Persian Empire on September 30, 1207 (in the city of Balkh in what is now Afghanistan), and finally settled in the town of Konya, in what is now Turkey.
Rumi’s life story is full of intrigue and drama mixed with intense creative outbursts. Rumi was a charming, wealthy nobleman, a genius theologian, a brilliant but sober scholar, who in his late thirties met a wandering and wild holy man by the name of Shams. In Rumi’s own words, after meeting Shams he was transformed from a bookish, sober scholar to an impassioned seeker of the truth and love.
Rumi and Shams stayed together for a short time, about 2 years in total, but the impact of their meeting left an everlasting impression on Rumi and his work. After Shams was murdered by Rumi’s youngest son, due to events that are explained below, Rumi fell into a deep state of grief and gradually out of that pain outpoured nearly 70,000 verses of poetry. These thousands of poems, which include about 2000 in quatrains, are collected in two epic books named, Divan-e Shams-e Tabrizi and Massnavi (Mathnawi).
What is it that you most deeply fear is true about yourself?
Posted by Kit in development on February 23, 2009
I came across this question in ‘When Life Changes or You Wish It Would’ by Carol Adrienne [P6] and it really threw me.
“What is it that you most deeply fear is true about yourself?”
Here’s where all of the Sedona Method, Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT) or similar types of releasing would really kick in and nail ‘the big one’. I’ve been reading a lot about releasing lately but I realised I’ve been skirting around this obvious but major question.
You may want to ask youself this question now. Do you fear that you will be proven inadequate? Do you fear that you are selfish? Do you fear that you are not up to the task of achieving your goals?
Your role in a relationship (exercise)
Posted by Kit in development, exercises, relationships on February 22, 2009
Here’s a cool exercise in “How One of you can bring the two of your together”
Complete this sentence in as many ways as seem appropriate.
In our relationship, I (use either expect, want, or hope for, whichever seems more appropriate for your sentence)
Here are some examples
- In our relationship, I want John to be as affectionate and attentive and thoughtful as he was when we were courting
- In our relationship, I want us to agree much more on how to treat the children
- In our relationship, I want Sam to spend more time at home and take more interest in running the household and taking care of the kids
Now go back to each sentence and add to the end of it. “…and I feel _____ about it. “Or if you feel like taking a little bit of a leap, say instead , “..and I choose to feel ____ about it”. For example
- In our relationship, I want John to be as affectionate and attentive and thoughtful as he was when we were courting, and I choose to feel disappointed about it.
- In our relationship, I expect Sally to bring in her share of the income and I choose to feel angry about it
To complete the process of identifying your half of the script in your relationship, all you have to do is add the words “My role in the relationship is to” to the beginning of each of your sentences. Also in the second half, change “I” to “to”, so the sentences will now read:
- My role in our relationship is to want John to be as affectionate and attentive and thoughtful as he was when we were courting and to feel disappointed about it.
- My role in our relationship is to want John to take more interest in me and my business and to feel sad about it
Quite an awesome wee exercise to potentially open your eyes to things you may not have realised.
Meditation
Posted by Kit in exercises, spirituality on February 21, 2009
I had tried meditating in the past but never really gotten anywhere or managed to stick with it for long. However since I have started meditating this year, it’s different.
Firstly I have managed to truly clear my mind, which I have never managed before. Of course, my mind does wander and thoughts come in, but not nearly as much and I can go for much longer periods with real stillness. Sometimes if my mind wanders I come back to my breathing, but generally I don’t like to focus on my breathing as I feel as though my mind is then busy concentrating on the breathing and not truly quietening.
When thoughts do come in I also sometimes visualise my breath coming into my head and I imagine it like an empty room without thoughts. Obviously my head has actually got a brain and cranium etc but for this visualisation it is empty and the breath just drifts and dances around in the empty thoughtless space.
Another visualisation I do is to imagine my empty head again, but this time it is about one-sixth filled with water. When the thoughts arise, the water swells up filling almost to the top of my head and gently washes the thoughts away, then eventually returns to it’s calm space at the bottom of my head.
Lastly if thoughts do come, I imagine myself putting them by the door and say to myself that I can pick them up on the way out.
I found an awesome collection of videos that explain how to meditate and what to expect. Check them out:
Part 1 of 5
Part 2 of 5
Part 3 of 5
Part 4 of 5
Part 5 of 5
Sedona Method “releasing habits” exercise
Posted by Kit in development, exercises on February 20, 2009
Another cool exercise from “The Sedona Method” [P 307] about releasing your habits
Begin by making yourself comfortable. Then think of a specific habit from which you would like to be free. It could be an addiction to alcohol, cigarettes, drugs , sex, overeating, watching TV or anything else that makes you stuck. Once you have a habit in mind, focus inwardly and get in touch with your NOW feeling about it.
Could you welcome that feeling and allow it to be present?
Notice what it feels like to have this particular addiction. Also notice how you disapprove of yourself for this recurring behaviour. And again focus on your NOW feeling about the addiction.
Would you allow yourself to dig a little deeper and see whether that feeling comes from a sense of wanting approval, control or security?
Could you let go of whichever want it is?
Sedona Method “disagreements” exercise
Posted by Kit in exercises, relationships on February 18, 2009
I haven’t tried this exercise from “The Sedona Method” [P 338] yet but it sounds like a great way of getting your partners perspective in a disagreement.
Step 1: Both partners argue full out for their own points of view. Do this with as much feeling and import as possible, however, there is one important qualifier: you may only use the word “blah”. Do not use any other words. Simply argue the way you usually do – even exaggerate a little – yet avoid actual language.
Keep arguing until you both feel you have gotten your point across to the best of your abilities. Then, take a few moments to release whatever this activity has stirred up before going to step 2.
Step 2. Now, both partners argue each others points of view. This time use words and allow yourself to step into your partner’s shoes as much as possible. Argue as thoroughly for your partners point of view as you argued for you own. As best you can, feel and express your partner’s emotions – even use your partner’s mannerisms.
Keep arguing like this until you have both run out of things to say. Then take a few moment to release whatever this activity has stirred up.
Step 3. Share what you’ve discovered with your partner. Take as much time as you need to talk through and release toegther on any feelings, thoughts, insights and beliefs that arose during this exerise.
Sedona Method “releasing about a person” exercise
Posted by Kit in development, exercises, relationships on February 16, 2009
Another cool exercise from “The Sedona Method” [P 236] The Cleanup Procedure
1. Begin by visualising the face of the person you have chosen to release about.
2. Then ask yourself the following questions one at a time allowing your underlying wants to surface. Start with the set of questions about control and stay with that question until you feel that you can “grant that person the right to be”the way he or she is. Most times, completely letting go is just a decision. If you’re open to it, it’s possible to reach this point very quickly, but take all the time you need.
Your Spiritual Level
Posted by Kit in spirituality on February 16, 2009
I’ve just come across this interesting information about Spiritual Level:
Detachment
Posted by Kit in development, spirituality on February 15, 2009
Another excerpt from “How One of you can bring the two of your together” regarding detachment that I want to remind myself of.
[Pg 41] “When I was single I spent several weeks each year at Tassajara, a remote mountain Zen Buddhist monastery, which the monks and students operate as a resort during the summer months. The natural hot springs there have made it a tourist destination since the 1870s and some of the gorgeous old stone buildings date from that time. One summer, I drove the rickety gravel road fourteen miles in from civilisation, parked, walked the main buildings and the suddenly stopped in great shock. The main building was gone! A mere shell of it was still standing.
“What happened?” I asked a student
“Oh, didn’t you hear? There was a fire in the kitchen that burned out the entire library and meditation room.”
“Oh, how terrible!” I moaned. “How did it happen?”
The student told me some of the details, how the residents had put up a valiant fight against the flames, that in the end a precious gold Buddha figure and hundreds of valuable manuscripts had been lost, and how the buildings were being adapted until the new meditation room could be built. I couldn’t help but notice the chatty way in which she related all these sad events. I kept saying, “Oh how awful” in an anguished tone of voice and with a wrinkled forehead. Finally, I asked her, “Weren’t you all terribly upset? It was such a gorgeous old building!”
I’ll never forget her reply: “Well, a fire is a fire. “She wished me a pleasant stay, and walked off.
As I thought about the conversation over the next several days the contrast between this detached, calm student and my own anguished, high-pitched voice made me feel a little silly. I realised I had just experienced at first hand one of Buddhism’s central teachings: All suffering is the result of inappropriate attachment. I had been attached to this beautiful building and to the idea that it would be there forever. I felt its loss deeply. But Buddhists believe that an event itself is neither good nor bad, happy nor tragic. The judgment about the event is something that we as humans add to it. Goodness or badness is not intrinsic to an event. Besides, a value judgment that we place on an event at one time may or may not be “right” when viewed from another time or angle.”
The Prophet
Posted by Kit in development on February 15, 2009
Some of my favourite excerpts from ‘The Prophet’ – by Kahlil Gibran:
[P 14] And ever has it been that love knows not its own depth until the hour of separation.
On Love [P18] To know the pain of too much tenderness
On Marriage [P22]
Give your hearts, but not into each others keeping.
And stand together yet not too near together;
For pillars of the temple stand apart,
And the oak tree and the cypress grow not in each others shadow.
On Clothes [P42] And forget not that the earth delights to feel your bare feet and the winds long to play with your hair
On Crime and Punishment [P47] So the wrong-doer cannot do wrong without the hidden will of all of you…And when one of you falls down he falls for those behind him, a caution against the stumbling stone. Ay, and he falls for those ahead of him, who, though faster and surer of foot, yet removed not the stumbling stone.
On Laws [P51] What of the cripple who hates dancers?
What of the ox who loves his yoke and deems the elk and deer of the forest stray and vagrant things?
What of the old serpent who cannot shed his skin, and calls all others naked and shameless?
What shall I say of these save that they too stand in the sunlight, but with their backs to the sun?
They see only their shadows, and their shadows are their laws
On Self-knowledge [P63] Say not “I have found the truth” but rather, “I have found a truth”. Say not I have found the path of the soul” say rather “I have met the soul walking upon my path” For the soul walks upon all paths.
On Teaching [P64] No man can reveal to you aught but that which already lies half asleep in the dawning of your knowledge. The teacher who walks in the shadow of the temple, among his followers, gives not of his wisdom but rather of his faith and his lovingness. If he is indeed wise he does not bid you enter the house of his wisdom, but rather leads you to the threshold of your own mind.
On Friendship [P66] When you part from your friend, you grieve not; For that which you love most in him may be clearer in his absence, as the mountain to the climber is clearer from the plain.
On Good and Evil[P73] You are good when you walk to your goal firmly and with bold steps. Yet you are not evil when you go thither limping. Even those who limp go not backward. But you who are strong and swift, see that you do not limp before the lame, deeming it kindness.
On religion [P85] Your daily life is your temple and your religion. Whenever you enter into it take with you all…And if you would know God, be not therefore a solver of riddles. Rather look about you and you shall see him playing with your children. And look into space; you shall see him walking in the cloud, outstretching his arms in the lightning and descending in rain. You shall see him smiling in flowers, then rising and waving his hands in trees.
On Death [P 86] Your fear of death is but the trembling of the shephard when he stands before the king whose hand is to be laid upon im in honour.
Sedona Method “goal setting” exercise
Posted by Kit in development, exercises on February 14, 2009
Here’s a cool goal setting exercise from “The Sedona Method”:
[P 202]
Step 1. Write your goal at the top of a blank piece of paper
Step 2. Read the goal silently or aloud and, below the goal, write down the first thought or feeling that comes to mind in relationship to it.
Step 3. Ask yourself which want underlies the thought or feeling, using this question: Does that come from a sense of wanting approval, control, or security? Make a note of which want it is by writing it next to the question.
Step 4. Release any wants that are stirred up in the NOW moment about the feeling or thoughts that you wrote down. Simply ask: Could I let go of wanting the approval, control, or security? As you let go of a given want, cross it out or check it off.
Step 5. Repeat Steps 2 – 4 until you feel courageousness, acceptance or peace about your goal. Once you’re feeling one of those higher emotional states, you can be confident that you’ve taken off a layer of limitation about tha particular goal.
Chakras
Posted by Kit in spirituality on February 13, 2009
Chakras are energy centers in the body. There are seven major chakras and many mini chakras. Your physical, psychological and spiritual journey are mirrored in your chakras, which can also have many “layers”. Chakras can be opened, closed, spin clockwise or counterclockwise, blocked and
clogged, causing positive or negative energies and/or attributes.
1. Root chakra (kundalini) – Location: base of spine and the pubic bone and includs genitals and reproductive organs.
2. Sacral chakra (svadhisthana) – Location: behind and just below the navel
3. Solar plexus chakra (manipura) – Location: above the navel
4. Heart chakra (anahata) – Location: midway between shoulder
5. Throat chakra (visuddha) – Location: throat area
6. Brow chakra/Third eye (ajna) – Location: centre of head, behind forehead
7. Crown chakra (sahasrar) – Location: top of head
Your chakras are associated with colors and musical notes, fragrances (vibrations of energy), psychological functions, organs, and glands and each has their own set of attributes.
Relationships and conflict
Posted by Kit in relationships on February 11, 2009
I’m re-reading a cool book called “How one of you can bring the two of you together” by Susan Page. I’ve been putting bookmarks in the pages that have useful but then decided to take down all the best bits in this blog. Here are a few excerpts.
[Pg 8] “Unfortunately, often the most natural and automatic response to a difficult situation is precisely the one that is not only ineffective but actually counterproductive. A simple example is when Mark, in a moment of frustration, says to John, “You never help around the house!” John is likely to respond, “Yes I do!” I cleaned out the whole garage last weekend.”This is a natural, quite reasonable. But it is not productive. If John could say, “You must be feeling extra frustrated right now. Is there anything I can do to help?” this wouldn’t be a natural response, but it would be far more effective abd relationship enhancing. Mary’s original comment wasn’t effective either, of course. But she was feeling it right then, so she blurted it out. Quite normal and understandable.”
[Pg 10]“A love relationship works only when it empowers both partners to become more of their true selves, not less. Denying your needs to keep peace is one of the worst ways you can work alone to improve your relationship, and it is the most insidious, because it is, by definition, unconscious. (If you are award of what you are denying, then you aren’t denying it!).”
Affir-questions
Posted by Kit in development on February 10, 2009
Like John Beebe over at DevelopMinds.com I have always had a bit of a problem with affirmations. I can say to myself
“I am a brilliant tennis player” but if deep down I think I’m not that great at tennis, I just feel as though I’m just going through the motions. I feel like I’m lying to myself. I know I want to be a good player, but we both know (me and myself) that I keep losing games and missing the ball. Who am I trying to fool?
But what John says made a lot of sense to me:
At first I thought it is possible that one may be able to ignore these self-inhibitors when giving themselves regular statement-based affirmations, but then I got to thinking. Imagine telling yourself you are wearing a red shirt while you are actually wearing a blue one–how many times are you going to have to tell yourself that before you believe it? You’ll probably never believe it. However, if you start to ASK yourself why you are wearing a red shirt, then your mind is going to automatically start searching for answers before it automatically starts doubting, as it would when using plain statements–it is then that change occurs, and you reach in the drawer and put on that red shirt
I like it a lot. It’s a totally palatable way to start the path of affirmations and perhaps then when I become a pretty good tennis player I can start in with the full sh-bang.
Sedona Method “getting perspective” exercise
Posted by Kit in development, exercises on February 9, 2009
Here’s a cool exercise from “The Sedona Method” to get perspective on a problem:
[P72] Easily allow yourself to become aware of your sensory perceptions, beginning with your sense of hearing. Could you allow yourself just to hear, listen or welcome whatever is being heard in this moment?
Then, while allowing yourself to continue to focus on hearing: Could you allow yourself to welcome the silence that surrounds and interpenetrates whatever is being heard?
For a few moments, switch back and forth between listening to what is being heard and not heard, including your thoughts.
When you feel ready, allow yourself to focus on what is being seen. Could you allow yourself to welcome whatever is being seen best you can?
Then could you allow yourself also to welcome or notice the space, or emptiness that surrounds every picture or object, including the white space between writing on this page?
Again, alternate between the two perceptions for a few moments.
Next, focus on whatever sensations are arising in the moment. Could you allow yourself to welcome whatever sensation is being perceived in this moment?
Then could you allow yourself to welcome the space or absence of sensation that surrounds every sensation?
Then could you allow yourself to focus on a particular problem, and welcome that memory with all the pictures, sounds, sensations, thoughts and feelings that are associated with it?
Could you then allow yourself to notice how most of your experience happens apart from this particular problem?
And could you allow yourself to welcome at least the possibility that this problem is not as all consuming as it has seemed?
Switch back and forth between welcoming the problem and all its associated perceptions and then noticing and welcoming what is actually here now.
As you do the above you’ll find yourself gradually gaining a new sense of clarity about you supposed problems and also noticing the exquisiteness of what is already here now.
The Sedona Method
Posted by Kit in development on February 8, 2009
The Sedona Method keeps cropping up lately and I’ve been curious about what it is. I saw a short clip in the Masters Gathering into video which prompted me to check out their website. The homepage says that it’s…
“Your key to lasting happiness, success and emotional well being”
…but it doesn’t say much else about what it is without having to sign-up to receive you free set of audio clips or to “Get All 20 CDs for One Amazing Low Price of $188″. It felt a little too Infomercial-like to me so I didn’t venture further…until I found the book “The Sedona Method” in the library.
The basic idea works in harmony with Abraham’s premise of emotions being an indicator, not something you’re meant to hold on to. It’s like they’re saying your emotions are like a memo or a text message – you’re not meant to read and re-read it all day, it’s just information. So the Sedona Method is about releasing your emotions and not holding on to them in order to gain freedom, or imperturbability, as they like to say. They break everything down into
- wanting control
- wanting security
- wanting approval
- wanting separation
Here are a few bits that struck a chord for me:
[P 69] “Pride is a shifty emotion. For we don’t only feel proud of our accomplishments, we also get really hooked into being subtly proud of our problems. We feel so special for having them. This pitfall on the path to freedom may take the form of feeling proud of having prevailed even with the problem, proud of having borne it for so long, or proud of having a problem that is unique to us alone.
Keep an eye open for pride. Look at your problems as you release on them, and check to see if you feel that they make you “special”. If you find any pride and you can honestly admit it and letit go, then you’ll find yourself free to let go of the problem too.”
This is your Awakening
Posted by Kit in spirituality on February 8, 2009
I found this awesome piece over at myselfdevelopment.net:
A time comes in your life when you finally get it… When in the midst of all your fears and insanity you stop dead in your tracks and somewhere, the voice inside your head cries out – ENOUGH!
Enough fighting and crying, or struggling to hold on. And, like a child quieting down after a blind tantrum, your sobs begin to subside, you shudder once or twice, you blink back your tears and through a mantle of wet lashes, you begin to look at the world through new eyes.
This is your awakening…
You realize that it’s time to stop hoping and waiting for something to change, or for happiness, safety and security to come galloping over the next horizon. You come to terms with the fact that he is not Prince Charming and you are not Cinderella and that in the real world, there aren’t always fairy tale endings (or beginnings for that matter) and that any guarantee of “happily ever after” must begin with you and in the process, a sense of serenity is born of acceptance.
You awaken to the fact that you are not perfect and that not everyone will always love, appreciate or approve of who or what you are … and that’s OK. (They are entitled to their own views and opinions.) And you learn the importance of loving and championing yourself and in the process, a sense of new found confidence is born of self-approval.
You stop complaining and blaming other people for the things they did to you (or didn’t do for you) and you learn that the only thing you can really count on is the unexpected. You learn that people don’t always say what they mean or mean what they say and that not everyone will always be there for you and that it’s not always about you. So, you learn to stand on your own and to take care of yourself and in the process, a sense of safety & security is born of self-reliance.
You stop judging and pointing fingers and you begin to accept people as they are and to overlook their shortcomings and human frailties and in the process, a sense of peace & contentment is born of forgiveness.
You realize that much of the way you view yourself and the world around you, is a result of all the messages and opinions that have been ingrained into your psyche. You begin to sift through all the junk you’ve been fed about how you should behave, how you should look and how much you should weigh, what you should wear and where you should shop and what you should drive, how and where you should live and what you should do for a living, who you should marry and what you should expect of a marriage, the importance of having and raising children or what you owe your parents. You learn to open up to new worlds and different points of view. You begin reassessing and redefining who you are and what you really stand for.
You learn the difference between wanting and needing and you begin to discard the doctrines and values you’ve outgrown, or should never have bought into to begin with and in the process, you learn to go with your instincts.
You learn that it is truly in giving that we receive and that there is power and glory in creating and contributing and you stop maneuvering through life merely as a “consumer” looking for your next fix.
You learn that principles such as honesty and integrity are not the outdated ideals of a by gone era, but the mortar that holds together the foundation upon which you must build a life.
You learn that you don’t know everything; it’s not your job to save the world and that you can’t teach a pig to sing. You learn to distinguish between guilt and responsibility and the importance of setting boundaries and learning to say NO. You learn that the only cross to bear is the one you choose to carry and that martyrs get burned at the stake.
Then you learn about love. Romantic love and familial love. How to love, how much to give in love, when to stop giving and when to walk away. You learn not to project your needs or your feelings onto a relationship. You learn that you will not be more beautiful, more intelligent, more lovable or important because of the man on your arm or the child that bears your name.
You learn to look at relationships as they really are and not as you would have them be. You stop trying to control people, situations and outcomes.
You learn that just as people grow and change, so it is with love; and you learn that you don’t have the right to demand love on your terms, just to make you happy.
You learn that alone does not mean lonely. You look in the mirror and come to terms with the fact that you will never be a size 5 or a perfect 10 and you stop trying to compete with the image inside your head and agonizing over how you “stack up.”
You also stop working so hard at putting your feelings aside, smoothing things over and ignoring your needs. You learn that feelings of entitlement are perfectly OK and that it is your right, to want things and to ask for the things that you want and that sometimes it is necessary to make demands.
You come to the realization that you deserve to be treated with love, kindness, sensitivity and respect and you won’t settle for less. You allow only the hands of a lover who cherishes you, to glorify you with his touch and in the process, you internalize the meaning of self-respect.
And you learn that your body really is your temple. And you begin to care for it and treat it with respect. You begin eating a balanced diet, drinking more water and taking more time to exercise. You learn that fatigue diminishes the spirit and can create doubt and fear. So you take more time to rest. Just as food fuels the body, laughter fuels our soul; so you take more time to laugh and to play.
You learn that for the most part in life, you get what you believe you deserve and that much of life truly is a self-fulfilling prophecy.
You learn that anything worth achieving is worth working for and that wishing for something to happen, is different from working toward making it happen.
More importantly, you learn that in order to achieve success you need direction, discipline and perseverance. You also learn that no one can do it all alone and that it’s OK to risk asking for help.
You learn that the only thing you must truly fear is the great robber baron of all time; FEAR itself. You learn to step right into and through your fears, because you know that whatever happens you can handle it and to give in to fear, is to give away the right to live life on your terms.
You learn to fight for your life and not to squander it living under a cloud of impending doom. You learn that life isn’t always fair, you don’t always get what you think you deserve and that sometimes bad things happen to unsuspecting, good people. On these occasions, you learn not to personalize things. You learn that God isn’t punishing you or failing to answer your prayers; it’s just life happening.
You learn to deal with evil in its most primal state; the ego. You learn that negative feelings such as anger, envy and resentment must be understood and redirected or they will suffocate the life out of you and poison the universe that surrounds you. You learn to admit when you are wrong and to build bridges instead of walls.
You learn to be thankful and to take comfort in many of the simple things we take for granted; things that millions of people upon the earth can only dream about; a full refrigerator, clean running water, a soft warm bed, a long hot shower. Slowly, you begin to take responsibility for yourself, by yourself and you make yourself a promise to never betray yourself and to never ever settle for less than your heart’s desire. You hang a wind chime outside your window so you can listen to the wind, and you make it a point to keep smiling, to keep trusting and to stay open to every wonderful possibility.
Finally, with courage in your heart, you take a deep breath and you begin to design the life you want to live as best as you can.
by Sonny Carroll
P.S – Sonny wrote this piece in 1996 shortly after coming out of a long drawn out and painful break-up… “I was a total mess. My life was in shambles and as I tried to make some sense of what had happened, and why, I began to write The Awakening. This piece is a compilation of all the lessons I learned and the observations I made about myself, about other people and their relationships, and of the wisdom that my most dear friend, Drane Uljaj, has shared with me over countless cups of tea.”
Water and blessings
Posted by Kit in healing, spirituality on February 1, 2009
David Wolfe from the Raw Food fame said some crazy interesting things about water that have gotten me thinking about blessing my water canister before I drink out of it.
He says: (taken from here)
Water is the basis of all life. Ultimately there is no fire inside any living organism anywhere so if we look at what is going on in each cell we really see that each cell is a water bag. If we look at every cell in our body, in every plant, in every single living thing, it’s just little water bags of little nutrients. Water is a primary substance of all life. We’ve heard the word hydration before. We know that hydration is critical to being healthy. We found out through Dr. Batmanghelidj’s book, Your Body’s Many Cries for Water, that most people’s hunger pains are actually just thirst pains and if we can get each one of those little water bags hydrated then we’re going to feel a whole lot better and we’re going to detoxify a whole lot faster.
Well, water is a living thing. That’s what makes the whole earth alive. Every single organism exists, in my perception, as a vehicle for the ennoblement of water into consciousness. Every organism exists as a vehicle for the ennoblement of water into consciousness. Let’s say you go and you drink water from the spring. You brought that water into your organism. If in fact your body is a holy temple, then what you’ve done is you’ve brought the water in and nobled that water and made it part of your consciousness. That to me is really the fundamental understanding about water that changes it from something about: “I’ve just got to drink this to be hydrated” into more of the spiritual side of what water is about and what our role here is on the planet as storers of water instead of just drinkers of water.
You are probably familiar with Dr Emoto’s work. Emoto’s water crystal experiments consist of exposing water in glasses to different words, pictures, or music, and then freezing and examining the
I had a surf around to find out how one would go about blessing water and found this info…
Using your own hands to bless the water, sense the energy that is coming down through the crown, into the heart, out through the hands and into the water. Hold it for a little while as though you would hold a baby. It can be ended in what anyone likes to use in their own religion, whether it is Amen, Om, So Be It, Namasté, or whatever they choose.
This water can be used, and it will bless any amount of water you add it to. You can take this water and disperse it. 1 ounce of this water in approximately 7, 8 or 9 ounces will be plenty. This could become a magnificent healing force.
Take some blessed water and pour it into a river, lake or ocean near you and help to heal the planet.
And this blessing for the water:
Divine most powerful and most gracious [insert entity, spirit or god of choice] I command in your name that you bless the Water/Food that I hold between my hands and heal me completely, mind, body, heart and spirit.
I ask that the water/food be enriched with every vitamin, mineral, herb or homeopathic remedy or healing vibration that I may need to fill my being with, in order to restore me back to 100% full health both mentally, physically, emotionally and spiritually.
I ask that this Water/Food be empowered with an energy so great and so magical that it clears my cluttered mind of all disruptive thoughts and clears my body of all negativity and illness, helping me also to cut ties with the past and release me from anything and anyone that is stopping me from moving forward and upward onto a more joyful, satisfying and healthy lifestyle.
May this water be the most divine, sacred and blessed Water/Food that has ever existed on this earth plane and may it have a miraculous influence on me and on my life in general. I ACCEPT that I am being healed on all levels and that I DESERVE that healing!
I am at one with the divine source that surrounds me and I am free to express myself in which ever way I choose.
May this healing received be an example to others so that they too can gain the faith that I have found within me and progress as I am progressing, and may I as your instrument of divine healing go onto perform miracle after miracle in your name.
I Humbly Thank You. Amen
Interesting stuff to ponder. It sure makes me feel better about drinking water.
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