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Absolutely AMAZING video...

This is one of my all time favorite songs ever....

I hope you enjoy with the vigor and intensity that I do!

Illuminate

So it just hit me that it has been one month since I was in Connecticut 

(Connect-I-Cut....hmmmmm) finishing up SomatoEmotional Release Level 1.... ONLY one month!?1?!!     It feels like a year has gone by. No wonder I've had a headache for the past 10 days. As I sit here and think about all that has shifted in the short 4 weeks that have passed, my head starts to spin. A lot of friendship changes occurred this month. Two trips to Seattle. Phone calls. Confessions of the heart. Closeness and space created. Big decisions were made and then shifted directions to be made all over again. Intense emotions. Confusion. Elation. Sickness. Health.

Is it just me or do others out there, also, feel like their life is changing at such a rapid pace they can barely keep up??

Tonight is a lunar eclipse. The last lunar eclipse that took place was in April. I was sitting in a truck watching the moon disappear behind the shadow and then re-appear. It took hours. I was in and out of sleep, awaking to see the moon's shape changing before my eyes. It was a strange night. I don't plan on watching the one tonight. Too cold out and it's way to early in the morning here to be out freezing in my car for hours, alone.  I'll watch her with closed eyes and an open heart tonight. 

The moon wields her force and influence by being a luminary. The moon produces no light of her own accord. She is reliant upon the sun’s light to reflect or mirror her image to our earthly eyes. This makes the moon a symbol of subtlety. Clarity, reflection, and intuition are gained by these passive ways.  The moon softly enfolds our attention and beckons us to be still and open. The moon also has the great power of affecting the water here on earth, silently guiding the tides of our oceans. 

I have a feeling this next month is also going to be full of interesting insights and changes. Guess I'll try to sit back and enjoy the ride. Thanks for being with me on this night of reflections over the past month.   :)

 

Food for Thought

I'm reading a mind-blowing book at the moment called Five Lessons by Neville Goddard. I swear I feel like I am underlining every other sentence! But this one in particular must have struck a BIG heart string because I put the book down and immediately had to Facebook it and then share it with you here.   :)

To one's imagination all things are possible. 

That sentence makes me giddy all over. I mean, if you just read the sentence you're probably thinking, Uhhh, I don't get her excitement...  But really let it sink it. Let it get beyond your judge-o-meter and fall into that space inside that can feel what that sentence is saying. 

We spend a vast majority of our days in Imagination Land. We really do. A lot of our imagination time is spent thinking about things we don't want to happen. Worry. Worry is really just your imagination playing out scenes you don't want to experience. Maybe somebody says something crummy to us and low and behold, we spend the rest of the day replaying that encounter (along with a hundred different ways we could have reacted. If only I woulda said THIS).... Those are all the wild meanderings of our imagination...

Then there are the wonderful 'day dreams' we have where Imagination Land takes on mystical days called Vacations. Sometimes the only thing that gets us through the days at work is dreaming of other days not at work.

But what if... now bare with me here.... what if you are, literally, the creator of all that you see and experience?  That makes all these daily meanderings take on a bit more importance. And the sentence above about ALL things being possible, with the help of our imagination, might seem a bit more exciting then it was before. 

Some of the other important aspects that the book keeps reiterating is the importance of a sleepy state (or another word for it could be meditative state) when we use the power of our imagination. Another splendid sentence from the book is:  Use wisely the interval preceding sleep. Assume the feeling of the wish fulfilled and go to sleep in this mood. 

How often do we spend the last few minutes of our days before sleep takes over, thinking about what we have to do tomorrow, or stressing about what didn't get done today, or worrying about this, that, and another? What if that was the MOST important time to be fully present of what you are thinking, and then in that space CHOOSE to think about your deepest desire? And maybe you can't figure out exactly what your deepest desire is... I bet you can figure out how you want to feel. 

What do you think could happen if you spent those last precious moments as you lay in bed, with your eyes closed, feeling your body relaxing and preparing for sleep and you consciously chose to feel happy, joyful, relaxed, successful, loved, at peace?

Hmmmmmmmmmm.....   :)  

To One's Imagination, All Things are Possible!



Sleep sweetly dear ones and dream big

The Emerald City

I was lucky enough to visit Seattle, again!, last week. One of my previous posts speaks of a huge pull to move there so I was thrilled when an opportunity came up to go back for a whole week to check it out! I drove around to all different areas of town. Did a lot of walking around places to get a feel for certain places. I fell magically in love with the trees there!

 

Oh my goodness! I think I'd move there just to be close to the most beautiful trees and all the water that flows throughout the city. And that's when I realized, that's really the main reason to move there. Seattle is huge. Huuuuggggeeeeee. There is a A LOT going on there. After one week, I realized that with all the different restaurants, and stores, and bars, and concerts, and people... Seattle has a LOT of distractions. And while it's a super fun pool to jump into for a bit. I wouldn't be happy living there. I may be happy on the surface and around a bunch of fun people and watching awesome concerts and eating all kinds of amazing foods... but when it was time to quiet down and reconnect with me, I would realize that I was just being distracted. 

It was surprisingly refreshing to come back to Anchorage and walk through the itty bitty airport, hope into a car and not stress out about traffic or accidents. Just cruise on home in this sleepy little town (which it feels like compared to bustling Seattle). 

While I was in Seattle, I got an email from Anchorage Yoga stating that I have been accepted into their Yoga Teacher Training that begins in January and ends in April. That was a pretty exciting email. I've been wanting to take a YTT for over 10 years now and it looks like I'm finally going to do it!  

On my flight home, I realized that Dorothy doesn't go to the Emerald City to set up shop and chill. She goes there because that is where she finds out how to get back home. Alaska is home. for now. ;)

 

I know I whibble wobble back and forth a lot... here, there, squirrel! But I guess that's what keeps life interesting.....  :)

Wouldn't you agree?

Oh my goodness! I saw this floating around on Facebook and it totally made me smile. Even on the hardest of days, life IS magical. And on the greatest of days, it's even easier to see the magic.

So last night as I was leaving the wonderful office that I do massage out of, I had a spark
of inspiration to leave a note for the gals who work the front desk. Just a little note, nothing fancy.

I woke up this morning and had forgotten that I had even left a note. I was reminded when I received a text message from one of the ladies, thanking me. Her thank you made my morning wonderful...  And then I got a facebook picture message from the other girl: "Did you leave this?"

When I walked into work, they were both smiling from ear to ear. It even sparked in me the desire to send out some Good Morning Beautiful Soul texts to random friends.

I was amazed at how an extra minute at the end of a day could fire off so much happiness and love the next morning. It made me wonder why we all don't do this more often. It really takes such little time to let someone in your life know that you appreciate them. And what a wonderful feeling it is in return when you see them light up.

So here's to you, YOU BEAUTIFUL SOUL. Go out and shine your light to the world today and tell someone out there that you appreciate them. Spread the fire of love.

MUAH!

Morning Inspiration

We all have days full of sadness and yesterday was definitely one of those for me. I think that my week out of Alaska, when I ventured to Seattle and Connecticut, was so wonderful and warm and happy that coming down from that high kinda hit me square in the heart yesterday. I know just a few blogs ago I was saying I have decided to stay in Alaska for the winter and be very present here, but I am feeling a massive pull towards Seattle. Yesterday I spent hours with a friend looking at potential rentals and potential massage jobs and by the end of it I was so completely overwhelmed. Rent in Seattle is over $1000/mo for your super basic itty bitty place and the typical massage job at a spa pays $25-$35/ hour.  I'm used to paying A LOT less and making A LOT more soooooo that's kind of a hard concept to accept. I feel like there's a huge hurdle in front of me and I just can't figure out how to get over it and on to the other side.

I also learned yesterday that Seattle is called The Emerald City.... yes, my life is (and has always been) very similar to the Wizard of Oz. Strange, I know. But true.

So last night, I'm trying to fall asleep and I'm doing my usual inner dialoguing with God, Source, The Universe (whichever word feels best to you), and I'm asking for help. Guidance. A friggin miracle really.

I awoke this morning and did some usual Facebook perusing and a friend of mine posted some words that really got me... and one of their friends made a comment about it that hit me even more. I felt that I must share them with you.

John Blackfoot- "Maybe the Universe conspires in favor of your evolution; not your comfort or happiness"      UM! Woah. Yep. That one hit home.
Melissa (his friend):   Hmmmmmmm..... Uni- Verse..... the One Word...... perhaps the universe is whatever you say?             BOOM!  mind blown!

 So those are my morning musings and I'm excited to see how they permeate the rest of the day. Be very aware of the words you speak in your head, for that is what you are creating.... then sit back and let the show begin!

I'd love to hear your comments below, if you feel like dropping me a line....  

Inner Wisdom

Today I am overflowing with giddy happiness. I'm hoping it pours through these words and lands in your heart and you can't help but feel a flutter of hope in there... and then notice a shimmy of a smile appear on your face.  I have spent the past week out of Alaska and I have to say, "It's about damn time!" :)   I spent a brief moment in Seattle before heading eastward to Connecticut and am now resting in Seattle for another moment before heading back to Alaska.

I spent 5 days in Connecticut for a continuing education class called SomatoEmotional Release. It was unlike anything I have ever experienced and I feel completely different after experiencing what I did over the past 4 days. Like a palpable shift in my reality. As the class was wrapping up yesterday afternoon, a voice inside me said, "Things are going to be different when you walk out of this door. Are you ready?"

"YES!"

That voice wasn't lying....

One of the exercises that was practiced again and again was connecting with a new place within ourselves.  What the heck does that mean?? (I can hear you saying...)

Let me start with a question for you. Do you believe that there is something inside of you, an innate intelligence, that knows how to take care of you? When you get cut, do you run to a doctor and say, "Oh no! I fell and scrapped my knee and I need you to tell me how to heal this wound!" Or does your body just start healing, right there in that very moment? So, I'm no mind reader (contrary to the last paragraph) but I do believe that every one of you has a body that automatically starts to heal itself. Each person can describe this essence of knowledge within them using many different words. Some people use Source, or God, or Soul Light, or Inner Physician, or Inner Wisdom. The words aren't as important as the actual awareness of this aspect of yourself. What an amazing gift we have that we hardly pay any attention to! It was such a revelation to have someone point this out and then show me how to connect with that essence of knowledge in a very tangible way. Let me see if I can describe it another way for you.... Have you ever been sitting in a room, reading a book by the light of the windows solely... The moments pass and you don't even realize that it's gotten darker outside until someone walks in the room and flips on a light and you're like, "Oh! That's much better. Thank you!" That is what this weekend was like. I didn't even know what was missing until I was shown.

And the funny thing is, we all have it... and it's always been there... and it always will be. Healing every wound we ever encounter. So breathe that thought in... and maybe send a little whisper of thanks inward, for all the scraps and cuts and broken hearts that have been healed by the quietest friend (and the strongest power) we all have.

So this is like a PS for a blog or something like that....
I had just finished writing the above content and had published it and moved on about my day... and by moved on I mean, headed immediately to Facebook for a quick browse and BAM! This is the first thing I see show up!  :)

Things like this make me smile from the inside out and they remind me that life is magical. So so very magical......