Envision Anew

“I bring forth the joyful light of love and healing through ‘me,’ into the world.”

Current contemplations:
* what IS grief?
* what triggers peoples’ grief?
* how do we be with and heal grief, effectively, beneficially?
* is grief something to heal, even?
* what resources are available to people who are grieving?
* are some sources of grief “acceptable”, and do we consider some sources of grief, “unacceptable”?
* More questions/ thoughts about grief/ grieving?
Discuss.

One of the biggest shifts I have made with and for myself has been bringing myself the awareness that choosing to be anti- anything, is creating more of what it is I would be choosing to be “against.”

(yeah, my sentence structures make english teachers grimace, right? go back & read it slowly, *feel* what I’m saying….).

I finally realized the pivotal importance of getting clear with myself and that seeing and feeling myself experiencing what I am choosing for myself, now, has had a significant impact on my focus and my experiences.

One thing that muddied my perceptions for quite a while, was focusing on “not struggling”. I had made the leap of awareness to decide to accept that life did not need to be a struggle, need not feel difficult, nor filled with suffering. Yet I was still seeing my choices through the lens of struggle.  Notice that even in choosing “not struggling,” I was basing my choices on the premise of struggling. Do you see what I mean?

I finally had the sustaining thought: What might happen with my thoughts and perceptions, if I decided to choose from a premise of “ease and grace”? Release all thought of struggle, of being against, or anti, or fighting anything, and choose what I would like to experience, in reference only to itself.

I PROMISE YOU THAT THE POINT I AM MAKING HERE, IS NOT JUST ME “GETTING CAUGHT UP IN SEMANTICS” ABOUT WORDS THAT MEAN THE SAME THING!!!! (Because I am not, and they do not!)

If you feel inclined, try this exercise: Sit for a minute and be still with your beautiful loving self. Take a deep breath and relax. Be aware of your centered-ness with, in, of your Self. Now say quietly to yourself: “I don’t want to struggle anymore!” As you say that, notice how you feel, what else you are thinking, any images you give to yourself. Take a minute or so to jot down what you experienced. When you’re done making your notes, set that experience aside, take a deep breath and relax. Be aware of your centered-ness with, in, of your Self. Now say quietly to yourself: “I choose experiencing my life with joy, ease and grace.” Again – upon saying this to yourself, notice how you interact with it: how you feel, what you are thinking, the images you give yourself. Write down your experiences. What more are you aware of, now, about your focus, your premises, and your power?

What can we change, how much can we change, if we decided to change our premise to Only Love. Joyfully, easily, gracefully.

Why not just give it a try??

I opened a purse I haven’t used in about six months, and a little slip of paper fell out onto the floor. I picked it up, turned it over, and read my scribbled note to myself “call Mom!”

Alma C. Barron 9/16/1925 – 11/23/08.   I know we’re always present with each other, in Love.  <3