Being Relevant
As time continues to accelerate
it is becoming critical that each and every person
become relevant
By that we mean having a purpose outside your own self interests.

It means finding the purpose for which you came forward into this life,
and fulfilling its destiny

that sounds big! We know
but every cell of your being is called to its highest potential,
so if you stay purely self-serving,
you will have trouble.
you will feel conflicted
You will feel it in your body.

Living with relevance for the good of others and the whole
will unlock all the doors you think are impassable.
As you uplift your energy, and live your purpose,
things will fall into place in all other avenues of your life.

Staying closely connected to who you REALLY are,
directs you to the next step
and the next, and beyond
Disconnect..and you will falter

Each and every one of you plays such an important role in the coming days
Stay on point with why you are here, and the place you hold.
Tune into the energy,
and show up!

Although there are many races represented on the planet
you are really members of ONE race
the Human Race

You are all interconnected thru energy
the energy of your hearts

When you hurt someone or something,
it affects the whole
When you feel joy or love
that does the same

You are threads of a giant interwoven tapestry
every one of you is integral to the structural integrity of this tapestry
The whole is only as great as the sum of its parts

That is why war never works,
it damages this human tapestry,
leaving destruction of bodies and spirits

That is why hunger does not serve it either
nor poverty
or suffering of any kind

The strength of the Human Race
is the Human Spirit
it’s ability to repair the holes that compromise this
tapestry beyond repair

You are one energy
interwoven to make many

remember that everything you do and feel
affects the whole
when you are kind, that repairs a tear
when you smile at a stranger
you’re smiling at yourself
every loving act reverberates thru this cosmic fabric
filling the gaps left by hate

At birth every child becomes part of this tapestry
called the Human Race
and begins to weave their energy
adding their own special attribute to the fabrics of life
If that child
if all of you
could remember that connection of hearts
This tapestry will shine , as if woven of gold!

A very important factor in quality of life,
especially at this time of year, is the care you administer to yourselves.

Be it a Sunday walk in the park,
a massage,
listening to the rain:)
reading by the fire,
lighting a beautifully scented candle,
wearing cozy new pajamas!
taking time in the mall to sit with a cup of coffee
or better yet, hot chocolate!
listening to your favorite music while you wrap the gifts
or dress the tree
buying yourself one small thing at each stop
(it can be as insignificant as a candy cane)

This extreme self care MUST start with you!
you cannot carry any kind of light into the world 
if your own is flickering from the effects of holiday exhaustion
You can accomplish so much more, if the breaks you give others, are extended to yourselves as well

Give yourself more time to get places, 
limit the number of tasks you hope to accomplish each day
try to sleep more and better
give more hugs, more often!
be determined to have a conscious holiday
where you are present in each moment,
and are able to wring every ounce of joy from each simple pleasure

Here is one I wrote about a month ago, before the blog, I’ve been reticent about posting it because the subject of death is so emotional,
but this came thru the morning after I saw Marianne Williamson lecture on the subject, and I was reading about Anita Moorjani’s NDE, so here was the clarity they gave me:

DEATH
you were in high energy tonight!
In the presence of an Avatar! (Marianne Williamson)
she is an energy you know well, from this life and from HOME
she was reminding you about getting comfortable and feeling the excitement around death
I know it is not appropriate to feel something like excitement around the subject of death, but it is the answer to erasing the fear
death is not the end, it is a brilliant transfer of energy from one realm to another
like turning the channel

People get scared because this is all they know, this life, this body, this planet
but there is so much more out there!

You are actually more trepidatious about being born, about being in a body, entering this time space reality
it seems VERY limiting
death is freedom
it gives you wings to fly
it unchains you
you think that you find surrender in death
but surrendering to the fracturing of your energy and the smallness of your being at birth is the ultimate surrender
believe me! for the first few months you keep reminding yourself
“I agreed to this”!
it takes a lot of getting used to!

death is a sweet breath of fresh air
you become whole, huge in scope, and magnificence!
with undefined edges
and your hand on the face of GOD

On a personal note:
I usually write first thing when I wake up. It’s a nice way start to the day and I’m much clearer before I get up and get going.
I usually can smell the coffee and hear the dog getting her breakfast, but this morning as I lay there, I heard the sound of rain on the roof, which on my list of top ten sounds in the world is right up there , with laughing babies and church bells!
Here is how the exchange went with The Observer

” Man, that rain sounds so nice… ok, gotta sit up and write”

WHY DON’T YOU JUST LAY HERE AND LISTEN FOR AWHILE

“we’ll, okay , just for a minute, then I have to write and get to the gym”

WHY DON’T YOU JUST ENJOY THIS TIME! LISTENING TO THE RAIN

“yeah, that’s so nice..and I’m so comfy in bed…..okay, gotta get up, times a wasting, if it gets too late I won’t have time to get to the gym, before work”

SO WHAT, WHY CAN’T YOU GIVE YOURSELF THESES FEW MINUTES DOING SOMETHING YOU LOVE! IT’S SOUL FOOD, AND ACTUALLY AS GOOD FOR YOU AS THE GYM

So you get the gist of it, they weren’t yelling, by the way, they were very soft but firm. So when I do finally get up, and tune in to see what they have to say, they said to write about this experience, because EVERYONE will relate!
So the moral to this story for me, is to take time to enjoy the small “soul food “moments, they are as important to our health as diet and exercise…and we, I, forget.
Happy Friday!

Listening is an art
it involves eye contact
it involves heart contact
it requires you to step outside your own mind
and step into the consciousness of the speaker.

Often as someone is speaking and you are listening,
your thoughts are racing ahead
forming the next question
passing judgement on the words
thinking of a story to tell
or answers to give.

Be STILL
see if you can set aside your own agenda
clear your mind of preconceived ideas
and really let the speaker’s words sink in
and penetrate your heart.

Stop thinking about what you can add
listen for what they can give you
Listening is not a passive act
it is a give and take, but…

There is energy behind their words
let it wash over you, to get their real meaning.
Emotions may be triggered
that’s okay, stay engaged

I hear you
I see you
and what you say matters to me

That is one of the greatest gifts you can give another
Make THAT your new mantra!
LISTEN

Worrying about things,
the mundane and the supreme,
can become such a bad habit!

The mind is such a powerful tool!
It can be used to conjure great magic
and used to imagine doom.

When you get in the habit of worry
you are using that glorious hard-working brain of yours to
imagine the worst!

It takes you down dark alleys of dread and gloom,
picturing with great clarity, the worst case scenario.

Even when things seem to be going your way
and you are in a state of calm
you can instantly turn it on a dime,
when you touch that pool of worry
that seems so bottomless

You think “Oh I feel good….but what about this?
what if this is true?, what if this were to happen?”
dipping your toe into that sea of doubt

THAT is a habit, and it does not serve you!
it is your default setting in life!
your “go to” place at night,
the cloud that follows you wherever you go!

Take the reins now, and change that!
when you notice you have taken that dark path
and the habit of worry has got you by the throat,
become conscious,
choose another thought
realize you are in a dream
none of the worry is real
you are using your imagination to conjure the worst
reach for the best. then reach again!
change that default setting to hope
Since neither scenario has yet to materialize,
imagine the best, a thought that gives you peace,
choose to be happy!

It is a CHOICE
make a conscious effort each day to break the habit of worry

Never before in the history of man has the energy been so ripe,
so full of possibilities!
it may feel to the contrary, but I can assure it is not!

Half a century ago the energy started to shift,
which has allowed a larger and broader influx of light
to saturate this planet and its occupants
Although it has changed in its level and refinement,
it has unceasingly altered your mortal landscape

Each day, with each breath and each waking moment
you grow closer to the promises that your memory holds
from the place of your origin

There is within each man a seed of peace,
It is wrapped in love,
and holds the promise of things to come

As each person allows this love to envelop them
and then spread out into the world,
That seed of peace, that nugget of truth,
Is free to touch your hearts
And when that happens, alchemy is present
the two combine to form a greater force than each has separately

The promise is this,
the awakening of peace,
wrapped in love
powered by the energy of the heart!
This can move mountains
It can work miracles
It can end wars

Wherever you are, there I am

Mistake not, a baby’s cry, as a sign of my absence
nor the prisoners face, thru the bars
Weep not at the outstretched beggar’s hand
or the wounded soldier’s sigh
I am there

Care not ,for the evil that you witness, in nature and in man
cannot belay my abandon
For as sure as the spring follows the frost of winter
and the sun chases the darkness of the night 
I am there

In your most private moments
I sit beside you
In your grief, on your shoulders I rest my hands 
I touch your head as you kneel in prayer
As you walk in solitude, your hand I hold
I am the witness of your life
and wherever you are, I am there too

Take a deep breath
and now another

set yourself up to receive the energy of the day
As the fog begins to roll away from your mind’s eye
and any demons of the night are cast away by the emerging light,
bask in the quiet stillness that begets peace
for without the stillness of the mind and the body
you cannot hope to establish true inner peace

Take a breath again
and let the tension melt away , like warm candle wax,
down your face and shoulders.
and reset the energy from worry to peace

Breath again
Pull the string that unties the knot of frustration
watch as it becomes one long strand that has an end

Let the breath go into the shallows of your lungs 
like the high tide brings surges of fresh nutrients, to a still pool.

Peace lies there
in between the beats of a hummingbird’s wings
there lies incredible peace
In the eye of the hurricane, incredible peace
In the quiet falling of snow, seconds after the avalanche,
Incredible peace
Incredibly