In the Name of Love

A magical thing happens when we decide to live from a place called love.  A thing called peace transpires, as does prosperity, and clarity, and joy.  These are not things that can be acquired through the uncertainty of day to day fears unless we are to take them through the transfusion of love and wash them clean, wash them new again, so that they are meaningless and no longer have a hold on us, or at least not the hold that are previous stories did.

No matter what happens throughout your life, or throughout your day, you are still eternally You (the undying, unedited version of Oneness). You are this version, whether you see it this way or not, whether or not you beleive it, whether or not you live by the means which this Truth beholds. You are This, and you can only be This, and the magic of the thing called love.  And the levity of living under its spell, is that it takes you there.  It takes you to that place within you that transforms all of the everything that gets in your way and blinds you from your miraculousness.  It transcends time and space, and issues, and elevates you to a place where magic not only reigns, but unfolds moment to moment in ways that you could not have imagined from the perspective of not-love that you had lived before.

And we all lived there before.  It is the place from which we came if we reach the higher highs, the ashes from which we all rise.  And there is such beauty in that, really.  If you have lived in the life of the love not quenched.  If you have lived the life of the dreams permanently benched.  If you have lived the life of the pain quota permeating permanently, unbudgingly throughout your reality rather than dipping into the barrel now and again, then you know what it is to live in suffering.  To know what it is to live in suffering, not knowing how, or if, you will ever arrive ( or find your way out of your own personal hell) and then find it, some day, miraculously, simply by becoming the observer of the you who has opened the door to the You (essence) and is laying you on the line for complete and unobstructed observation, then you know what it is to become new again.  And you know that miracles have a way of finding themselves into your heart, and that miracles happen to the everyday man.

There is no freedom in pain.  We may lie to ourselves (sometimes for an eternity, sometimes just day to day until we don't) that our pain is justified, is necessary, is medial.  We may tell our selves that it is the way of life.  But the truth is that suffering is not our path.  Our path is joy.  Our destination is to find our way back to our souls, and there we will find the love, and the peace, and the strength that runneth over.  If our focus point becomes to remain in joy, to reach for it, to surrender to peace, always, in all ways, then our life drastically changes, in profound and miraculous ways, without question.

Our suffering is there, as it always has been, and must be met with a loving heart.  But our suffering, as our identity, distorts our truth and our perception of our selves as well as our reality, in ways that thwart our best efforts at living.  To become one with ourselves, we must explore the depths of our being that hold our highest and lowest parts.  But to become stuck there, in the depths, and navigate solely through the lows, without as well excavating the highs, we are allowing our pain to hold us rather than holding the space for our pain.  The difference is in how life unfolds for us from this vintage point.  When we allow our pain to hold us, we become attached to the story it tells, and we are severed from our connection to life and to our selves.  When we hold the space for our pain, we allow for the opening of the crack where the light and the love can shine through.  We allow for compassion to prevail and apathy to fade away.

The miracles of love are boundless, and love, for most, is truly such an unexplored thing.  How many live from love in the kindness they extend toward themselves?  How many live form love in the kinship they extend toward another?  How many live from a true place of unconditionality where the giving of love is not based on what they receive in return or on guarantees or goodness?  When these questions become more than ponderings and transcend into models for living, we begin to associate love as a way of living not a state of mind or a feel-good thing that comes and goes.  When we become Love and model our life after its teachings, we become connected to the truest aspects of our beings, the ones that are timeless, the ones the never grow old, the ones that never go away.  When we fall into Love, like the arms of a long-lost soul that we've been searching for, and realize that we've finally come home, we can breath deeply again, into the knowing, that we never really left the safety or our abodes, we simply went traveling on the seas of adventure through the contrast of life in order to know what it is to be on the other side of the coin, the flip-side of heaven, and in order to know that we could find our way back to what in our hearts we've always known.

You can find your way there.  All it takes is a little faith in the momentum of love to lead you, to cleanse you, to set you free.  Have faith in You and the beauty of love to transform and transmute all that stands to impede your progress.   Allow for the warmth of its embrace to melt away all of your troubles, all of your hardships, all of your pain. You desire this longing for love because you know it exists. You know it is yours to behold.  But the love that you most truly seek is not something you will find out there, somewhere, it is what you will discover to be the treasure within as you uncover and rediscover the remarkable essence and splendor of the You that you knew not so long ago as a soul that embarked on its journey into this wondrous world in order that it could navigate the highways of life and find Truth again waiting on the steps of its front door once it was ready to release the troubles of the worried heart and open to the messages of its soul.

In joy, and in love,
in the goodness and the wealth, and the blessing of all things,

Free-flowing grace to you dear ones! And may you know again the sweet sounds of your heart songs today!

~Rhonda
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 Copyright © 2012 Rhonda Simpson~Conscious Co-Creating. Permission is granted to copy and redistribute this transmission on the condition that the content remains complete and in tact, full credit is given to the author, and that it is distributed freely.

Integrating Integrity

To live in integrity means to live our truth, means to live fully in the truth of who we are- to express it- to Be it- to rise to it, and let it be risen.  In the earlier post about the energy this month, I mentioned that this is a time of really wanting to indulge, in a Big way. Perhaps what we are wanting, though this is a time to let life be a thing of decadence, is a fuller sense of the I AM.  Perhaps what we are really longing for and craving, and what is being expressed and sensed within us, is a wanting for more of our Selves to be felt, to be experienced, to be realized.

For so long, we experienced the longing to fill the hole with a drive to pursue something out there, in the world, that could quench us, or suppress us (or that innate longing). And so too, now may be one of those times when we are being exposed for our ‘go-to’s or our bandaid fix for ‘The Quench’ of our souls that sends us searching for wholeness and needs long unmet.

When our needs aren't met by others, we come to believe that needs can't be met by another, so we develop a dependency on things. We really don’t get ‘met’ or satiated for long by things, so we overindulge until we feel numb. And since this pacification worked (sort of) or seemed to anyway, it becomes an addiction. Since those needs or those inner longings aren’t quelled for long, when the cry of inside sounds again, we go to the refrigerator, the liquor store, the mall. We go to the ‘thing’ that we think will make it alright and the thing that will lullaby our longing, at least until next time.

And all of us have some ‘thing’ that we turn to. And that’s alright. There’s no need to be ashamed of who or what we’ve been or what we’ve relied on to survive.  But we’re being provided with an opportunity right now to see how we respond to that inner cry of the wild, the song of the soul, that wants to be set free. And we are being motivated to bring in more of our Selves rather than numb over the hole that’s been perfectly engraved for our Sacred soul’s fit. It is our soul, our Is-ness, our truest selves that can fill that void and quiet the longing (or the loathing for not letting it in). And until we fulll-fill ourselves with what we really desire, those longings will go unmet.

This is a time, no doubt for living large and truly tasting the fruits of the world and really quenching our thirst for life. This is a time to explore and indulge and be extravagant with our pleasures. And this is truly a time to give to ourselves all that we desire and all that brings us joy.  But we are cautioned to be aware that that alone, these seeking of pleasures and gratification of desires, is not all that we are meant to be dipping into as we’re expanding more fully into what it means to be alive.  

You will know when you are running from what you don’t want to feel, from the parts within that you don’t want to meet with loving arms but would rather run from.  You will know by how you feel after you indulge. If you are still ‘hungry’ for something, if you feel sadness, if you feel deeper longing, you are keeping a part of yourself down. Not all of the soul is always rejoicing or is comfortable to be with. There are deep feelings within you that need to be released, need to be felt, need to be held. And as you begin to step out of your comfort zone and let more of your soul in (and out), and as you begin to notice and sit with the times that you don’t, you will begin to experience some not so pleasant, perhaps, things. You will feel the sadness for running away from, abandoning, or withholding self.  You will feel the rage of rejection (you shunning you in the name of someone or something else, or in the name of convention).  You will feel despair as the parts of you that have been held down wonder if they will ever be set free. And it is of utmost importance for you to hold the space for compassion for You as you, and all of your parts, are unveiled.  It is in doing this that you begin to become whole, as you welcome you in, without the stipulation of you needing to be a certain way. Unconditional. That’s what’s called for.Unconditional forgiveness.  Unconditional love.  Unconditional joy. You’ve lived by the ‘condition’ long enough, wouldn’t you agree? Time to open your heart and try it new, try on You.

When we bring in more of our selves, when we let our selves shine through, there is an inner peace and joy that cannot be surpassed by anyone or anything.  It is joy ‘for no reason’. It is unconditional, not based on any outer circumstances. And in this state of inner expansion, there is profound selflove; love like you’ve never quite experienced before, love that doesn’t compare. And this is the very thing we most long for.

For all of those who have tried (as you might) to bring in or command a greater sense of self-love, this is so much easier (and effective). All that’s needed is that you breathe into your higher self, your essence, and let it come in, intend it in, fuller, and you will feel the difference.  You will feel more grounded.  You will feel lighter.  You will feel centered.  And you will feel love. Try it.  Often.  And you will begin to experience the kind of love (and the kind of life) that you are craving.

Living in integrity means listening to and living from your heart. Begin by listening more closely to it’s requests and you will better know your self.  And when you’re not sure what your heart is saying, or how to tell the difference between your heart and the voice of your ego, begin to question until you can better differentiate. Try both options (that of your heart and that not) on for size and Feel what moves you with the rhythm of your soul.  Feeling is key here. After all, it’s the language of the heart. So learn to still your mind enough to feel into how you feel. Pay attention to your inner navigational system.  It won’t steer you wrong. It knows the way. And you will too as you begin to allow yourself to expand in this way.

Here’s a little tip that will help along the way: don’t buy into the ‘rational’ of guilt or shame.  You don’t need this to temper your desires or your dreams. Banish the notion that you are sin. Outcast the belief that it is imperative that your actions are not harmful to others or that if you do for yourself you will be doing against another in turn. Doing for you, following your heart or your inner longings does not make you wrong, bad, or selfish. It makes you stronger and more alive. And in that sense, you can actually do and be more for others.  You have to drink from the fountain of You first though. Take time this month to witness where and when you give yourself away for fear that you will do somebody wrong. In order to override your barriers to You, you must first learn to notice where you hold yourself back and why. If you are compromising you in the name of guilt or obligation, challenge what you’re trying to live up to and whether or not it’s real.  Play around with new ways of thinking, being, doing and see how they Feel to you. You’ll soon realize that choosing You isn’t irresponsible, it’s probably the most responsible thing you’ll ever do.

Part of owning you is trusting you. You have to retrain your thoughts to that they support You and honor your truth. If you are doubting You, how can you feel good about yourself?  Allow for expression without abandon (without regret), and know that you are learning more everyday how to keep life in tune with your truth.

Understand that choosing a new way isn't always comfortable. It takes some adjusting to Be a new way and to listen to your heart instead. As you are opening to a new way, you are walking away from the old. Feelings of sadness, grief, despair, or anger are normal as you are shifting and leaving behind your old identity, what you've adhered to and subscribed to all this time. Expect some confusion and some delay of settling into the new groove as all of you settles into being new, as All of You adjusts to the new surroundings. And be gentle with yourself as you acclimate to change and allow for higher ways to be imposed. Change can be scary and is something all of us avoid, to one degree or another. Be with you and bring in the compassion you would offer a friend during a time of transition so that you can open to grace.

Open up to you and let your heart win. You’ve been waiting for a long, long time for this. The expansion you long for is to fully embody a greater sense of you. Breathe into this expansion and begin to take your cues from You as you let all of the other directives that you’ve been living by fall to the wayside. And by the way, you’re going to expand this month, one way or another, so might as well make it intentional and direct the flow where you want it to go.

Much love to you,

In the name of grace and rejuvination!

All is a blessing. All is a step in the direction of The Way!

Magical moments and a heart filled with peace as it welcomes the You that you long for back home!

~Rhonda

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 Copyright © 2012 Rhonda Simpson~Conscious Co-Creating. Permission is granted to copy and redistribute this transmission on the condition that the content remains complete and in tact, full credit is given to the author, and that it is distributed freely.

The Energy of April~ Expansion!

April is the month of opportunity, be it come as new thoughts, greater possibilities, or surprise encounters. The theme for this month is expansion- not just in options but in who and how you’ve been, and who you’ve allowed yourself to be.  So it’s about going beyond where you’ve been, challenging yourself to do it different and break out of the mold and release the old in exchange for the new.

There’s always a replacement model.  Perhaps, (more than likely) the version of you that you’ve tried out thus far is dated and used and there’s no more room for excuses to be big and robust.  Rise in the energy of expansion that prevails this month and perforates through the next coming stages and levels of the rest of this year.

As each month offers us an opportunity to become intimate with selective charkas ( this month being the 4^th, or heart chakra), it also provides us, in the wings of the beginning and the ending for the month, with an eclipse of the previous and upcoming work that was/will be highlighted in the proceeding and forthcoming chakras.

So with March’s theme of power/joy/control, we were given many windows in which to peak at our relationship with those aspects and how well we relate to them in our lives. We will be given the first week and a half of so of April to continue to glimpse our power struggles and measure how far we have climbed on the ladder of evolution with those matters.

Since April highlights the heart chakra, which interrelates love (when in balance) and fear (when imbalanced), we will begin to understand on a deeper level how well we connect with our selves and others and where our disconnections keep us from fully living the life we love.

What fears stand in the way and keep us polarized or separate from the tribe and the ones we love or from being love?  What beliefs do you hold true that interfere with loving more fully and inhibit you from opening wide?  With the third chakra eclipsing aspects, you will also review what stands in the way of your joy and empowerment when it comes to following your heart and what fear-based foundations propel you to force or control life rather than listening to the wisdom of your heart and letting it flow.

With the underlying energy of expansion this month, you will find yourself tolerating less of the inhibiting or barbaric behaviors that auto-pilot or unconscious living has conditioned you to believe was normal, from your self and others, though this will be balanced by greater levels of compassion and softening that allows for coming together in deeper ways.  You wil also be pleasantly surprised by the momentum of transformation which radically alters previous long-held ways of operation and beliefs that kept you stuck and held you down (most likely aspects that inhibited your relationship to yourself and others, and more likely issues that have dominated you, and your clan (ancestors) for generations) that were so residual and resistant that you thought you’d never be able to shift or unplug from them (and Lord knows you’ve tried!)

Another aspect to pay particular attention to (and understanding of this will greatly assist you in encompassing empowerment and love- or the combo of the two, compassion, the great melter of ice that keeps us, and our hearts, frozen) is the awareness of the Black Moon Lilith.  The Black Moon Lilith holds within its consciousness all that is hidden.  That would encompass our deep dark secrets, our skeletons, and our unmentionables, our unvisited potential- but also, the ‘sunken treasures’ that store within them the truest gems of our soul as well as the blueprint to our most authentic expression of Self.

How can we love fully when we feel that there are parts of us that we must hide?  How can we Live fully when we don’t really know what’s inside?  With the fear of facing this – the Dark Moon aspect of our selves, we will never truly know, unless we allow ourselves to go beyond the terror of the unknown within the depths in order to encompass the element of surprise that’s unleashed once the darkest corners are exposed?

Be prepared for unquenchable hunger in every imaginable sense as the passion within you longs to be quenched, relished, and realized.

Passion is found, and expressed or exuded, in a number of ways.  And this month, it’ll show up (right alongside Lilith), wild and hedonistic, in the areas of sex/romance, food (and drink), rage and other unbridled or forbidden emotions, and ranting- or expression without abandon.

And this is a good thing.  After decades of repression, Lilith takes the helm to lead you out of the contained, rational, pre-portioned overly suppressed dogma for living passed down through your ancestors and full-blown ahead into the glory of what it really means to live.

A word of caution this month: Lilith takes no prisoners, so be watchful of your words, thoughtful in your actions, and intentional about where you allow your meandering and sure-to-be-provoked irritations and frustrations to lead you.  After all, even though you are wanting to allow all of these repressed and long-suffering aspects of yours out to play and allowing for fuller expression of You is what you’re being called to do right now (in what will surely be an expansion of self as Lilith chimes in), we are also learning to cultivate within our lives a greater sense of compassion and responsibility for how our actions affect the whole.

So though you may feel limitless as expansion unfolds and tout the beleif that no rules appy, where you tred, and who you effect in the process, matters.  We are outgrowing our Oedipus stage, our ‘me-me-me-me-ness”, our egocentricity.  And we are learning to open to others and be considerate and respectful of them in a greater way (fourth chakra, heart values).  So it is your job to temper your evolving and emerging (or reborn) Lilith with the mindfulness of your evolving heart-centered comprehension of Oneness and your resolve to mature and be responsible for not only how you effect others but how you effect you (or at the very least, become aware or conscious of the fact that you do).

Loving fully means embracing all of your parts (no exceptions) and everyone else’s.  it’s about acceptance and allowing for your self to be shown a new way.  As we step trhough this exhilarating month of expansion, we will be given ample opportunities to see what’s been lying under the surface, what we’ve shielded our eyes (and our hearts) from, and where we have left to grow- in all areas of love.

Welcome the lessons, and the gifts, of Lilith as she shines her light on our hearts and crawls out from the depths of the ages.  Primal everything (behavior, emotion, reactions, thoughts) will be experienced a we release the generations of ancestors who were taught (and in some ways forced) to withhold their most decadent and provocative authentic natures. Relish in the reinstated Bohemian Lesse-Fare as expression reigns over oppression/repression and the deeper aspects of our beings are exposed and brought to the world to see.

Remember that it’s beneath the hidden parts of our selves that the truest force lies.  There hides the beauty of our most unique selves and the treasure we’ve kept locked away within closed or guarded hearts for all of eternity.

Let the siren song of mermaid Lilith take you deep so that you can excavate the wonders of you from the waters of your being and let the expansive heart energy of this month lend you the courage to shine bright and express robust.

Let your passions run wild with you as you unleash your greatest longings.  And I have a feeling you’ll be pleasantly surprised as you attempt to expand responsibly, that that fear you’ve held onto- the one that’s really gotten in the way- the one about someone (or yourself) being hurt if your really let your self be seen- you'' see that you can handle it- and beyond that, you can handle more than you dreamed. You've grown. You've expanded, already. You are more and you know how to Be out there without it treading on anyone else's toes. You know that Being for you isn't selfish, it's sublime. You know that it is our right, and our honor, to thrive in this way. You are no longer a child who needs constant guidance and direction in order to get it right.  You know what to do, and you are mature enough to be sure that you can maneuver in the world sans the notion of sin or the need to contain all of your 'uglies'. In owning your 'uglies' you come into your own and it's there that the All of you can begin to express in a much, much more powerful way.

This is a time of the young and the old mingling as all of your worlds collide.  So on your mark, get ready, ‘cuz you are about to take a reamarkable trip inside.  And better yet, as the month winds down and we eclipse the fifth chakra elements of Creation- not only will you be showing off your excavations for all to see, you’ll begin wielding your magic wand to bring forth what you couldn’t before you un-sunk the treasures from the deep.

It’s a magic month of wonder and surprise. Dive in and strive for fully expressed and you’ll experience it best. Be you, most fully, and in everything- be Love.

Love, wonder, and grace,

~Rhonda

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Copyright © 2012 Rhonda Simpson~Conscious Co-Creating. Permission is granted to copy and redistribute this transmission on the condition that the content remains complete and in tact, full credit is given to the author, and that it is distributed freely.