When we find ourselves swimming through the Ocean of Life, sometimes riding waves, other times going under, we need to become aware of the collectiveness of the energy within the ocean of who we are and how it all contributes.
Many times it’s been said that it’s hard to maintain that connection to the Divine when the waters are turbulent and rough. We feel a reaction within to the energies flowing through and we feel harder hit when we sense the disconnection from our Source.
We find ourselves being tossed through the waves of consciousness, longing for solid ground and stability, or just the resolution of finally reaching a plateau. And as we reach up to the sky, arms outstretched beyond the wave, crying for rescue and relief, or just even some sense of balance, we forget the forgotten. We look out rather than within. And the lifeboat of Truth escapes us.
In order to maintain balance as we sail our ships out in to the sea of consciousness, we must remain aware of our inner alignment and the focus necessary to achieve the levels and plateaus we’re trying to achieve.
Much talk is centered around Christ Consciousness and it’s flow. The possibilities within that realm are endless, But the key to living in that reality is maintaining balance within the lower realms, within all of our energy centers. The key is to be in this world but not of it.
Many stretch to be the ‘not of it’ part while forsaking the ‘still in it’ part. We wonder how we can be so spiritually evolved in one moment and so primaly entrenched in the next. To dance through the waves of the Ocean, we have to bridge the gaps of the worlds within or else be perpetually tossed by the unpredictability of the sea.
In ascension, as we’re rising in consciousness and connecting with our Divine potential and the Eternal All That Is, we will continually be submerged into lower levels of consciousness until those levels are attended to.
This is to get our attention. This is to alert us to the need to balance in an area that has become offset, We tend to think of doubts, fears, insecurities, or anxieties that arise-along with the plethora of triggers- as inconvenient and incompatible to the higher-self-place we are trying to achieve. But in these times when we’re faced with these disturbances, we need go within to the red-light locations and tend to what needs fixed. It’s not off your path to be working on your stuff, it’s part of it.
When security issues are on the rise, and our lowest level chakra is out of whack, what can we do to bring comfort? What basic needs need met? When life has lost its luster, or we want to run away, or satiate those inner hungers in a big way, how can we treat ourselves to more pleasure? As we notice bursts of rage and irritation disturbing our peace, how can we attend to our core chakra desire for control and inner stability?
Observing that imbalances arising in our lives are indicators of areas within that are off kilter helps us bring awareness back to the inside job that it always truly is. We need not be tossed randomly about in the waves of consciousness as we strive to BE in a grander way. We need only bring consciousness to the waves within and Be with them as they call out to us, so that the grand can become more consistent and the way more smooth.
Through balance, you will find your way.
~Rhonda
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Wednesday, September 29, 2010
Sunday, September 26, 2010
Saying Yes to Life
You’ve put in your order with the Universe-this is what you’ve decided you desire. But are you willing to do what it takes to have/be/do what you want? Are you prepared for the shifts within you, within your world, that will take place in order for this desire to unfold? Are you prepared to exit your comfort zone in order to grab hold of the prize? You have dreamed of the life you desire, but have you truly said yes?
Saying Yes means that we trust that we are enough to have, be, do what we want. It means that we have faith that everything we need will be provided along the way. And it means that we know that The Creator’s got our backs. Saying yes is listening to the inspiration-it’s saying yes to God. Everything else is interference. All fears and doubts are simply static. Stay tuned into your God station, your inner you, and remain focused. Don’t tune into the static of fear and get lost in that frequency. Determine to remain tuned into the higher vibe, to the truth of what’s resonating within you, and let your song play out in harmony.
Saying yes means we’re ready to go to bat for our dreams, that we’re going to defend them and fight for them, even when life shakes us down. Yes is about being open when it feels all wrong, ‘cause sometimes that’s part of getting alright. Yes is allowing, action, and unwavering faith all rolled into one.
We may want to reach from the place we are now, not having to move or grow or really exert and effort at all. We may want to stay put, stay stagnant, and still grab over into the other dimension of where our dream exists, and have it be as simple as that. But you must see that if it were a match, it would already be.
Getting in alignment with, or saying yes to life, can mean different things. Sometimes it means taking action, and doing what you need to do to make it happen overriding any fears along the way. Sometimes it means releasing the doubts or inhibitions that get in the way of moving forward (not often a comfortable process, but essential). And sometimes it means just getting out of the way all together. Enacting faith- believing in what you don’t yet see materializing, and trusting that it will be so, even if a takes a little longer than you like, is harder than you’d perceived it would be, and even when it stretches you in ways you never would have believed were possible.
When we want to become more, have more, do more-or welcome into our lives more than what is, there will ultimately be shift, because in order to get from one place to the other there has to be movement. Part of saying yes is expecting this movement and then embracing it as it comes, knowing that it is part of the deal. It’s part of what is getting us there- to the other side of ourselves-to the place where dreams come true.
Decide not to live your life in ‘maybe’. Say YES and prepare for the expression of the shift by knowing it’s you saying yes, and keep on saying yes as it comes. Look at every ounce of it as growth and as you stretching into the new paradigm of you yes-ing life. And don’t forget to celebrate your acceptance along the way.
To your expansion!
~Rhonda
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Copyright © 2010 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(s), and that it is distributed freely.
Saying Yes means that we trust that we are enough to have, be, do what we want. It means that we have faith that everything we need will be provided along the way. And it means that we know that The Creator’s got our backs. Saying yes is listening to the inspiration-it’s saying yes to God. Everything else is interference. All fears and doubts are simply static. Stay tuned into your God station, your inner you, and remain focused. Don’t tune into the static of fear and get lost in that frequency. Determine to remain tuned into the higher vibe, to the truth of what’s resonating within you, and let your song play out in harmony.
Saying yes means we’re ready to go to bat for our dreams, that we’re going to defend them and fight for them, even when life shakes us down. Yes is about being open when it feels all wrong, ‘cause sometimes that’s part of getting alright. Yes is allowing, action, and unwavering faith all rolled into one.
We may want to reach from the place we are now, not having to move or grow or really exert and effort at all. We may want to stay put, stay stagnant, and still grab over into the other dimension of where our dream exists, and have it be as simple as that. But you must see that if it were a match, it would already be.
Getting in alignment with, or saying yes to life, can mean different things. Sometimes it means taking action, and doing what you need to do to make it happen overriding any fears along the way. Sometimes it means releasing the doubts or inhibitions that get in the way of moving forward (not often a comfortable process, but essential). And sometimes it means just getting out of the way all together. Enacting faith- believing in what you don’t yet see materializing, and trusting that it will be so, even if a takes a little longer than you like, is harder than you’d perceived it would be, and even when it stretches you in ways you never would have believed were possible.
When we want to become more, have more, do more-or welcome into our lives more than what is, there will ultimately be shift, because in order to get from one place to the other there has to be movement. Part of saying yes is expecting this movement and then embracing it as it comes, knowing that it is part of the deal. It’s part of what is getting us there- to the other side of ourselves-to the place where dreams come true.
Decide not to live your life in ‘maybe’. Say YES and prepare for the expression of the shift by knowing it’s you saying yes, and keep on saying yes as it comes. Look at every ounce of it as growth and as you stretching into the new paradigm of you yes-ing life. And don’t forget to celebrate your acceptance along the way.
To your expansion!
~Rhonda
Awakeningthedivine.net
Copyright © 2010 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(s), and that it is distributed freely.
To Everything There Is a Season
To everything there is a season, and so it is with the evolution of growth. And as nature is filled with such dichotomy and paradox, so is the university of your soul.
There is a time to allow, but there is also, most absolutely my friends, a time to demand. So on the path, while you may be under the curriculum of a crash course in, say detachment, where you are learning to let God open you wide to the possibilities and you are letting go of your grip of what needs to Be in order for your dreams to unfold, you may be simultaneously being offered a lesson in Not Letting-in standing up for the aspect of yourself that takes no command; the self that reacts to what life’s throwing your way rather than setting limits for what you will and won’t accept.
If this is so for you, you will feel outrage and you will reach a point where you are ready to confront this aspect of your self-of your life-of your way of being. This aspect is the Bullshit Factor. It’s the place where you say “this is bullshit, and I’m not gonna take it anymore.’ This is a healthy place to be, although a dichotomy of peace in a sense, it's you becoming clear enough to take the reigns rather than continuing to be rattled by whichever way life will go.
The Bullshit Factor is most recognizable when anger trumps apathy. It’s a point where you decide that you’re not going to allow your circumstances to control you. You decide that YOU determine what’s allowed and not allowed in your paradigm. You set the limits. When you reach this place you say “No!” with a capital N and you say it loud. You’ve reached your limit with letting life roll over you.
And in this moment, you assume power. In this place you take back the right to decide what happens to you and the right to protect yourself from what is damaging and unwanted. In this place where your fire rises and you become the Phoenix, you see that you can set boundaries within the context of your world and within those boundaries are what you will condone.
Those boundaries may be with another who you’ve allowed to cross the line. They may be with the Universe- as you command direction and comfort in the meanwhile of what you’re waiting for. Or they may be, and ultimately are, with yourself, as you realize that you’ve taken it sitting for too long.
And so you must become clear with this one thing- are you a bi-product of your life? -Are you at the whim of whatever life brings your way? Will you continue to simply react to what comes and goes your way? Or are you the captain of your ship? Are you the one who decides that enough is enough when it’s enough, and will you take the fire that rises in these times as an impetus to stand in your power?
As we plug along in this often times challenging school of life, we seem to have graduated to a new level, and that level includes discernment. In this masters program that we now embark upon, we must choose between the alternating elements of our experience. We are now being asked to know when to allow and when to resist. And sometimes that’s paradoxically simultaneous.
But somehow, at the same time, it becomes easy to know which way to go as we become more solid in our stillness, as we listen to and follow our hearts, and as we trust that we know, even when it doesn’t make any sense.
You know the way. You know your soul. Live in every moment and let it take you where you need to go.
~Blessings,
Rhonda
Awakeningthedivine.net
Copyright © 2010 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(s), and that it is distributed freely.
There is a time to allow, but there is also, most absolutely my friends, a time to demand. So on the path, while you may be under the curriculum of a crash course in, say detachment, where you are learning to let God open you wide to the possibilities and you are letting go of your grip of what needs to Be in order for your dreams to unfold, you may be simultaneously being offered a lesson in Not Letting-in standing up for the aspect of yourself that takes no command; the self that reacts to what life’s throwing your way rather than setting limits for what you will and won’t accept.
If this is so for you, you will feel outrage and you will reach a point where you are ready to confront this aspect of your self-of your life-of your way of being. This aspect is the Bullshit Factor. It’s the place where you say “this is bullshit, and I’m not gonna take it anymore.’ This is a healthy place to be, although a dichotomy of peace in a sense, it's you becoming clear enough to take the reigns rather than continuing to be rattled by whichever way life will go.
The Bullshit Factor is most recognizable when anger trumps apathy. It’s a point where you decide that you’re not going to allow your circumstances to control you. You decide that YOU determine what’s allowed and not allowed in your paradigm. You set the limits. When you reach this place you say “No!” with a capital N and you say it loud. You’ve reached your limit with letting life roll over you.
And in this moment, you assume power. In this place you take back the right to decide what happens to you and the right to protect yourself from what is damaging and unwanted. In this place where your fire rises and you become the Phoenix, you see that you can set boundaries within the context of your world and within those boundaries are what you will condone.
Those boundaries may be with another who you’ve allowed to cross the line. They may be with the Universe- as you command direction and comfort in the meanwhile of what you’re waiting for. Or they may be, and ultimately are, with yourself, as you realize that you’ve taken it sitting for too long.
And so you must become clear with this one thing- are you a bi-product of your life? -Are you at the whim of whatever life brings your way? Will you continue to simply react to what comes and goes your way? Or are you the captain of your ship? Are you the one who decides that enough is enough when it’s enough, and will you take the fire that rises in these times as an impetus to stand in your power?
As we plug along in this often times challenging school of life, we seem to have graduated to a new level, and that level includes discernment. In this masters program that we now embark upon, we must choose between the alternating elements of our experience. We are now being asked to know when to allow and when to resist. And sometimes that’s paradoxically simultaneous.
But somehow, at the same time, it becomes easy to know which way to go as we become more solid in our stillness, as we listen to and follow our hearts, and as we trust that we know, even when it doesn’t make any sense.
You know the way. You know your soul. Live in every moment and let it take you where you need to go.
~Blessings,
Rhonda
Awakeningthedivine.net
Copyright © 2010 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(s), and that it is distributed freely.
Saturday, September 25, 2010
Detachment~Letting It All Go
As you move forward, you’ll find liberation in letting go of the need for things to be one way or another. Though you may desire a certain outcome, God’s version of what that looks like for you could be completely different and WAY grander than you could have imagined for yourself. And so, in your limited perspective, by clinging to your idea of what it is you want to transpire, you block the potential possibilities from flowing to you.
An excellent concept to incorporate into your toolbox of Being is asking for ‘This, or something better’. So that when you wish upon a star, or pray, or intend for something to be so, you allow for the fullness, the grandness, the blow-your-mind possibilities to flow. And you open yourself to greatness while at the same time release the need to be right or certain, or in control of what the outcome may be.
When it feels like a curve ball has been thrown your way; when it feels like you’ve been guided to one thing and then it’s yanked out from under you; when you feel like you need to take action, but you can’t get the pause button unstuck- this is detachment being taught. This is the Universe saying ‘Yeah, but’. This is you being schooled in the potential of opening to greatness and grander possibilities. And though you feel the drive and desire, the inspiration to do, it’s just the impetus for what is flowing into your world. You need to act from a place of clarity to have right action. When there is no clarity, surrender to silence until the wisdom unfolds. Follow the inner word. Everything else is interference.
Your higher self desires that you become unlimited and therefore unattached to anything needing to be a certain way. In order to do this, you have to surrender and know that everything is going to be ok. You have to allow and trust that that there are greater things at play. And you have to open to this new way of Being- of being unstuck spiritually, contrary to what’s unfolding in your world.
This is a higher level of Knowing. It’s one where you learn to listen to the wisdom within and override the discomfort of not getting your way now. And even if you have to throw a fit along the way, that’s ok too, because you’re human, and you’re growing, and it’s tough to let go of what we’re used to and what you want. Remember that it’s a process. It’s gradual. And as with becoming accustomed to anything different of new, you will have to find your way with it.
Understanding and awareness will expand the opening into this new paradigm and will give you a compass with which to explore. When you know that what’s unfolding is a lesson in detachment you can begin to peek into what that way of being has to offer. Embrace the belief that the Universe loves you enough to teach you how to be greater in your experience by opening to your fullness. All of creation wants you to know that you are more than you could ever imagine, and the Creator wants to give you everything-not just the one thing you have asked for. You are worth gold-not the bronze you believe yourself to be. So just let go. Just let, and be ready to be gifted.
Let go of the frustrations of not having what you want right now. Let go of the need for certainty of details. Let go of limits, and open to the possibilities. In detachment is everything. In holding on is great suffering. Let the Mother, the Universe, your own inner whisperings teach you. And let your story be told from a higher perspective.
Be your Beauty.
Be your grace.
Be your everything.
Loving you,
~Rhonda
Awakeningthedivine.net
Copyright © 2010 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(s), and that it is distributed freely.
An excellent concept to incorporate into your toolbox of Being is asking for ‘This, or something better’. So that when you wish upon a star, or pray, or intend for something to be so, you allow for the fullness, the grandness, the blow-your-mind possibilities to flow. And you open yourself to greatness while at the same time release the need to be right or certain, or in control of what the outcome may be.
When it feels like a curve ball has been thrown your way; when it feels like you’ve been guided to one thing and then it’s yanked out from under you; when you feel like you need to take action, but you can’t get the pause button unstuck- this is detachment being taught. This is the Universe saying ‘Yeah, but’. This is you being schooled in the potential of opening to greatness and grander possibilities. And though you feel the drive and desire, the inspiration to do, it’s just the impetus for what is flowing into your world. You need to act from a place of clarity to have right action. When there is no clarity, surrender to silence until the wisdom unfolds. Follow the inner word. Everything else is interference.
Your higher self desires that you become unlimited and therefore unattached to anything needing to be a certain way. In order to do this, you have to surrender and know that everything is going to be ok. You have to allow and trust that that there are greater things at play. And you have to open to this new way of Being- of being unstuck spiritually, contrary to what’s unfolding in your world.
This is a higher level of Knowing. It’s one where you learn to listen to the wisdom within and override the discomfort of not getting your way now. And even if you have to throw a fit along the way, that’s ok too, because you’re human, and you’re growing, and it’s tough to let go of what we’re used to and what you want. Remember that it’s a process. It’s gradual. And as with becoming accustomed to anything different of new, you will have to find your way with it.
Understanding and awareness will expand the opening into this new paradigm and will give you a compass with which to explore. When you know that what’s unfolding is a lesson in detachment you can begin to peek into what that way of being has to offer. Embrace the belief that the Universe loves you enough to teach you how to be greater in your experience by opening to your fullness. All of creation wants you to know that you are more than you could ever imagine, and the Creator wants to give you everything-not just the one thing you have asked for. You are worth gold-not the bronze you believe yourself to be. So just let go. Just let, and be ready to be gifted.
Let go of the frustrations of not having what you want right now. Let go of the need for certainty of details. Let go of limits, and open to the possibilities. In detachment is everything. In holding on is great suffering. Let the Mother, the Universe, your own inner whisperings teach you. And let your story be told from a higher perspective.
Be your Beauty.
Be your grace.
Be your everything.
Loving you,
~Rhonda
Awakeningthedivine.net
Copyright © 2010 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(s), and that it is distributed freely.
Tuesday, September 21, 2010
Romancing You~Chivalry Never Dies
Loving you-why is that so hard to do? Needing a little nudge in that direction? Here are some tips.
1) Chivalry. Be your own Knight in shining armor. Push the activate button, the one that stands up for you when you’re inner critic’s being cruel, something like “Don’t you talk to (insert name) like that!” or “STOP!”. Say to yourself, “I’ll protect you”, and mean it. Notice how that wins you over too, how brave, and strong, and bold that you is that’s loving you enough to stand in your defense, the one that’s loving your through respect.
2) Create. Yes, Create. Creating is an act of love. When you take the time to be creative, you are gifting yourself. You are saying “Yes, I deserve to play.”(cuz all creativity’s a form of play, right?). “Yes, I’m worthy of letting this creation flow through me and I’m not going to stand in my way.” No matter how big or small, just do it. You’ll feel the shift if you act on this one.
And while you’re at it, create the space for a relationship with you, and let your creativity (yes, we all have it) be the vessel.
3) Serenade your soul. Sing, or dance-or why not both. You can’t not feel good when you’re belting it out or shaking your thing. Even when you sing a sad song, there’s something soothing about it that sets you free. It is said that song and dance are the highest praise to God. Perhaps that’s because in them we’re announcing, and anointing, our essential joyful Self.
4) Write a love letter in celebration of you. List in it all the reasons you find you irresistible. Feeling stuck? Write about the things others have shared that they love about you. Still feeling unloveable? Then write about the future you, or the past you (if you can find good stuff to reflect on there-remember this is a positive thing). It’s all the same-all the same you needing and requiring love. If it’s easier, pledge to love yourself more in the Letter de Amore, and write out a list of the ways that you will.
Seal the note with a kiss and the care that you would in a love note to someone you truly adored. Place it somewhere to be discovered later, And when you open and read it, feel the love pouring over you.
5) Take yourself on a date. Even if it’s just to the store for some Ben and Jerry’s (yes, chocolate is a love elixir). But, dare yourself-push yourself even, if you have to-to venture out into something that really calls to your heart. If this were your dream date, where would you want to go? Improvise, if you have to, and let that creativity flow in to imagining and making it happen. You wouldn’t want to chintz you on your first date would you? That’s not setting a very good impression or president. You want to win you over, right, so put in the effort-you’re worth every bit of it.
6) Fantasize. What would the you truly in love with you do? Channel the energy of when you have felt madly in love, blissed out, and lost in the magic of it all. And how would the you soaking up those self-love rays feel? Silly, I know, to imagine, but just role with me here, and let yourself feel it.. Ahhh, yes, there it is-the fantasy love affair between one soul and itself. Imagine the passion, the inspiration, the unstoppable mind-frame. Imagine you on top of the world- your world- number-one-ing it on a daily basis. You’re a match made in heaven. No one knows you like you do, how could anyone else love you as well? Now if you could just get over those little love spats that have been playing out in your head…
7) Take the plunge-make an oath. For better or for worse. In sickness and in health. Through thick and thin. Till death do you part. Unconditional, pure love flowing to you, faithful and committed. You there for you for the long haul; through bad hair days, through stubborn resistance, through all the little quirks; through it all, though and through. Try it for a month, a week, a day, and see where it gets ya. Remember that all successful relationships are built on trust, so trust yourself to see this through in whatever capacity you’re ready to open up to.
8) Compliments, compliments. Everybody likes compliments. Take the time throughout the day to notice the good about you. Be generous with your praise,-after all, you’ve got a little making up to do for all those seasons of self-berating. Try something like “Hey, good job only eating three cookies, I know you really wanted four. You’re so mindful of your desire to be more health conscious”. It’s ok to stretch the truth a bit. Exaggeration’s ok too. -“Wow, you look HOT in that dress. You’re lookin’ hotter than ever”. Go ahead, lay it on thick. You know you love it, or at least the you soaking it up does anyway. The you dolling it out may be a little rusty in the self-love schmooze, but you’ll ge the hang of it.
9) Smile. No one can resist a big bright smile. And when you do grin it up, something shifts in you –there’s an actual chemical altering. A smile is a gift. Give it to you. Smile at yourself in the mirror. It may make you laugh, but hey, that’s even better.(Talk about chemicals-you can’t not feel good when you giggle.) Now try smiling on the inside, like this; Picture the Big You, the Higher Self you-that big almighty sunshine in the sky of you-shining down on the you-you ( the one you know pretty well already), There. How does that feel,- the Higher You shining down on the everyday you with a big ‘ol cheesy grin, in total acceptance, in grace, just loving you-like a mother to a child. Feel the hug of the smile as the warmth fills your being. Good stuff, huh?
10) Shower you in gifts, It can be so simple. Make a little daisy chain. Draw a picture (stick figure you, radiating light). Wrap up your favorite book and give it to you to re-read. (See how the creativity just keeps creeping into the picture? It really is a source in itself.) How about a gift a day for a week. Special little notes in your lunch box, newly framed pictures of you at your happiest- Put your heart into it and knock your own socks off. See how much you mean to you? Now prove it.
This all may sound a little corny, but if you think about it, all romance is a little cheesy, or not, depending on how you look at it. So, what’s in it for you? Well, you reap the rewards of a more satisfied, peaceful, and harmonized you. You can expect less co-dependence, less listless unmotivated energy (as you’re focusing it positively on YOU), and a lot less longing and discontentment.
In the long run, and pretty much in the short run too, romancing you-the gift of you to you-just keeps on giving.
To the art of self-love!!
Be blessed with the gift of YOU.
~Rhonda
Awakeningthedivine.net
. Copyright © 2009-12 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.
1) Chivalry. Be your own Knight in shining armor. Push the activate button, the one that stands up for you when you’re inner critic’s being cruel, something like “Don’t you talk to (insert name) like that!” or “STOP!”. Say to yourself, “I’ll protect you”, and mean it. Notice how that wins you over too, how brave, and strong, and bold that you is that’s loving you enough to stand in your defense, the one that’s loving your through respect.
2) Create. Yes, Create. Creating is an act of love. When you take the time to be creative, you are gifting yourself. You are saying “Yes, I deserve to play.”(cuz all creativity’s a form of play, right?). “Yes, I’m worthy of letting this creation flow through me and I’m not going to stand in my way.” No matter how big or small, just do it. You’ll feel the shift if you act on this one.
And while you’re at it, create the space for a relationship with you, and let your creativity (yes, we all have it) be the vessel.
3) Serenade your soul. Sing, or dance-or why not both. You can’t not feel good when you’re belting it out or shaking your thing. Even when you sing a sad song, there’s something soothing about it that sets you free. It is said that song and dance are the highest praise to God. Perhaps that’s because in them we’re announcing, and anointing, our essential joyful Self.
4) Write a love letter in celebration of you. List in it all the reasons you find you irresistible. Feeling stuck? Write about the things others have shared that they love about you. Still feeling unloveable? Then write about the future you, or the past you (if you can find good stuff to reflect on there-remember this is a positive thing). It’s all the same-all the same you needing and requiring love. If it’s easier, pledge to love yourself more in the Letter de Amore, and write out a list of the ways that you will.
Seal the note with a kiss and the care that you would in a love note to someone you truly adored. Place it somewhere to be discovered later, And when you open and read it, feel the love pouring over you.
5) Take yourself on a date. Even if it’s just to the store for some Ben and Jerry’s (yes, chocolate is a love elixir). But, dare yourself-push yourself even, if you have to-to venture out into something that really calls to your heart. If this were your dream date, where would you want to go? Improvise, if you have to, and let that creativity flow in to imagining and making it happen. You wouldn’t want to chintz you on your first date would you? That’s not setting a very good impression or president. You want to win you over, right, so put in the effort-you’re worth every bit of it.
6) Fantasize. What would the you truly in love with you do? Channel the energy of when you have felt madly in love, blissed out, and lost in the magic of it all. And how would the you soaking up those self-love rays feel? Silly, I know, to imagine, but just role with me here, and let yourself feel it.. Ahhh, yes, there it is-the fantasy love affair between one soul and itself. Imagine the passion, the inspiration, the unstoppable mind-frame. Imagine you on top of the world- your world- number-one-ing it on a daily basis. You’re a match made in heaven. No one knows you like you do, how could anyone else love you as well? Now if you could just get over those little love spats that have been playing out in your head…
7) Take the plunge-make an oath. For better or for worse. In sickness and in health. Through thick and thin. Till death do you part. Unconditional, pure love flowing to you, faithful and committed. You there for you for the long haul; through bad hair days, through stubborn resistance, through all the little quirks; through it all, though and through. Try it for a month, a week, a day, and see where it gets ya. Remember that all successful relationships are built on trust, so trust yourself to see this through in whatever capacity you’re ready to open up to.
8) Compliments, compliments. Everybody likes compliments. Take the time throughout the day to notice the good about you. Be generous with your praise,-after all, you’ve got a little making up to do for all those seasons of self-berating. Try something like “Hey, good job only eating three cookies, I know you really wanted four. You’re so mindful of your desire to be more health conscious”. It’s ok to stretch the truth a bit. Exaggeration’s ok too. -“Wow, you look HOT in that dress. You’re lookin’ hotter than ever”. Go ahead, lay it on thick. You know you love it, or at least the you soaking it up does anyway. The you dolling it out may be a little rusty in the self-love schmooze, but you’ll ge the hang of it.
9) Smile. No one can resist a big bright smile. And when you do grin it up, something shifts in you –there’s an actual chemical altering. A smile is a gift. Give it to you. Smile at yourself in the mirror. It may make you laugh, but hey, that’s even better.(Talk about chemicals-you can’t not feel good when you giggle.) Now try smiling on the inside, like this; Picture the Big You, the Higher Self you-that big almighty sunshine in the sky of you-shining down on the you-you ( the one you know pretty well already), There. How does that feel,- the Higher You shining down on the everyday you with a big ‘ol cheesy grin, in total acceptance, in grace, just loving you-like a mother to a child. Feel the hug of the smile as the warmth fills your being. Good stuff, huh?
10) Shower you in gifts, It can be so simple. Make a little daisy chain. Draw a picture (stick figure you, radiating light). Wrap up your favorite book and give it to you to re-read. (See how the creativity just keeps creeping into the picture? It really is a source in itself.) How about a gift a day for a week. Special little notes in your lunch box, newly framed pictures of you at your happiest- Put your heart into it and knock your own socks off. See how much you mean to you? Now prove it.
This all may sound a little corny, but if you think about it, all romance is a little cheesy, or not, depending on how you look at it. So, what’s in it for you? Well, you reap the rewards of a more satisfied, peaceful, and harmonized you. You can expect less co-dependence, less listless unmotivated energy (as you’re focusing it positively on YOU), and a lot less longing and discontentment.
In the long run, and pretty much in the short run too, romancing you-the gift of you to you-just keeps on giving.
To the art of self-love!!
Be blessed with the gift of YOU.
~Rhonda
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Thursday, September 16, 2010
Surrender into Being
When you find it difficult to surrender, or to know when to surrender and when to take initiative, think of the Serenity Prayer.
~Lord, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change,
the courage to change the things I can
and the wisdom to know the difference.~
Now apply this to your way of being in the way of how you maneuver through your life. Apply this to what you act on, and what you give over. Apply this to your ability to created in tandem with the Universe as you soften into a knowing of when to allow and when to make happen. And as you envelope this into your knowing, you will become more conscious of where you are and where you need to grow. For as you expand, and encompass the cosmic tools, you will become more of who you came to be. And along the way, when you are feeling adrift, know that you are only being gifted with the chance to shift into who you need to be, in the fullest, in order to live the life of your dreams.
You are being groomed in the art of conscious co-creating, which means no longer can you do it all yourself, nor can you Creator do it all for you. You have to become conscious of what you’re doing, of your method of operation, of the base from which the rest of what you do is streaming.
And in becoming conscious, you need to become responsible for choosing-no longer drifting through life driven by unconscious beliefs and repeating the same lessons only to get nowhere but in circles. It is time to become pro-active- to live on purpose. And for that, you must become aware.
The more you do this, the more empowered you become. The more empowered- the more free, and alive. This is what you long for. This is the life of which you dream- a life of freedom and flexibility. And it is you that must push forward to become that, to become free. You do this by choosing higher. You do that by becoming aware.
Awareness, or being a conscious observer, is the place to start. It all begins and ends with awareness, which is another word for consciousness. And when this becomes pure, it becomes a more optimal place to create. From the pure knowing, you can expand into greatness-the grandness of who you are.
In grandness, you align not only with the Power of Creation, but with the ease of it. It becomes something that you simply are, and that you do, rather than a quest. At that point, the quest for The Way is over, the seeking has ended, because you have been found and in finding you, you are born again, with all of the attributes of new life; the innocence, the grace, the pure love, the divinity. In this rebirth, you conceive the ability to live from this place, from a place of conscious co-creating.
Allow for the birth of you to transpire and be blessed on your journey into fullness.
Gracefully yours,
~Rhonda
Awakeningthedivine.net
. Copyright © 2010-12. 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(s), and that it is distributed freely.
~Lord, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change,
the courage to change the things I can
and the wisdom to know the difference.~
Now apply this to your way of being in the way of how you maneuver through your life. Apply this to what you act on, and what you give over. Apply this to your ability to created in tandem with the Universe as you soften into a knowing of when to allow and when to make happen. And as you envelope this into your knowing, you will become more conscious of where you are and where you need to grow. For as you expand, and encompass the cosmic tools, you will become more of who you came to be. And along the way, when you are feeling adrift, know that you are only being gifted with the chance to shift into who you need to be, in the fullest, in order to live the life of your dreams.
You are being groomed in the art of conscious co-creating, which means no longer can you do it all yourself, nor can you Creator do it all for you. You have to become conscious of what you’re doing, of your method of operation, of the base from which the rest of what you do is streaming.
And in becoming conscious, you need to become responsible for choosing-no longer drifting through life driven by unconscious beliefs and repeating the same lessons only to get nowhere but in circles. It is time to become pro-active- to live on purpose. And for that, you must become aware.
The more you do this, the more empowered you become. The more empowered- the more free, and alive. This is what you long for. This is the life of which you dream- a life of freedom and flexibility. And it is you that must push forward to become that, to become free. You do this by choosing higher. You do that by becoming aware.
Awareness, or being a conscious observer, is the place to start. It all begins and ends with awareness, which is another word for consciousness. And when this becomes pure, it becomes a more optimal place to create. From the pure knowing, you can expand into greatness-the grandness of who you are.
In grandness, you align not only with the Power of Creation, but with the ease of it. It becomes something that you simply are, and that you do, rather than a quest. At that point, the quest for The Way is over, the seeking has ended, because you have been found and in finding you, you are born again, with all of the attributes of new life; the innocence, the grace, the pure love, the divinity. In this rebirth, you conceive the ability to live from this place, from a place of conscious co-creating.
Allow for the birth of you to transpire and be blessed on your journey into fullness.
Gracefully yours,
~Rhonda
Awakeningthedivine.net
. Copyright © 2010-12. 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(s), and that it is distributed freely.
Monday, September 13, 2010
Creative Power
Where are you channeling your energy? When focusing on your passion, on what brings you pleasure and joy then you are paying into that high vibe place. You are gining it energy. Everything is energy and if you pay into the positive thoughts, the visions, the dreams, the goals, you give them momentum.
There are times when you may feel like you’re not moving forward in the direction of what you desire. But if you keep conscious focus on the higher thoughts that are aligned with what you want, you are, in fact, doing something. You are creating momentum, you are creating space, you are creating alignment. And therefore you are creating exactly what you desire, because without the energy of alignment there is nothing.
You are setting the stage in these moments, making sure everything is in place. You are directing the props and the players and fine-tuning the script. This doesn’t take a huge amount of focus of energy on your [art. It’s you simply holding the higher thought and shifting back into that place when your thoughts stray. Simply redirecting until it becomes the norm, until it becomes the natural way-until it becomes what is.
Take a moment outside and notice the sky, notice the trees, notice nature and the beauty of it. Be grateful for the perfection of the moment, for the fact that you are blessed with these gifts, with the scenery that surrounds you. Often we hear that if we count our blessings and are grateful for what is within our life and all around us, we will find peace. Now take it a step further and decide to be at peace, decide on gratitude, for the beauty that is within. Whatever is outside of or all around can easily be considered illusion and it is always only transitory. So decide to be blessed this day because the beauty is in you. Base your reality on Truth, truth being light- then knowing that what IS in any moment is either you agreeing with Truth or you denying it. Thoughts come and go. Feelings-here and gone. People, places things-all not really deciding factors on your state of being, when you concede to the state of being rooted in Truth.
It’s really your choosing, in every moment, and some moments are much more difficult than the last. It may feel as if you aren’t being true to you when you’re feeling one thing and attempting to pull out of it to feel another. You have become accustomed to honoring your feelings and following your thoughts, but this is not all there is and there is a Higher You at play that does a much better job of commanding the post if you only allow your self to receive, from that small whispering voice, the wisdom it has to share. So see it not as abandoning self or denying what’s bubbling forward within, but rather as an opportunity to rise and become one with the long awaited everything of who you are. Wholeness is based on the all-inclusive, and the part that’s been left out for most is the part they’ve been in pursuit of all their lives.
I know it's hard to drudge through even one minute longer sometimes. The energies are so intense, in either direction. It seems that it's something of a test too, to smile and intend the best, intend that it is all good, and not get swayed by the fray of what's unraveling, or raveling, or whatever the heck it's doing. Perspective, my friend, hold the high perspective, and things will shift. Now-moment it as best you can. And when all else fails, and in every moment that you can muster, Be You. Just be you, love. In this the way will not be found but the way will find you.
May the light shine all around and within you and may your every moment be inspired by the truth of who you are.
Love to All,
Rhonda
Awakeningthedivine.net
. Copyright © 2009-12. 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(s), and that it is distributed freely.
There are times when you may feel like you’re not moving forward in the direction of what you desire. But if you keep conscious focus on the higher thoughts that are aligned with what you want, you are, in fact, doing something. You are creating momentum, you are creating space, you are creating alignment. And therefore you are creating exactly what you desire, because without the energy of alignment there is nothing.
You are setting the stage in these moments, making sure everything is in place. You are directing the props and the players and fine-tuning the script. This doesn’t take a huge amount of focus of energy on your [art. It’s you simply holding the higher thought and shifting back into that place when your thoughts stray. Simply redirecting until it becomes the norm, until it becomes the natural way-until it becomes what is.
Take a moment outside and notice the sky, notice the trees, notice nature and the beauty of it. Be grateful for the perfection of the moment, for the fact that you are blessed with these gifts, with the scenery that surrounds you. Often we hear that if we count our blessings and are grateful for what is within our life and all around us, we will find peace. Now take it a step further and decide to be at peace, decide on gratitude, for the beauty that is within. Whatever is outside of or all around can easily be considered illusion and it is always only transitory. So decide to be blessed this day because the beauty is in you. Base your reality on Truth, truth being light- then knowing that what IS in any moment is either you agreeing with Truth or you denying it. Thoughts come and go. Feelings-here and gone. People, places things-all not really deciding factors on your state of being, when you concede to the state of being rooted in Truth.
It’s really your choosing, in every moment, and some moments are much more difficult than the last. It may feel as if you aren’t being true to you when you’re feeling one thing and attempting to pull out of it to feel another. You have become accustomed to honoring your feelings and following your thoughts, but this is not all there is and there is a Higher You at play that does a much better job of commanding the post if you only allow your self to receive, from that small whispering voice, the wisdom it has to share. So see it not as abandoning self or denying what’s bubbling forward within, but rather as an opportunity to rise and become one with the long awaited everything of who you are. Wholeness is based on the all-inclusive, and the part that’s been left out for most is the part they’ve been in pursuit of all their lives.
I know it's hard to drudge through even one minute longer sometimes. The energies are so intense, in either direction. It seems that it's something of a test too, to smile and intend the best, intend that it is all good, and not get swayed by the fray of what's unraveling, or raveling, or whatever the heck it's doing. Perspective, my friend, hold the high perspective, and things will shift. Now-moment it as best you can. And when all else fails, and in every moment that you can muster, Be You. Just be you, love. In this the way will not be found but the way will find you.
May the light shine all around and within you and may your every moment be inspired by the truth of who you are.
Love to All,
Rhonda
Awakeningthedivine.net
. Copyright © 2009-12. 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(s), and that it is distributed freely.
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