Tick, tock. The calendar turns another page. Here is my wish for you for 2010:
Infinite Love, Infinite Abundance
May you know Peace,
May you know Joy,
May you know Love,
May you know Infinite Blessings!
Mary
Happy….
Whether you celebrate Christmas, Yule, Hannukah, Ramadan or Kwanzaa,
May the growing Light bless you with Peace, Love and Joy this holiday season.
Want to learn more about these different holidays? ReligiousTolerance.org has a great write up describing the different celebrations at this time of year. You can read about it here….
Blessings,
Mary
A new guided meditation is now available!
Winter Solstice
Last night we had our annual Solstice Celebration, “Banish the Dark.” It was a much smaller group than we have sometimes had, and yet we had an excellent meal cooked by my wonderful husband, and some good discussion.
After dinner, we turned off all the lights, and the fire in the fireplace had burned down to small coals. One of the first fears that we experience as young children is fear of the dark, as my youngest immediately began complaining about. David asked the question, “What is dark?”
My first response was, “Absence of light.” My eldest son answered, “The opposite of light.” Our guest suggested that a lot of sacred ceremony takes place in total darkness.
And then my lightbulb flashed. The dark obscures outer vision so we may better see with inner vision. We each took some time quietly meditating on that inner vision…well, the adults, anyway!
Then my husband lit a single candle from the almost extinguished coals of the fire. How bright that light seemed after being in the darkness for a while! Slowly, we lit more and more candles, and the room became bright once more. The higher we lifted our lights, the brighter the room became.
I also took time to recall another Winter Solstice four years ago. I had done many things to encourage my youngest to be born, but was waiting until the time he chose. I went out for a walk on my own in the dying hours of the day. I walked the path through the woods behind my home, across the two streams, down to the ocean, across the rocky beach to come to the entrance to my neighborhood, and back up to home. I was out for at least an hour, in the rain and fading light. The whole time I was out, I spoke to the baby inside me, encouraging him to come snuggle in my arms. Just before two the next morning, my third son was born, echoing the rebirth of the Sun.
In my darkest hour, I went within, and new light sparked forth.
May you have the courage to face the darkness, your shadow, and through the challenge lift your light high for others to see. All good things are coming to me, and to you.
Blessings
Mary
On the wonders of technology…
It’s been a whole week since I posted anything. Not for lack of inspiration, or being away from my computer, or being lucky enough to be on vacation.
Last week, on Monday, I nuked my blog.
It was pretty scary, let me tell you. Mushroom clouds and everything!
OK, no mushroom cloud. But I think my heart stopped for several seconds. Remarkably, I was pretty calm, after the initial shock had worn off. That’s thanks in no small part to Enlightened Warrior Training Camp and The Peaceful Woman.
It had been suggested to me that I could run my whole website through WordPress, and not have to struggle with making my website look the same as my blog. And it’s a pretty great idea! Only, I didn’t have quite enough information, and I jumped ahead of myself, and poof! No access to the blog.
Thankfully, all of the information was still there. Essentially I changed the lock, and then left the key inside. So everything was safe and sound, even from me!
I have to say a huge thanks to Mike Browne, who helped calm me down, helped write the support ticket for me, and also wrote me the best step-by-step directions for how to move the blog without the bomb going off. I don’t know how I would have managed with out him! (Seriously, if you need help with your page, talk to him!) And thanks as well to the support people at lunarpages, who unlocked the site, and handed me back the key.
It was all fixed almost a week ago, however, I waited until today to do the move. I wanted to make sure I had time to troubleshoot any problems, just in case I didn’t follow the directions quite thoroughly. Everything went smoothly, though, so…
Now back to our regularly scheduled programming!
Blessings,
Mary
Blessing Money
Money is a form of energy. It flows, just like water. It is not good or bad…it is.
This may trigger some of your belief programming about money. I encourage you to look at those beliefs, and reflect on whether they are still valid or not.
This just came to my inbox today, and I really like it, so I would like to share with you.
From Humanity Healing:
Blessing Money
When you receive or give money, offer this simple blessing:
May this money be blessed.
It is a symbol of divine substance and energy.
May it be redeemed from every impure influence, from every attachment and craving.
I appreciate it and keep it as a divine gift.
I shall use it only for good, right, appropriate purposes.
In using it, I again bless it and give thanks for it.
© The Sundial House Group
In this way, you raise the vibration, and increase the flow!
Blessings,
Mary
Reflections on my healing journey
I went to a healing session a while ago with a practitioner of several different modalities. I had been wanting to see her for several months, but I kept putting it off for one reason or another—mainly the money. How could I justify the expense when I have all these bills to pay, and children to feed? At one point while we were trying to get our schedules to connect, she said that we could work some kind of agreement out. Pride kept me from taking her up on that offer. I value healing work, and want to make sure there is a fair exchange.
Finally, though, the inner voice that was calling me to go see her could not be ignored any longer, and I decided to trust in the Universe that the money to pay for the treatment would come from somewhere.
She began by asking me what I would like her to work on. I told her that I had been in a major car accident when I was 8 years old, and that I had back problems because of that. The healing work started, and I didn’t feel anything out of the ordinary. She confirmed areas that I know I need to work on, and urged me to trust my instincts. She said she kept seeing me as a great healer.
At the very end of the session, just as she was about to finish, I asked her to see if she felt a particular energy block. I almost didn’t ask. I was afraid of being told there was no blockage. That’s why it waited until the end. She worked on that area, even though it put us over time, and managed to remove the block. And then, as I was putting on my shoes to leave, the breakthrough happened. She made a suggestion to me, and the floodgates opened.
You see, after the car accident, the doctors and chiropractors told me I would have to live with pain for the rest of my life. And, as a little girl, I trusted and believed that they were right. Now, I know that beliefs create reality. But when the healer made her suggestion, I was suddenly made aware that I was carrying a false belief. The false belief was shattered, and I was left with an awareness of my own power, the potential to heal myself and walk away from the pain in my body.
I am fully aware that it is going to take a lot of work on my part. But for the first time, I welcome that work. For the first time, I am present “in my body with certainty and pride regardless of the body’s gifts and limitations,” to quote Clarissa Pinkola Estes (Women Who Run With the Wolves). I look forward to this adventure, healing my body along with my mind and spirit.
I have done work spiritually. I have done some emotional healing. I have worked on my self-talk and my self-image. I have even done some healing work on my body. But I have never made a concentrated effort to restore my body, mind and spirit to their healthy, optimal, DIVINE state of being. I finally understand that all the parts have to work together. If I am destined to be a great healer, my first and greatest act of healing will be myself.
Since we are all connected, my wish is that by coming to this new understanding, others may also share in the new awareness. May you break through your false beliefs and realize your true power!
Oh, and I have no regrets about spending the money for the healing session. It was 100% worth it!
