Love from Rose
I know that whatever happens in my life I can roll with it all. I can feel and embrace the joy and the pain because I know they are not separate, or opposite, but are instead the two wings of the same bird, lifting me up and carrying me along.
Nurturing the Seeds
I understand deeply, that what I give my attention too, what seeds I nurture, will certainly thrive. I also know that taking the time to nurture myself, my work and my dreams is very much a reflection of my inner belief of my own personal value and my worthiness in this world.
This Too Shall Pass
I am continually surprised (but not really) at the depth of my own personal acceptance of suffering or rather my willingness to suffer. Of course, suffering is a choice. Pain however, is not.
No More Procrastinating!
Procrastination, for me, has come to mean so much more than just the simple act of delaying some activity. When we procrastinate we are actually creating, and building, a gap between our hearts desires and our physical reality, by allowing our ego minds to be in charge...
The Power of Forgiveness
I know in my heart that forgiveness of our human-ness, our fragile, beautiful, ugly, imperfect humanity, is the only way to embrace true compassion and love for myself AND others. The only way to truly remember that there is DIVINE LOVE flowing through us all.
Be who you is...
Daffodil says, “Forget about your roles, your costumes, your narrow definitions. I want you to SEE THE LIGHT. I want you to see, to understand, and to feel the Divinity that you are, that you embody. Then view the world through THAT lens!"
On Finding Courage
INSPIRED ACTION is taking action, in the moment, when we know that our creative impulses come directly from source through our hearts. The power of love in action, rather than making choices and creating our lives from a place of fear (pain/scarcity/trauma).
Daylily Intermission
It is scary, doing something different. And maybe it’s a bit irresponsible in the eyes of my family and society, and maybe I fear their judgment (and my own) and fear failure and worry about the bills. But when I’m centered and quiet enough to hear the whispers of my heart I know the truth without a shadow of a doubt. And the truth is that I’m heading in the right direction.
Evening Primrose Walking Me Home
There is an intelligence and order to Nature that we, as humans are always trying to control, and yet we are consistently reminded that, in truth, we have no control. In truth, that vulnerable place of self reflection, is where I am reminded that there is beauty and perfection in all things—including myself.
Follow Your Bliss
Aster is not just illuminating the way for me to grow, she is reminding me how. Helping me to gain clarity and focus on how I want to be in this world. How I want to create my life. And how I want to reconnect with, grow, explore and rediscover this playful side of myself that is finally seeing the light of day.
Time to Bloom
We are all affected by our environments. All products to a great extent of our upbringing, our families of origin, our demographics, our economic status, and endless other labels which we are born with and acquire in our lives. It subconsciously affects everything that we say and do, that is I believe, until we are aware of it. Then we have a choice.
How to Love Yourself?
This is big stuff. Hard stuff, but it is also really very simple stuff. The beauty is that the moment you shine your light of love on all the darkness that you think you are or that you are feeling, the darkness dissipates. This is true for us all. This is the exquisite beauty of being human.
Bee Balm - What are you waiting for?
What is unique about you and what you bring to the world? What makes your heart and soul sing? What is your heart’s desire? Does this vibration resonate with your outer world and how you show up in it?
All is as it should be...
Once you are aware of the “cage” that you have built to keep you safe and comfortable with familiar outcomes and experiences—even if they don’t fulfill you or support you any longer—can you find the courage to break out of the cage?
Nettle: Tough Love
Conversations with plants require patience, like Nature's pace, and develop slowly over time, like all good friendships. It’s not like a human to human conversation at all and is more like a rambling series of thoughts and connections, feelings and inspirations that I must somehow make sense of...
The Bigger Picture
Why is it that when faced with a challenging situation, all wisdom seems to evaporate, and raw emotion steps in? How can we transmute past experience into present action?
Recognizing our Shadows
Now that I recognized this part of myself that I had buried away and hidden—out of fear, out of self-preservation, out of love—it was time to let go...
My Story
I now realize that although there is nothing particularly special about my story, the value of it is really about how I view myself. If I truly believe I have value, then so does my story.
Nevertheless She Persisted
Chickweed is tough and knows her power. She knows how to shine despite challenges and tough circumstances. And shine in the midst of it all she does, with fresh hope and confidence and understanding.
I Choose to be Happy
We clearly have a choice: to fully engage with and perpetuate our roles or perhaps to take a step back and realize that we are not our stories and experiences but merely players in the grand story of life.
Are you Listening yet?
As you expand your understanding of who you are, as you evolve and grow, it is often necessary to leave behind parts of your self, defined by your ego, that keep you small or unable to embrace growth and new potential.
Aligning with the way I want to show up in my life...
What I know is that RIGHT NOW I don’t need a strategic plan of my heartswork for the next year, six months or even the rest of the week, I just need to TRUST the process.
There is Enough
If we can relax and receive all of our experiences as opportunities for expansion and growth, even the painful ones, and see them as opportunities to constantly evaluate and reevaluate what is truly important in our lives—this is abundance. This is security. This is awareness.