The Support in every Challenge

Everyone questions their existence. Why me? Why Me!?  Or at least I did years ago… …when school sucked, I wasn’t the most popular, or the prettiest; good friends were few, but close, and the stress of just going through puberty made life feel unbearable. I was teased ferociously. Peers had to use me to boost their image, boost their egos.

So I wanting to crawl under a rock and disappear, I prayed for the school to suddenly crumble or that my enemies would suddenly go mute. I stressed over more than I need to, which added to the strain of existing at that age. Thankfully I was not left alone to wallow in my stresses. Others are not so lucky; some decide it is not worth sticking around, to really see what they are meant to do here, and check out.

To be depressed you are in your own hell of fear, self defeat and darkness.  A self imposed hell.  There feels like there is no life in darkness, for it is lacking the light energy, the true essence of who we are…it is covered up so much it is just a tiny dot…feeling like it is non existent.

Not that far back, I have had the privledge to be involved with others’ “life changing moments.” One of a girl I hardly knew who hated herself so much she cut herself and God put me right in the middle of it to let her know that her life was not hopeless and showed me that I could be much farther away from knowing my light within than I thought.  Another, a friend who cried out to me when life was heavy and ‘life would be so much easier if I wasn’t here”. I am continuously amazed at what God has been able to do through me and the strength he provides not just to me but more importantly to the people he puts in my path. Life is changed, lightness shines.

Life is not worthless.
Life is not to be taken lightly.
Life is Love.
Love of you.
Love of the light within.

With all the stresses of life – exhilarating and castetrophic – you are never alone. There is always an equal amount of support in every challenge – the answer is always there. Are you listening?  Are you seeing the support in  your challenge right now?  Take a look around.  If nothing else… I’m here.

Up Stream

The Art of Allowing. I had a conversation on the weekend with George. George is intuitive, intelligent and tuned in to an expanded line of thinking. My ego showed up and was excited for the first time in over 2 years that I was able to stump him. Then I saw it as my ego and giggled. George tells you what you need to hear whether you are ready to hear it or not. Usually what he says sinks in a few days later after he has planted the thought…whatever it may be. But it is always said cause he loves you and sees that it would benefit you.

George’s point on Saturday was that there was a difference in Manifesting and Allowing. Manifesting being something that our ego would try to do, having to make things happen – and this could be imagined as trying to row up stream in a fast moving river. George believes that Allowing or being present in the now is much more successful in getting more out of life. Reaching our full potential by allowing rather than trying to manifest, according to him, was a better idea. My thoughts on the matter, at the time was that they were one in the same. Manifesting what you wanted or desired was part of opening up and allowing yourself to receive. Not manifesting what you wanted, for me, was that you were believing that you did not deserve it or had blocks in truly receiving.

Funny how there never seems to be coincidences, for when I snuggled into my Monday morning I replayed an audio file I had from Abraham/Hicks and it was on the Art of Allowing. So there was a theme to my weekend…

Their point in the audio file was that – nothing I or you want is ‘up stream.’ I have heard this saying before but it is not until you are really ready to get it that it feels like an epiphany. We get in our little canoe and we just start paddling – automatically operating or existing in life just as we have been taught.

I know what rowing upstream looks like for me……canceled meetings, missed calls, the person you so desperately want to speak to leaving 5 minutes before you get there, me trying to make things work, defining what I think would work for my life and my business. You could have a great boat, rowing gloves, strong ores and determination and we try harder, we think we have to do all this creating and manifesting all by ourselves when that is not the case at all.

What does up stream look like for you? It is you constantly trying to make things happen. Planning scheming, moving forward with determination and passion, thinking you know exactly where you are going. Getting all of your ducks in a row. Well, just when you think – think being the operative word here – you have all of your life in order or the ducks lined up, if it is not in alignment with who are, where you are really meant to be going, the ducks will fly south on you. No matter how determined you are and try and try and try harder to manifest what you want or what you think you want.

So trying to do anything sends you up river. It is like walking though peanut butter, too much of your valuable energy is spent. So up stream rowing looks like struggles with finances, physical hardship, missed promotions, missed opportunities. So why on earth would we want to continue to row against the natural flow of the universe? The flow of our life? Because we didn’t think that there was anything else to do but to row up stream. That is how we were raised. My mother lived life this way, her mother and her mother before her.

Now with this awareness we have the decision to let go of the ore all together remove the rowing gloves and allow ourselves to receive. Art of releasing resistance, the art of allowing your purpose to flow through you. Negative feelings mean that you are not in alignment of who you are or your purpose. We can struggle and strive and grow our muscles to row your boat up stream. But as we all know the river of life and the flow of current runs through the path of least resistance!

So let go of your ores. Stop trying to make things happen. Trust your internal compass – your feelings or your gut, your intuition. This is the guidance that serves you best. You may say well I don’t know clearly what that feeling or intuition ‘sounds like’. Trust me, it gets clear the more you ask the question – does this feel right for me? It is like when someone asks you to do something and you really don’t have the time or resources to do it but you say yes anyway. That feeling you felt prior to you saying yes is your internal barometer you will being to hone.

Here’s to letting go of the ores and allowing abundance to flow to an through me.

Happy Receiving!

Ty

The Love Letter….follow-up to earlier post

So here is the love letter….but now that I listen to it again it still sounds like I am trying to convince myself that it is a good idea…..to love me completely. Love Letter

Self love is one of the things in life the feels harder to do than to give love to others. I know and most of us who are on this self discovery, spirit journey know that we can not fully love someone else when we are still not allowing love to be within us. We think it has to come from ‘out there’ from someone, when that is not the case. Love flows through us, not to us or from us. It is a gift from our divine source….it is who we are and our belief of separateness from others, provides us with the illusion that it is something we have to get. It is already who we are.

So still working on the self love but had a break through over the weekend…and again last night. But will save that for another post.

Until next time…..Ciao Bellas

Ty

All about Perspective…

Two men, both seriously ill, occupied the same hospital room. One man was allowed to sit up in his bed for an hour each afternoon to help drain the fluid from his lungs.
His bed was next to the room’s only window.

The other man had to spend all his time flat on his back.

The men talked for hours on end. They spoke of their wives and families, their homes, their jobs, their involvement in the military service, where they had been on vacation.

Every afternoon, when the man in the bed by the window could sit up, he would pass the time by describing to his roommate all the things he could see outside the window.

The man in the other bed began to live for those one hour periods where his world would be broadened and enlivened by all the activity and color of the world outside. The window overlooked a park with a lovely lake. Ducks and swans played on the water while children sailed their model boats. Young lovers walked arm in arm amidst flowers of every color and a fine view of the city skyline could be seen in the distance.

As the man by the window described all this in exquisite details, the man on the other side of the room would close his eyes and imagine this picturesque scene

One warm afternoon, the man by the window described a parade passing by. Although the other man could not hear the band, he could see it in his mind s eye as the gentleman by the window portrayed it with descriptive words.
Days, weeks and months passed.

One morning, the day nurse arrived to bring water for their baths only to find the lifeless body of the man by the window, who had died peacefully in his sleep.

She was saddened and called the hospital attendants to take the body away. As soon as it seemed appropriate, the other man asked if he could be moved next to the window. The nurse was happy to make the switch, and after making sure he was comfortable, she left him alone.

Slowly, painfully, he propped himself up on one elbow to take his first look at the real world outside. He strained to slowly turn to look out the window beside the bed. It faced a blank wall.

The man asked the nurse what could have compelled his deceased roommate who had described such wonderful things outside this window. The nurse responded that the man was blind and could not even see the wall. She said, ‘Perhaps he just wanted to encourage you.’

There is tremendous happiness in making others happy, despite our own situations. Shared grief is half the sorrow, but happiness when shared, is doubled.
If you want to feel rich, just count all the things you have that money can’t buy.

Origin unknown.

Thoughts on Meditation

Here is some of my thoughts on meditation and every day living. Living present and conscious.

Short Story of Love

I started reading this with the thoughts that she was talking about PEI. Flashes of the thousands of people living here on Prince Edward Island – our island – and then a flash of … ‘well, we could sink too….’ What would we do? How would we treat others? How are we treating others now? But with all things Love will be there as a constant and time will show us the truth.

Enjoy…

Once upon a time, there was an island where all the feelings lived: Happiness, Sadness, Knowledge, and all of the others, including Love. One day it was announced to the feelings that the island would sink, so all constructed boats and left. Except for Love.

Love was the only one who stayed. Love wanted to hold out until the last possible moment.

When the island had almost sunk, Love decided to ask for help.

Richness was passing by Love in a grand boat. Love said,
“Richness, can you take me with you?”
Richness answered, “No, I can’t. There is a lot of gold and silver in my boat. There is no place here for you.”

Love decided to ask Vanity who was also passing by in a beautiful vessel. “Vanity, please help me!”
“I can’t help you, Love. You are all wet and might damage my boat,” Vanity answered.

Sadness was close by so Love asked, “Sadness, let me go with you.”
“Oh . . . Love, I am so sad that I need to be by myself!”

Happiness passed by Love, too, but she was so happy that she did not even hear when Love called her.

Suddenly, there was a voice, “Come, Love, I will take you.” It was an elder. So blessed and overjoyed, Love even forgot to ask the elder where they were going. When they arrived at dry land, the elder went her own way. Realizing how much was owed the elder,

Love asked Knowledge, another elder, “Who Helped me?”
“It was Time,” Knowledge answered.
“Time?” asked Love. “But why did Time help me?”
Knowledge smiled with deep wisdom and answered, “Because only Time is capable of understanding how valuable Love is.”

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An Ah-HA! Moment

Just this past week I have had an Ah-HA! moment. It hasn’t been my first one and I’m sure it won’ t be my last.

So to kick off this Inspired Life blog I am going to share with you one of my personal moments. I am a life coach, loving what I do – empower and serving others, with a grand dream of reaching millions around the world.

As this audio entry will provide proof of, I am human and not perfect, and am changing and growing just as you are. Through this blog my intention is to touch and reach you.

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