fresh breeze of the divine
Today and forevermore, I vow to keep a Reggae beat – moving forward, but not frantic. Syncopated. Happy. Both busy and quiet. Rolling with the waves of life, not struggling against. Movement, flow to expand body, mind and soul. Dance to the music of the moment!
My favorite reggae artist: MISHKA
I created a new page today called FOCUS.
FOCUS is an exercise that helps us identify what’s truly important so we can live joyful, meaningful lives. I’ve been doing this for about five years now, and I can honestly say that it’s changed my life. Without this exercise, I don’t think I would have visited Scotland, started political and spiritual blogs, gotten married, expanded my business, or gone to graduate school, because I wouldn’t have been focused on what matters.
Try it, and let me know what you think. Click here: FOCUS
I don’t believe that the soul resides in the body, but that the body floats in the soul. We are all one. Spirit surrounds and suffuses stone and flower, tiger and man. Awen!
“I need to let go of my fear of losing everything. I am always more than my possessions. I have lost it all. I did not die, I was never homeless. I was never unloved, I was never alone. I was never without family. I was never without God. I can never lose it all. I will always have more than stuff. I will always have spirit in me and in my life.”
This was posted by a member in her wiki journal. It is so powerful. We need to lose our fear. We will never ‘lose it all’, because we will never lose the important things – Spirit, family, love. We can DARE. We can be fearless! Thank you for the reminder, Rhonda!
(And if you would like to join our wiki discussion, email Cherie at: ariyawen@gmail.com)
At creation, pieces of my heart got mixed up with others. Therefore, I am called to give my heart away, because others will break it and I will break theirs, and then we can more easily swap pieces. We’ll all find that the new pieces fit better than the originals, and our hearts will be stronger than before.
“Forgiving a person is like seeing that person for the first time. Forgiving ourselves is like seeing ourselves for the first time.” – Ramona Morris.
I love this. What a gift – to see ourselves and others as fresh and new each time we offer forgiveness. Awen!
A seeker recently said to me, “Colors are brighter through tears.”
I replied, “Is that because tears do more than cleanse, they also clarify?”
She nodded. “Spirit counts our every tear. If our hearts are open, we cry more, and each tear we cry, we grow, we see further, we comprehend better.”
We gather to light the Fire. A building doesn’t create the Spark; it happens within or without a church, mosque, synagogue or temple. It happens wherever people gather, waiting expectantly for the Divine.
We are what we do. We can’t spend 20, 30, 40 or more hours a week doing one thing, and yet be someone else. Our jobs must be harmonious with who we are.
A coworker once said, “This is not my life. I leave my life outside the door every day as I enter this building, and I pick it back up when I leave at night.” I thought, “I’m not willing to spend 50 hours a week outside of my life.”
Our jobs must be part of our life, or we waste the precious gift we’re given.
Where we live shapes who we are. If we are not in harmony with our surroundings, we should MOVE. Financial loss is less grievous than loss of self.
Ariyawen 