I Often find these times a bit strange and feel a bit unsettled and I might not even always know why but there is a strange feeling perhaps. Remember there is always much going on in the wider picture, in many places around the world with conflicts and all sorts of things happening. Don't take Anything personally.
Even with the festive season there is not necessarily happiness conjured up in every households, there may be increased stress and tension even among the beautiful twinkly lights.
There are Many external factors and illusions we create in our creative minds that may try and rip us from our Peace and try and convince us we are less than Divine Magnificence. These are but utter illusions.
We many “think” our roots being chopped, feel buffeted and toppled and pulled into the destruction of a spiraling tornado but it’s just the games of the mind.
This does Not need to be the case. Learn Whatever resilience tools work for you and USE them (I learnt Years ago, it's no good just reading a book or attending a course - DO the practice!). Anchor Deeper, grow Even More roots, link arms with one another and support each other through any storms, we will not be destroyed. LOVE Always trumps ANYTHING.
I am dropping deeper into healing work at this time of the year. I always Very much feel those that are alone, stressed, depressed, anxious, ill, suicidal, grieving, homeless, and all else at this time of year and my heart goes out to All these people and I Just want to sweep in and be there but I can't physically do that. I can feel fear, confusion, despair, hurt, suffering, anguish, pain, anger and tears. I feel this in my own body with some discomfort showing up. Nothing is turned from, Everything must be allowed without Any resistance. No resistance offers Instant peace. Any energy is allowed to flow through as it is transmuted to pure consciousness in Love.
These are the times to shine BRIGHTER, to be a beacon to those who are lost, scared and frightened (and Also to any parts of ourselves that need witnessed and allowed).
These are the times to remember to BE LOVE, in any and every way imaginable. To fearlessly live with our hearts WIDE open and to keep Open Even when it’s Easy to Constrict and close down.
These are the times to ramp up the Gratitude in our lives and count the blessings for even the tiniest of things which then brings in an Abundance of things to be grateful for.
These are the times to be Compassionate, to show and share Kindness in small random ways as often as you can and let it multiply like a pebble in a pond.
People sometimes feel impotent in challenging times and feel there is nothing they can do as they think some of the issues are too big, particularly if they are at the Global scale. Don’t be fooled, Each soul is incredibly precious, and is supremely powerful, Each soul has Many gifts to share.
What can you do? Let me tell you where you can perhaps begin – The seemingly simple act of a smile cannot be underestimated, please join me in spreading SMILES over the next few days, weeks and months, whenever you can.....
Do you know the simple power of turning the corners of your mouth upwards? Do you? Do you know what happens Physiologically/ Mentally/ Emotionally/ Spiritually? Do you you know what happens when you step outside yourself and share this incredible gift with other souls?
How many times a day do you smile these days? If you have kids, just watch them and notice how often they smile, how innocent and joyful they can often be and can laugh at nothing really. But wait a minute - when did we ourselves stop smiling? When did we disassociate from the natural state of JOY that is our basic birth right? When did we get so terribly serious and locked into our heads and removed from our bodies and our divine birth right of joy?
My medicine continues to be JOY. Even in dark times there comes a point when this uprising of Deep Joy surges through me, Even when I’ve felt incredibly low.
I wondered about this and considered if there was anyone particular that actually ever taught me or inspired me and then I had a vision of my paternal grandmother’s amazing twinkling playful mischievous blue eyes, yes I knew she taught me about love but now I see how she also taught me about Joy and actually how much Joy I experienced growing up in my family and how blessed I have been. (My last memory of my granny as I visited when she was dying was her Loving, twinkly blue eyes.)
Throughout All my challenges, I have picked myself up over and over and over again by turning up the corners of my mouth and allowing the natural bubbles of radiant joy to move through my energy unconstrained.
If you see me walking about the streets of Edinburgh, you may be mistaken for thinking ‘look at that utter loony’ or wonder if I’m on drugs which I have been accused of Many times! I often laugh out loud and at Nothing in particular! I I giggle playfully and mischievously just because I can! Does this mean my life is carefree and easy – far from it! There have been Many times I haven’t felt joyful about anything so I faked it until I Became it.
And then what about your impact on other people who see or notice your smile? For me it’s about the sheer sweet joy in the opportunity to GIVE. I got an email from my dear sister in Hawaii. After many, many years she Still remembers me telling her how I walk along the streets and smile at strangers. This is second nature to me and I’ve kinda always played with this.
This is the Simplest random act of kindness you can do, share a smile with someone, a connection with another soul. The response I get is usually a look of confusion or suspicion or bemusement or people ignoring me BUT Occasionally you see another soul Blossom in front of you – Even for a fraction of a second (and that’s All it takes). The Sweetest gift is often with the Elders of our communities, to see them receive my smile and the impact of that smashes my heart. Who knows what other simple human contact they have had that day and how many of them feel isolated and alone. But don’t forget everyone else – the bus driver, the cashier -on and on and on and on.
I know I used to look outside myself for happiness, to other people, things and situations. Actually, it’s an Inside job and it’s easy. No matter What your life looks like, you can decide to be happy, you don’t have to wait for anything, you don’t have to lose a few pounds or get more money in your bank account, or get the perfect partner, or have the perfect Christmas with everything stress free and like a magazine show home or anything...
It’s Right here and Always has been.
Don’t delay your happiness, don’t postpone it, don’t put it off.
TAKE your birth right now, It's Yours.
Even if you don’t feel completely joyous you can find Something to Praise and or be grateful for and THAT will start to raise your energy and vibration and with persistence and practice you can Fly!
I personally truly don’t believe we were Ever brought here to suffer. My experience is that we are invited here to be JOY to be LOVE and to SHINE.
I invite you to PLAY. How and Where can you Smile today and who can you Share that with?
With Such LOVE <3