This is a time of celebration for many. Across the globe we honor the Solstice, Hanukkah, Christmas, Bodhi Day, Yule, Ashura and Kwanzaa. These holidays symbolize how deeply we connect with divine spirit through our cultural and religious orientations. The holiday celebrations can be an opportunity to connect consciously with the divine or feel disconnected throughout the glamorized and material focus of season. A willingness to honor the season, your celebrations and your loved ones with integrity to your deepest values and spiritual core will enrich your holiday experience.
As you move through the next few days, consider the following:
1. Take time to connect. Before engaging with the demands of your day, take time to breathe deeply into your body, practice mindfulness meditation, guided visualization or journeying to experience a direct connection with spirit.
2. Proclaim your intention for the day. State your intention for the day. Examples are: to be present; to radiate loving kindness; to cultivate compassion; to bring joy and laughter into the world. Give yourself a way to consistently remind yourself of that intention. Examples include: to place a coin or crystal in your pocket; set a tone on your iphone; or tie a ribbon around your wrist as ways to remain true to your intention for this day.
3. Smile freely. Research shows that facial expressions impact emotions and behavior. So lift your spirits and those around you through the simple act of smiling.
4. Stay true to the meaning of the holiday. Why are you celebrating? What does this holy day mean to you? Are your actions reflecting that meaning? What you eat, drink, say, share and receive can be in direct alignment with the meaning of this holy day(s) or an excuse to abandon that connection. When your actions and words reflect your deepest values, you will experience spiritual fulfillment throughout the experience.
5. Give more to those in need. Give your time, energy, smiles, laughter, loving kindness, food, financial support to those in need. Most of us do not need another toy or trinket. But we all thrive on compassion, kindness, loving attentiveness; soulful connection. Seek out those who may be isolated and struggling during the season - in hospitals, homeless shelters, Veterans groups, grief support groups, hospice, animal shelters, senior citizens homes or within your circle of friends and family - and give your loving support in whatever way spirit moves you to do so.
6. Write a thank you note. Take a few moments to appreciate all that is present here and now. And write a note of thanks to the source of what you are experiencing. Your note can be written the divine; family; friends; loved ones in spirit; yourself; colleagues....you get the idea.
7. Tell people how you truly feel. One thing I've noticed over the years of speaking with those in spirit is the need to express more love and truth. Every one in spirit seeks to communicate the love that transcends all physical limits and tell truths that promote healing, connections and living in alignment with the divine. Do not wait or hold back; share your truth and your love openly and honestly.
8. Let go. Learning from those in spirit once again, those who forgive and love freely ascend without issue into the highest realms of divinity. Those who resent or cling to having things "made right" suffer and struggle in after life. This is the same experience in the physical world. If you are hurting - acknowledge the truth of your experience compassionately and move into the willingness to release all resentments. Let go and let the divine uplift, heal and free you one moment at a time.
I wish you blessings for a loving holiday created through consciousness.
Lori
As you move through the next few days, consider the following:
1. Take time to connect. Before engaging with the demands of your day, take time to breathe deeply into your body, practice mindfulness meditation, guided visualization or journeying to experience a direct connection with spirit.
2. Proclaim your intention for the day. State your intention for the day. Examples are: to be present; to radiate loving kindness; to cultivate compassion; to bring joy and laughter into the world. Give yourself a way to consistently remind yourself of that intention. Examples include: to place a coin or crystal in your pocket; set a tone on your iphone; or tie a ribbon around your wrist as ways to remain true to your intention for this day.
3. Smile freely. Research shows that facial expressions impact emotions and behavior. So lift your spirits and those around you through the simple act of smiling.
4. Stay true to the meaning of the holiday. Why are you celebrating? What does this holy day mean to you? Are your actions reflecting that meaning? What you eat, drink, say, share and receive can be in direct alignment with the meaning of this holy day(s) or an excuse to abandon that connection. When your actions and words reflect your deepest values, you will experience spiritual fulfillment throughout the experience.
5. Give more to those in need. Give your time, energy, smiles, laughter, loving kindness, food, financial support to those in need. Most of us do not need another toy or trinket. But we all thrive on compassion, kindness, loving attentiveness; soulful connection. Seek out those who may be isolated and struggling during the season - in hospitals, homeless shelters, Veterans groups, grief support groups, hospice, animal shelters, senior citizens homes or within your circle of friends and family - and give your loving support in whatever way spirit moves you to do so.
6. Write a thank you note. Take a few moments to appreciate all that is present here and now. And write a note of thanks to the source of what you are experiencing. Your note can be written the divine; family; friends; loved ones in spirit; yourself; colleagues....you get the idea.
7. Tell people how you truly feel. One thing I've noticed over the years of speaking with those in spirit is the need to express more love and truth. Every one in spirit seeks to communicate the love that transcends all physical limits and tell truths that promote healing, connections and living in alignment with the divine. Do not wait or hold back; share your truth and your love openly and honestly.
8. Let go. Learning from those in spirit once again, those who forgive and love freely ascend without issue into the highest realms of divinity. Those who resent or cling to having things "made right" suffer and struggle in after life. This is the same experience in the physical world. If you are hurting - acknowledge the truth of your experience compassionately and move into the willingness to release all resentments. Let go and let the divine uplift, heal and free you one moment at a time.
I wish you blessings for a loving holiday created through consciousness.
Lori
Send Your Love
Sting's song (similar to William Blake's poem)
Finding the world in the smallness of a grain of sand
And holding infinities in the palm of your hand
And Heaven's realms in the seedlings of this tiny flower
And eternities in the space of a single hour
Send your love into the future
Send your love into the distant dawn
Inside your mind is a relay station
A mission probe into the unknowing
We send a seed to a distant future
Then we can watch the galaxies growing
This ain't no time for doubting your power
This ain't no time for hiding your care
You're climbing down from an ivory tower
You've got a stake in the world we ought to share
You see the stars are moving so slowly
But still the earth is moving so fast
Can't you see the moon is so lonely
She's still trapped in the pain of the past
This is the time of the worlds colliding
This is the time of kingdoms falling
This is the time of the worlds dividing
Time to heed your call
Send your love into the future
Send your precious love into some distant time
And fix that wounded planet with the love of your healing
Send your love
There's no religion but sex and music
There's no religion but sound and dancing
There's no religion but line and color
There's no religion but sacred trance
There's no religion but the endless ocean
There's no religion but the moon and stars
There's no religion but time and motion
There's no religion, just tribal scars
Throw a pebble in and watch the ocean
See the ripples vanish in the distance
It's just the same with all the emotions
It's just the same in every instance
There's no religion but the joys of rhythm
There's no religion but the rites of Spring
There's no religion in the path of hate
No prayer but the one I sing
Send your love into the future
And fix that wounded planet with the love of your healing
Send your love
Send your love
There's no religion but sex and music
There's no religion that's right or winning
There's no religion in the path of hatred
Ain't no prayer but the one I'm singing
Send your love
Send your love
And holding infinities in the palm of your hand
And Heaven's realms in the seedlings of this tiny flower
And eternities in the space of a single hour
Send your love into the future
Send your love into the distant dawn
Inside your mind is a relay station
A mission probe into the unknowing
We send a seed to a distant future
Then we can watch the galaxies growing
This ain't no time for doubting your power
This ain't no time for hiding your care
You're climbing down from an ivory tower
You've got a stake in the world we ought to share
You see the stars are moving so slowly
But still the earth is moving so fast
Can't you see the moon is so lonely
She's still trapped in the pain of the past
This is the time of the worlds colliding
This is the time of kingdoms falling
This is the time of the worlds dividing
Time to heed your call
Send your love into the future
Send your precious love into some distant time
And fix that wounded planet with the love of your healing
Send your love
There's no religion but sex and music
There's no religion but sound and dancing
There's no religion but line and color
There's no religion but sacred trance
There's no religion but the endless ocean
There's no religion but the moon and stars
There's no religion but time and motion
There's no religion, just tribal scars
Throw a pebble in and watch the ocean
See the ripples vanish in the distance
It's just the same with all the emotions
It's just the same in every instance
There's no religion but the joys of rhythm
There's no religion but the rites of Spring
There's no religion in the path of hate
No prayer but the one I sing
Send your love into the future
And fix that wounded planet with the love of your healing
Send your love
Send your love
There's no religion but sex and music
There's no religion that's right or winning
There's no religion in the path of hatred
Ain't no prayer but the one I'm singing
Send your love
Send your love
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