Break Free to Honor Your Unique Wisdom

"Learning to trust our inner stirrings, our inner goodness, and our emotional and psychic impressions is essential if we are to fulfill our life purpose.  We need to muster the courage to step outside of conventional wisdom.  Many or us have been so intimidated or humiliated when we have shared these 'stirrings' or impressions, we carry enormous fear:  fear that we are crazy, fear no one will like us, etc.  Every time we give in to that fear, we move away from being authentic.  Every time we confront our fear and go with our inner truth, we empower ourselves to move closer to becoming the powerful beings we are meant to be."

We have created norms in our dysfunctional society that encourage us to be inauthentic and disconnected from Source; essentially to do the exact opposite from that which nurtures emotional and spiritual health and creates inner peace and well-being. Yet without continuous awareness the belief system behind those norms, which is usually passed down to us in childhood, can hold a powerful, unconscious and ultimately destructive influence in our lives. 

QUESTIONS to PONDER

1.  What signs or symptoms do I get that let me know I am not being true to myself?

2.  What inaccurate beliefs do I still carry from my childhood that tend to inhibit my ability to follow my intuition?

3.  What are my greatest fears of stepping outside of conventional social norms?

4.  What gifts have come my way when I've faced these fears and acted anyway?


VISUALIZATION
Find a quiet comfortable place where you know you will not be disturbed.

(You can do this for yourself by reading a few lines at a time, close your eyes until you can see or feel what is being suggested, and then open your eyes and go through the next few lines repeating the process. OR, you can record this or share with a friend where you each read the visualization to one another.)

Begin by taking some deep centering breaths. Breathe until you begin to let go of your day. Breathe until you begin to let go of your thoughts. Breathe until you begin to feel your body relax. Send loving energy from your heart to all the cells in your body.  Then focus again on your breathing until you begin to sense that place of utter stillness deep inside.  

Transport yourself to a beautiful meadow.  Take a moment to breathe in the fragrances.  Feel the bright sun warming your hair and skin.   Feast on the beauty of the colors and shapes before you.  Walk around touching tree trunks and stones, grasses and leaves noticing their textures and their energy.  Listen for the sounds in this meadow... birds chirping and cawing and singing, twigs crackling under your feet, perhaps you'll hear water somewhere in the distance.  Fully experience yourself in this beautiful place and then breathe even more deeply.

As you are ready, begin to walk through your meadow until you come across a structure which feels like a temple or sanctuary. It may just be made of logs and branches, or it might be a grove of trees or perhaps it is a more elaborate with walls and doors and beautiful symbols on it.  Just allow this to appear before you.

Spend some time looking at this sanctuary, experiencing it fully, and then when it feels right, enter into it and find a place to sit down.  Know that this is your sacred space and you are fully protected here.  Notice that as you take another deep centering breath, your sense of peacefulness becomes even more profound.

Now spend a few moments going inward.  Notice what you are feeling.  Notice the thoughts that move through your awareness.  Then ask what it is that Spirit would most like you to know or to do next.  Sit quietly and wait for your answer.  

Notice what comes to you and how it comes to you.  Notice too if any thoughts or feelings arise that want to contradict this.  If Spirit wants you to do something specific, notice any fears or concerns that arise.  Remember making fears and beliefs conscious takes some of their power away.

See yourself being able to act or resonate with the information you are being given, and notice how that feels in your heart.  Carry this wisdom back with you through your meadow until you come to the place you began.

As you go through the coming week, keep Spirit's response in your mind.  Do your best to take the actions most aligned with this as well as to notice any blocks and deal with anything that arises to interfere with this process. 
 

Sending you love and blessings on your journey, 

Judith

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Trusting your Inner Landscape

"Removing emotional blockages and transforming limited belief systems allows our vibrational field to pulsate at a higher frequency than ever before.  This strengthens our connection to our spiritual and creative abilities because we have cleared the blocks that create dense energy.  We become more able to consciously connect to our energy body and to honor the now freed-up intuitive flow within us."

We all have some emotional blockages and old limited beliefs which interfere with the expression of our full soul potential, but the more inner work we've done, the more in flow we are able to be in our lives.  Still, when it's time for new growth, the old patterns often resurface to get cleared at a deeper level.  Perhaps you are finding that they are "up" for you as you read this.  I've seen a few of mine arise lately and have been amazed how easily they release when I simply "let go" and keep my opening my heart.

QUESTIONS TO PONDER

1. What beliefs or old emotional patterns tend to arise for me when I step out of my comfort zone?

2. What strategies do I have to shift those beliefs and release the old emotions?  Are there places or patterns in me where my strategies are not effective?  If so, what resources do I have (people, books, etc.) to help me change this?

3. How in touch am I with my intuitive flow?  Am I able to trust the inner wisdom within me pretty consistently?  Or do I tend to second guess myself, and talk myself out of following my heart?

4. Take a look back through your life and ask yourself "What unfolded for me when I followed my intuition?"  Ask too, "What outcomes did I create when I ignored my intuitive awareness?"


VISUALIZATION

EXERCISE: 
(You can do this for yourself by reading a few lines at a time, following the suggestions, closing your eyes until you can see or feel what is being suggested, and then open your eyes and go through the next few lines, repeating the process. OR, you can tape this or do this with a friend where you each read this to one another.)

Find a quiet comfortable place where you know you will not be disturbed.

Begin by taking some deep centering breaths. Breathe until you begin to let go of your day. Breathe until you begin to let go of your thoughts. Breathe until you begin to feel your body relax. 

As you deepen your breath, focus on your body.  Notice where you are tense and ask that those places of tension "let go."  Notice where you are in flow.  Send loving energy from your heart to all the cells in your body.  Then focus more on your breathing until you begin to sense that place of utter stillness within.  

Ask yourself "What does Spirit want from me right now?"  Then quietly wait until your answer comes.  You might hear the answer.  It might come in the form of a symbol.  You might just feel a sensation and have a sense of what that sensation is telling you.  Just pay attention to whatever arises.

Next notice how you are responding to the messages you've received.  Are you excited?  Are you disappointed?  Are you scared?  Are you calm and clear?  Notice if you feel empowered to carry out what is being suggested.  Notice if old beliefs or emotions arise that want to impede your way. Create an intention to attend to whatever healing may have to be done in order to free you to stay in your intuitive flow.  Create an intention to carry out that next step Spirit wants of you.  

As you go through your week keep paying attention.  Notice if you are remembering to follow your intentions.  Periodically focus within and how aligned you feel with your Spirit.  If you are out of alignment, do what you need to in order to reconnect.

Sending you love and encouragement. 

Judith

If you like the quotes and process presented in this blog, be sure to order the kindle edition of Empowering the Spirit from the link below. (It will also be released in a new print edition in late Fall.)

 


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And We're Off

This blog has been a long time coming.  I first published Empowering the Spirit at the end of 2005 right after I returned from a 3 week Shamanic Journey in Egypt.  I had been working on the book and working on living from the wisdom within it, for 10 years. Now, 7 years later I've re-introduced it on Amazon's Kindle where more people will have access to it should their Spirits' lead them in that direction.

In order to increase awareness of this book and to share ways to grow that are part of the process it offers, I am publishing this weekly blog. It will begin with a quote from Empowering the Spirit. Then I will ask you some questions to help you connect your individual process with the theme of the quote.  And lastly I will suggest an exercise to help deepen your growth and self-awareness in the area being presented.  Sound interesting?  Read on:

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"Collectively we stand on a precipice, on the edge of an evolutionary leap, poised and ready to jump into the Unknown.  This leap is about becoming "Spirit-directed" rather than ego-directed. The old way has taught us to live by the dictates of our ego:  to operate out of a survival paradigm, which keeps us seeking love, acceptance, material security and approval from others.  This new ways asks us to empower ourselves so that we can align our lives with our spiritual nature.  It asks that we trust our intuitive guidance, open our hearts, and make a commitment to being mindful.  It asks that we free ourselves from societal expectations and from the opinions of others."

QUESTIONS to Ponder:

In what parts of my life do I feel most in harmony and therefore most Spirit-directed?  (Make a list and do your best to not overthink this...just write down whatever pops in.)

In what parts of my life do I feel heaviest, most worried, drained or powerless?  (Again make a list using the same process as above, and realize these are areas where your ego has its greatest strong-hold.)

Journal on the following:

When do I find myself giving my power to others because I want their love, acceptance or approval?  

What scares me most about the Unknown??

EXERCISE: 
(You can do this for yourself by reading a few lines at a time, following the suggestions, closing your eyes until you can see or feel what is being suggested, and then open your eyes and go through the next few lines, repeating the process.  OR, you can tape this or do this with a friend where you each read to each other.)

Find a quiet comfortable place where you know you will not be disturbed.

Begin by taking some deep centering breaths. Breathe until you begin to let go of your day. Breathe until you begin to let go of your thoughts. Breathe until you begin to feel your body relax.  

Imagine you are on a beautiful hillside.  The sky above you is a vibrant shade of blue.  The sun beams down and warms your hair and your skin. You can hear birds chirping and singing, and perhaps water is flowing somewhere in the background.  There is a fragrance in the sweet crisp air, breathe deeply, notice and allow yourself to melt into the scene.  Pay attention to its beauty and peacefulness.  Touch the earth and the trees and the rocks and the flowers and just notice how they feel to your fingers and the palms of your hands.  Then find a comfortable place to sit back and look over this beautiful place.

Next see, as if projected before you, images of you at your most tense, at your most contracted, when you are feeling most powerless or most driven.  Just let those pictures and/or feelings arise in front of you and keep using your breath to stay centered and calm. Notice what is going on with your heart in that picture.

Then look in a different direction and allow images to come when you feel most connected to your Spirit. Perhaps you are doing Yoga or petting your dog or digging in your garden.  Perhaps you are eating a sumptuous meal or making love.  Again breathe deeply and notice whatever comes for you.  See how content you are and how open your heart feels.

Still staying in your relaxed mode, team up with the Spirit-connected part and just shower that tense part of yourself with love.  Pull in Divine love from your crown chakra, let in settle in your heart and then beam love to that part of yourself.  Let her or him know that it is fine to be tense and driven, but that it's okay and safe to let that go, to relax, to receive the love that you are sending their way.  

Notice what happens.  Whenever you are ready, bring yourself back to where you are sitting and breathe yourself back into the present.  As you do, make a commitment to keep sending yourself love when you notice you are tense or stressed or driven.  Pay attention, change may well be afoot.

As you go about your week, do your best to notice also when you are Spirit-connected and when you are not.  Notice when you are free of others' opinions and when you are not. Whatever it is you notice, give yourself credit for noticing and continue with your day.

I send you blessings and love on your journey.

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