Enter the Sacred Crispy Space,
Enter the Shining Night,
Enter the Exploding Light,
Enter Yourself,
This
is
the
Time,
Enter Your Life.
That “Everyday is a Miracle”, we all know, and we also easily forget.
Gratitude is a great deed, a quality, and a discipline that gets blurred at times.
And sometimes we all experience days that feel “empty”, or “meaningless”.
We may call them “silly”, and be ashamed of them: what are they about?
Obviously, they are not our “best” ones, not the “glorious” or “interesting” ones, not the “loving” or “social” ones, not the “creative” ones…
Obviously, they are the “nonsense” ones, the “flat/uninspired” ones, the “feeling lonely” ones, the “colorless/foggy” ones, the “boring” ones, the “depressed” ones, the “tired” ones…(add your “favourite” here)…
Days to put out of the calendar, days to cancel, to forget?
Or?
What if we remove the “negative judgement” attached to them?
Or?
What if we call them “pause” days instead?
Or?
Accept and Be in whatever is, “those” days included?
What about…
Allowing them to happen?
Allowing “retreat”,
“adjusting” and “resting” days?
And…Let us Be,
let them Be…
Part of our “Waves”, as they are,
part of our “Tides” as they are…
“Silly” days get a different flair then,
a “dignity”,
a “meaning”,
a “value”,
a “new sense”.
Relax,
and enjoy them too.
All is good.
It took me time to land here, the Embrace of Cold was hard.
Little work, Creativity expressed…, but I felt alone.
And now, seeing Friends, warming each other’s Hearts,
the Beauty of the Winter Skys, the crispy Air,
the Frenzy city, and all this crazy Christmas Euphoria,
it all makes me Smile.
Thanks Friends!
Thanks Winter!
And now…On!
In Movement lies Life.
In Movement we learn and grow.
In Limitations we see Importance…
In Light we are active and fast,
In Dark we are slower, careful.
Embrace the Winter…
In the Darkness we rest and explore,
discharge, reflect, meditate,
create and recreate…
The Gift of Winter is the Cold,
Its clear and brutal Beauty,
and its potential Silence.
The Seed of new Conciousness
is our New Born,
expanding like the morning Light,
shining more and more.
Like the Sun,
we die to be REBORN.
Enjoy both,
give offerings and thanks,
Celebrate in Joy!
And Dream high and big!
The point of the previous 3 parts was self-reflection.
The point of this reminder is slightly different.
We may “feel” that we are not “there” where we “should be”,
and this could create even more “junk” in our system… (which we do not need).
This is what many personal development courses are about,
“you still have a long way to go”, “look at how you are not this and that”
… Maybe, and Yes!
But… we keep on moving…(Work in progress:)
In this last reminder, I like to talk about the Power of Laughter, and self-Irony,
a very important and forgotten Healer.
We do not need to be so serious! We may smile, and laugh!
It will lighten everything immediately, guarantee.
And… You, I , We,
rich or poor, single or in Love, good/silly looking, sharp or not so much…
YOU, I , We…
are Wonderful Beings, just because we ARE LIFE,
we got the Power, and it is right there to take!
We are amazing, Infinite Energy, enormous Potential,
and much more than we believe ourselves!
WE JUST NEED TO REMEMBER!
Happy Solstice,
and the Sun will be reborn
INSIDE and OUTSIDE OURSELVES!
Come, celebrate!
Come, reconnect!
We keep on moving…and smile…
***”Personal” preparation to the Winter solstice (part 3), welcome!***
We could call it Awareness, but maybe nowadays it is a little “misused” word?
So let us call it different…
It is about remembering, about “polishing our Eyes, and our Heart”,
about “Truth” (another maybe misused word?).
It is about our situation, our World, and our World is ruled from the top.
It may be late for “necessary repairs”???
But…we rule our World from the bottom!
We buy, we support, we construct, we dismantle…
We rule in the way that we can CHOOSE, what, how much, and how,
is up to everyone of us, and it is GOOD ENOUGH!
We remember of the “cause-effect” law,
that EACH PART is important, (without Drops, no Rain, no Ocean),
and that we got this one Planet, this one Water, while we are here.
Indulging, “I am too small”, and “what I do does not change anything”, is OUT (and too late).
So, we still can CHOOSE, in many matters.
In our Thoughts, in our Preferences, in our Intention.
What a Responsibility, and a Gift!
…Becoming rich in SAYING “NO THANKS”!
And we remember, with clear Sight,
and “consulting our Hearts”, then it is even “easier”.
We keep on moving…:)
What is “my best” can be different from yours,
and often Entanglement and Misunderstanding are the result of this (let us call it) “Judgement”.
“Difference”, is created, and therefore Frustration.
We are not on the same “line” any longer… one is up, one is down…
We get blurred by our Expectations and Projections, our own Dramas.
We tend to “believe”, “suppose”, “expect”, and poison our Time and Energy,
and the others’s, Friendships and Relations.
When we do not (or try not to) suppose/expect , everything that comes is a Gift.
When we keep “center”, and move within our own “Truth”, “impeccable”,
there is not much that can shake us, we “just” (try to) do our Best,
and that is it. “Simple?”…
Let us try to keep clear, sane, and honest,
and keep on living, doing, and acting, as we KNOW is our “Best”.
We keep on moving…
Spiritual work is much more than we may think.
There are “simple” things we may “forget” to deal with.
I like to remind both you and me, while moving towards the Winter Solstice.
It is about the Power of our Words, and the Thought/Intention behind them.
If you did not read my book, or if you did, l talk about lots of Clearing, ongoing, like removing Dust, washing, cleaning…
And here it comes, one reminder:
Let us be honest and clear in our Words, and behind, in our Thoughts, in our Heart,
aware and awake.
Let us be able to Forgive Ourselves (and Others) when/if we “fall”.
Let us treat well, and Honor Ourselves and Others, let us talk with Respect,
and before , and behind that, let us consult our Hearts, our Mind, and our Spirit.
Ho!
Keep on going!
Light getting shorter, less Sun, Cold growing.
For us living in the North, this is starting now.
While Nature sucks all its Energy back to its Roots,
and all starts looking Dead, some of us shiver.
The times of Dark are coming…
For some it feels comfortable, for some it is hell…
We Turn our Energy and Life inward,
just as Nature does.
Let us Follow, and Accept, if we can.
There are Gifts in this Movement,
Gifts of Solitude and more Silence, of Introspection, of Creativity,
and gifts of Togetherness, more with our Closest ones, and ourselves.
Of Reconsidering, of Deepening, of Cleansing,
of Reconnecting, of Shaping new , of Resting, of Celebrating,
both within ourselves, and our Tribe.
Let us use the “Cave-time” for Renewal, for Letting go and Forgiving,
and for Creating.
The Winter Solstice will soon be there,
and we will embrace the baby born Sun and its Growing…
Slowly, like every year, and Everything, Change will come.
I was looking into my Land…
Space and Views blew me away…
The Sea, close and far,
“my” sharp Rocks,
the gentle Forests,
the Spikes and Trenches from the War,
Sage, smells, and little Flowers,
the small Fields, the dark fertile Earth, the Caves…
I saw into the great Beauty and the Wild,
in the Blood that was given to the Ground,
in the painful Memories, and in the Sweet sweet ones,
in the traces of Wild Pigs and Deer,
in the shining blue black Bugs.
I rested in the Sun,
and in the harsh Wind…
Quiet.
Gone.
Old Songs and Sayings came back,
the crazy sound of “my” Dialect,
Connecting with “my” People,
Touching Hearts,
Feeling Hearts,
and the Mess, and the Olives, and the Wine,
and the Churches, the Cathedral, and some horrible Buildings,
and the History, and the Culture,
and “my” old and new Spots,
Sunsets and Sunsets…
Breath and Breath…
It is all me, I am all that…
I got a few places I call, (and feel like) Home in this World.
Still, Roots are different.
My “original” Home is a multiethnic ex border town, by the Adriatic Sea, with a turbulent rich and interesting past, a turbulent Wind, Bora, and an amazing Beautiful Altopiano, rich of Calcium Rocks, Caves, and Villages.
And a rich Architecture, stylish buildings, modern scientific projects, university, churches of several Religions, and so on. Good mix 🙂
And a rich and chaotic mess of houses, cars, and People.
My “real” Roots belong to the Land, and to my Family, many of whom are dead and gone.
And to my Friends, who I still have many of, old, and new.
I went for my Heart was calling.
I went among other things, because covid had been hard, and I felt with them, and missed them…
For them, and us here, I started the Reconnect project on the net, that still runs.
What I met was a Wonderful Nature, its Sharpness, its Sweetness, its Big Horizon, its Endless Water, its Sun, its Wind, its Fog, my Rocks…
What I met was open Family and open Friends… Time did not matter, Time had only made us older in our Bodies, Spirit was Fresh, Meeting was precious…
Communication was easy, and often very deep, Hugs were good.
I went Home, We exchanged, touched, and kissed.
Silent and talkative Ada…
Coming Wind arrived, and went.
In Gratitude.
“Travelling”.
“Leaving”.
From “Here” to “There”,
from “This” to “next Bubble”,
from “This” to “next Reality”,
from “Out” to “In”,
from “In” to “Out”…
And all other “Versions”
…and “Mixes”,
…and “In Betweens”…
For all “Travels”,
“Preparation” is crucial.
And often
it is not the “arrival Point” that matters,
but… how we “Clear”, “get Ready”,
and…how we “Move” to there.
(Everlasting Ceremony)…
We usually like more “Beginnings”,
we call them often “fresh and new”…
Full of Hope, Enthusiasm…
Change is coming!
“Endings” , on the other side,
feel often more “negative”,
even , sometimes, when they “finally”come,
they may bring in a “new stage”,
with a good portion of Freedom,
exactly like “Beginnings”
We tend to consider them more like ” Deaths”,
“Limitation”…
We are funny… 🙂
EVERY BEGINNING IS AN ENDING,
AND EVERY ENDING IS A BEGINNING…
EVERY BEGINNING IS A BEGINNING AND AN ENDING,
and EVERY ENDING IS AN ENDING AND A BEGINNING…
There is “Value” in both, and “no Value”…
It is us who define them,
fixing Something that is “pure Movement”.
“Entangled in” or/and “Co Creators” of all this,
Life is,
and We are.
Relevant?
Probably not,
maybe yes.
Still,
We seem to “need” them.
Like it was not enough with Covids long and still lasting time,
we are being faced with extra destruction, more humanitarian and natural challenges, war, expensive food and warmth for our homes, prices going bananas…
It is terrifying, especially if we allow IT to rule and ruin our Lives, through fear, stress, depression, and powerlessness.
It may sound easy and superficial when I say, but, again, we can do what each one of us can do, and that is it, we all have our special talents and ways to deal with challenges, and let us use them the best we can.
We have also been growing through the pandemic , regarding slight changes of values, focus, and awareness.
Now we also need to wisely consider our real needs, and take care of our Minds and Hearts.
And going DOWN won’t do it, it won’t help.
We may need to step out, and reconsider, use our creativity to solve or minimize our actual “problems”, maybe create new unthought “solutions”, maybe invent something “new and different” to deal with the several kinds of pressure that weight on us.
Look with Awareness, maybe change some patterns, invent “new”?
It is easier to say than to do, maybe, and for the “poor” , as usual, there are much more challenges than can be solved by these suggestions, but still…
We need to be awake, and HELP our Being and FELLOW BEINGS NOT to collapse, BE STRONG instead, and put “creativity”and “will” in, HOPE , TRUST, instead of hopelessness, and defeat.
The Waves are “disturbing” right now, still we got to Swim.
Do i need this, can I spare, can I share? Can I modify my need?
Can I invent “different solutions”, choose “other options”?
Can I give, can I allow me to take, how much? Can I modify, mold into something else?
Where are my strengths, my powers, my community, my heart?
Where and how can I create new ways of dealing with the pressure, what can i practically do, how?
How can I enjoy myself, and keep the Spirit high, through this, and how much responsibility do I have, and how do I deal with it?
If we can consider it as a game that we are forced to play, or choose to, it may get lighter…
Add all your questions, and answers, and let us go THROUGH with open -Heart, and clear Peaceful Mind.
We ARE MOVING THROUGH…after all…
And tomorrow, better or worse, will still come!
There are some places where one can have the immense privilege to be in between Sun setting, and FullMoon rising.
Or the other way around…Fantastic!
Imagine that, if you have not tried yet. Meditating, dancing or standing between two celestial Bodies!
Profound Reverence to both!
I was stunned, speachless, thoughtless, went down to Zero, became Presence.
Became one point between them.
The celestial Body on Earth.
In our society, everything being speedy and controlled, there is not much space for Pain.
After any kind of Death (and Deaths can be many, and of different kinds, “loosing”…), we often are confronted by the fact that “We better move on”, soon.
Pain seems not to be “accepted”, and Compassion is forgotten.
It seems that many of us do not like, or cannot deal with Pain from another fellow Being. It has gone so far that Pain is repressed, hidden, and it has almost became shameful, not to mention Grief, and Crying.
Or, opposite, is grown into a “cult”, with followers (media), and at times made into business.
Generally, most of our Living processes, are pushed, and pushed, and pushed, without respect for the one who is sitting in the middle of it.
Even the very precious Learning that comes from Loss, the deep one, is neglected, and missed.
Recover after Loss, after Death, after Separation, takes Time, this precious Time that we are told we do not have, or that we believe we do not own.
Patience! The results of not taking care of our Whole Being can lead to troubles and unbalances, that make our Life worse later on…
Why are we doing this to ourselves?
How are we supposed to Grow, when we do not take care of ourselves, and each other?
(from my experience with “painful” Persons, plus my own)
…
… “Silent” time?
Disengaging from “unnecessary” activities…
Avoiding “unnecessary ” Contact/ “unnecessary” Noise outer/inner
Reducing “unnecessary” outputs/inputs, all kinds
Refraining from “unnecessary” “busyness”/”distractions”
And Words…
And Actions…
Keeping Space…
Keeping “Free” Time…
Time for another kind of Nourishment…
Coming back to the Sacred,
Coming back to Oneself…
Whatever the World says or does…
Observing, feeling Oneself…
Freeing Oneself from Oneself…
Very luxurious,
and very healthy,
once a while/mostly/any time (when One needs)
…
Presence may arise…
…
Experiences enlarge in Intensity,
and One may see “clearer”…
(If this can make sense to You… Who asked…)
Gently…
Allow yourself a break, some moments in Time,
for You, just for You.
Gently,
Allow whatever needs to come from Deep Deep Inside,
to be Listened to, to Manifest.
Listen, and Allow it to be, and then to Melt away…
Gently,
Feel, Listen, and Feel…
Your Time…
And, gently, Move back to this Now…
Or Transcend into Energy…
Summer is wonderful, though not so wonderful for all, or at all times.
And many of us choose to ignore and neglect this, like we ignore and neglect our Shadows, and our so called “Faults”.
The “smiling ” images on the media have become so powerful, the selfies are overtaking, or already have.
Show that you are having a good time, always, anywhere.
The Mask has become ” the way to be”, “my me”, “this is me, and I am so amazing”…
Of course, you are “great”, and having a good time also… But…
I meet, and I see, other Faces, and other conditions of “Being”, as well, not always “up”…
Summer makes it extreme, and som of us “die” in the attempt to try to be as “happy” , wonderful and popular” as the rest seems to be out there, on the media.
It is just an image… Maybe…
False, pretending…
It is a Lie! No one is like that always!
Are you depressed, or in a “weird period”, do not look at the media…
Take care of yourself, and try to do what you love with who you love.
You are you, you do not need to be “them”…
Being sincere is very valuable…
You are valuable, however you feel,
BE PROUD OF BEING WHO YOU ARE, IN “HIGH AND LOW”!
The Circle opens us,
and it touches us,
the Heart,
the Mind…
From being Foreginers,
we become a little more Friends,
Friends to ourselves,
Friends to the other ones,
Together, we grow,
and we blossom.
Thanks, Manitonquat,
for bringing the Circle
into my and many other Peoples Life!
It changed it, forever!
I feel you smile from “the other side”…
where You now reside…
Thank You!
In this very moment, there is “Perfection”.
Nothing is “right”, nothing is “wrong”, nothing else than BE.
In this very moment, if we got challenges,
they are in our Body, our Mind, our Emotions, our economy, our relations,
but RIGHT NOW, EVERYTHING IS “PERFECTION”,
AND EACH ONE OF US IS SHINING IN OUR SOUL.
Why? Because I love it! I love what I do…
And I got to share my best qualities,
And I got a Mission to my fellow People.
There is a Power in ceremonies, that is unique and strong…
There is a Power of Togetherness, and Magic there.
When a ceremony turns out as it shall, it is fantastic and unforgettable.
That is why, try it out, if you have not.
(see also SACRED HUMAN, coming soon)
Some days ago I was working with a client whose selfLove still has to be nourished.
Among other things, we wanted to create an affirmation he could use in his everyday Life.
It had to feel “right”, and of course to be “true and honest”.
I asked him if he wished to “feel better”, and after a while he answered “Not really”, it was much to much to “take” at this moment in time.
Then I asked him if he wanted to feel “a little better”, and he answered “Yes, this one is right, I take this one!”
“How should it sound then?”
“I feel a little better from now on”….
So much he could “take”:)
We…
Move gently on our Mother,
the small Beings are Growing…
Our Trees are Blossoming,
Exploding in Beauty,
in Life…
Light Green, light Green, light Green…
Green, the Color of Hope,
Food for our Hearts…
Dance in the Wind,
in the Crowns of the Trees,
in the long long Grasses,
be Touched,
be Caressed by the Fresh…
It is,
Now,
that Healing Moment.