authenticity

Becoming by Design

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The seed was always going to be a sunflower. It was planted. Watered. Fertilized. Received sunlight. The sunflower was patient. It allowed time and the elements to do their parts. It focused on being because it knew in order to Become it simply needed to be. Transitions are much like this. We only need be. Much is occurring within and in time the outer catches up. The blueprint was always there, but construction takes a lifetime. We’re all being built one step/layer at a time. Looking back to my early childhood I find my sensitivities, creative impulses, play, habits, interactions, and desires were all indications of my path. How about you? What activities did you enjoy? Where was your heart centered? How did you interact with others? When did you feel most true to yourself? Why (your motives) did you act/react in the ways you did? Where did you feel needed? How did you have fun? What gave you comfort?

I had many dreams when I was young, some came to fruition, others not. I’ve traveled many paths and learned valuable lessons. I am MUCH older now, and looking back I see the cycles and the seasons between that has had me exploring the themes of childhood over various ways. Of course, these versions have matured and even somewhat mastered in areas, yet those same callings are within me. The voice became louder until it became heard, and then it settled in to a soft knowing. One must learn when to work, when to rest, and when to play. And the soul is here to teach you how to do all these things.

Honoring the Sacred Self

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We live in a world of variety. Each person is gifted with an individual expression comprised of his/her own values of truth, love, and freedom. This authenticity of one’s soul/spirit guides one along the path of it’s Divine Purpose. This essence is creative in nature whether one is making art or living life. I have found the things I enjoy currently in my life are the things which brought me joy as a child: nature, sewing, collecting rocks, making things from found objects, and writing. Throughout the years this list has greatly enlarged. I feel a connection with Spirit when I engage in creative activities. It is important to nourish oneself; heart mind, body, and soul/spirit. When one honors the Sacred Self, one honors the Divine in all. I find that whether I am sitting in meditation, journaling, taking photos, painting a picture,  or communing with nature I am connecting with the Sacred. What activities in your life feel Sacred? Do you view creativity as a Sacred Act? Do consider gratitude and kindness as nourishing to your Soul? How do you honor your Sacred Self?

Breaking Barriers

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*Channeled Message: “While a warrior knows how to wield his weapon, he doesn’t wish to use it on his enemy for he knows his heart is the way to peace. This one thing breaks barriers, opens communication, and solves problems. It is not necessarily the asking of what one wants but the offering of what one has. Sharing and communication is communion. A peaceful warrior unites, for this is his gift. Not only his gift, but his motive. When people pull together the impossible comes to life. The biggest dream begins with one small act – the stroke of a pen, a word from the mouth, a handshake, a hug. Start today. The wait is over. Every day is the start of something new. Begin where you are. See what is possible. Dreams are always in the making. Good seeds produce a healthy harvest if the crop is tended. Joy in the experience is important. Approach with wonder for the work can be pleasurable if one focuses on the path rather than the destination. What one puts in something is felt in the result. Heart and soul equal wisdom. Do what you enjoy, no stress. Allow vulnerability in your work, for the authenticity is an invitation to commune. This act builds community. Building is creative work which doesn’t only require energy and sweat; it requires heart and soul.”

In the Service of Higher Love

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*Channeled Message “One need not separate from his or her tribe to be independant. One need only be his/her authentic self. For love respects our differences as well as our similaritities. Pour your essence into every relationship. You need not be who others want or expect you to be. Be who you are in the service of love. Be YOU. This IS your job, to claim that which speaks within you and express it through your body, through words, actions, movement, art-however it wishes to speak through you; from Spirit to matter. Fear not who you are as this is your Spirit grounding/merging with Earth. This is your purpose. It need not be your vocation, yet its individual style will work its way into your every day. For this is what is called the way. The ‘way’ is not a group activity. It is a personal quest, your way to Source. It is your Sacred connection. This is WHO you are! Your indiviuality, your authenticity…this is Your truth, Your power. For it is in the service of Higher Love we find our true selves. It is the very Sacredness of you that rises from deep within, grasping for the light. For it IS the Light, rising forth to merge and shine brightly!”

Treasure Chest of Truth

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“The deeper one digs the more lost one might feel yet the closer he gets to finding what has been lost. Much is buried beneath many layers-truth and treasure. Your truth is your treasure. It is the route to both freedom and abundance. Self exploration leads to connections; to the past, to others, but more importantly to Spirit and self. Your truth within manifests into abundance around you. A time of fallow precedes a time of fruit. Each period is of importance. It is good to remember what one does for self he does for others. That reverberation reaches and extends and continues. The echo from the mountain is heard across the valley and so on. Lift your voice to sing and your foot to dance. It will always reach another of the same beat/resonance. Together healing occurs. No one does it all or alone. The saying ‘takes a village to raise a child’ goes the same for saving humanity/the world. Every being plays a part that fits into others until all hands are joined. Each is a link in the chain/circle. We are here to connect, to commune, to recognize the tribe who helps us find our way, what makes us feel complete. This can be strictly in relationship or can be work, creative endeavors, joy, or adventure inspired, whatever makes one ‘tick’. It is in the ‘coming alive’ where one finds self-connection to Spirit-a sense of purpose. To live with purpose is to live with intention. That essence is known to small children but is often lost through outside influence. When one regains this essence and lives from this center this authenticity, this truth, leads him with his purpose, his desire of experience. This places his mark on the world, whatever it is and in whatever form it takes-for that is his purpose-to find it and use it. For it will lead him home. And that is the beauty of the quest. 

The State of Self

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A water nymph or a wood nymph? A title is not her being, nor is her being a title. She seems to be bound to two worlds. On bended knees her moss laden legs stretch and dig into the river, her roots grounding her beneath the riverbed. Yet, she bears the mark of the forest upon the etched bark of her back. Whether or not she is claimed by both water and earth, she dances with the wind. Her arms reach skyward to the sun which shines upon her. She knows she can never be contained, for it is her freedom to be a part of it all…and she rises.

As humans it is within our nature to define or confine ourselves or others to titles or labels by occupations, talents, traits, or relationships. With the ending or changing of careers or relationships these titles modify. One may experience a sense of loss or perhaps of freedom, thus an alteration of power.

One experiences many changes in a lifetime. As one reflects on the past, she may find she has faced change kicking and screaming and other times jumping in with both feet. Other changes may have been gradual and graceful. Has there been a time of upheaval in your life that in retrospect proved to be beneficial? Have the use of lables and titles in your life been both negative and positive? What strength do you find within yourself to guide you along the journey of change? From your lifetime of experience is there a piece of advice you wish you could have imparted to your younger self?

The Sun Within

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When man turns back to himself-to his own star system within and focuses on his sun, restoration occurs within himself. When the multitudes do this, restoration occurs externally on a larger scale. When one walks along the shoreline and watches the sun set or rise, he reaches out. Though he cannot physically touch it, he takes that sensation, the beauty and energy, into himself. Those who may not be engaged in that inner process will be affected by those who are and be led to his sun. There will be some unaffected or who choose not to engage within. They are not to be judged. For this occurrence to them will come in their own timing. One is only accountable to himself. He has no responsibility to the response of others. He need only know his own light and allow it to shine where it may. As he lights his own path through the darkness, it’s as if man creates the day. Things not before obvious become visible as shadows are removed and things are seen for what they are. Many will begin to awaken upon their own internal quest. When we say you are here to help your brother see the truth, we mean by finding your own in turn helps him find his. For when we are truth seekers, we become light bearers. We are ignited by the flame within. We begin to see clearly and those among divergent paths also catch glimpses of this light, sparks to ignite their own flame. The path does not end when one ignites his flames…for when he begins to see, the path opens to many more. All lead home, but the path one chooses, if he chooses with his heart, is the most rewarding. As there are thorns along the stem to reach the rose, such is this path. These pricks are pivotal stopping points of great growth/learning in which one often realizes only in retrospect. If one regards each of these points as a bud, when he reaches that rose he will realize he has an entire field of lovely, fragrant wildflowers as well. As a flower is beautiful to the eye and fragrant to the nose and enjoyed in many ways by the senses, as is such as the journey of light which is the internal version of the external journey of life.