Saturday, October 25

TIME FOR PAUSING….PERSONAL VISION QUESTING

Recently, I've accompanied two clients on vision quests, and had my own personal one recently as well.

A Vision Quest is simply a time that one pauses and watches for all the signs of support from spirit.

Vision Quests happen for different reasons but basically, one just takes time away from the normal mundane challenges of everyday life.

If you're feeling stuck, if you're job is boring or you just feel like you need a change, a vision quest maybe the answer.

Take some time just for you! However that looks, from an hour to a day of reflection, road trip or vacation! Just be sure to watch for signs of support from spirit. What animals do you notice? What numbers are you seeing? Words on signs or in songs that are playing, forms you see in the clouds or trees. Take a minute to jot them down for further reflection later.  You'll begin to see where you need to make changes in your life. Simply an attitude adjustment or perhaps a physical change.  HAPPY QUESTING.

Wednesday, October 8

SMARTPHONES

With the trend being about living consciously and staying present in the moment, I find that traveling keeps you mindful. When in unfamiliar territory, you have to pay attention to the streets and landmarks in order to navigate unfamiliar terrain. Or maybe, if you're like me, you rely on your smartphone to get you around.

Recently I found out just how much I've come to rely on my phone when I drove my cousin to the airport in her home town in the early morning hours and I left my iPhone in her house.

No big deal…so I thought! I had committed to memory how to get back from the airport. But one wrong turn and I was lost! I was surprised how vulnerable I felt with my companion.

When I stopped to ask directions, I couldn't even say where I was going…."Uh, do you know the way to my cousin's house?" No addresses, no phone numbers, no money for gas…which was running low because of my excursion heading toward a neighboring state.

Watching the signs of spirit support, I began questioning the direction I was headed when every single  street I crossed had me stopping at a red light. Then I began noticing street names that I knew were the opposite way from her house. Once I turned around, the lights were green all the way back. 

I realized how I've come to depend too much on all the many features of my smartphone. My daughter asked, "How'd you do it before smartphones?" "Easy, we committed things to memory!" I know only one phone number besides mine, without my phone! Amazing! I did make it back, but now I have to reevaluate the fact that I'm trusting my whole life's worth of information in one device.  (Yes, The Cloud, back up etc…but none of it helps without a device to access it.)

Sunday, October 5

IT DOESN'T MATTER...


it doens't matter
it doesn't matter what the soul uses for it's growth
all paths lead to growth and adventure

what matters is that you're awake and conscious while moving through whatever it is that you're moving through

it doesn't matter if I buy the house or not
it doesnt' matter if I leave on a trip or not

it doesn't matter if you loose or make money....it's the journey....life is a journey....it's not a destination....once you think you've arrived..you're done! 
one you move, buy the house, get the job or have the baby....what's next? 

and as long as we stay in our comfort zones....we stay complacent...we think we know...we move through life rotely...

what's around the riverbend? 

it doens't matter if I stay or go...

what matters is that I am paying attention to the little voices inside....what are they saying...who is hurting, who is scared, who needs to be loved, who needs to feel safe

it's simply the soul's journeyevolution


Embrace Change: Adventure is out there! 

Saturday, October 4

AUTUMNAL EQUINOX - AN OPPORTUNITY TO PAUSE AND RE-EVALUATE

Are you living the life you dream of? Are you disappointed that you can no longer do the things you used to? Or maybe you're not enjoying the same things that you have in the past? 

Fall…The Autumnal Equinox, (the same hours of daylight and nighttime) is the perfect time to pause and regain balance in your life. The fall is a perfect time to pause and re-evaluate what's happening in your life. What do you like? What do you want to change?  Can you see things from another view point? Recently I had a client who was disappointed that she didn't go to the opening of the symphony…something that she has always loved to do in the past.

The opportunity..... stop and really feel into... how do you really feel about the symphony now? (Or whatever is important to you...insert your own word.) Could it be a real sense of loss or just the realization that everything changes and what was once important is no longer so. Things aren't better or worse.... they're just different!

It's imperative to honor how you're feeling and if it is a sense of loss then it's important to acknowledge that. But remember, you always have options. What if you looked at things from a possibility viewpoint…everything is possible! 

For example…Let's say you didn't attend the opening night of the symphony because you no longer linked  driving to the big city at night. What could some options be?
1. Ask a friend who is interested in the same thing that you are to go along and be the driver.
2. Drive in the afternoon, get a hotel, enjoy  a lovely dinner out, then attend the symphony…You know…make it a mini vacation.
3. Or, after careful consideration, "Do  still love the symphony or is it not really as important as it once was?  

You are always in choice! You get to decide!

For myself, I too am taking time to pause, reflect, evaluate, a personal vision quest in Kansas.

Happy Pausing!