Weekly AWE!
Mantra of the week . . .
I trust spirit to set me on the highest and best path. 🚀
A-ha moment . . .
Happy new moon/solar eclipse! (Also, a big happy birthday to DDM! 💋) Today’s cosmic placements in Aries are heightening our power to align with a more exalted future. We have the ability to release the past effortlessly if we can surrender our fear and allow a bigger vision of what’s possible . . .
Some weeks ago, I mentioned that I had a big spring cleaning planned. Two weeks ago, that cleaning got underway, but as the intensity of the eclipse energy started to hit me, I was overcome with a smorgasbord of past insecurities and a measure of internal resistance. It was like having every perceived misstep play out in technicolor for reexamination. 🤬
My dreams have been intense and full of people and places from my past. I started experiencing lots of intermittent wakefulness . . . perhaps so I’d be more mindful of what my dreams were trying to tell me. As I started to feel a downward pull into rumination, regret, and lost self-worth, I got sick. Not only did the external cleaning come to a halt, but so too did the inner excavation . . . thankfully.
As I lay in bed enduring a head full of congestion, I couldn’t help reflecting on all the negativity that had been showing up . . . and how I hadn’t necessarily been showing up to process it, because I was preoccupied with the clean out. I was allowing myself to indulge thoughts that didn’t serve me and were starting to make me feel a whole lot of self-doubt. I kept trying to be selective – with an eye towards practicality – about what I was getting rid of in my space, but this too felt like I was indulging old parts of myself that I need to let go. There it was, the realization that I need to let go much more than I’d even been aware of or allowing.💡
Things are evolving so quickly for us all now, but we’re also experiencing involution as well, as the universe brings big energetic shifts to humanity and our planet. We, as human beings, can only take our evolution so far through conscious engagement. At some point, there has to be a merging with spirit where we have faith that not only are we rising to meet our path, but the universe is simultaneously extending a leg up to the highest and best path possible. We don’t need to know what our highest and best path forward looks like, we just need to trust that the messages coming through us serve a purpose to align us with what’s needed now . . . allow what serves, let go of what doesn’t. 💫
Awakening: asked and answered . . .
QUESTION: Do you ever lose your positivity or faith?
(See above. 😉) I’m not always positive, nor should I be. The moment we try to pretend that everything is alright all the time, is the moment we slip into falsehoods that create ripples of consequences. Toxic positivity is real and the only way forward is to deal with our shadow sides.
It’s important to feel the full extent of our feelings and then allow them to move on. What separates my experience of difficult feelings from others having similar experiences, is that I don’t have attachments. My feelings do not define who I am; they’re temporary and treated as such. So when I’m feeling difficulties, I give myself permission to face them in the healthiest ways possible.
What doesn’t falter is my positive outlook. I’m a giddy optimist, because a lifetime of experience has taught me that no matter how negative or challenging things can get, there is always a silver lining and what we’re going through is only temporary. I don’t say this dismissively, as I’ve been through huge phases of depression in my life and I completely relate to those who are struggling. But, I learned how to navigate through the difficult feelings, rather than dwelling in them . . . and this is where spirituality transformed my life . . .
No, I never lose my faith. I have faith in life, in humanity, in the truth that we chose to be here for a purpose, that despite all appearances, humanity is going to make it through the paradigm shift that is occurring. I learned the more I trusted myself, especially to rise to the difficult occasions, the more unshakable my faith became. Knowing what I’m capable of, gave me faith in what we’re all capable of. Knowing that surrender is a proactive union with spirit, provided cosmic interventions that I can only describe as magical or miraculous. My faith is absolute because it comes from my soul or higher Self. When we get in touch with this part of ourselves, we find we are absolute. 💗
Just for fun . . .
I don’t remember exactly how and when I found and fell in love with Bob Marley’s music . . . sometime in my early teens, because I wrote a report on him for a music class when I was a sophomore in high school. It was also around this time that I started smoking weed . . . both helped liberate my mind. 😉 I’m happy to see Marley’s story and music are experiencing a revival due to the new film, One Love. (I’ve called my son, “Ben-jammin’” for as long as I can remember, but now perhaps he won’t greet the term of affection with an eye-roll. 😎) In the spirit of Marley’s joy, I’m sharing my Spotify playlist:
I’m not always a fan of remixes or covers . . . they need to be as good or better than the originals. But, I am a fan of this groovy album of Marley remixes:
And a fan of this beautiful cover of Redemption Song from Leon Bridges (I’m a huge fan of his music too!):
I recently revisited one of the best stand-up comedy specials of all time, George Carlin: Jammin’ in New York, which reminded me of the immensity of his comic genius. I had the pleasure of seeing him live 20+ years ago. For those who haven’t seen it, it’s streaming on HBO now and can also be found for free on YouTube. 😂
It’s my purpose and joy to help you align with your purpose and joy! I’m accepting new clients if you’re ready to do the inner work and need some additional support. If you have burning questions you’d like answered, feel inspired to share, or have recommendations of your own, please reach out or leave a comment. Wishing you all a beautiful, transformative week!
With love from my whole being,
Lisa 💋❤️