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Changing The Course Of Your Life. Is It Possible?

Have I ever wished that I could rewrite some of my experiences?

Sure I have. But I don’t have a time machine and it’s a good thing because I’d be in that thing more than living in the present moment. Changing the course of your life is still possible, even without the machine.

Last night my husband and I watched a romance time travel movie, “Needle in a Timestack”. For me it prompted my point of view on “what-if” scenarios on time travel, to really seeing and supporting the people in my life, and the ethics of interfering with the past. The imagined possibilities and their imagined outcomes kept me busy for quite a bit.

One of the lead characters in the movie, temporarily went back in time and behaved differently towards his friend and, as a result, beneficially altered the course of everyone’s lives, including his own life eventually. He was able to respect, love, and support his friend during his visit to the past, and the life experiences of many, not only his friend, were changed for the better.

He really saw his friend, and that was the catalyst. I felt that because I know what it feels like to be seen and to not be seen, by those I love.

Regarding going back to change the course of our life? The good news is that we don’t need a time machine to do that.

From Auto-Pilot and Non-Awareness to Creating Inner Peace

This is the first in a series of posts to discuss the benefits of a morning awakening practice. In this blog post, Sara speaks about the challenges of contrast in our very human lives. She speaks about how allowing ourselves and others to be who and how they are is a practice of self-awareness and ultimately self-care and self-love. It’s in the most challenging moments that afford us the opportunity to love ourselves in all moments rather than “try to be better”. Inner peace might be a result of perhaps allowing ourselves and others to be.

Help Yourself and the World During Chaotic Moments

Assist Yourself and Humanity During Chaotic Moments

Often it’s in life’s painful moments that offer an opportunity to practice. To practice becoming more conscious about your power to positively shift the energy on the earth. When we process something as being upsetting we can look at it as an opportunity. I wonder what will happen now? What will people choose? More importantly, what will I choose? And so we begin the practice of observation without judgment. That part takes extra practice. I know I’m still working on non-judgment. Though judging others is not to be confused with having opinions about the chaos or troubling incident. Experiences lead to opinions and opinions can lead to clarity. Judgment is not assisting anyone.

It’s Good to Become Comfortable with Uncertainty and Mystery

There’s an art to living with uncertainty and mystery. If you can learn to be open to not knowing all the answers then you’re on your way to an exciting life that’s constantly evolving with your growth, well-being, and purpose at heart. None of us has to be an expert at living life. Questions are an expected part of our existence. Some answers we’re ready for and some we’re not. The art is allowing for what’s best and trusting that whatever shows up in your life, is best. Some life experiences may not make sense at the time but everything happens for a reason. All we have to do is show up, open to allowing for rather than forcing. If you’re alive, you’re dancing, even if it feels you have two left feet.

5 Simple Lessons To Benefit Humanity Now

Benefit Humanity Now Through 5 Simple Lessons

You’re probably experiencing the tumultuous energy in the world today. There isn’t a single person who isn’t affected. There’s a lot of humanity out there. Everyone at varying frequencies and at various points along their own path. That means everyone is dealing with the events and corresponding energy differently. You may be struggling mightily or perhaps you’re able to see the bigger picture. Either way your heart, skills, and unique gifts are needed. At least one person or many, need your light. You are already assisting humanity and are doing so in small and large ways every day. Can you see this? Can you grow it and take it to new heights?

Marrying Your Spirituality with Action

Allowing your own experience requires confidence, letting go of caring what others may think, and instead be a stand for the light you practice so hard to bring to your life experience. “We’re all in this together” is, in part, about being there for others. “We’re all connected” is more than a woo-woo phrase. Let’s do our part to honor our connectedness. To no longer stand by while injustice, inequities, abuse, and corruption exist. If you believe injustice, inequities, abuse, and corruption are not personally affecting you, they are affecting someone. And it’s that someone that you don’t personally know but are still connected to. So in a sense, it is harming you personally as well. When you look the other way and trust that it will all work out, you know in your heart that something is not working now for someone, somewhere.

What your part in this is, is for you to discover. You may discover your passion and voice and realize that standing for peace and love means taking beneficial action. And how that shows up for you is as individual as you are. You get to decide.

I’m not suggesting upping your game on social media. This isn’t about getting people to agree with you. It’s about becoming who you know you really are and sharing your authentic self.

I Didn’t Recognize My Connection To Racism

All those times I learned of something horrific happening. The story of the moment faded away and I assumed things might be getting better. I told myself people learned, and progress was made. But no progress was made. An opportunity for positive change exists more often than we may realize. And I know that I and other white people can personally make a positive difference. But it means aware of our part in creating inequality and racism. And then we take action and truly stand up for what we care about. This is where I am today…

Being Busy or Efficient Doesn’t Equal a Meaningful Life

We’re the producer, director, and actor in our daily lives. As a producer, we create our life goals. As the director, we think about how we want to come across. How we want others to see us. Not as we are, but as we want to be seen. As the actor, we work hard to ensure we achieve our goals while looking good as we achieve them. Getting our life all ship-shape. Making sure it works this way or that way. Forcing everything into place.

It’s common to force productivity on myself for the sake of, “I matter because I’m busy”. And therefore I make myself busy to matter.

Do You Follow Blindly?

Every single human being has an opportunity to live their life according to what works best for them. That even includes all the bumps and detours we’re all entitled to experience. I will never follow anyone because I didn’t come here to follow. I came here to create.

Within Your Life Muck, Transformation Awaits

Do you ever feel that you have unpleasant experiences in your life that are asking you to look at them? But you can’t be bothered because you avoid feeling unpleasant. You’re aiming for awesome, even if you have to force it.

However, there’s a reason you’re prompted to look because, at some point, it will serve you well. Until you take a look and work through the troubling part of your life, you will continue to feel somewhere in the range of blah to awful. It’s understandable that you don’t want to feel these kinds of feelings. It’s so much easier to pretend there’s nothing to look at.

You’ve probably experienced that it’s the messy and darker areas of life that hold the greatest gifts. They’re hiding in our muck. It’s a little bit of a treasure hunt to uncover them.

If you’re feeling that you’re standing smack in your own muck, that’s great news! You’re being asked to take action and grow. Things will get better.

You don’t like your muck? I don’t especially like mine either! But, stay with me here…

It’s a Good Time in Our World NOW

Speak up and stand for what you believe in. Peace will only come about through those who care enough to embody it. But it takes action. Consciousness, heart, kind words, our best intentions.

We Contribute One Thought at a Time

We all make a difference in the world by how we are being. No matter how ordinary we may feel we have extraordinary power to contribute. Our thoughts, feelings, choice of words, and actions all have an effect on the collective consciousness. It’s possible to create and contribute more love in the world. How do you contribute? One beautiful thought at a time.

We’re All In This Together

On the one hand, we’re all different from each other. Each person is wonderfully unique. However, we all share a common experience and that’s the experience of life. Everyone has their ups and downs. But on our uniquely individual paths perhaps we can remember to collaborate and cooperate with each other. Perhaps we can learn to be less judgmental. What’s that quote? “You can’t have compassion for someone you wish were different.”

More On Aligning With Our Purpose

Fear of being ostracized is real for many of us. Whatever the reason we can overcome holding back who we are. The time is now to allow our unique qualities to be seen and experienced.

People Forming a Star with Their Fingers

Following Our Murmurations To Truly Live Well

Finding support sometimes is just a matter of listening to your intuition. Often we are dealing with something, wonderful or challenging, where a group may offer us confirmation or just an ear. Whatever you’re looking for there’s a community for you if you so choose.

When the glitter wore off

Very often what we’re looking for outside of ourselves is waiting for us within. We already have what we’re looking for, it’s just a matter of recognizing and accessing our divine light.

Celebrating Our Beautiful Humanity

The way I see it is we have basically two choices in life. One, we can live smaller and safely mainstream ourselves until we’re a watered down version. Two, we can try new things and take action on our ideas to create our dreams. The second choice is a worthy life adventure. All it takes is one perfectly imperfect step at a time.

We’re the Big Picture

Watching and hearing negativity for long periods of time does not allow for solutions to problems. It’s better to practice self-care and stay in a lighter headspace so that we can become more inspired. From inspiration, we have more of a chance to come up with ideas and solutions.

How Connection Touches My Life

Connection touches my life in so many ways. We’re all in this together meaning what any one of us is feeling is felt by all. What any one of our actions are is felt by all. Truly it’s a network of energy and that energy is the collective consciousness.

Being a Good Person

The word spirituality is such a loaded word. When I use the word I feel other people’s assumptions. It can even grate on someone’s nerves. To some, it equates to their religion. To others it’s more about how one is consciously choosing to be aware of themselves. Why does the word spirituality take on such significance and feel so loaded?

Whatever it means to you is fine with me. I like to say that we’re each unique individuals and so shouldn’t our spirituality and spiritual journey be as unique and individual as we are? It is what it is. And all too often it gets lumped in with being a “good” person. I don’t feel it has anything to do with how nice someone is.

To me, it’s simply about how I feel, at every moment. And the choices that I’m creating in each of those moments and how I experience those choices. Ok, there’s more but it has nothing to do with what exists outside of me. My experience doesn’t have to fit in with anyone else’s.

Sparkles on My Lake

Our walk around my neighborhood lakes led me to feeling both misty and feeling a little vulnerable to what’s next. I know that change is good and it’s time for me to leave this home I’ve lived in for approximately 20 years. It’s time for my husband and me to look for a home we can both love. While I’m looking forward to this, we’re taking a walk in the natural areas near my current home to say goodbye to the benches I’ve sat on, the wildlife I’ve enjoyed, and my sparkly lake view.

Museum of Inspiration and Humanity

For a while now I’ve been wanting to offer people a positive way of honoring humanity and inspiring. I thought about creating a Museum, perhaps an online version. A museum unlike any other that I’ve been to. It won’t tell the stories of the world’s greatest atrocities but instead exhibit stories of love, generosity, and […]

Just An Average Day

Some days and nights are not what I hope for. Just when an average day might become a headache it’s the smallest thing that brings me back to feeling grateful. It’s often the times that have the roughest edges that remind us how good we have it.

Thoughts, Words and Choices Matter

Some of my greatest life lessons are around learning to speak up for myself. To speak my opinions and not make myself small. However, there’s also the lesson in learning when to let go and choose peace just by walking away. For now, I’m choosing to try to fix things. A good or less than good choice?

My Intention For This Blog Celebrates Individuality

I’m learning how to speak up and share myself through my ideas, dreams, work, and art. This blog is a way for me to share. It’s also a way for me to become more me and express myself with less self-editing in more and more moments.

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