Starry Night
In This Issue:
- Changes
- Specials and Sales
- Upcoming Events
- This Month's Story
- On My Blog
- Deva
- Meditation
- Quotation
- Gift Giving
- Where to Subscribe or Unsubscribe
Changes:
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Upcoming Events:
Discovering Your Life Purpose
Workshop in Shelburne
Date to be announced (September or October)
Location: Soaring Heart Wellness Centre, Main St Shelburne ON Canada
Cost: $15.00
Call 519-925 2822 or stop by to get your name on the "I Am Interested" sheet.
Setting Personal Boundaries
Workshop in Shelburne
Date to be announced (September or October)
Location: Soaring Heart Wellness Centre, Main St Shelburne ON Canada
Cost: $15.00
Call 519-925 2822 or stop by to get your name on the "I Am Interested" sheet.
Readings at Soaring Heart:
Sat. Aug. 21, 2010 10:30 am - 2:30 pm
Sat. Sep. 18, 2010 10:30 am - 2:30 pm
Sat. Oct. 16, 2010 10:30 am - 2:30 pm
Sat. Nov. 13, 2010 10:30 am - 2:30 pm
Sat. Dec. 11, 2010 10:30 am - 2:30 pm
I will be doing readings at the Soaring Heart
Wellness Centre on Main St in Shelburne ON Canada. The shop is lovely,
the energy there is great. Stop in anytime to enjoy a fresh baked organic
muffin and cup of tea while you browse for organic foods, books, herbs,
clothing, and a delightful selection of gifts. Call 519 925 2822 to book
your place or drop in; a spot may be available.
This Month's Story:
Uncertainty
This morning I read a short blurb in the Telegraph online
about a fellow in Hawaii, who has been living in his house, knowing that one
day it would be consumed by the volcano that has been erupting nearby since
1983. The caption reads, "Having been under the constant threat of lava for
the past three years, Sleik had become resigned to the idea that his home
would someday be taken by it, and welcomes an end to the stress he's had to
live with"
This afternoon I will be in court to stand up with a
neice. While she knows justice will come in the end, it is still hanging in
the air and it would be very nice to see it resolved so she can get on with
her studies.
Uncertainty is stressful. Like most people, I like happy
endings and I don't want to wait for them.
Keeping busy helps me get through these times. But if
it's keeping busy while that worrying refrain runs through my head all the
time, I could just be making myself a bit crazier. And if people around me
are really stressed by the same uncertainty, I might need to get some
distance to keep my balance. It can be contagious.
Sometimes I can counter the stress by asking my body to
relax. Our bodies are vigilant to the things that stress us. To our physical
body, a constant niggling worry in our minds can be like a tap dripping. We
tense up a little bit somewhere inside until the problem is attended to.
"Oh. Dripping tap. I can't fix it at the moment." Then our body settles down
knowing that the alert is no longer needed.
I remember an incident years ago, when my husband had
taken a fall from his truck at work and was in the hospital awaiting
surgery. The results were uncertain. I had no idea when he'd be able to work
again, or if we'd have enough money during his recovery. The uncertainty was
so complete that I couldn't even start planning. Oddly enough, since there
was nothing I could do, it made it easier to give up the worry and stay in
the moment. When I phoned my daughter that evening with an update, she said,
"You sound almost happy." In an odd way, I was.
With the court thing today, each time the worried
thoughts rise and my body tenses in response to the alert, I may have to
remind myself that my role is not to resolve anything. My role is to be a
loving auntie. And I may have to remind myself of this a dozen times.
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It also helps for me to believe that there is a higher
reason for all these unresolved troubles. But if I spend too much time
trying to figure out what that reason is, that can often be a subtle way of
slipping back into worry. So it pays for me to let that be a mystery that
may unfold in time. After all, if it really is a higher reason, then it may
be out of my reach.
So last night and this morning, I gave it a few minutes
in prayer and meditation. And I spent a minute or so visualizing the
happiest results I could, and imagining and feeling the joy and relief and
pleasure we all would feel at a happy result.
Then I sat down and started writing this story for Starry
Night. By writing the story, I am keeping busy, affirming my trust in life,
affirming my intention to put worry aside when it crops up and taking
pleasure in the joy of the writing itself. That's about the best I can do
today. And now that the story is done, it's time to put that aside as well,
so I can put my mind on something else completely.
Uncertainty can be tough when we want our happy ending
and we want it now. But we don't have to keep ourselves hanging in the air.
We can get busy with the other parts of our lives that are moving ahead and
keep our focus happily on them.
Update: The court thing continues. I feel it will work
out okay for her, but it does drag on. As for the guy in Hawaii, I'm glad
his uncertainty is over, and hope he found a new home to love.
For more stories, go to the
"Articles and Stories" page.
On My Blog
Here are a few of the stories and articles I have posted
last month:
- Churches, Steel Bands, and Summer Festivals
- Stonehenge Second Henge
- Adjusting
- Applescript
- Criticism
- Wrens Fledged
- House Wrens
- Speaking of Language ...
- Thinking Differently
- The Bounty
- Wren babies
For more, go to
"Atomyriades",
my personal blog.
Deva:
Maple Tree
Each thing or person you see around you, each event that
occurs to you or is brought into your awareness, each colour, song, presence,
occurrence is around you for a reason. Each is within your perception for a
reason. As you open your perceptions to things of greater beauty, harmony and
balance, you allow them to occur more often your life. This occurrence is a
reflection of your own harmony and balance. But it is the faith that you can
bring about these things that allows you to perceive them.
We are Silver Maple. Look closely at one of our leaves and
you will see the entire existence of Silver Maple in its life and in your life.
Look at our growth and you see your own. Look at our freshness and you see your
own. Feel our satisfaction and you feel your own. Experience the beauty of us
and you experience the beauty of your own self. We are Silver Maple. See us in
beauty and you walk in beauty.
Find out which deva is at your side each day. Sign up for
"Sunny Days" today.
For more spirit messages, go to the
"Spirit Messages" page.
Meditation:
Restorative Meditation
While it is normal enough to have stresses be a part of
life, holding them longer than they need to be held can create an imbalance.
This meditation can help to bring these tensions back into balance and
restore depleted energy.
I have adapted this meditation from
Padma's Yoga DVD called "Ocean". You can get your copy here.
How to Practice
Find a likely spot and lay down on your back - on the
floor, the ground or a comfortable surface. Feel the full weight of yourself
on the floor, your legs, your back, your arms, your shoulders. Let the
ground accept all your weight.
- Place your hands on your lower belly. Breathe in cool
clear light. Breathe out fear. Repeat once or twice.
- Place your hands on your belly. Breathe in cool clear
light. Breathe out anger. Repeat once or twice.
- Place your hands on your solar plexus. Breathe in cool
clear light. Breathe out agitation. Repeat once or twice.
- Place your hands on your heart. Breathe in cool clear
light. Breathe out sorrow. Repeat once or twice.
- Place your hands on your throat. Breathe in cool clear
light. Breathe out inhibition. Repeat once or twice.
- Place your hands on your eyes. Breathe in cool clear
light. Breathe out confusion. Repeat once or twice.
- Place your hands on your ears. Breathe in cool clear
light. Breathe out clutter. Repeat once or twice.
- Let your arms rest comfortably at your sides or on your
belly and relax here for a few minutes, allowing yourself to enjoy the
feeling of restoration.
Notes:
One of the reasons this meditation works well is that
both the restorative energy and the energy that are being released are being
held in an easy, kind way. Like ocean waves washing ashore.
Final Notes:
There are no right or wrong ways to do a meditation. The
instructions are guidelines; adapt them to who you are and to your needs at
that particular time. Be curious about the process itself.
Remember most meditations become richer the more you
practice them. They reveal more of themselves. It can take practice to
remember to do a meditation when you need to, and it can take practice to go
through the steps. But that's why it is called practice, and for most of us,
we practice for the rest of our lives.
For more meditations, go to the
"Meditation" page.
Quotation:
"... it's not bigoted to disagree vociferously with people's choices, as long as you're even more vociferous in defending their right to make them."
-- David Mitchell, from "The Observer, Sunday 25 July 2010"
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