Remember: all that is not sacred now will one day be sacred again. All that has lost its specialness will be special again. The heart will reign once again; kindness will be the norm; love will find its place; compassion will know no bounds. One day soon, humanity will realize its mistakes and the world will stop spinning out of control and calmness will return and peace will reign. Keep these promises of a new sacred world in your heart and your mind, and yet act as if it has already come to pass. As within so without has never been more important. Be the sacred solution. Go in peace.
There is a part of you that wants what it wants when it wants it, but do not let it overpower you. Do not fall prey to that which is unconscious. Do not let in that which is truly unwanted. Draw firm lines around yourself and within yourself, a sacred circle within which to protect your energy. Remain a sacred entity, secure in your sacred circle, knowing that you are right to keep your energy for that which is most important. There are times when it is important to turn inward, regroup, reset, and rejuvenate. Such times are as important as those times when it is right to be expansive and giving, sharing of your energy. Those times will soon return, but for now keep your energy safe and allow it nurturance in ways that are positive and healthy, spiritually enhancing and invigorating, so that you will have plenty to give when the giving time comes around again. For now, turn inward.
Institute sacred time into your life, even 5 minutes alone for a simple practice of sitting calmly, breathing into your heart center, stirring up love, kindness, gratitude, compassion and gentleness for yourself so that you may have something to share. In every breath you take share some of your sacred self and then, each day, take time to replenish. Give sacred time to yourself so that you may give to others, even those you don’t personally know, in every sacred breath you take. With gratitude and generosity, intentionally breathe for sacredness all around, for sacredness to abound!
We are back in full swing again after a lovely hiatus. Here is a channeled message to begin the week. May it be helpful and grant you the guidance you need for this moment in time.
We will both be writing later in the week, so look for our blog postings, what comes to and through us as we carve out sacred time to contemplate life and all it offers during this time in our own lives, as well as the life we all share in the greater world.
A cushion on the floor may be all it takes to establish sacred space… – Photo by Jan Ketchel
It is not necessary to be overly strict, to be held down too tightly by the reins of rules, processes, and dictum. Yet discipline is necessary in a spiritual practice or in simply instigating change.
In the beginning, use rules and well-deserved practices to gain footing, to learn how to do something new, but don’t forget to allow the Self, the deeper self, to be part of the process, especially whenever that deeper self begins to show signs of awakening. Rigidity may not be beneficial in the long run. After a while, fluidity in everything is more helpful as you evolve a spiritual practice, as you learn a new skill, as you bend your mind to accept new ideas.
If the world is to change then each one of you must change. And if each one of you is to change then you must challenge yourself to take a step forward, to move beyond the self you now are. It is time for all beings to open up to the greater flow of life and the energy that moves through you all. And so I challenge you all to begin a new practice that will open you in a new direction, a direction of your spirit.
Dance. Take a class. Take a walk. And then do it again. Read a book. Write a letter. Think a new thought. All of these simple things may be just what you need to open a door to a new self.
Once the door is open, the next challenge begins—to keep going! And that is where discipline comes in. Set some rules that you know are doable and then do them! Once you get into a rhythm, challenge the self to go deeper. Go to many classes. Take longer walks. Sit in silence for longer and longer. Read more; write more.
Let’s say that each morning you will meet the rising sun and set an intention for the day. Do it religiously for a month. Then add something else to your practice. Read from a meaningful book, something that inspires you. Take your reading with you into your day. Let it ruminate. Begin to see its significance. Let your thoughts flow through you without attachment. Begin to observe the self. You might notice changes, subtle at first, but gradually you will notice that they stick.
Allow the self time for the self each day. Begin with establishing that practice: time for the self. Make this time important, sacred, set, not to be missed. Make it ritual. Make it personally relevant.
Sacred time can then be brought into everything you do. Make your chores sacred time. Make your work sacred time. Make your routines sacred time. Just be where you are, comfortably present.
Begin to observe the self as you allow sacredness to enter your life. I speak of personal sacredness, meaningful to you in your modern life, in anything and everything you do.
