Soulbyte for Wednesday July 12, 2017

Sit calmly. Breathe. Let your mind be still. Let your body rest. Let your energy flow naturally throughout your body, bringing loving kindness to yourself. Let your brain be silent, your thoughts cease, your worries titrate down to nothing more than a simmering breeze. In this manner temper your suffering, reduce your anxiety, turn down your inner patter, your judgments, your condemnations of self and other. None of these things really exist; they are mere inventions of your mind seeking resolution, but you will not find resolution there. The mind is a dead end street. Instead let your spirit find you once again in the house of your physical body where it has been wandering and waiting. Let it greet you and take you down the streets of calmness, even as you become active again. Let yourself be whole in this way, in companionable silence within the quiet self!

-From the Soul Sisters, Jan & Jeanne

Soulbyte for Tuesday July 11, 2017

Be responsible. Hold yourself accountable for your actions, but do not be so harsh and restrained that you do not relax and enjoy life. There is a time and a place for everything and sometimes it’s time to play, even with abandon. Sometimes it’s just time to relieve yourself of all the restrictions you place upon yourself, all the demands you make of yourself, all the ideas you have constellated about yourself. Sometimes life calls out to you and asks: “What are you holding onto so hard and why?” The time will come when life will ask you to be different, do different, accept different, to let go and live anew with a new attitude and a new state of mind. Are you ready? Is it time?

-From the Soul Sisters, Jan & Jeanne

Soulbyte for Monday July 10, 2017

Tend to your body as much as you tend to your soul, for it is the temple that houses you, the residence of your being and your life upon the earth. Tend likewise, in equal measure, to your soul, for it is the bringer of life and knowledge, the basis of your being and your life upon that earth. In balance of these two find peace and contentment, as well as the vital connection that allows them to communicate with each other, keeping you attuned to all that you are, for it is the meshing of these two that you seek. Forget one and you might as well forget the other, for they are inseparable, friends for life! Get to know these two vital parts of yourself and work with them. It’s all you need to continue your journey through life in companionable company. Your full potential lies always within, in the two of you!

-From the Soul Sisters, Jan & Jeanne

Soulbyte for Friday July 7, 2017

You will withstand the forces of time and turmoil in full awareness because you know that all things turn, as the seasons turn, as the day turns to night, as youth turns to old age. There is wisdom to be gathered, knowledge to acquire, experiences to be had no matter the circumstances. All things and all times have value. Harbor not fear and resentment but only the seeds of love and compassion for self and others as these times slowly turn, as new light brings new life. Such is nature, always changing, always making new plans for what comes next. Remember, you can always dream a new dream!

-From the Soul Sisters, Jan & Jeanne

Soulbyte for Thursday July 6, 2017

Remain open and let love find its way. Though it may seem at times that love is lost, eventually it returns and fills all the places that are empty, for it is as natural as the air you breathe, as fluid as the waters of the oceans, rivers, and streams, as swift as the wind seeking open spaces, open hearts, open minds, seeking always you. Let love in.

-From the Soul Sisters, Jan & Jeanne

Chuck Ketchel, LCSWR