" Close To Me ... "

I've waited hours for this,

I've made myself so sick,

I wish I'd stayed asleep today 

I never thought this day would end,

I never thought tonight could ever be

This close to me ...

But if I had your face,

Then I could make it safe and clean 

If only I was sure,

That my head on the door,

Was a dream

~ The Cure ~ Close To Me ~

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Gifts come in all shapes and sizes.  And yesterday I received one that would have been very hard to wrap but also one of the most beautiful by far.  Yesterday I gifted with a healing meditation ...

Initially my flight reaction set in and I had visions of an intervention happening with my ego hoping to latch on to whatever it could to control the situation.  But then something amazing happened ... I completely and fully opened myself up to all possibilities.  The intentions were pure, compassionate, loving and supportive.  The intentions were to help relieve the cause of the suffering and not the cause of the illness.  One in the same, perhaps.

The environment was about acceptance to what is & surrender to what is ... 

There are beliefs saying the root of illness is in the mind or consciousness.  Hence by tending to the mind and clearing it of any disturbances, the recovery speeds up.  Meditation is the key to control emotional pollution ...

Personally I was beyond words when my meditation class and teacher expressed how they saw this as a gift, they were honored and felt privileged to take part in the healing.  I was the one that was the recipient and they were the gifter?  Yet within our practice, some of the techniques we learn were being applied ... with no expectations.  

The gift is in the giving ...

Words cannot even begin to describe the beautiful experience that occurred ... powerful yet terrifying ... vulnerable yet protected ... flight yet guided ...

healing healing healing healing healing healing healing healing ...

So so much gratitude for how many blessings I am surrounded by.  Life is perfect as it is, as it is it should be.  

ॐ Namaste ॐ

" Give It Away ... "

Greedy little people in a sea of distress

Keep your more to receive your less

Unimpressed by material excess

Love is free, love me say hell yes ...

Lucky me, swimmin' in my ability

Dancin' down on life with agility

Come and drink it up, from my fertility

Blessed with a bucket of lucky mobility ...

There's a river born to be a giver

Keep you warm won't let you shiver

His heart is never gonna wither

Come on everybody, time to deliver ...

What I've got, you've got to get it put it in you

Reeling with the feeling, don't stop continue ...

Realize, I don't want to be a miser

Confide wisely, you'll be the wiser ...

Give it away, give it away, give it away, now

Give it away, give it away, give it away, now ...

Give it away now

Give it away now

~ Red Hot Chili Peppers ~ Give It Away ~

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Sharing what you have, showing your appreciation and giving because you truly care.  Doing good ... consciously, every day.  Most of us strive to do this because it makes us feel good.  But do we really understand the power of giving?

I have noticed that when I simply give from my heart, with no other motive and expecting nothing in return, things shift ... specifically, how the world and I interact.  My grief, worry and sorrow is replaced with joy, laughter and peace.  

This to me is the real power in giving.

So I say that the power of giving comes from a selfless act.  It is not tied to an event, holiday or celebration.  It is just a moment when you give from your heart and soul  because you want to.  It is a time when I am saying to the universe, my higher power, and my subconscious mind that I care by sharing what I have ... and it’s okay to get nothing in return, and if no one notices, or if no one thank you.

Simple enough?  Well, for some, not so easy.  The dreaded expectations ... we all want to be appreciated and sometimes we confuse this with just giving.  And this is okay, because we are all just human.  Yet what I have realized is that when you give in manner, the response I get is not as rewarding.  I use to feel that no matter what I did, it is not good enough, leaving me unsatisfied.

So instead just give.  You will be amazed how things start to fall into place ... because those who give from the heart always get back a thousand times more.  How?  

The Law of Giving ... if you give you will receive in abundance.  

But the catch is ~

No whats’s in it for me ...

No strings attached ...

No tax write off ... 

No hidden motive ...

Shift and live your life knowing you can afford to give something even before receiving what you seek.  This provides you with security, peace and serenity.   This allows you to not get caught up in your wants an needs.  This directs you to look at the bigger picture and not get stuck in the details.

I believe we are always provided for.  

I trust we will always have what we want.

If you don’t believe me, search out countless stories about when people who simply give and what happens ... they always get more in return because they know they will always have more than what they need.  The open the flow to give and receive.

So you decide how to enrich your life ... because you have already been given this opportunity, so isn't it time to make the most of it?