Learning to Trust the Process

As I prepare for Easter, I begin to relax for a bit before I continue on with my projects. Everything is coming together perfectly, and I'm glad I can say that in spite of many days where I thought I'd lose my mind!

The creative phase has moved into the production phase, although creativity doesn't cease once you tap into it, Ever! But I'm glad I'm following my dreams. I'm glad I'm moving forward with my desires. I have a vision, and I keep moving toward my goal. I have a target. I know I'll hit it...

The toughest part is learning to Trust the process. Trust. Surrender. Release control. Being slightly OCD, that's challenging, but necessary. That's how I have come up with so many ideas that feel right for me. Ideas that are easy for me to materialize. So I'm excited about all the new pages I'm adding to my life as entrepreneur and artist (in my own unique way) lol

What has been important so far, and what I need to maintain, is balance. While somethings take a little bit longer, I'm glad that my mental state is still in place. I have been meditating a lot more lately, and those results are priceless. Getting back to yoga too. I'm out of the box. Finally!

So stay tuned to my herbal products and embroidered goods. I'm so inspired!

Eternally grateful to the Cosmic Beloved for resting within me.

Feeling undeniably BLESSED. Hope you are too...

Peace.

Cleaner Beauty & The Story of Cosmetics

As a woman who likes the whole grooming and being 'girly' thing, it's really challenging to find products that are clean.

I want to look good as much as the next person, but not by compromising my health. I have given up a lot of my favorite products because now I know they are full of toxic chemicals. Yep. Hiding behind that synthetic fragrance and artificial color were toxins I can't begin to mention.

As I became savvier about labels and ingredients, both good & bad, I tossed many products that were unknowingly not up to my standards.

While I still have a couple of products that are not so clean, I'm well on my way to cosmetics recovery. Now, I'm opting for the ones that are as close to nature and as basic as possible. If I cant easily read it, much less pronounce it, it's not going on my skin. That's the easiest way to start.

Here are some links you'll find useful if, like myself, you are on the journey to cleaner beauty.

No More Dirty Looks:
Great information on what's out there. These gals do their research and homework ;)
http://nomoredirtylooks.com/

Living Libations:
Nadine is a Natural Beauty Genius! This is her site which is FULL of useful information and the cleanest products on the market today. Highly recommended!
http://www.livinglibations.com/

Here's to your beauty, both inside & out...

Bless.

Inside Out Meditation Documentary

I really need to meditate on a more regular basis. I realize now that in order to achieve my goals, I have to remain connected. This is the easiest way. It'll help me stay in better control of my thoughts and emotions. Clarity is KEY when moving in any direction.

Time to tame those Monkeys!

Here's to more time cross-legged on the pillow & to more OHM. Feels good already...

Simple Tools for Spiritual Development

By Dr. David R. Hawkins, MD, PhD

Some tried-and-true basic tools that have brought about tremendous results over the centuries are as follows:


1. Be kind to everything and everyone, including oneself, all the time, with no exceptions.

2. Revere all of life in all its expressions, no matter what, even if one does not understand it.

3. Presume no actual reliable knowledge of anything at all. Ask God to reveal its meaning.

4. Intend to see the hidden beauty of all that exists—it then reveals itself.

5. Forgive everything that is witnessed and experienced, no matter what. Remember Christ, Buddha, and Krishna all said that all error is due to ignorance. Socrates said all men can choose only what they believe to be the good.

6. Approach all of life with humility and be willing to surrender all positionalities and mental/emotional arguments or gains.

7. Be willing to forgo all perceptions of gain, desire, or profit and thereby be willing to be of selfless service to life in all of its expressions.

8. Make one’s life a living prayer by intention, alignment, humility, and surrender. True spiritual reality is actually a way of being in the world.

9. By verification, confirm the levels of consciousness and spiritual truth of all teachers, teachings, spiritual groups, and literature with which one intends to be aligned or a student.

10. Accept that by spiritual declaration, commitment, and surrender, Knowingness arises that provides support, information, and all that is needed for the entire journey.

The most powerful tool that is in the province of the will is devotion. Thus, it is not just spiritual truth but the degree of one’s devotion to it that empowers it to become transformative. A great classic that demonstrates the efficacy of simplicity and devotion is that of Brother Lawrence’s The Practice of the Presence of God (1692), which emphasizes the importance of constancy.

The above is an excerpt from Dr. Hawkins’ book, Transcending the Levels of Consciousness (Veritas 2005). www.veritaspub.com.

Dr. Hawkins books are available on this website: Transcending the Levels of Consciousness.

http://www.seedsofintentions.com/

What was Said to the Rose...

I love the poet Rumi. It's a bit cryptic, but so profound. This is one of my favorites recited by Coleman Barks.

Pure Love! Enjoy.

Authors@Google: Ani Phyo

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Relationship Weather

What I am still learning:
That relationships, like the weather, have sunny days and cloudy days.

Sunny days are when everything is great, and you cant get enough of each other. Looking forward to each moment together and the smiles are endless. The warmth and joy is strongly felt.

Cloudy days are when things feel rough, and you cant wait to get away from one another (or stay away for that matter). Communication is tough, there are misunderstandings, and it's as if the sun won't shine again on us EVER. It's cold, distant, and tension and despair rule the air.  Sometimes, the cloudy days are stormy days and we cant find any comfort in the idea of being together. Exiting feels like the right thing.

What we focus on usually is the thing that we attract. I have a tendency of seeing only the bad when the "S" hits the fan. Because I have experienced it so many times, and feel like I know where the story ends. And my escapist brain seeks to abandon the situation that is causing the heart pain. Because if it doesnt feel good, why bother?

We must not forget, however, that is through those rains that the ground becomes fertile enough to sustain growth.  It is through the hardships that we find the meaning behind the union and the strength behind the self.  Only things that pass through Quality Control are tested for safety and endurance. That's how we determine whether something will bend and break or bend and sustain itself.

Maybe I am being silly. Maybe I should know better by now. Maybe it was all a misunderstanding and I should move on. Heck, I NEED to move on - whatever that means. Past relationships have made it almost impossible for me to endure heartache at all. It just brings back so many memories of times past when I allowed so many people to use, hurt and abuse me.  So, at the first sign of stress, I want to run fast and far to wherever the wind will take me.  Not a very mature way of dealing with things you say? I agree. But the shadows of the past are sometimes the most challenging to overcome because it's not so much a fear of the unknown, but a fear of the done and tried and the experience that hinged itself onto you.

My job now is to detach, accept, continue to love (myself and others), and feel myself grow through yet another phase in this day in this girl's life.

Bless.