Today's Blessing

What is the blessing that you are inviting to be received today?  

In my short journaling prompt this morning I began it with "A better day begins."
... because yesterday was an out of sorts day, a not truly me day, a hard to recognize the authentic me foggy day. 

Then later this morning this prompting. "The word that is floating on consciousness is UNPLUG. Could this be the Word of the Day for me today, this week?   What if we could make a deck of 3x5 cards with a separate word on each that you could randomly draw to see how wisdom (Jhana - or as noted in Buddhism, dhyāna) is inviting you to open to the path for the day.  

Words such as Discipline, Community, Inspire, Create, Balance, ... 

And then coming into today's email from my Penzu online journal was a noting of what I had written three years ago on this date titled Flourish.

"The opportunity to flourish in your life is now.  This moment.
Why put off or delay it?   What is wanting to arise and be present now?

Life is meant to be lived with Purpose, Love, and Joy....
with connection, with authenticity, with creative curiosity.

It starts with acknowledging peace within. To find a stillness there, to  find an alignment there that allows a moving into your soul's calling.

It then requires connection. Intimate, mindful contact. Requires being vulnerable, but from a place of trust.  An allowing yourself to know another and to be known my them.

Then to move. Let the movement be with Grace, Ease, and Elegance.
This is the G.E.E. factor.  Learn to cultivate the GEE factor in your life." 

What is your word of the day for today?

~~~~~ 

Ziva Meditation

https://zivameditation.com/

In the event you are not already familiar with the practice of Ziva Meditatio by Emily Fletcher

check on her Three M style – Mindfulness, Meditation (includes 2x breath), and Manifesting.

Her recent book is Stress Less, Accomplish More 

The Four P's and Right Action

We are here to play, breathe, contribute, savor and sample, create and evolve the uniqueness that is you.   And give the permission of that gift to others!  This requires of us to develop those skills that nurture and nourish our being. Cultivation of presence. Seeing with eyes of love. Developing your own unique agenda of action without being attached to results (Let the ego rest.  See Don Miguel Ruiz “Four Agreements”).  

Once you rest into your Four P’s of
Presence (just this now, mindfully embraced),
Power (your life stream, Prana, Qi, energy ),
Purpose (your Soul’s directives),
Passion (your energy and drive for good and creating)
the Fifth P of Possibilities opens to you.  Right Attention and Intention breeds Right Action. The A.I.A. formula. The by-ways and path opens for what it is for you to do this day, week, year. The cohorts begin to recognize themselves in the other.

by Pompe Strater-Vidal
Zen Sensei and founder of Relax Breathe Flow

It’s the first week of autumn here. Days are getting shorter and nights longer. Leaves are changing color, and starting to fall. It’s the season of letting go.

In meditation, we let go of our focus on our thoughts and emotions, coming back gently to our breath. But sometimes it’s hard to let go. Very. Challenging. Persistent patterns circle in an endless loop, keeping us stuck in our head, our feelings or both.

When this happens, it’s helpful to understand why you’re stuck. What you’re attached too.

Here are nine common negative emotional patterns:

1. Anger. Attached to being right, and resentful about what’s wrong.
2. False pride. Refusing to ask for attention, help and support when needed.
3. Vanity. Attachment to your image, instead of being authentic and real.
4. Envy. When the grass is always greener, underneath there’s a sense of lack.
5. Hoarding. Collecting stuff like a squirrel, afraid of never having enough.
6. Fear. Identifying with fears, instead of reality testing them.
7. Gluttony. Seeking pleasure compulsively to avoid experiencing pain.
8. Lust. Overindulging. A lot.
9. Indolence. It’s more comfortable to stay stuck. Change is risky.

Unless you’re a saint, some of these patterns will sound familiar. This is not a new way to criticize your self:) This is about awareness. Being aware of how you’re stuck is important. It’s the first step out of the loop. Here’s the next.

A list of the positive qualities that get us unstuck, moving forward into the light:

1. Serenity happens when you let go of anger and being right.
2. Humility opens the door to receiving support with love.
3. Honesty is the real you, the good, the bad and the ugly.
4. Equanimity comes from being grateful for what you have.
5. Nonattachment is about letting go.
6. Courage is moving forward through fear.
7. Sobriety is accepting your pain.
8. Innocence is simple enjoyment, the wonder of a child.
9. Right action comes from being centered in the qualities above.

Once you identify which negative loop you’re stuck in, you can consciously work on developing the quality that antidotes it.

Let me know your thoughts on this process, stepping out of negative patterns to move forward with awareness and love.