I wanted to write in December at the close of the 2018 year but it seemed for me that there were so many pieces coming in at once ,I could not form thoughts fast enough to get things written out everything was shifting so quickly.It was rapid fire succession.Many things changed in 2018 including me, as is to be expected with time and circumstances of life and our worlds inner and outer. Last January I felt the energy of coming into "Balance" Over the course of 2018 my understanding of balance has changed a great deal. I used to think Balance was Equilibrium in all things like a balanced scale but it Ebbs and flows I see and feel it differently now.It's like the Ocean. It is a constant but gentle push and pull of energy.If we do not move we stagnate and we are energy and energy must flow.It is the Yin and the Yang embodied. Someone recently confirmed this for me as well,which inspired this post. She told me of someone who taught her the idea that Balance is like a symphony. If notes of Music were played all at the same time it would be monotone and chaotic.That it is because the notes are played in their time and in their own space that it creates Music.And that Music has to flow.She is also a health and wellness coach and a yoga teacher.I told her I felt similar and we shared our experiences,it kind of clicked more for us both.we felt confirmation. I came away feeling more and more that in order for true balance to happen for us in our own lives we must train ourselves to find the balance within. All the secrets of the universe are in us. The Magic is in the flow.Not just in Yoga but all things although this quote beautifully states how we may find this within ourselves. Rumi, a Poet from the ancient world once wrote... " Above all else protect the heart for all else flows from it." Last year, I saw the film The little prince. I remembered it from when I was a child.So I wanted to watch it. It was a wonderfully inspired film. <3 I loved it and in that film was a quote " It is only with the heart we can see rightly all else is hidden from the eye." Live from the heart,It is also where balance flows unrestricted. The energy around us and within us is constantly shifting from our own experiences and from society and the world around us as a whole. To be balanced to me is no longer having our "acts together" as I used to feel. It now feels much more like we are in the ebb and flow of the ocean. We remain at peace within no matter which part of the wave we are on. We flow because we are energy. If we become unbalanced we are aware and bring ourselves back again and again and again as many times as we need to.I feel that life spirals in and out but now I know it also must flow unrestricted in order to thrive and so must we. Coming into 2019 I feel the energy of "Reinvention"
I feel that reinventing ourselves as both the student and the master will serve us well in the coming unfolding of the year ahead no matter what our journey brings in for us to experience.I don't feel it is to throw our previous selves away but to embody the lessons and integrate that wisdom. Bringing what we still love and what still works,leaving all else behind evolving and allowing ourselves to flow and find balance, over and over returning as the world around us shifts beneath our feet.And adding things that are coming in for us shaping us into truer more real versions of ourselves as slowly ,slowly we become the masters of ourselves... Know thyself and know God. I don't know what will happen in 2019 and I know there will always be challenges but now I have the ability to stay in flow more consistently and can bring myself back in whenever I fall out.Sometimes it takes effort but I am building self discipline to ensure I can stay there as much as possible. Over the last couple weeks I had a few things happen..One of our cats stepped on my computer and opened something.It was a video I had made as part of my healing process when my stallion died suddenly and tragically last November.A video to help me say goodbye and to celebrate his life. I almost closed it then decided to listen and watch it again. I have changed a lot since this happened and he is the reason for Riding the Spiral Path,the reason I embodied Wonder Woman as an Archetype for my own personal power though she had made previous appearances for me. I had an intuitive hit just the other day and felt him with me. I heard the words.."Now take the love you have for me and give it to yourself" Today while feeding the horses I went to sit where he is buried and sat there for a while.I am very different than who I was just one year ago. I learned my truest nature ..to be like water. To remember and flow without restriction. I followed many clues and had helpers and guides in nature and soon Elen of the ways appeared and now I stand here ready to reinvent myself and my life in this place of Balance and flow from my heart.In my own expression. Although we can experience reinvention of self this will likely present on grander scales as well.Much of the world has shown it needs to shift and change as old paradigms and systems break down. We are reinventing ourselves our communities our societies and our world. What kind of world do you want to live in? Ask this of yourself and be in flow in your own life and within your own selves.Reinvent life as best you can in your own way and you may find the universe will meet you half way. Stay in your heart and find light even in dark places.. as I have learned to do, become a light unto yourself in dark times. I believe the truth really is within,I believe in living from the heart and staying in flow of your truth.Being real and raw and humble and doing humble things with mindfulness and great care. To me there is a reason monks often do manual labor .It is here in those humble places we find great truth revealed to us from the Master within. I believe in magic..all kinds and in the power of play and laughter.I believe the secrets are hidden in plain sight, in life,in music,art,dance and stories of all kinds.There is knowledge there I also believe I know what Road Dahl really meant when he said "Those who do not believe in Magic will never find it" ;) and that all of this can be seen,heard and felt when we are tuned in and ready to hear it.I feel there is magic in the process of creation itself,because we are in flow .It is my hope that as we reinvent ourselves and our world begins to take on new shapes we may all be in flow and harmony within ourselves. May we all take more conscious steps on our life's journey, may we have more connection and more compassion. May we all find our true natures and embody what we are most passionate about wishing you all a Happy,transformative ,prosperous and fun 2019
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