Given that we are One
and have always been so
My Heart in yours
and yours in Mine
can it be that in fact
we all dance the same dance
to the same music
whether it appears so
or not
Given that we are One
One Light, One Love
One beautiful exquisite expression
of uncertainty, prose and breath
of anguish, joy and silent stillness
can it be that in truth
we all love the same Love
in our own unique way
yet still as One
~~~ Peace and Blessings, Elaine
Sunday, December 2, 2012
Wednesday, October 5, 2011
Being the Stillness within the storm
We've all been on this Journey for so long, travelling through the fluxes of mind, spirit and body that it almost seems "moot point" (sp?) to write today. Nevertheless, I feel it will be helpful to entertain a few more metaphors in order to ease the current fluxes.
As Infinite Spirits of Love and Light, nothing can really ever harm our True Selves. That being said, our mind and body forms are getting a little tossed about this week and throughout October. Since our physical forms do live in a physical universe (as far as we've learned for now), we experience all the changes happening within it, physical and mental. At this time in the year 2011 our beautiful sun has been going through some pretty big magnetic fluxes, flares and what is called CMEs (coronal mass eruptions), all of which do effect the solar system. That of course includes our little lovely planet that we all call home at this time. On October 1st, there was not only two major solar flares interacting with each other, but also a large CME possibly triggered by a comet that headed into the sun for a true melt down. (comets are made of ice and rock debris)
The solar storms and magnetic storms that hit earth are usually 2-3 days after major sun fluxes (flares, CMEs, etc.). Yesterday there was also a major CME on the sun which may effect us by the weekend.
So you ask, why am I bringing this all up? Well, we are much more than mind and body. We are Consciousness itself, Pure Awareness. Today and tomorrow can feel a bit challenging as the large magnetic storms hit earth. The point in this is that we are not the storm either. We are not even the eye of the storm. (physical or mental) We are in essence the Stillness, the calm itself in the eye of the storm which we have called Life and form. Over the next few days especially (and today), a great way to Be your own Inner Peace is simply to center in it. Our bodies will feel the effects of the storms, but our mind has the ability to choose where it will dwell energetically, and the energy of the body will follow eventually. So if we can make the choice of our True Self as Inner Peace or the choice of inner conflict, Life will follow suit. So one helpful metaphor is simply being the Inner Peace "tuning fork", centered in your own Inner Peace, and not only your body will feel more balanced, but other people around you will begin to resonate with that peace.
Another way Spirit showed me this today is that if you stir up a pond the water gets turbulent and usually takes a little time to settle back down (like after a storm). If you've heard of Dr. Masaru Emoto's research on how water molecules are effected by thoughts, you'll understand this next point. When we can simply be an "Inner Peace" drop of water, the rest of the pond will respond in kind, beginning to resonate with that perfect peaceful Stillness, returning the pond to clarity. (http://www.masaru-emoto.net/)
The physical changes our universe (and our bodies) is experiencing can be perceived as learning tools for our minds. The changes will always instigate our learning to love more, to be more compassionate and to be kinder in our lives so that we can remember more each day who we truly are, Infinite Love and Light.
Peace and blessings to you,
Elaine
As Infinite Spirits of Love and Light, nothing can really ever harm our True Selves. That being said, our mind and body forms are getting a little tossed about this week and throughout October. Since our physical forms do live in a physical universe (as far as we've learned for now), we experience all the changes happening within it, physical and mental. At this time in the year 2011 our beautiful sun has been going through some pretty big magnetic fluxes, flares and what is called CMEs (coronal mass eruptions), all of which do effect the solar system. That of course includes our little lovely planet that we all call home at this time. On October 1st, there was not only two major solar flares interacting with each other, but also a large CME possibly triggered by a comet that headed into the sun for a true melt down. (comets are made of ice and rock debris)
The solar storms and magnetic storms that hit earth are usually 2-3 days after major sun fluxes (flares, CMEs, etc.). Yesterday there was also a major CME on the sun which may effect us by the weekend.
So you ask, why am I bringing this all up? Well, we are much more than mind and body. We are Consciousness itself, Pure Awareness. Today and tomorrow can feel a bit challenging as the large magnetic storms hit earth. The point in this is that we are not the storm either. We are not even the eye of the storm. (physical or mental) We are in essence the Stillness, the calm itself in the eye of the storm which we have called Life and form. Over the next few days especially (and today), a great way to Be your own Inner Peace is simply to center in it. Our bodies will feel the effects of the storms, but our mind has the ability to choose where it will dwell energetically, and the energy of the body will follow eventually. So if we can make the choice of our True Self as Inner Peace or the choice of inner conflict, Life will follow suit. So one helpful metaphor is simply being the Inner Peace "tuning fork", centered in your own Inner Peace, and not only your body will feel more balanced, but other people around you will begin to resonate with that peace.
Another way Spirit showed me this today is that if you stir up a pond the water gets turbulent and usually takes a little time to settle back down (like after a storm). If you've heard of Dr. Masaru Emoto's research on how water molecules are effected by thoughts, you'll understand this next point. When we can simply be an "Inner Peace" drop of water, the rest of the pond will respond in kind, beginning to resonate with that perfect peaceful Stillness, returning the pond to clarity. (http://www.masaru-emoto.net/)
The physical changes our universe (and our bodies) is experiencing can be perceived as learning tools for our minds. The changes will always instigate our learning to love more, to be more compassionate and to be kinder in our lives so that we can remember more each day who we truly are, Infinite Love and Light.
Peace and blessings to you,
Elaine
Wednesday, May 26, 2010
The Deepest Gentleness
“Nothing is stronger than gentleness.”
The deepest gentleness you will ever experience is your own Spirit.
When this gentleness comes to visit you, honor it simply by being with it. You cannot do anything to make it come to you. You cannot get it to come to you by becoming something other than who you truly are, because it is You. When we forget who we are, our own Spirit, this gentleness seems very far away indeed. But in the times when it feels as if a sort of Grace has descended upon us, even in all of our turmoil, we begin to remember again “Oh yes, this is me.”
Here I offer you a simple key to remembering the deepest gentleness, your own beautiful Spirit, when your life becomes a bit crazy, seemingly luring you away from yourSelf.
First, Stop. Let everything go for just this moment.
Second, open your awareness, your heart’s eyes to what is in front of you. Don’t think, just open.
Nature is a most precious and powerful tool for this. My favorite way of reconnecting back to my own deepest gentleness is to watch the subtle movement of trees, leaves, grass or flowers being ever so gently blown by a soft wind, the more subtle the better. In fact if you can watch the wind or breeze moving a tree’s branches, follow it to the most subtlest of movements until you rest in the complete pure stillness of the tree itself or the softest late-day light that rests upon it.
A tree, flower, small creek, still mountain, soft breeze or quiet morning light all become instant mirrors of this deep gentleness that is your spirit. Here you can easily immerse yourself in your own precious, clear presence. Then in those times when you forget, you will know how to simply stop and open to your own deepest gentleness.
Deep Peace,
Elaine
The deepest gentleness you will ever experience is your own Spirit.
When this gentleness comes to visit you, honor it simply by being with it. You cannot do anything to make it come to you. You cannot get it to come to you by becoming something other than who you truly are, because it is You. When we forget who we are, our own Spirit, this gentleness seems very far away indeed. But in the times when it feels as if a sort of Grace has descended upon us, even in all of our turmoil, we begin to remember again “Oh yes, this is me.”
Here I offer you a simple key to remembering the deepest gentleness, your own beautiful Spirit, when your life becomes a bit crazy, seemingly luring you away from yourSelf.
First, Stop. Let everything go for just this moment.
Second, open your awareness, your heart’s eyes to what is in front of you. Don’t think, just open.
Nature is a most precious and powerful tool for this. My favorite way of reconnecting back to my own deepest gentleness is to watch the subtle movement of trees, leaves, grass or flowers being ever so gently blown by a soft wind, the more subtle the better. In fact if you can watch the wind or breeze moving a tree’s branches, follow it to the most subtlest of movements until you rest in the complete pure stillness of the tree itself or the softest late-day light that rests upon it.
A tree, flower, small creek, still mountain, soft breeze or quiet morning light all become instant mirrors of this deep gentleness that is your spirit. Here you can easily immerse yourself in your own precious, clear presence. Then in those times when you forget, you will know how to simply stop and open to your own deepest gentleness.
Deep Peace,
Elaine
Sunday, April 11, 2010
The New Spiritual Partnerships: 2010
I’ve been hearing more and more this year from people who are really on a different path when it comes to relationships or partnerships. Not only in how to “meet that special someone”, but in who that someone might be and what they truly want from all of their relationships really. In the true sense of the word, relationship is simply relating to another, whether it is a single person, a community or nation.
As more and more people are now on a more spiritually-based path, it is a given that they will learn more loving ways to relate to others. And of course this brings all relationships up to be seen and attended to where needed. I personally think of a “spiritual path” as the maturing of the human soul, and by “spiritual” I mean natural. The maturing of the human soul is natural evolution and is inevitable.
This year brings much Light onto how we relate to one another and closer to home, to ourselves. As such, this year and beyond, is a huge opportunity for healing our relationships with ourselves and others, so that we may learn to co-exist in more loving, healthy ways. Every soul yearns for this, and sometimes we are almost painfully aware of this deep yearning to share Home with another Being in true partnership. I believe there will always be a deep desire to share this magnificent journey of Being Love and Light. It is how God expresses and experiences Itself best.
As my wish is to bring more Light to our journey, the first question to ask ourselves is “Why do I want to be in or have a relationship?” This will flush out all underlying motives that may not result in the answer simply being “to share Love.” This is a good way to clear any old foundations learned around relationships that may not be serving us well. This is what the newly evolving partnerships are teaching us.
A few days ago a friend brought up two interesting questions about relationships that I thought would be very helpful to share with you. She said someone was talking to her about relationships and said there are two things to consider when thinking about what kind of relationship you want. The questions are:
1. What do you want from the relationship?
2. What are you willing to bring to the relationship?
The minute she asked the second question, my own answer popped into my head and I have to say I was very pleasantly surprised by it, not only because it was so obvious, but because it is the very thing I have been working on in my relationship with myself. (I know. No-brainer, eh?) The answer I immediately got was the list of what A Course in Miracles calls the characteristics of “God’s Teachers”; Trust, Honesty, Tolerance, Gentleness, Joy, Defenselessness, Generosity, Patience, Faithfulness and Open-mindedness. Of course I would also add a sense of humor, loving-kindness and inner peace.
At that moment, I realized that these are the things I want to share with someone in a relationship in order to share Love and to learn more about Infinite Love. These are the new relationships sprouting amongst maturing souls now and it is so wonderful to see.
Another question came to me after talking with another friend recently; “Would I want the person to be a lot like me?” In the past, I would have said not really, but over the past year especially I’ve realized I actually would want to be with someone very similar to my Real Self, my spirit. I actually said to my friend, “yes, I’d like to date my own spirit.” :) (It’s ok. You can laugh.)
I’m sure there are lots of great books about relationships and there are a few now beginning to talk more about relationships from the perspective of the mature soul. Here are some I have found very helpful in learning about Love and my relationship with myself and others:
Walking Through Walls: Practical Spirituality for an Impractical World, by Lee Jampolsky
The Tao of Equus, by Linda Kohanov
Take Me to Truth, by Nouk Sanchez & Tomas Vieira
As well, there are several great websites such as Gay and Kathlyn Hendricks’ site at http://www.hendricks.com/, which truly comes from and teaches about conscious relationships, where we are all heading. There is also an excellent, insightful short video with Gay Hendricks on YouTube at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o5npp6LqdSE.
Wishing you a happy journey and peaceful, blessed relationships this year and always.
In Love and Light,
Elaine
As more and more people are now on a more spiritually-based path, it is a given that they will learn more loving ways to relate to others. And of course this brings all relationships up to be seen and attended to where needed. I personally think of a “spiritual path” as the maturing of the human soul, and by “spiritual” I mean natural. The maturing of the human soul is natural evolution and is inevitable.
This year brings much Light onto how we relate to one another and closer to home, to ourselves. As such, this year and beyond, is a huge opportunity for healing our relationships with ourselves and others, so that we may learn to co-exist in more loving, healthy ways. Every soul yearns for this, and sometimes we are almost painfully aware of this deep yearning to share Home with another Being in true partnership. I believe there will always be a deep desire to share this magnificent journey of Being Love and Light. It is how God expresses and experiences Itself best.
As my wish is to bring more Light to our journey, the first question to ask ourselves is “Why do I want to be in or have a relationship?” This will flush out all underlying motives that may not result in the answer simply being “to share Love.” This is a good way to clear any old foundations learned around relationships that may not be serving us well. This is what the newly evolving partnerships are teaching us.
A few days ago a friend brought up two interesting questions about relationships that I thought would be very helpful to share with you. She said someone was talking to her about relationships and said there are two things to consider when thinking about what kind of relationship you want. The questions are:
1. What do you want from the relationship?
2. What are you willing to bring to the relationship?
The minute she asked the second question, my own answer popped into my head and I have to say I was very pleasantly surprised by it, not only because it was so obvious, but because it is the very thing I have been working on in my relationship with myself. (I know. No-brainer, eh?) The answer I immediately got was the list of what A Course in Miracles calls the characteristics of “God’s Teachers”; Trust, Honesty, Tolerance, Gentleness, Joy, Defenselessness, Generosity, Patience, Faithfulness and Open-mindedness. Of course I would also add a sense of humor, loving-kindness and inner peace.
At that moment, I realized that these are the things I want to share with someone in a relationship in order to share Love and to learn more about Infinite Love. These are the new relationships sprouting amongst maturing souls now and it is so wonderful to see.
Another question came to me after talking with another friend recently; “Would I want the person to be a lot like me?” In the past, I would have said not really, but over the past year especially I’ve realized I actually would want to be with someone very similar to my Real Self, my spirit. I actually said to my friend, “yes, I’d like to date my own spirit.” :) (It’s ok. You can laugh.)
I’m sure there are lots of great books about relationships and there are a few now beginning to talk more about relationships from the perspective of the mature soul. Here are some I have found very helpful in learning about Love and my relationship with myself and others:
Walking Through Walls: Practical Spirituality for an Impractical World, by Lee Jampolsky
The Tao of Equus, by Linda Kohanov
Take Me to Truth, by Nouk Sanchez & Tomas Vieira
As well, there are several great websites such as Gay and Kathlyn Hendricks’ site at http://www.hendricks.com/, which truly comes from and teaches about conscious relationships, where we are all heading. There is also an excellent, insightful short video with Gay Hendricks on YouTube at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o5npp6LqdSE.
Wishing you a happy journey and peaceful, blessed relationships this year and always.
In Love and Light,
Elaine
Sunday, March 14, 2010
Living your TRUTH
More and more this year, many of us are relearning the most precious lesson ever!
It is a message we have read, and heard and tried to live for so long that it seems almost surreal now that the message is Being Lived by so many people. It is the message and lesson of trusting, following and Living our own Truth, whatever that is for each of us. Every one of us has a unique, beautiful path we are here to express and experience as Spirit Itself. Every single path is exquisitely unique. If you could create and experience in infinite ways, why would you do it any other way?! God IS Infinite, and thus so are you.
The past couple of months me and several friends, as well as others, have been given opportunities and support to truly speak and live what we feel is True for each of us. In many lives, mine included, there is the learned conditioning to do and think and believe what everyone else does and thinks and believes so as to "fit in" and "not rock the boat." The pressure in some societies is so great to do so that we literally make ourselves ill by cutting ourselves off from our inner voice, our intuition, or as Spirit called it the other day, our "IT", or Inner Teacher. Also known as our I.T. or Inner Technology, our spirit, when we are "offline" from our I.T. (spirit), we are disconnected from IT, our Inner Teacher, and the One Infinite Teacher (Get IT?) :)
This year for me has been so much about the opposite message and the unlearning of this suppression of my own spirit and Inner Knowing. There is so much Joy in this.
One supportive piece of information I learned around this lesson this year is that when I am not valuing or being honest with myself about what I know to be my true path or action, etc., and thus do not act in alignment with my spirit's true intentions out of fear of disapproval or feeling not accepted by others' standards, I can actually get in the way of the bigger plan for me and others, the "Master Script" which God directs. So now I feel so much better truly walking my own path even if others don't have the same truth, because I don't want to short-change my life and certainly do not want to short-change the paths and lives of others.
I know it is about trusting, something many of us learned very little of growing up. This year is truly about Trusting and honoring your Inner Teacher, your amazingly beautiful spirit that God created.
In Love and Light,
Elaine :)
It is a message we have read, and heard and tried to live for so long that it seems almost surreal now that the message is Being Lived by so many people. It is the message and lesson of trusting, following and Living our own Truth, whatever that is for each of us. Every one of us has a unique, beautiful path we are here to express and experience as Spirit Itself. Every single path is exquisitely unique. If you could create and experience in infinite ways, why would you do it any other way?! God IS Infinite, and thus so are you.
The past couple of months me and several friends, as well as others, have been given opportunities and support to truly speak and live what we feel is True for each of us. In many lives, mine included, there is the learned conditioning to do and think and believe what everyone else does and thinks and believes so as to "fit in" and "not rock the boat." The pressure in some societies is so great to do so that we literally make ourselves ill by cutting ourselves off from our inner voice, our intuition, or as Spirit called it the other day, our "IT", or Inner Teacher. Also known as our I.T. or Inner Technology, our spirit, when we are "offline" from our I.T. (spirit), we are disconnected from IT, our Inner Teacher, and the One Infinite Teacher (Get IT?) :)
This year for me has been so much about the opposite message and the unlearning of this suppression of my own spirit and Inner Knowing. There is so much Joy in this.
One supportive piece of information I learned around this lesson this year is that when I am not valuing or being honest with myself about what I know to be my true path or action, etc., and thus do not act in alignment with my spirit's true intentions out of fear of disapproval or feeling not accepted by others' standards, I can actually get in the way of the bigger plan for me and others, the "Master Script" which God directs. So now I feel so much better truly walking my own path even if others don't have the same truth, because I don't want to short-change my life and certainly do not want to short-change the paths and lives of others.
I know it is about trusting, something many of us learned very little of growing up. This year is truly about Trusting and honoring your Inner Teacher, your amazingly beautiful spirit that God created.
In Love and Light,
Elaine :)
Tuesday, March 9, 2010
Living with an Open Clear Heart
Today I received by far what could be seen as the oddest message from Spirit, but energetically it feels right on target, so please bare with me as I try to formulate into words that which does not even feel like can be explained.
(Note: Reading the following may shift your perceptions.)
Over the next few weeks, there will be a very different kind of shift for earth and all of its inhabitants. Whereas in the past several years especially, we've experienced many, many energetic and magnetic shifts in our physical environment, this new style is much more of a perceptual shift, in a way. Whereas in the past, when the earth's magnetic fields shifted, we felt sort of turned "upside down" polarity-wise, and physically could feel dizzy or light-headed at times, this new SHIFT will feel more as if we are being turned "inside out", not in a physical-based way, but rather in our perspectives when it comes to who and what we are as human beings and spiritual beings, which of course can affect how we experience our physical world as well.
One of the analogies Spirit showed me is that if we have believed that we are human beings breathing in and out (our spirit's life force), after this shift, we will be much more in the perspective (and almost effortlessly so) of being breathed in and out by our spirit (by Spirit Itself). Another way of looking at this is that for those of us who have worked so hard to keep reminding ourselves that we are all One, after this re-perspectiving we will more easily KNOW and feel and Live this reality. It is a sort of "laying the cards on the table", as if enough of the veils (fears/shadows of ego) have been cleared away by Light and Love that we will be able to see more with our "True Eyes", the vision of our spirits (and Spirit Itself) through an Open, Clear One Heart. As this is new for me as well, I can only guess that it might be what it feels like when a critical mass is reached and a whole new experience "appears" or falls into place.
In Love and Light,
Elaine
(Note: Reading the following may shift your perceptions.)
Over the next few weeks, there will be a very different kind of shift for earth and all of its inhabitants. Whereas in the past several years especially, we've experienced many, many energetic and magnetic shifts in our physical environment, this new style is much more of a perceptual shift, in a way. Whereas in the past, when the earth's magnetic fields shifted, we felt sort of turned "upside down" polarity-wise, and physically could feel dizzy or light-headed at times, this new SHIFT will feel more as if we are being turned "inside out", not in a physical-based way, but rather in our perspectives when it comes to who and what we are as human beings and spiritual beings, which of course can affect how we experience our physical world as well.
One of the analogies Spirit showed me is that if we have believed that we are human beings breathing in and out (our spirit's life force), after this shift, we will be much more in the perspective (and almost effortlessly so) of being breathed in and out by our spirit (by Spirit Itself). Another way of looking at this is that for those of us who have worked so hard to keep reminding ourselves that we are all One, after this re-perspectiving we will more easily KNOW and feel and Live this reality. It is a sort of "laying the cards on the table", as if enough of the veils (fears/shadows of ego) have been cleared away by Light and Love that we will be able to see more with our "True Eyes", the vision of our spirits (and Spirit Itself) through an Open, Clear One Heart. As this is new for me as well, I can only guess that it might be what it feels like when a critical mass is reached and a whole new experience "appears" or falls into place.
In Love and Light,
Elaine
Monday, March 1, 2010
Message from Earth and Love
I received this last night in the middle of my quiet. :)
A message from Earth and Love:
“You are not here to “master” the earth. You are here to learn from it. It has been around for far longer than you and has experienced more than you can even begin to imagine. It is far wiser than the human beings that love it or try to condemn it.
You think you understand love but you do not.
You think you “know” the way Home, but without Love, there is no way to get there and no home to be found for It is One and the same.
How can you see the earth’s love for you when all of your energy goes into dismantling it to serve your lost mind’s needs and wants?
Most directions will take you somewhere, but unless your spirit is guiding the way, you will end up where you began and the circle will go unchanged. Home sits in the middle of Love and Love alone. Nowhere else is there to go but to Love. And this alone is All that you seek.”
In Love and Light,
Elaine
A message from Earth and Love:
“You are not here to “master” the earth. You are here to learn from it. It has been around for far longer than you and has experienced more than you can even begin to imagine. It is far wiser than the human beings that love it or try to condemn it.
You think you understand love but you do not.
You think you “know” the way Home, but without Love, there is no way to get there and no home to be found for It is One and the same.
How can you see the earth’s love for you when all of your energy goes into dismantling it to serve your lost mind’s needs and wants?
Most directions will take you somewhere, but unless your spirit is guiding the way, you will end up where you began and the circle will go unchanged. Home sits in the middle of Love and Love alone. Nowhere else is there to go but to Love. And this alone is All that you seek.”
In Love and Light,
Elaine
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