Standing in the Rain with the Sun Shinning August 4, 2009
The sunlight, the nourishing raindrops, the electrifying, clearing lighting, the moments of rest, stillness and appreciation of all the blessings are leading us to more awareness of the secrets of life. Have you been “still” within these natural miracles? Did you intuit answers that you were not aware you even asked? Are you becoming the essence of peace? It has been my prayer for you to experience this as the earth is tiptoeing into new life.
Here are some of the reasons that might have prevented you from becoming fully engrossed in these new changes. The most important one is that you may not be forgiving yourself or others of past choices. Once you have become aware of making better choices for yourself, you must also forgive yourself for the times you made poor choices. Transformation cannot be completed if you do not do both. Often as you are making better choices, it may also be a reminder of when you did not. Be kind to yourself and say thank you to all those experiences. Ask yourself for forgiveness and receive it fully. The only way that I know this is possible is that you need to accept them as times of divine gifts of learning that you granted yourself. You called these experiences to you… to grow. Embrace that awareness and be grateful for everything you have ever experienced, especially the most difficult times. Set yourself free with this gift of compassion. Now, as you hold on to that feeling and feel yourself become lighter, with an inward smile, extend this feeling to all others that you felt victimized by their poor choices. This is an interactive process and we need to remind ourselves that we are never doing this alone. Everything we do affects those around us and vice versa. Forgive yourself for taking part in their struggles and owning their lessons as your own. Forgive them for what they are doing to themselves. Open your arms and heart, let all anger, grief, pain, fear and suffering flow out of you and allow yourself to fly free.
As I walked along the harbor on Martha’s Vineyard while visiting my daughter, I had a simple, yet powerful epiphany. It was, “In this moment, I am completely happy”. As I focused on the natural beauty around me, I knew that nothing else mattered in that moment. I felt it with my whole being into a depth of understanding I had never felt before. That is an experience! I detached myself from all the pain, anger and fear that I witness in others daily. I fully realized it is their stuff and I do not need to worry about it, fix it, or take it on as my own. It is theirs and I need to love, honor and have faith in them enough, to let them have it!! It is difficult to express this to you because it sounds simple when we use our intellect, but to really feel it and live it, is another experience. It will change your life.
If you quiet your mind and be still within yourself, what do you feel in that moment? Label your emotions of fear, anger, disappointment, resentment, grief, regret, happiness, peace or just stillness. “I am feeling….” is all that you need to say to yourself. Now, be grateful for the awareness of your truth. If it is something that is blocking your happiness, be grateful for it, claim the realization that you no longer need it and release it into the hands of God. Your next feeling, may be labeled…PEACE. A moment like this can extend into many moments if you allow it. For me, that moment of Divine peace, has been occurring quite regularly and for longer duration, which is amazing. I feel the shift and I am attempting to touch you with its beauty, peace and joy.
This is a great example of how the Avana Method works. I hold space of sublime peace while the person makes a choice to accept that vibration or not. Often, clients say that when I begin the healing, their mind is all over the place. I smile to myself, because I know that at that point they are reaching to the depth of their stored denials. Denial has a way of making you think about something else! I follow their direction and sprinkle the sparkling energy of unconditional love until they accept the peace I am holding. They then let go and are “still” within it and feel themselves being lifted into joy. The Avana Method assists me in finding the space of unconditional love within me first, holding it, and then encircling them with it while they are making the choice to receive it. In those moments of healing truth, nothing else matters, all is forgiven, all is well…
Truly being in the moment means that you are not regretting the past, nor concerned with the future. It is ok to no longer worry about the future and agonize over the past. Just stay in the present. In the present, look around and choose the beauty, strength, peace and happiness that is there. You are safe here. Don’t take on the chaos, fear and doubt of anything taking place around you. Let it go. It is ok to no longer be responsible for someone else’s comfort. They need to do that for themselves. It is ok to let them do it. You do not need to judge them, control them or worry about how they do it. Who is really controlling whom? Give yourself permission to let go.
It is very important at this time of universal change that we focus on ourselves first. The purpose of this universal healing is for individuals to become whole within themselves. This means that all self-realization is for accountability, forgiveness, gratitude and the blending of the masculine and feminine energies within us individually. Each person is the spark of the Divine Creator and as each spark heals, the flame grows larger and eventually one touches the other and all become One once again…and let there be peace that reigns the world.
Thank yourself for coming to this place, to read these words, to make the choices that will contribute to the universal transformation…it does begin with you. You are here at the dawning of its birth. It will not be easy at times, but if you hold the commitment of love in your heart, that will be all that you need in the moment…as one moment dances into the next.
It is my prayer for you that internal peace may lead you to eternal peace.
Blessings, love and light,
Joyce
