I posted a few days ago the October 18th lecture by His Holiness so I thought I’d post his second lecture as well. It was on the following day at Western Connecticut State University . I also thought it was apropos after Monday’s post. 🙂 We could all use a wee bit of a reminder on living with compassion….
Energetically!
~Sarah
My summer view!
I wrote the following except during the summer but never posted it. On the first day of Autumn when the world (or at least my part of the world) begins to forage for the coming months and things begin to slow down I cherish the warmth of summer. How do you enjoy the seasons and time as the weather changes…. What does it mean to you?
“Every now and then I have a day that is simply divine and I do mean divine. You know the kind of day that takes your breath away. I have spent the last 48 hours sitting in the sun, swimming, eating amazing food, playing with my boyfriends daughter (a gift in and of itself), driving gorgeous roads and playing with my boyfriend too. The sound track was also just as spectacular: birds, frogs, roosters, frogs jumping in the pool, woodpeckers, birds flying by to take a dip in the pool, bumble-bees and dragon flies. Did I mention frogs? All of this was a visual feast as well… I have 2 words for you: Humming birds!
All this said it comes down to that I’m so thankful for such an absolutely amazing couple of days that were shared with me.”
My summer was spectacular so I’m looking forward to what life will bring in the coming months!
Energetically,
~Sarah
It seems that there’s a new show out that’s a spin-off of “Toddlers and Tiara’s” named “Honey Boo Boo” named for the child in it. I have to say from the get go that I have never watched them. Show’s like “Jersey Shore” (I’ve also never seen) and these I believe are simply showing the country at its worst. I don’t disagree that there are people out there like this but why do we have to glorify it? Watching these shows to me seems like deer caught in the head lights who can’t turn away… but we have choice the one consistent topic I have. We can watch something else or simply turn off the television. What about reading a book? I even had “Honey Boo Boo and Reality Television” as the title but changed it because I didn’t want to add to its internet presence. The most unhealthy thing about this is that there are people who watch it and chose to emulate it. So tell me why are these shows even out there? I know that they started years ago when there was a writer’s strike and the time needed to be filled and they chose “Big Brother” to launch it all but the shows with these young children is sheer child abuse and bullying as we laugh at it. Where are the children being protected?
I don’t tend to use my blog for this kind of discussion around harm but the energy that this kind of television creates is terribly unhealthy. Why would we watch it when there is so much else out there that is healthy and beautiful. That which we focus on is magnified… So why not chose to focus on something that is Joyful and loving… So next time you turn on the T.V. ask yourself: How loving is this? How educational is this? Am I receiving joy? Better yet How loving and I being?
Energetically,
~Sarah
I moved out of NYC a few weeks ago and now everything is either unpacked or put into storage… My move was quiet smooth as far as moves go… Now it’s nose to the proverbial grind stone. That said I’ve had so many mixed emotions since I have left. On one hand I have definitely doubted my choice which for me is very rare. Once I make a decision I have made it. No doubts. On the other bigger hand I have Loved my new world. This move involved the biggest heart expanding of all (moving closer to the man who I Love)… I’ve been a little scared. In the past all my choices and decisions have all been for and about me. No one else was involved. I know that sounds selfish but being single has allowed me that luxury. But not this time… Someone else is very much involved. So I’ve been more aware of ways of keeping peace and simply allowing as my center goal. I walk a lot and meditate a lot and ride my bike a lot, which I did today saying “Good Morning” joyfully to all my neighbors and running errands!! This is a reminder that though we have absolute choice over everything we think and feel not everything is about us :-). Allowing for love and communication between two people who love each other is one of the largest growing experiences for a person to have. I knew that I had done a Lot of work to get to where I was and that I wanted to grow more by being involved with another who had done the same because the growth opportunity would be endless. I chose Love not fear…
As I say to my clients,”How does taffy become yummy?…. All the pulling and yanking”. Hence we are like that taffy. The choices we make about our feelings and situations make us into what we are. And we know that it isn’t always that comfortable. So I know I want to be as yummy as possible…
So bring on the taffy pull!
Energetically!
~Sarah
Now that I think about it, it depends on how you view failure…. I believe that there isn’t such a thing as failure. I don’t want to place the judgement on the “thing” that happened as good or bad it’s simply an event in life that gives me a choice as to want I want to do. Life is merely one moment after another of opportunities to make a choice as to where you want to go from here.
We all know the age-old adage, ” When one door closes another door opens.”. I for one am not actually a fan of that adage. Throw the windows open! I think that are always windows and doors open to my house so I can yet again choose. This expression some how connotes that the door has been shut on us as opposed to being the ones doing the shutting… a bad followed by a good… Why can’t we be the ones to place the weight on how we view our existence…. I’m the one shutting the door. I know I’m probably getting rather esoteric about my door shutting analogy but think about it, we have choice over how we view what is happening. If “failure” isn’t an option because there isn’t something we call failure, just simply steps towards our future… wouldn’t that make a more joyful life? I believe that how we respond to everything in life is a choice. We may not have control over our subconscious thought but we do over our conscious thought. We have the choice to either suffer or not. That said what emotions and responses are you choosing that you may want to take on another path…? As opposed to seeing what we haven’t down look at what you have achieved? As opposed to seeing the glass half empty, see that there is still water in it at all? I love to find the beauty in the situation so that the harder things are not so hard at all. And after a while you may not see anything as hard it simply is what it is without any judgement.
So go throw your windows open and air it all out!!
Energetically with love,
~Sarah
This phenomenal marriage proposal that’s been flying around the internet and the news has got me thinking. Not only was I, like everyone else crying by the end, (then again I cry at Hallmark commercials) but I was flabbergasted at how much effort the boyfriend put into his proposal. I dare you to watch it and not be moved. On the news he said he only rehearsed it once since he and many of his friends are actors but how much planning and choreographing went into what he did for someone he loves? That said how far are you willing to go to achieve what you love?
I used to work with high school kids and would say to them find something that you love so, that which you call work won’t feel like work at all. The more you love something the easier it is to do. Are you doing everything possible to achieve what it is that you want? Not everything you think you could do? Go, Go, Go! And let’s just say it I love, Love!
Play full-out and like Issac get creative!
Energetically,
~Sarah
A regular topic I have with my clients is: Where do these actions/thoughts stem from, Love or Fear? Often times we allow are fear to get in the way of true inner love. As a coach I learned that thoughts become feelings become actions become results! Our thoughts create everything in our lives, from being able to stay in the moment to what we attract in our lives. I am a huge fan of don Miguel Ruiz and he states in “The 4 Agreements”
Agreement 1-
Be impeccable with your word – Speak with integrity. Say only what you mean. Avoid using the word to speak against yourself or to gossip about others. Use the power of your word in the direction of truth and love. (I love this one!)
Agreement 2-
Don’t take anything personally – Nothing others do is because of you. What others say and do is a projection of their own reality, their own dream. When you are immune to the opinions and actions of others, you won’t be the victim of needless suffering.
Agreement 3-
Don’t make assumptions – Find the courage to ask questions and to express what you really want. Communicate with others as clearly as you can to avoid misunderstandings, sadness and drama. With just this one agreement, you can completely transform your life.
Agreement 4–
Always do your best – Your best is going to change from moment to moment; it will be different when you are healthy as opposed to sick. Under any circumstance, simply do your best, and you will avoid self-judgment, self-abuse and regret.
If we are conscious of these four agreements what we attract towards ourselves is much more conscious!
Energetically!
~S
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