Is Worry Strangling Our Creative Force?

I have been having conversations with people and doing some thinking about the concept of worry. It is a strange one….how did all of this worry come about and why do we do it? When did we start (the human race) worrying about our lives?

Has it always been like this?

There are a few ways to look at this habit in fact…one is that it’s only a mind thing. I mean, can you imagine your body being worried about something? Or for that matter, what about an animal spending time fretting….

From what I can see and understand, most other living beings just get on with asking, planning, creating or finding ways and means to get their needs met. In other words, they stay active and persistent (anyone have a puppy? LOL).

But, then there’s us…the top of the food chain and what do we spend most of our time worried about? Perhaps for a good many people it’s about food – what will we eat, how will we afford to buy our food and then the ultimate – how will that food affect us (weight gain, health, energy etc.).

It’s quite a cycle we have set up here! Worry until we have the food or the means to acquire it, then, worry about eating it, cooking it, preparing it, serving it, sharing it, wearing it – and how to get more of it.

And then lets look at this word – what does worry actually mean and where does this word come from? According to Websters', worry means to torment oneself and to suffer from disturbing thoughts….it’s original meaning was 'to strangle'.

Hmmm…look at these descriptive words – we torment and cause suffering to ourselves when we worry. Not only that, we are strangling our creative force when we spend our energy (resources) worrying.

The big question here is how to stop? And of course, what to do about these things that are sitting on our minds…perhaps the first step is to recognize why, when and how we worry.

Then, to begin the process of breaking this pattern….take action. Each time we find ourselves fretting over something, do anything constructive (exercise, laugh, write, sip water, go outside, talk to someone) that lifts us up and out of this debilitating habit.

April

Overcoming Energetic Patterns of Fear

Today has been a strange energy day – yet another one this week. Perhaps it’s the sunshine – light tends to highlight the dust and cracks in things. Or maybe it is something else entirely.

It feels as if something is changing…I know that I certainly am. My body has been telling me that my life is coming back on the inside of my gut – in the spaces and places it has been depleted for so long.

I am not always certain that I am feeling or sensing these differences….but I do know that my body feels and seems to be a bit different since I came off the 30 day cleanse. There are more subtle changes – perhaps that’s the right word for it.

One thing that has been on my mind a lot is how my approach to food, living and just being here has evolved over the past couple of years in particular. When I look back at that time frame I can see a lot of change in myself and my family.

It’s this day to day living that gets difficult at times for those of us walking the spiritual path – one word that has meant a lot to me over the years is ‘overcome’. Today I was pondering this word once again, as I mulled over another energetic pattern I wanted to be done with.

That pattern is one of fear.

We are all still tackling fear in our lives on so many levels – it feels as if it is coming at us from so many angles that it’s hard to keep them all out. But, it is worthwhile work to do – removing and breaking free of the pattern of fear. Where there is fear, there isn’t love – there actually isn’t much of anything – just a hole.

Another thing I have noticed lately is how I have been picking up fear from others. And this is yet another pattern I want to break free from. I can remember being like this all of my life and would cringe at the thought of being around people I knew to be fearful.

Right now I am trying to think of some words to describe how it feels to me…if I were to start with my stomach it’s as if there is an emptiness inside. Then my mind loses all focus on reality or the present moment and spiritually I tend to sense that I am depleted.

Like a dead or dying horse. Yet, I know this is not mine – this is how someone else’s fear (I have picked up) feels around me. My own fear – is totally different, that would be more of a reaction – it propels me into action.

Lots to think about here while I work through each of these important issues…I have fasted for the past couple of days and will do so again next week. It always gets things moving!

April

The Voices in Our Heads....

Today is another fairly good day - I can sense and feel change all around me. I know it is leading in the right direction because I am directing it with my every thought, exercise, diet, fasting and each of these little things I do throughout my day.

Actually it's kind of a nice feeling - to have the power within our own lives - to finally feel as if we are somehow the master of our own fate. One thing that has been coming up repeatedly for me over these past few days is my intuition.

And that is one of the most important ways that I know I am off and running (and not down a blind alley) with all the areas in my life I have been working on for so long. Our intuitions are so much more than an inner voice....

And it's not always a voice in our heads. Although I do have those (shhh!), but it's more of a body sense, an inner knowing - it can be a word that just pops up into our awareness, and even a voice, but a very gentle subtle one. 

Our bodies use all of our abilities and capacity for communication. If one area is blocked, it can and will be taken over by something a bit sinister (or very dark indeed) this is the overmind I refer to from time to time. 

Our mission (should we choose to accept) is to overcome the over mind - it is attached right down into our nervous systems and this is quite a task - oh, but it's worth it! Can you imagine being in tune with nature to such an extant as to hear her breathe and whisper your name?

So, I like to think of these intuitive senses as a built in guidance system - sort of like the sat nav in a car (I would never have one, however...) we also have an inner map that shows us where to go. And most importantly - how to get 'where' we need to go.

What is required of us - on a daily basis - is to practice trust, faith, discernment - I would never say to stop questioning because this is all part of learning what you are listening to. Mainly because there are many voices which have overlaid our own.

Our intuition will sound nothing like those other voices - our body will not be confused or distracted by it and somehow things will fall into place because of our paying attention. When we are tuned into our bodies - our minds and spirits tend to align with purpose and life becomes more meaningful.

This is important work to be doing and it's worth the effort we are expected to put into it.

April

Sun Streams and the Soul

We are off to a great start this week - the sun is shining! Need I say more? And it has been dry for a few days, so, even though it is quite cold - this fresh weather is very healthy and invigorating. I just hope it stays for a few more days....

Bright sun shine is like a tonic for the mind, body and soul. We never realise how much we miss it until it is gone from our lives - but also how much we need this healing light. Sunlight actually penetrates through the brain tissues into the glands in our heads.

How powerful is that? Actually reminds me of New Grange....sunlight pouring into a small crevice, but once inside it illuminates an entire precious room full of ancient memories. Surely this is significant in every way for our very human existence.

Sunlight removes the shadows - burns off the darkness and pours healing balm on the soul

So, today if you can (make the time) get outside, fresh air will do your body good. If there is sun - this early spring sun shine seems to be very special - take advantage of every healing ray. It's as if a sun stream has been sent down to us here on earth to restore our souls.

Of course, once I am outside I always wander into the garden - there is so much to be done (an endless passion!) however I can sense the plants soaking up this sunlight in the same way we do. All life and living things need sunlight - in order to grow.

We need it to heal and grow as well - but not only physically - our mental, spiritual and emotional health are very dependent on the sun. And anything that uplifts the body does the exact same thing for the rest of our inter-dimensional selves.

Enjoy the day!

April

Sunrise...

What kind of year are you planning on having?

It really all is about remembering who we are, finding our selves again after so long and then allowing those returning parts of us to rejoin and open up. Today is the last day of Christmas - Three Kings Day or Little Christmas here in Ireland.

And of course a feast day for us - the twelfth day of this lovely season usually is celebrated in a traditional sense with a spicy drink and a meal. And as this is an official way to mark the ending of something - the trees come down.

It's hard to believe we are already into 2013 and moving forward into another year of..... what? For some this will be another few months of nothingness and the same old version of each and every year. While for others, those who have been working hard at putting their dreams into a framework - things may just start to fall into place...

But either way, there is an opportunity for great change - we stand with the door open to opportunity - however we must be willing to take a chance and walk through to the other side. So, I guess the key word here is trust.

When we are asked to trust in something outside of ourselves - life becomes quite difficult. If I have learned anything over these past few years it's this single thing...I am to trust in my body, mind and soul to take me where I need to go (read my free birth story).

One of the main reasons I am doing these detoxes is to get back into places, spaces and regions of my body I have long been pushed out of (or have never even occupied). Once I am back in there, my task is to get to know that part of me and then to trust in my body to do all it needs to do.

Of course any type of inflammation will push you out of your body - and this is one of the most prevalent problems in our world right now. We are all walking around with varying degrees of low level chronic dysfunction due to poor diet, lack of exercise and taking medications which create this situation.

We will find it increasingly more difficult to trust when we are out of our bodies in any way... and even more so, as long as we take these poisons that lock the doors...

It's time to choose...trust in your body, listen to it's needs and make the changes necessary for health or carry on and have another year just like the last ones....

April

Some of us need to grow into our ears!!