The Lesson of Loss:

If we are lucky enough to have our health, our families, and a connection with our community we are very blessed. This is not always the case and sometimes we forget about the opportunities and relationships that helped us create the amazing lives we have. Often, we get too comfortable in our safety, our luxuries, and our privilege, forgetting how precious and fragile it all is. Then, the potency of appreciation and deep gratitude for it all slowly wanes, and we become casual about paying attention to what we need to do in order to honor the graces given to us.

Not Good...

This can be very dangerous if we lose sight of our blessings and the value of the opportunities we were given.

Remembering what inspired us, what we did to get here and the people who supported us on the way, re-affirms and reminds us we did not do any of this by ourselves.

Humility is an important element in honoring and keeping the things we value.

When we realize that it all can go in a minute, we tend to be more mindful of how we live and more appreciative of what we have.

When we think about the loss of our relationships, our health, and the things we are most passionate about, suddenly, we are extra careful and aware.

Impermanence now directs our attention to the preciousness of it all and the fear of loss tenderizes our hearts.

It is truly amazing how we humans don’t comprehend and appreciate what we have until it's gone. If we allow ourselves to perceive the reality of loss and the inevitable BEFORE it actually manifests, it can teach us an important lesson:

The past is over, and the future does not exist.

Honor and cherish the beings, blessings, and experiences we get to have right now.

 the 3 Medicines:

Passion, Purpose, and People.

When we are in our passion and our purpose, it benefits all people.

There is NO hesitation, NO doubt, and NO uncertainty.

The energy and confidence are directed by the spirit and flow from the heart.

It is only when we return to self-judgment and attach to external validation that we get stuck in the confusion of right and wrong.

There is NO wrong when in the practice of inspired service.

It feeds self, benefits others, and illustrates selflessness and excellence of character.

It is generous, inspiring, and self-perpetuating.

It clears the mind, strengthens the heart, and enlivens the spirit.

When we focus on the " 3 medicines" we neutralize the poisons of doubt, laziness, and greed.

It is only the mind which tells us we are not capable and complete.

Our True Inner Nature is loving, powerful, and generous and we have everything we need...and this has always been the case.

Don't Believe the Hype...

 The Inner Directive:

Every moment is an opportunity to illustrate our heartfelt intention and demonstrate the level of kindness we decide to offer to the world. This is not to say that difficult conditions don't arise and challenge us...Yet..

That is NOT the point.

It is the Inner Directive that creates the quality of our behavior and the tone in which we interact with others. 

It is a decision and a self-cultivated attitude.... especially with all the incredible chaos and suffering that is showing itself in the world right now..

Do NOT allow your brilliance or your faith to be dissuaded into disbelief and despair...That is the Shadow of the Darkside trying to convince you to give up..

Return to your wise heart and your undying spirit and set the intention to be steadfast and unwavering. This is the true nature of humankind.

Time to return to the source of your power : 

Goodness and Courage...

Time to Up Level my Jedi brothers and sisters...

The FORCE is definitely with us.

WOOOSH........Demons begone !

 "The Path of Spiritual Boxing"

the 3 Strengths [the ability to ...}

Train the mind, Stabilize the emotions, and Actualize the intentions.

Each element supports and creates the next one.

The mind must be calm and focused in order to see things clearly.

Once that is achieved then...

The emotions can be grounded, balanced, and utilized.

{without emotional grounding and stability we are like leaves blowing around in the winds of circumstance}.

With those 2 elements engaged ..

 We can actually unite the balanced power of the mind and the emotions and actualize our intention

It is the efficient use of all our faculties to achieve a final result without wasting energy and training ourselves to be focused, powerful and balanced in the process.

 

 

Gratitude :

To walk in Grace with the proper Attitude..

Gratitude is NOT soft or weak state of being...

It is actually a profound understanding of the experiences in your life and the complete surrender to the process of receiving and appreciating all of them, as they ALL have lessons and "magic" within them.

It is all about the way one receives information and the way it is processed.

There is a healthy state of power and calm confidence that occurs when one is totally in acceptance of what has been presented to them.

There is deep "settling" and grounding, and in this state, one can navigate ALL things.

Good, bad, sad, elated..

ALL things return to the relative, as all things are impermanent, on loan and temporary.

This clarity is actually freeing because then all things should be seen for what they are:

Opportunities for transformation, clarity and wisdom.

The most profound example of transformation is when someone who has struggled still lives brilliantly in the world with Grace, Kindness and Compassion...

THESE are the beings who change the world just by being present.

May we all spread the Radiance and live with Grace and Kindness.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Elemental Alchemy 2 [within humans]

When one gets clear about their own passion and purpose ALL things become clear.

Hesitation ceases and confusion dissolves.

Energy is focused and directed.

Courage and confidence naturally arise because when there are less distractions to misdirect one's energy intention translates into action and goals are achieved smoothly.

Work, health , relationships ALL manifest accordingly as we do NOT waste energy and are clear about what we want to invest our energy in and the practices we focus are hearts and minds on.

THIS is the nature of Intention, focus, and actualization.

It is elemental in its origin and made real by humans in the world.

It is the divine work between men and women and blessed by Heaven and Earth.

 

Elemental Clarity: an offering for freedom.

"The Wisdom of Emptiness".

As all thoughts and words are fundamentally void and empty, without actual substance, it is our self that gives them solidity by impregnating them with belief that they are real.

If we are grounded, calm and spacious in our awareness this allows us to cultivate a state of emptiness and receptivity without resistance.

This state gives us the ability to navigate all things with fluidity and non-resistance.

It is a conscious, intentional practice that can be developed.

Additionally, it is our decision to be soft and flexible or resistant and solid that directly affects how impacting any words, thoughts, or emotions can be on us.

There's no place to "land" when one is in a state of empty receptivity.

This is a truth that many people do not want to embrace.

As it holds them accountable for their actions, as well as their unwillingness to take responsibility for their innate potential to have agency over their decisions, actions, and how they live in the world.

This is not an energetic or spiritual bypass.

 No matter what comes up we still get to decide how we respond !

This is radical self-accountability and the clarity of inner discernment.

Jedi skills in action.

May we all learn to take a BREATH…and direct our energy wisely.