Day 142 - A Year to Clear - Real Ease

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Lesson 142: Real Ease

“Here is Part 1 of today’s contemplation:
Ease is not about doing or making something happen. It is a state of being. It is pure receptivity.

And Part 2:
Real + Ease = Release”

— Stephanie Bennett Vogt

Reading the lesson, it sounds really simple. It’s about letting go and being open. That’s how I read it. if we release what is holding us back or not serving us well, our emotions and feelings towards that situation or thought are released, and then we relax or ease off.

The question is how does one do this easily? I don’t necessarily think it’s always an easy feat. It takes a lot of self-awareness and mindfulness. Like I’ve mentioned before, it’s about processes your thoughts and then getting rid of those that don’t do good things for you. It’s like sifting through what’s good and what’s not, then releasing the mental clutter. But, you have to determine what’s good for you. I think anything that causes overwhelm needs to go. I usually have to breathe through these thoughts in order for it to be released. I deal with it, breathe (like a little meditation) and move on. I think this is how I open myself to receptivity. Other methods I can think of is putting on music and dancing - like I’m dancing away all of the things that have bothered me. Cleaning to music is also a good method for me.

What methods do you use to bring about ease?

Day 142 - A Year of Spiritual Awakening - The Heart of Connection

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Lesson 142: The Heart of Connection...

Connection is a beautiful thing…. That deep, genuine connection that makes you feel lucky to have. Today is about understanding that the third passage of the heart will come when it’s supposed to. To me, it’s all in Divine timing and we are placed in the right situations at the right time when we are supposed to be there. Are you impatient for your own spiritual awakening? Write down anything that pops up and then release this need you have for it. Everything will flow the way it’s supposed to and there is no need to rush it.

I didn’t know I would be spiritually awakened. I didn’t really believe in anything at the time and then it just came like some form of salvation. I was at the lowest of lows in my life and I knew I was the only one that could get me out of my darkness, though I didn’t know how. It was only when I asked for some answer, I was awakened. Now, I’m not saying you have to be in total despair to have a spiritual awakening – that is just my own experience. I think people start affiliating to belief systems out of pure interest. You find something that resonates, you read about it and you follow it based on your own feelings towards it. I don’t actually believe in religious systems because I personally find it restrictive. I think people should create their own belief system out of anything they want to follow – even if that’s taking bits and pieces from all different systems and making it their own. I am a bit like that and go off what I feel is right.

I also believe that every person’s journey should be their own. We are the product of our environment, so why not make it the best that we can? No one should be telling you how you should live and that’s the same with your belief system. There shouldn’t be a right or wrong in what you what to follow spiritually. Everything you adopt should be what you feel resonates you at your core, and not be what people tell you it should be. It really is a good exploration of self and when you start all the inner work, it’s the spark that lights your path. I truly believe that’s how most people are awakened –wanting to do the inner work that leads to enlightenment.

Tell me what spiritual workings you resonate with. I am accepting of all beliefs.

Day 141 - A Year to Clear - Choose Ease

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Lesson 141: Choose Ease

Today is about repeating “I Choose Ease” with awareness. How does it make you feel? We can all invite more ease into our lives if we try.

After closing my eyes and repeating I choose ease, I found like it’s just like a mantra. Keep repeating it, breathe through it and you’ll feel relaxed and calm. For me, it was really about pushing out everything else and concentrating on those words only. I usually find when I close my eyes and concentrate on my breathing, that I usually feel quite relaxed, so I am not sure that this particular exercise did much of the same for me. I guess as the days go on I shall learn more about what ease can be.

Give that exercise a go and tell me how you feel.

Day 141 - A Year of Spiritual Awakening - After You Have Been in the Heart of Compassion

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Lesson 141: After You Have Been in the Heart of Compassion...

As we accept compassion in our hearts, it expands us to the passage of connection. This is said to be the point we experience a spiritual awakening. Today we are to write down our feelings about this spiritual awakening – whether you are ready, ready you still need more time or even if you are really impatient for this to happen.

I feel like I already had a spiritual awakening forced upon me. I often have to recite when I was spiritually awakened because usually people ask me. For those that don’t know, I had an abortion in 2017 that sent me into a depression I had to hide. I was miserable and empty inside. I didn’t see the point in anything, not even living but would never commit suicide. I was on a vacation to Maldives, I was sick as a dog, I couldn’t sleep and decided to get up just before sunrise to sit outside. I lay in the water and observed the changing sky. I was so angry as well and in my rage asked the Universe “what’s the point in anything. Prove to me that there is something bigger than me right now”. I was crying through all the anger. I was the lowest I ever could be and the most beautiful thing occurred – two angel fish swam around me for probably about 10 minutes. I continued to cry because I finally got an answer.

I don’t believe in coincidences so, to me the Universe answered. This was my spiritual awakening to the path I am on now. I am a witch and learning to be a medium and card reader. I wasn’t really ready then but I was awakened to it because I needed it. I was always interested in witchcraft as a teenager and never pursued it. It was brought to my attention again, so I decided to pursue it as part of my spiritual journey. And no, it’s not about darkness and demons – I personally connect with nature and the Universe and mostly work with the light. There are of course with any belief system where people distort teachings for their own dark motives. I am not one of those people. And, I got onto the path on being a medium by randomly searching a crystal stores website and they were offering workshops for angel channelling, so I decided to attend and never looked back.

I love the path that I am on and implore everyone to figure out what their path should be. Do your research, trust your intuition or just simply be open to where life takes you and you will be pleasantly surprised. There is a path waiting for you and you can simply ask to be guided there. Why not do it now?

Day 140 - A Year of Spiritual Awakening When Compassion is Your First Response

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Lesson 140: When Compassion is Your First Response...

As we learn to live with more compassion, you would start to see a change in your body. We should start to approach situations with compassion rather than pain. You might even notice that compassion is now your default response. We live with a more open heart when we practise in this way. Pain leaves us restricted and closed off.

Today we are to close our eyes and think about “any areas of contraction”. We are to expand those areas and if slip out of compassion, to breathe, focus and then try expanding the area again.

The first area of contraction that came to mind is my work place. I decided to send some healing energy that way and hope that we can all lift our morale in a really tough situation. I imagined some nice glowing light just filling the work space. I hope that we can move forward positively, that people have the skills to take the department where it needs to go and that the anger and resentment goes away.

I know this wasn’t part of the exercise, but I sent healing to my friend. He recently moved back to Melbourne after some unfortunate circumstances involving his money being dwindled in an unfair manner. I asked that he gets a job, settles back into Melbourne quite nicely and that he can move on from his bad situation. I know the focus was on self but I needed to do that for a friend.

If my work situation improves, that will help to overall mental wellbeing for myself and everyone involved. We have been screwed around for 6 months and things seem to be picking back up again. We need a boost to keep having the motivation to even come to work. I hope for positive steps forward.

How can you expand today with compassion?