Day 260 - A Year to Clear - Rest and Renew

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Lesson 260: Rest and Renew

New week equals a new theme and this week is “Resting”. We are to repeat the phrase “I rest in stillness. I rest in awareness. I rest.” and think about what that means. Do you get enough rest? If you don’t, then why not?

I feel like I could use with more time in the day – to not only do my activities, pursue interests and hobbies as well as get some good rest. I feel that time is something I lose quite often to. And it’s not that I necessarily mismanage my time, it’s more that I don’t have enough of it after working my 9-5 job. I would like to get some good quality rest time and sometimes I do book off random days from work just to do nothing and catch up on rest.

When I repeat those phrases out loud, I feel like I need to welcome more of this into my life. It seems simple enough to be still and aware in that stillness. I think I need more stillness in my life. When I am still and free of thought, it’s calming and peaceful – I feel free. If I could do this with a lot of my time and it not escape from me, I would spend hours every day doing it. I just feel like I have things to achieve in my life and it requires my attention. We shall see what this week brings in rest.

Day 259 - A Year of Spiritual Awakening - In the Heart of Connection...

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Lesson 259: In the Heart of Connection...

….we begin to awake. Our minds expand, our hearts expand, our transformation begins and our consciousness changes. We work in between planes from the physical to the spiritual. Today we are to ask ourselves if we can be spiritual whilst living a life on earth. Do you need to go to nature, a mountain top or go to a small village to find your spiritual self? Or can you be a spiritual being exactly where you are?

I think a spiritual life can be practised anywhere and anytime. I don’t think you need to be awakened by travelling to a particular place such as a remote tribal village, a Stonehenge tour, see the pyramids. I believe when you’re ready, you will see your spirituality when you need it. Some people don’t find it in this lifetime and that’s okay. There is no point trying to convince them because it’s not necessary. It may come in a lifetime years from now.

Being spiritual is about self and understanding your connection in everything. It’s about faith in the unknown, as well as faith in truth… your truth! I feel that spiritual awakenings are about uncovering your new life – what you will transform into. It is your path alone to discover. You don’t need someone to tell you what you should believe. It’s a discovery of self. When your consciousness changes, it definitely paints a new view on the world. I believe what’s important is that you don’t need to do something special like a spiritual retreat, or climb the highest cliff face to find it - it’s within you and it will come when you’re ready to receive. When you want to make connection, see the synchronicity grow. Allow your consciousness to take your heart and mind to the next level of connection.

Day 259 - A Year to Clear - Check In WEEK 37 - Re-Membering

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Lesson 259: Check In WEEK 37 - Re-Membering

“The focus this week was to use an altar to gather and mend the scattered parts of ourselves with intention, action, non-identification, and compassion; to “remember” in the best sense of the word. Altars offer an excellent way to integrate and combine these four pathways of clearing.”
— Stephanie Bennett Vogt

The idea of this week was to have a space or focal point in which we could gather something to let go. I found it beneficial to have one place as a reminder of what I needed to let go. It also helps to have this one point to gather your things to serve as a reminder. It allows you to reflect on a thing, person, habit that does not serve you. You may not have the will to let it go just yet, but every day just spending time with your altar every day will allow you to grow to a point that it can be let go. The altar isn’t there to make you feel bad but serves to allow you to allow compassion on self. We all have these things we need to let go and that’s more than okay. It’s about acknowledging the need for change that is important. We don’t have to hold on forever. There will come a time when you can let go on your terms.

Day 258 - A Year of Spiritual Awakening - Your Gifts Lead You to...

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Photo by Annie Spratt on Unsplash

Photo by Annie Spratt on Unsplash

Lesson 258: Your Gifts Lead You to...

 

The gifts we have are said to bring us into our purpose and life’s work. If you like studying herbs and their medicinal uses, you may become a healer, doctor or naturopath. If you see spirits, you may become a psychic reader. If you like helping others, you may become a psychologist or life coach. Today we are to write down our gifts and what use we can make of them.

I believe I possess the following gifts. Whether or not I use them, is another question. I would like to think they are leading me onto the right path.

·         I am a good listener

·         I can see guides from the other side

·         I am there for my friends

·         I can be logical at work

·         I can paint

·         I can write

·         I am friendly

·         I am approachable

·         I lead by example

·         I am independent

·         I am spiritual

·         I can go to the darkest parts of my soul and come back out again

In my previous post, I mentioned how some of my gifts of creativity may meet with the spiritual to bring about change. I think it will happen not only for my benefit but for others also. I think I am currently on the path that will lead to my life’s work. I just got to keep going for it. I think I have more gifts that I have not recognised and that’s okay. I was lost for so long finding a career and I worked hard towards that, but at the same time, it’s not me. I think now that I’m 34, I’m in the best position to launch myself into my spiritual and helping path. I may change the world in a massive way but I think small steps are just as well. I can’t wait to see what I can achieve in life. I just got to keep at it!

Day 258 - A Year to Clear - Honor a Loved One

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Lesson 258: Honor a Loved One

Today we are to reflect on a loved one and can add their picture to our letting go altar. They can be deceased or living and we can light a candle in their honour.

I personally do not want to add a person I love to my altar as mine is surrounding bad habits. It was my deceased grandma’s birthday recently and I did think about her the day after. I kept forgetting to honour her on her actual birthday. I do see her when I want to if I decide to work in the other plane to see her. I think what I can do to honour her is live my best life. That to understand that my life is honourable in its own way and that to honour her is to honour myself. I do light candles on occasion when I hear bad news of people passing on the news and it resonates with me. I light candles for passed loved ones or animals that have crossed over. I sometimes light a candle for myself during spell work or if I want to give thanks for all that I have in my life. I don’t actually use my letting go altar for this. I want my letting go altar to just be focused on my bad habits that I want to release. Once I feel that it’s done the job, I will remove it. But by all means, honour those that you want to. I tend to pray for people every other day, so in my own way, I honour them.