Valuable Information - information we are apt to forget
all to easily
When we feel pain, our first impulse is often to eradicate it with medication. This
is an understandable response, but sometimes in our hurry to get rid of pain, we
forget that it is the body's way of letting us know that it needs our attention. A
headache can inform us that we're hungry or stressed just as a sore throat might be
telling us that we need to rest our voice. If we override these messages instead of
respond to them, we risk worsening our condition. In addition, we create a feeling
of disconnectedness between our minds and our bodies.
Physical pain is not the only kind of pain that lets us know our attention is
needed. Emotional pain provides us with valuable information about the state of our
psyche, letting us know that we have been affected by something and that we would do
well to focus our awareness inward. Just as we tend to a cut on our arm by cleaning
and bandaging it, we treat a broken heart by surrounding ourselves with love and
support. In both cases, if we listen to our pain we will know what to do to heal
ourselves. It's natural to want to resist pain, but once we understand that it is
here to give us valuable information, we can relax a bit more, and take a moment to
listen before we reach for medication. Sometimes this is enough to noticeably reduce
the pain, because its message has been heard. Perhaps we seek to medicate pain
because we fear that if we don't, it will never go away. It can be empowering to
realize that, at least some of the time, it is just a matter of listening and
responding.
The next time you feel pain, either physical or emotional, you might want to try
listening to your own intuition about how to relieve your pain. Maybe taking a few
deep breaths will put an end to that headache. Perhaps writing in your journal about
hurt feelings will ease your heart. Ultimately, the message of pain is all about
healing.  
 

Feeling Under The Weather

At times when we are detoxing our bodies, or going through the ascension process, we
experience aches in our bodies and manifest flu like symptoms. We may find ourselves
feeling fatigued and even sad, as if we might be coming down with something. This is
a natural part of any cleansing process and commonly accompanies deep inner-work. As
we are called to examine our emotions and our beliefs, which often prompts deep
inner-changes as well as external shifts, our bodies grow tired. Feeling under the
weather is the way they let us know that it's time to take a break. It's best to be
easy on ourselves at times like these and not to keep pushing forward. Learning to
listen to and honor our bodies is part of the process of becoming more conscious.
 As soon as you notice you are not feeling well, make an effort to get extra sleep,
whether by going to bed earlier than usual or working naps into your routine. You
can also support your body by eating as healthy as possible, drinking plenty of
water and herbal teas, and taking vitamins. Vitamin C is especially galvanizing to
the immune system. Homeopathic remedies can also aid you in assisting your body in
its time of rest and recovery. Talking lovingly to yourself, and your body, will
also help. Beyond that, simply letting go of thinking and resting in the deep
silence of your true self will speed your recovery. In addition, you can always call
upon your guides and angels, asking them to ease the symptoms.
It is natural to go through times of feeling under the weather, so there is no
reason for you to worry. On the contrary, feel free to let go of worry and rest
peacefully in the knowledge that this too shall pass, leaving you stronger,
healthier, and further along in your healing process.  

How apt this one is as I am reminded of the fact that there will be reactions 
to all the inner work I have been doing of late and opportunity to test 
my intentions have certainly been abundant, no I haven't always managed to stay
above it all, Monday being one of those days as I discover 2 people who I thought
to be friends are not, I don't handle that kinda hurt to well :( On the other hand
I had 3 wonderful emails for ladies very dear to my heart AND a phone call from my
son J, who is moving south again to start a new job and be closer to his new lady.

Julio is now home but in quite a weak state, having lost a lot of blood is now anemic.
He was in no fit state to come into the village yesterday and collect his car as he 
had planned, so D brought Amanda in to get some shopping, apparently J has a 
condition known as diverticulitus which is nothing to do with the bladder as first
diagnosed, well plenty of Iron to boost the blood and muchos mas fibre to stave off
future repititions.

Thanks to the annonymous soul who sent me a link to a free learn Spanish site
much appreciated.

Well lets see what *opportunities* reveal themselves to me today.......


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Open Heart
Spiritual teachers have always pointed to the heart as the seat of consciousness,
and recently Western science has found evidence to support this realization. It
turns out that the heart has its own central nervous system and is not simply under
the rule of the brain as formerly believed. Anyone who has taken the time to explore
the heart knows this and, more important, has realized that the heart is the source
of our connection to a consciousness greater than the ego. Approaching life with an
open heart means that we have opened the door to this greater consciousness, taking
up residence alongside it in the seat of our soul. Fortunately, at this time there
is a lot of support for this shift energetically as well as practically. To some
degree, approaching life with an open heart is as simple as shifting your attention
onto your heart.
Eventually you will be able do this any time, any place, but at first it may help to
try it in a quiet place where you won't be disturbed. Simply sit with your eyes
closed and draw your breath into your heart. As your breath expands your chest
cavity, your heart expands and opens. You may feel tenderness or sadness in your
heart, and you may also feel relief. Any emotions that arise can be effectively
witnessed and healed through the meditation process, which benefits both your
physical heart and your energetic heart. The more you practice, the more you will
find your heart opening to your own presence and to all the situations your life
brings.
When we open our hearts, they may feel tender and vulnerable, which simply means
that they need our loving attention as we cleanse and heal them of past hurts and
blockages. This process asks us to practice some of the heart's greatest
lessons-patience, compassion, and unconditional love. On the other hand, we may take
up residence as effortlessly as a bird returns to its nest. Either way, approaching
life with an open heart simply means returning to our true home.