The Next Step

Making plans and organizing your life is great, and remember, when you have your whole day all planned out and then your computer goes down - breathe. Yes, first take a nice deep breath (in and out through your nose) and then start with the next thing in front of you.

Plans are the right brain's way of creating a feeling of security, being in the process is the left brains way of re-minding us to live in the mystery. The cool thing is that within the mystery is the security of knowing that even though I don't know what or how all IS well.

Tears

The Soul would have no rainbow if the eyes had no tears. - Native American Proverb

Travelling through Wyoming a little over a week ago I came across this proverb that just really spoke to me. Only a few days before I had been discussing with a class how important tears are to the human emotional guidance system and how difficult it is for some of us to cry.

I personally have been blessed with the ability to cleanse my heart with tears, but it wasn't always without shame. I am grateful today for the journey, the people, and the years that have supported me in letting go of the shame and embrace all of my emotions as a part of the process. I am grateful for the rainbow that stretches across my Soul as a result of these experiences.

May your Soul be adorned with the brightest and most brilliant of rainbows.

Good? Bad?

I was just re-visiting this story from one of my favorite books by Dan Millman, "The Way of the Peaceful," and I thought of what a great re-minder it is. I decided to share it with you. I hope you receive as much from this as I have through the years.

An old man and his son worked a small farm, with only one horse to pull the plow. One day, the horse ran away.
"How terrible," sympathized the neighbors. "What bad luck."
"Who knows whether it is bad luck or good luck," the farmer replied.
A week later, the horse returned from the mountains, leading five wild mares into the barn.
"What wonderful luck!" said the neighbors.
"Good luck? Bad luck? Who knows?" answered the old man.
The next day, the son, trying to tame one of the horses, fell and broke his leg.
"How terrible. What bad luck!"
"Bad luck? Good luck?"
The army came to all the farms to take the young men for war, but the farmer's son was of no use to them, so he was spared.
"Good? Bad?"

Baby Steps

Just got back from a great trip to Lake Tahoe. While we were there we rode the gondola to the top of the mountain, and from there took a hike to the peak at Heavenly ski resort. It was awesome!

As we were starting the hike I was thinking of how out of shape I was and whether or not I would make it. We ran in to a wise woman who told us we could make it.

"Just take baby steps," she said.

"What if they (referring to the others we were hiking with) don't want to take baby steps," we asked.

In her wisdom she answered, "Just let them push ahead. It's not a race to the top. You will all make it."

So, I took her advice, and enjoyed a wonderful hike to the top, laughing with a friend, watching the others hike much faster, re-minding each other to take baby steps, sometimes walking a little faster and sometimes stopping to enjoy the view!

As I've returned home to my goals and millions of things I need to get done I am re-minding myself of the wise woman's words.....

BABY STEPS! Just let others do what they will. Keep taking baby steps. Enjoy the moment. I will get there in due time!

What We Resist - Persists!

In my last blog post I shared a recent insight I had that was very helpful to me. After posting it many people replied that it was helpful. Now I notice even though it helped me to get going, and I have been excited about the results I have had, I also haven't posted since then....hmm?

So, in my self commitment to share from my heart I am sharing AGAIN from another place in which I found myself STUCK. Again, this has helped me. I hope it helps you!

- Tanya

If what we resist persists, how do we stop resisting?

First just STOP - Now is How - Be in THIS moment - Breathe - Inventory my thoughts.

First thought - "I'm stuck."
Second thought - "I don't know what to do."
Third thought - "I am not good enough."
Next thought - "I'm not enough - period."

Bring these thoughts to the Truth. The Truth of my being.

The Truth - "I am enough."
The Truth - "I am more than enough."
The Truth - "I am connected to Divine Wisdom."
The Truth - "Divine Wisdom is the core of my being..."

Possible New Thought - I know what to do (no I don't) Okay, would I be willing to try on that it is possible some part of me knows what to do?

Yes.

Thought - Some part of me (maybe a teensy, little part of me) knows what to do.

Really?

Is it possible that Divine Wisdom is the Truth of who I am?

Yes!

Ok, start from that place!

Overcoming Limitations

I’m sitting at a beautiful resort collecting my thoughts for a writing workshop I am attending. I notice fear, anxiety, awe and excitement whirling inside of me. I am thinking I don’t know where to start writing.

The avoidance part of me is looking for other fun things to do INSTEAD of writing. The shaming part of me is telling me all sorts of stories about how I will never finish this project so why start.

I re-mind myself to breathe. I am breathing. Breathing is good. What I would like to be doing is writing. (“That is typically what one does at a writing workshop,” the shaming me adds!)

A friend at the workshop quietly hands me a piece of paper with a writing by Abraham Hicks on it, “all limitations are self-imposed.” Oh yah. I needed that re-minder I think. All those voices are me. I can love them all for the gifts they bring, and remember they are just trying to help.

“I don’t need your help,” I tell shame and avoidance. Thanks for loving me so much you would do anything possible to keep me from pain. I am willing to face the fear, the anxiety and even the pain today. “Are you sure?” They ask. Yes, “I AM.”

…..and I begin writing!

In a hurry?

In a hurry? Don't. Don't hurry, don't rush. Slow down. Breathe.

I'm pretty sure I am writing this re-minder mostly for myself. I know I needed it......(smile)