Willingness is the first sign of 'spring' - of the maturity of the human mind/ego. It is the transition from mind/ego driven living to soul guided living. As we enter the energy field of willingness, we are open to ease, to synchronicities, to flow. We are open to 'miracles'. As we become willing, there is little to 'do'. We are less driven and more inspired. We shift from mind domination to a trust that something greater than us is Continue Reading
The ‘Map of Emotions’ – #8 – Pride
Pride is where many nations - including America - are snagged. Healthy pride gives us a sense of our accomplishments - of our inherent good. Entrenched pride obscures our vision and holds us captive to our ego. It justifies our actions and holds us in a self-named place of 'hero'. Healthy pride gives us a sense of confidence and a consistent glow in our inner furnace enabling us to carry on with our upward spiral movement. It signals to us Continue Reading
The ‘Map of Emotions’ – #3 – Apathy
Apathy is actually more energizing than shame or guilt. There is more potential for empowerment and self leadership here. Although there is an absence of inspiration or active energy, apathy is lighter and less 'fossilized'. In apathy there is a sense of hopelessness and despair - yet these perceptions exist only from within the vantage of being in apathy. As soon as we lift ourselves out of it - into the observer position or into an Continue Reading
The ‘Map of Emotions’ – #1 – Shame
Shame is the most lowly emotion that a human experiences. There is no benefit in shame - no gain from experiencing it, no opposite to aspire to. Of all the emotions, it is the only one that is purposeless. It is shame from which we drop into absolute recklessness, carelessness and suicide - physically and metaphorically. Being the lowest or basest of the emotions on the rainbow, shame is often identified in the first chakra of the body - in Continue Reading
The ‘Map of Emotions’ – Intro
And so … as I guide you through this 'Map of Emotions',[1] keep in mind that you always have three options of how to relate to any of the emotions. I will guide you to briefly step inside of the energy field of each emotion to familiarize yourself with it. And then I will guide you to step out of it to the empowered place of the witness. This 'guided tour' is about lifting you out of denial and into your powerful recognition of the Continue Reading
3 Ways to Engage in Any Moment – #2
The second option is to wallow in it. Many people in our culture are masters at this. The media thrives on it. Wallowing is about drama. It is about climbing inside a 'story' and stoking its fire with our attention. It is about exacerbating what is simply something to deal with - into something so colossal that it 'entertains' us. When we wallow in a moment - or in an emotion - we temporarily lose perspective. We believe that what Continue Reading
3 Ways to Engage in Any Moment – #1
Before we begin, let me draw to your attention that there are 3 Ways to Interface with Any Moment - and thus with any of the emotions that we are about to explore. The first option is denial - to 'not notice', to turn a blind eye, to be unconscious of. Denial serves a temporary purpose - sometimes. It allows us to remain unaware of something until we have the sufficient maturity, inner resources and attention available to deal with it. Continue Reading
Where Your Anger Hides – Part One
Any anger that you've felt and not expressed - ever - is stored inside you, now. Let's shine a flashlight and gently uncover it. 'Life Wheel' Take a piece of paper and draw as large a circle as you can on it. Divide this circle into eight 'pieces of pie' - with one horizontal line running across it, one vertical line running from top to bottom of it, and these four quarters divided again in half. Eight pieces of pie. These are Continue Reading
3 Ground Rules for Moving Anger – #3
3. Don't hurt anything else. This is my personal value system. I know that everything is consciousness. If this fits for you, own this 3rd Rule. Nature is dying, quite literally, for us to release our pent up anger, pain and sorrow. As we do, She knows we'll be refreshed. Our Vision will be clear. Our Hearts will be open. We will awaken - as if from a long dream, a nightmare - and remember that we love each other - Continue Reading
3 Ways to Move Anger Energy Constructively – #2
2. Voice For some people, voice is the most effective way to allow anger energy to move. Scream into a pillow to muffle the sound. Sing at the top of your lungs - in your car on the highway, or in the shower. Sing out loud to feisty music. You may at first be surprised by the grunts and growls that will erupt from deep in your vocal cords - actually, from deep in your belly. They may sound like primal sounds - and they are. Continue Reading