Welcome to my blog. Here you will find whatever is bringing me joy right now.
Please join me in this spiritual agreement, from my mentor and friend, Jana Massey:
"Together we agree that everything that we think, that we say and that we do at this time will be of the highest good. And together we ask for truth, the understanding of that truth and the wisdom to use it in our lives."
Thank you.
In 1969, Donovan, the Scottish singer, songwriter and guitarist, released a beautiful album called Barabajagal. In it he shared one of my all time favorite songs which he had written and composed. If ever I want to smile and have myself some fun, I remember his little tune and start singing its lovely chorus. It's a wonderful tool to keep in one's back pocket to share at parties or with children and it is a sure fire cure for the blues. If you don't know the tune, listen to this little excerpt. It is such a joy and will make you want to get up and dance around. And speaking of rounds, it is delightful to sing this in a round. Happiness runs in a circular motion Thought is like a little boat upon the sea Everybody is a part of everything anyway You can have everything if you let yourself be Happiness runs, happiness runs Happiness runs, happiness runs Happiness runs, happiness runs Happiness runs, happiness runs Happiness runs in a circular motion Thought is like a little boat upon the sea Everybody is a part of everything anyway You can have everything if you let yourself be. Sometimes I substitute the last line with "You can be so happy if you let yourself be." And both are true. We all tend to ride ourselves so hard. And most often, if we just let ourselves be who we really are, not only do we enjoy ourselves much more, but we also find that we are quite naturally tending to our own unique part in the grander scheme of things. So with thanks to Donovan and in honor of all of our New Year's resolutions, here's to letting ourselves be happy. Happy New Year to you all. ♡
Learning how to recognize our unique role in the grander scheme of things is one of the keys to joy. This is how we come to give our true service to the world: by staying in our joy. I like to let my joy be my guide. If I find myself slipping out of joy, it is a signal from my higher self to make a course correction. Yes, we want to help others and yes, it is good to lend a hand, but we need to check within to be sure that what we are lending our energy to is in accordance with our truth, the truth of who we really are.
Too often, we are socially conditioned to give ourselves over to the wishes and demands of others, to be beholden to the tribe. And this by nature is not necessarily bad. It can be a beautiful thing provided that the type of service being asked of us is what we feel in our hearts that we'd like to give.
Herein lies the key. We have to ask within. Only we know how we'd best like to serve. And this is something that we find out when we listen to our gut feelings, or when we take the time, usually in meditation, to consult with our god-self within. And when we hold to this as our guiding principle in life, we not only give our lives in service to all, but we also find a sense of everything being right in the world.
So, in this, our season of giving, I like to remember to ask within so I can stay in harmony with my part in Divine Plan and thus find myself in service to the whole in my own special way.
Our Enteric Nervous System keeps us safe by giving us what we call gut feelings about whatever is going on around us. Enjoy this short video about how we are all connected through our feeling sense.
