Don't Die With Your Song Still Inside You

How often do you listen to the little voice with in your head?  Now there is a difference, sometimes the voice is negative and harmful to you.  I like to call it my Itty Bitty S#%&y Committee.  The negative talk that sometimes can be very loud.  What I've been learning from a beautiful friend of mine is to ask this negative self talker inside my head to trust me. 

Trust is a big word for me, it came up a week ago when working with my massage therapist/reiki master.  She was down at my feet and said to me the word "trust".  A bunch of emotions came up.  Trusting others to help me, trusting myself, and trusting the Universe.  All those three areas I'm still working on.  I'm not perfect, I'm me, which is perfect in my heart.  I know I got stuff to work on, we all do!



Tonight I was watching the movie via you-tube of "The Shift" it has Wayne Dyrer in it as the main character.  It's a pretty neat movie.  Lots of great messages in it.  The one that stuck with me this time is "Don't die with your song still inside you."  Now, that's a different voice, it's the voice in your heart.  I took it as what is your heart song?  We all have one in us.  Maybe it's painting, speaking, gardening, dancing.  Take a moment and listen in silence to your heart.  What is it really trying to tell you?

Mine is dance, and being of service to others.  As I wrote about it in my short story, being told by my Mum that I don't look like a dancer any more to stop dancing broke my heart.  I completely stopped dancing.  To the point when in high school at dances friends had to show me how to dance.  I slowly started to dance again.  Till now in this present time I dance at least once a day.  Even around in my living room to a piece of music.

This past week, I've also had wonderful opportunities to meet with friends for tea and have amazing conversations.  Making brilliant connections with others, creating and dreaming big with them.  One friend and I are planning a women's weekend in the mountains in a couple of months.  Working on the mind, body, and spirit of being a woman, in all aspects.  Both the spiritual side and sensual side.  It was so much fun to create with her, and then come home and create two different "play lists" on my I-Pod to use for the weekend.

Another friend has asked me to assist her with volunteer things for an event/workshop she is having in the fall.  It's going to be so much fun working with her!

I am listening to the song in my heart and acting on them.  Will you stop Sister and listen?

I leave you with this beautiful mini movie from you-tube all about dancing.  I love the quotes in this.  Enjoy!

Simple Things

Goddesses of the North (green candle), East (yellow candle), South (red candle), West (blue candle) and the Great Mother (purple candle in the middle) watch over all of us.

This week, I've been reminded all about the simple things in life.  The simple pleasures that are all around me.  Last night for example I had the simple pleasure of enjoying a home made tasty meal, watching some TV and just enjoying being in the moment.

When was the last time you got to spend just enjoying the simple things in life?  Perhaps you have children, and snuggling with them at bedtime is a simple pleasure.  Maybe spending time out in nature is a simple pleasure.  Or even taking a breath of fresh air is a simple pleasure.

Did you know that some people who are incarcerated in jails don't even  get that?  Yes, they get 1hr a day outside of their cell in the "yard", sometimes that "yard" is enclosed, no fresh air at all.

Simple things can be so small that some may not even see them as simple pleasures.  The ability to see, feel, touch, taste, and hear.  I am reminded of many who I know who have lost one of their main five senses in life.   People on the earth are amazing beings,  if we lose one of our five senses something else picks up the spot and glows more.  I know for me, even though yes I wear glasses, my hearing has picked up from where my sight is low. 

Even being alive is a simple pleasure that some may over look!  I know today there are celebrations of death and life!  Marriage and yes even divorce/separation!  I am blessed and grateful to be alive today!  Are you?

There are many others in the world who do not have a roof over their head to call home.  I am reminded of this today as the Great Mother decided to spring on us a snow storm.  I am here at home in my apartment with my cup of tea writing, while outside there are many who do not have a warm dry place to stay.

It's also like looking at things you are grateful for.  They can be the smallest little things.  Have you made your list of what you are grateful for?

Take pleasure in the simple things.  For really everything in life is a simple thing, it's all just stuff!