Sponges

I tend to be like a sponge when it comes to my feelings. I take on whatever is being felt by my loved ones, or just whoever is in the room with me, and then think it is mine. Since I was just a little girl, I've had moments of "I'm just so sad, and I don't have a clue why".

Sometimes I am able to pause, and recognize that I can make a choice. I can stand squarely with someone, with compassion or joy for their situation, without taking it on. I can be strongly rooted in the ground of my being, letting the ocean flow through me without soaking it up and holding it in. I can know what is me and what is not me while remaining connected to the web of life that is All and Everyone.

A song and a little happy dance help me find myself. What works for you?

sarah

Habits of Mind

I'm working on new mind habits: appreciation, joy, a little grin at my own reactions and a moment to consider a choice about them......
It's so easy to go the default: anxiety, or a need for a different outcome, or living in the future when things will be more ok.
What if I approach each moment with a little curiosity, and the heart knowledge that the universe brings me just what I need.
So why is this moment here? What good thing does it bring? And what expansion of my Self is possible in this moment?
New habits. I guess they will be as hard to break as the old ones :-)

sarah

Song of the universe

So am I singing myself into harmony with the universe, or the universe into harmony with me. Standing high on the mountain watching the sun rise over my world, or sitting inside my protective cave with snow and ice out my door. As the waves of vibration travel in me and through me and in and through Everything I am filled with awe--appreciation and trembling. What a responsibility, joining the choir that sings the universal song. What a privilege
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sarah