Being SELFISH

I now know it is so important and it is ok to be selfish, in fact, vital!
So let it be...


S      Nurture your SPIRIT.
E      ENJOY moments alone.
L      LOVE yourself.
F      Keep FIT and FEEL good.
I       Make your unique needs IMPORTANT.
S      SHOWER yourself with gift
H     Be HAPPY and open-hearted.

A journey towards
Our beginning

Something new
Like fresh morning dew

The feeling of anticipation
The joy of the happening
And the warmth
Of what is yet to come

Together
As one

Now

Pop your bubble

 We live comfortably in our own bubbles with thin barriers enclosed around us.
We rarely make eye contact with those we pass on the street.
We rarely comment or acknowledge that out there others exist apart from us.
We often go through phases of our lives when we really live in our own bubble; maintain this strict, rigid detachment until we encounter ever so fleetingly a moment where our bubbles burst, one enters inside of our barriers, touches us — perhaps accidentally, perhaps intentionally — & reminds us that there are others outside of ourselves, that we are surrounded by sentient & spiritual beings.
Often, on the bus, or the train, I look up & scan the faces that stand in front of me. Most of them with headphones, listening to music, staring listlessly in front of them, focusing their eyes on nothing. Others finger their smart phones, texting, reading, looking at their messages. No one speaks to each other, no one glances in the other’s direction.
I am astounded at this indifference, how no one seems to notice this interconnected moment, where we are being inundated with sights & smells & sounds that are stimulating our bodies — or at least mine, anyway. I seem to be the only one with this awareness. Everyone else is in their own little world.

I popped my bubble, a while ago...I am safe; I know that if I wanted it , I can go back inside it at any moment, but I chose not to.
Step outside your bubble: connect, smile, interact, talk, communicate, (not on facebook or twitter) be brave!

Since then, I have been feeling like a human!
Truly human with the divine inside me.
I opened up and I let love flow. I am still learning...always open and creating...





As human beings, our bodies have evolved from the very fibres of Mother Earth - we are her 'children’ and as such we are too demanding of Mother Earth, whilst simultaneously giving too much of our own time to the minutiae of our lifestyles and the demands of schedules and individuals who do not necessarily appreciate it.  As such, just like Mother Earth, we too demonstrate a seismic response to stress

As we similarly fight for self-preservation in response to stress, reverting to the animal rather than higher, spiritual instincts,  we increase our plundering litter-effect on the harmonious existence of Mother Earth … and she too can only make us aware that we demand too much through her own animalistic response of shaking off the litter, through the stressed shifting of her plates.

When I consider the esoteric teaching of “As Above, So Below” I find it easier to understand that what is happening to Mother Earth is more natural than “unnatural” in terms of earth-bound and sky-ward elements, such as environmental disasters and "unnatural" elemental conditions.  Earthquakes often occur in and directly affect the very centres of highly populated areas, the very points on the planet where Mother Earth is carrying the negative energy of those living there, that demanding and all consuming litter.  This disturbance of Mother Earth’s balance and sapping of her sources, results in these calamitous shifts in energy as she is forced to shake herself, a natural response in warning of her own depletion.  

I, for one, feel bound to Mother Earth and have heard her warning, felt her pain.  For myself I feel that now is the time for a collective consciousness: a time of healing and community with Mother Earth and I consider it to be my privilege to help prevent harm and to use my music to help heal our spiritual stresses and commune with Mother Earth as she struggles to be heard above the storms of our own creation.

Now I popped my bubble, this is the new -old me...I am me, my own self, renewed, recharged, re-invented. I stepped out of my comfort zone and receive the vibrational energies of the pure light divine and the cosmic is flowing through me...



And it feels fresh and new; it feels like wearing a new skin, a new scent.
Entering a new phase of my life, with an open mind, a positive attitude.
I am creating new habits, breaking the old ones, making space, allowing change, going through the change and with the change, like riding on a wave, into the vast ocean.
I am feeling excited, but very safe, guided by this strong spiritual connection I feel, like a new person.
This is freedom in it's pure form; of course, I am still bound to the practical side of this life, the usual commitments.
I feel held and guided, with a sense of clarity; it is a confidence that I haven't known before, my attitude is now only positive and open.

Alive

Alive
Softly flowing
Softly blowing
Perfumed wind
Of the perfumed Garden

Water lily
Open and fragrant
Open and receiving
Cosmic light
Divine Feminine
Flower power





In the beginning were the waters of chaos ... Darkness covered the waters until ... the Primeval Water Lily rose from the abyss. Slowly the blue water lily opened its petals to reveal a young god sitting in its golden heart. A sweet perfume drifted across the waters and light streamed from the body of this Divine Child to banish universal darkness. This child was the Creator, the Sun God, the source of all life. 


 So the Primeval Water Lily closed its petals at the end of each day... Chaos reigned through the night until the god within the water lily returned.

Original article: http://www.thekeep.org/~kunoichi/kunoichi/themestream/egypt_waterlily.html#.Ug97eENwYdU#ixzz2cEVu50G3
© Caroline Seawright

great Energy

I am woman and I am divine

Aphrodite

Alive

inside me, she

I surrender

I laugh, I cry

bliss in my bones

in my womb

trembling with pleasure

or is it pain?

it has no name

but

I am She

my name, Aphrodite

or many other names

and faces come through

and who am I

but she?

of many faces 

in places

between the movement

where the stillness gives birth

to the movement

I am gone

I am awake

the ecstasy I have been yearning for

is here inside

and she

is me

(Vanessa Nova)

Visions of the Universe

With the sky and the stars and the shooting stars, meteor showers at this time of the year, I feel particularly close to the Universe!
I suggest, then, that, if you can, you go and see this:
http://www.rmg.co.uk/whats-on/exhibitions/

Amazing exhibition at the Maritime museum (lower ground)
I am lucky to have the yearly membership, so will return there again!
It took me back to my Astronomy A level and wanting to know everything forgotten again.
A lot gets forgotten, but the strange thing is that I never lost that feeling of wonder and knowing that out there is very near and our connection with the stars and planets and all things in the sky is real and part of our everyday lives. We are influenced, inspired and intrigued by the sky and we explore and soon we will be able to know much more and go beyond...It is scary in an exciting sort of way, to know that my grandchildren will take a trip to space; as easy as taking a plane to NY!

Meteor showers

Apparently meteor showers this year were amazing.
Pity I was in Wales when it happened...and Wales was cloudy and rainy!
but I still relish the images given here
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2391153/Perseid-meteor-shower-Spectacular-reminder-comet-wont-pass-113-years.html

and from this site
http://www.universetoday.com/104086/two-beautiful-timelapse-videos-of-the-2013-perseid-meteor-shower/

enjoy!

x
Susannah

you make me feel like a natural woman

Looking out on the morning rain
I used to feel so uninspired
And when I knew I had to face another day
Lord, it made me feel so tired
Before the day I met you, life was so unkind
But you're the key to my peace of mind

'Cause you make me feel, you make me feel
You make me feel like a natural woman

When my soul was in the lost-and-found
You came along to claim it
I didn't know just what was wrong with me
Till your kiss helped me name it
Now I'm no longer doubtful of what I'm living for
And if I make you happy I don't need to do more

'Cause you make me feel, you make me feel
You make me feel like a natural woman

Oh, baby, what you've done to me?
You make me feel so good inside
And I just want to be close to you
You make me feel so alive

You make me feel, you make me feel
You make me feel like a natural woman

You make me feel, you make me feel
You make me feel like a natural woman

You make me feel, you make me feel

 Aretha Franklin -

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=keMeDEYx1Jw

Ready to receive cosmic healing

Opening up to possibilities
flowing between dimensions
reality and dreaming
opening up
receiving the light
 feeling warm within
and glowing outwards
feeling light
and ready

On feeling lighter

Lately, I have drastically changed my lifestyle; I am not sure how to start explaining, but I am driven by a physical need which takes me to almost a different dimension. I lost the perspective of day to day life, on the basis that my routine has changed, my attitude to routine, perhaps has shifted.

Out of the window goes the i player watching (don't have a TV) with all the regular soaps and dramas and weekly junk; comfort snacking or late meals are gone, and much more...
most of all I started eating fish again, as I was vegetarian before; two reasons blended into one: the amount of physical exercise, and I don't mean just the gym and zumba classes...!
Now, the digestion according to my own metabolism led me to this change. Ditching the carbs, especially and quite strictly in the evenings, and not eating later than 5 pm has a good impact on my energy levels and how my body feels.

If I had a lot of money, I would employ a Japanese/macrobiotic chef to cook for me almost daily; I started craving poached/grilled salmon with ginger, soy and spring onion, natto, seaweed, especially more than before.

I am going to exercise classes and the gym almost daily and started to feel I can lose all this excess weight I have been carrying for the last 12 years!

My priorities have changed, thanks to my lovely husband, now I put myself first; it is ok to be selfish, to look after myself, to feel slightly vain and wanting to look good; it is strangely liberating.
Feeling lighter, a positive shift, the old and the new me, only better...