Posts Tagged 'Forgiveness'

On my daily walk, I stop at a bridge to look down at a beautiful stream.  Before I stop to look down, I pick a twig with flowers or leaves.  Then, I drop it over to watch as it flows downstream.  This bridge is about 50 feet high over the stream, which is about 30 feet wide, with woods on either side.  It’s in a park so very quiet and undisturbed.

A very long time ago I realized that whatever I need to know I could learn from nature.  As my twig falls into the water, the current sweeps it up.  There are rocks that it moves around.  At times, it gets pushed under the water. Sometimes, it gets stuck on the side of a large rock, until the water dislodges it.  Finally, after the rocky white water section, the twig rests in the large still eddy, where the water is calm.

Yes, this is all a metaphor, which is how we can learn from nature.  In this instance, the water is the flow of our Spirit, or Divine Essence.  Our spirit is always expanding or flowing.  We either allow this to happen or resist the flow.  When we get stuck on a rock—-a false self concept—then we get out of the flow, stop moving, stay focused on the fear or pain or whatever it is that we are believing at the time.

Being in alignment means that our mind, body and spirit are lined up, that what our spirit desires our thoughts support.  And we keep our body open and healthy to support our Spirit.

My question is, do you need a nudge?  Have you been stuck on a rock lately?  It’s only normal to be there.  It’s part of the journey downstream.  We will encounter the rocks.  But our responsibility as conscious creators of our life is to look to see why we are stuck, what we are believing that’s keeping us stuck, and what the learning is that will release us so that we can move downstream again.

1. Blame
2. Demeaning internal dialogue
3. Loneliness and isolation
4. Numbing out to your Soul’s purpose with food or television
5. Unforgiveness

If you feel stuck in your life in any way and feel that now is the time to consciously empower yourself to get unstuck, give me a call 641-233-5072. This is what I do as a transformation catalyst~I support you to create a breakthrough transformation so that you experience your unlimited possibilities again and fully connected to your Soul.
I also hope you are enjoying this amazing spring season.

Love & light,

Nancy
http://www.choosingselflove.com/sessions-self-love.htm

copyright 2010

A bright, sunny morning a few weeks ago, I had just finished shoveling the newly fallen snow from my driveway.  The temperature was cold, probably 10 below.  I felt good.  My job was complete; my body strong.  I went inside to get Horton, my dog, for our trip to the hardware store for birdseed and flowers.  When I came out, I noticed that the city plow had pushed a huge line of hard ice-filled snow a foot deep across the edge of my driveway.  In a matter of seconds, I found myself throwing up my arms, fully embodying a ‘why me’ energy.

The plow had parked down the street.  I was mad.  I must have thrown up my arms five times, hoping he’d see me.  But as I worked to remove the icy snow, part of me was watching myself, acting like a fool.  As I shoveled, suddenly my Higher Self popped in, (thank goodness) speaking my soul words to me.  You’d better shift this anger unless you want the Universe to bring you more things to be angry about today. I laughed!  Of course.  That is how it works.  Okay.  Will do.

So I did.  I began to breathe consciously, feeling gratitude for the air filled with negative ions from the snow!  I consciously looked for beauty, and saw the sun glistening on the snowy dried echinacea pods.  I shifted.  I even felt grateful for the plow guy!

Minutes later I stood listening to the flower lady at the hardware store share an inspirational moment from her life with me.  I, in turn, reflected back to her her courage. I’m absolutely certain this connection would not have happened had I not shifted my energy from anger to self-love while shoveling.  The universe gives us back a match to what we are putting out.

When you are cut off from the Love flowing to and through you, that is when you project your own inner drama (in my case this was that ‘why me’ voice) onto others and the world, which is why understanding and practicing what self-love is is essential to creating everything else you want in life.

Self-love: absolutely the most important kind of love to develop.  But even saying ‘kind of love’ implies separation, when the reality is that there is no separation other than the feeling of being separate that we create when we temporarily block the flow with our beliefs.   Love is the fabric of the Universe.  It is the energy of creation.

We all block the flow from time to time.  Part of our humanity.

But once you gain mastery with shifting your energy, with letting go of the false beliefs and story of your past, it becomes easier and easier to be in the flow of Love, to allow it to shape your world through words, actions, art, money, and whatever your Divine Purpose calls forth from within you to create.

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copyright 2009 Nancy Swisher

(Note:  I have used the feminine pronoun to refer to self-love.  However, self-love is neither male nor female, but encompasses All.)

– Self-love brings her total awareness to the present moment of her life. And when she does not do this, she shifts into a learning mode to discover what she is making more important than the present moment.

– Self-love invests resources in learning how to love herself.

– Self-love takes time to breathe, to the point of actually appreciating her breath, feeling the intimacy between her body and her spirit made manifest by the breath.

– Self-love forgives. She learns how to forgive in a way that feels aligned with her Soul.

– Self-love learns to recognize the story playing in her head.  She feels the impact of the story and inquires about its truth.

– Self-love reaches out for support when she needs to.

– Self-love follows her Bliss.  Self-love learns to make this real. Self-love acts upon what brings her joy, even if it means going against the opinions of others.

– Self-love listens to her Soul. She brings forth those words into the material plane, forming a relationship to her own wisdom and taking responsibility for it.

– She releases fear of judgment. She releases self-judgment, and thus judgment of others.

– Self-love cherishes and honors all aspects of her body. She eats to support her organs and systems; she learns about herbs and natural healing; she stretches her muscles and monitors the vibration of her energy level.

– Self-love knows that the body is a manifestation of her consciousness, so when her body has pain, she looks to the place in her consciousness that hides in the dark.

– Self-love invests in learning to love herself with the same excitement that she invests in a vacation or a new home.

– Self-love realizes that her very core is Love, that she is a Being of Light.  Self-love makes this real in her daily life by practicing Stillness.

– Self-love reads books that resonate with her own knowing of Spirit.  She doesn’t adopt others words, but allows them to support her alignment with her own words.

– Self-love devotes time to mastering energy release techniques so that she can easily pivot away from her programmed mind as quickly as possible.  She also understands there may be wisdom to learn within the lower vibrations of memory and story as she works to rise above them.

– Self-love expresses her Soul’s purpose and takes the time to discover that purpose as it evolves throughout her life.

– Self-love practices contemplation, for without contemplation she cannot know who she is.

– Self-love studies Universal Laws: the Law of Giving and Receiving; The Law of Attraction; The Law of Thinking.  She observes these laws at work in her everyday life.

– Self-love connects to the Oneness of Nature, knowing that she and the dragonfly are One, that she and the tree are One, that she and the mountain lion are One.

– Finally, Self-love knows she is responsible to discern what is loving to her, that no one else can tell her that, that only God, Divine Mother, the Infinite Field, and Great Spirit, as they flow through her can guide her to the next moment of enlightenment, where Love and Love meet, and all is well.

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How would your life be different if you could embody these statements?  If this is something you can imagine and desire, I invite you to register for my 9-week Choosing Self-Love Tele-class Intensive starting Oct. 1. http://tinyurl.com/mlu8r5 Questions? Please call Nancy at 319-338-7833.  Blessings and Light!

copyright 2009 Nancy Swisher and Choosing Self-Love Inc.