Nancy Caroline Swisher, MA, MFA : Self-Transformation Coach Intuitive

Posts Tagged 'Soul’s Purpose'

The Power of Nature/(live bald eagle webcam)

This week I saw a short news clip of a Louisiana Congressman who broke down crying as he spoke of the wetlands in the Gulf possibly being destroyed by the oil spill.
 
Why?  Because he grew up with Nature there; it is his home. The birds, plants, air, and water—all of the moments of peace he experienced his heart,

mind and body remembers.
 
Whether he articulates it as a connection with Spirit, with the Infinite Source, or not,
that is what he is grieving.
 
I don't want to focus on loss here, but my point is that our connection to
Nature is essential to our lives.  It is essential for our understanding
of who we are and why we are here.  ("Know Thyself")
 
When you take time to BE with nature, not to photograph it or comment upon it,
but to connect to the state of Being that nature provides for you, your body, mind
and spirit will align with the greater spirit that nature reflects.
 
What's the purpose of this?  Well, all that you are hoping to be, do or have in your
life will come about through your conscious awareness of who you really are, which
is a spiritual being having a human experience.  Nature reminds you of this when
you allow her to.  You must open up to it though.
 
You must take the time to just BE.
 
I'm enclosing a link to a Bald Eagle nest in
Decorah, Iowa.  The camera is on the nest 23/7.  You can
watch the baby eagles (there are 3 of them!) and sometimes
the mother is there.  If you just watch and open your heart to
their state of being, how the wind gently blows there feathers, how
they move about the next, how they stare out at 'nothing' in particular,
you can align with their being and thus your own, for we are all
part of the same web of life.
 
Happy Memorial Day!  My wish for you is that you feel the
Love in your heart as you love the eagles and allow them to
love you~
 
Again, click here for the eagle cam!
 
Love & light,
Nancy
 
http://choosingselflove.com

 

Gratitude is a Choice

It is a common for humans to focus on what we do not yet have but want.  It is also a common thing not to be grateful for what we do have when we know that we desire something other than what we have.  Learning to feel gratitude, no matter what the circumstance or issue in your life, is a wonderful undertaking.  Why?  Gratitude feels lovely; gratitude signals the flow of divine energy through your Being.  And most importantly, gratitude is our natural state when we are fully present.

“But how do I feel grateful when I want so many things to be different than they are?”

Well, the answer is by wanting to focus on gratitude, by choosing to be grateful.  Everything is always a choice when it comes to our focus.

Being grateful, however, is not about pretending to be grateful.  It’s not about just saying the words.  It is not a mental exercise.  You must feel it.   And you can feel it even when circumstances may seem grim.  To quote Eric Butterworth’s Spiritual Economics, “This is precisely the time to stir up the gift of gratitude!  Remember, it is not a reactionary emotion but a causative one.”  In other words, by being grateful, you cause or draw to you more experiences to feel grateful about!

Gratitude and appreciation are powerful, high frequency emotions. You don’t have to look outside to your environment for things to be grateful for in order to feel and experience gratitude.  You can choose to be grateful, to feel grateful, to experience gratitude.  In other words, gratitude is not a response to something external, but a state of Being that you bring to the world.

When you do this, amazing things happen in your life!

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If you want to explore how to access the power of gratitude to reveal your
Soul’s Purpose,  please contact me at nancy@choosingselflove.com

copyright 2009 Nancy Swisher http://choosingselflove.com

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