23/3/2015 0 Comments A Journey... A journey is so simple to begin... just one step and it has begun. Each step taking you closer to your dreams. your desires, your hopes and your wishes. Along this journey there will be many trials, tests and a myriad of distractions that can take you off your path for a while. But eventually you feel the pull to go back onto the path and follow the road once more. As time goes by you accumulate knowledge of who you are, the skills you need (which are more often uncovered as they were hidden within all along). You find your 'roots' and begin to feel a connection to all things when you tap into this deep well of ancient wisdom you have always carried... This work by Jevareyn is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.
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16/9/2014 0 Comments I AM NOT Broken...The best people possess a feeling for beauty, the courage to take risks, the discipline to tell the truth, the capacity for sacrifice. Ironically, their virtues make them vulnerable, they are often wounded, sometimes destroyed. ~ Ernest Hemmingway We all reach a point in our lives where we feel broken... but are we really? Maybe we have reached an apex in our life and we become scared of what the future may or may not hold. Perhaps we are so busy looking back and seeing the mistakes we have made that we do not see just how far we have traveled... or perhaps we have experienced so many things in our lives that we have been broken time and time again... and yet we still get back up to face another day... There are many things that could be in our lives that prevent us from doing our own inner work... the biggest factor is our fear to face what is in our darkness... what we have hidden in the depths of our being as it is too painful... is it shame we are feeling or a feeling of being inadequate... We are not inadequate... we may be challenged... we may be faced with barriers that we think are too hard to push through... but never inadequate... In Japanese culture they use a method known as kintsukuroi it is the art of fixing broken pottery with lacquer resin dusted or mixed with powdered gold, silver, or platinum. The item broken is revered for the time and care that was given to it to become the item that is now broken. It was created by someone who strived for beauty and purpose. They believe the object has become more beautiful due to its history and the damage it has sustained. In Western Culture we do not look at things in such a way when they become broken. Instead we throw them away. Yet if these objects were repaired they are raised to a new level of splendour. They become more beautiful and their cracks now filled with gold show that they are resilient. We can learn a lot from this and apply it to ourselves. Every 'scar'... every 'wound' that we have on our body and soul does not diminish who we are... it just adds to us and through it all shows a beauty that we would not have seen beforehand. We are no less important than who we were to start with. We have traveled far, experienced so many life lessons, and continued on. We are stories that are always being written by our own daily existence. We live, we breathe, we love, we grieve... we experience what life has to offer for us in our own unique way... and that is ok... Recently I had the opportunity to go to the beach... something I have not done in such a long time and as I walked I began to think upon many things... which was ultimately the purpose of this trip... How far into the depths of the self must I go before there is a liberation of freedom. How far must one wander to find their own inner self and discover they are not who they thought they were... How far must I walk along the sand seeing the gentle footprints I leave behind as I tread softly upon this earthly plane... searching... seeking... yearning for something that is calling me but as yet I cannot see... Yet as I walk I am finding one common thread... I am tired... not tired as in I've had enough... but tired of being in control of so much of my life... and I ask myself when does this part end? When can I surrender part of the control and live with a sense of freedom, a sense of peace... a sense of being alive... And therein is my answer... I wish to feel alive... For so long I have played the role of being the one to soldier on, to sacrifice many aspects of myself due to my life circumstances... I want to know me again... I want to find myself... I want to delve into the depths of my being and find my deepest desires... the things that my soul has been aching a long time for... Am I being selfish for feeling this way? No... I am in reality being selfless... by moving more towards me I am giving others - my young adult children - permission to move forward on their own life journey... a journey that only they can do for themselves... plus a journey for myself that I have put off for way too long... I was asked not long ago what are my true desires and I answered with the following: "my true desires? to be treated as an equal, not as an object... to be loved and cherished, not used... to be known as who I am, not as what someone wants me to be... to have someone in my life and be friends before lovers..." But that is a desire that many people want in their lives... to be loved, cherished, respected... to be known... However I am finding that my desires are running so much deeper than that... there is a deeper longing... a deeper desire of connecting with the wildness in me... the one who for so long has been waiting for my return... She has always been there, in the back ground occasionally peaking through and giving people the merest glimpse of her existence.... sometimes shocking people... sometimes leaving people in awe as they see a part that so few has seen and even fewer know of... she is me... she is all of me and she is part of me... There is a fierceness to her as she begins to awaken and her eyes become alive with a deep inner fire... she has seen that I am ready to claim her... ready to accept her... ready to live as one with her... ready to be her... So who is this wild creature who dwells within me? Why is she hidden from everyone? She is the wild fire of passion, of love, of feminine desire and longing... she is the creatrix and priestess... she is the well of pleasures to be received and given... and for too long she has remained buried within... hidden from all including myself... I have kept her hidden and denied her/myself the right to feel alive, vibrant, aroused by the fullness of life and the many wonders it has to offer... I kept that part of me shut down because I was afraid of feeling, of expressing, of not being 'the good wife'... 'the good mother'... 'the good daughter'... 'the good anything'... It was a trap first set up as I was growing up in a dysfunctional environment closing doors of myself to keep them protected. As the years rolled by it was easier to keep them closed, forever locked. But in doing so I created a part of me that could never feel fully alive... could never fully open up... could never fully give myself over to anyone... Yet she is now there and I am waiting to embrace her as she is waiting to embrace me... You are hereby allowed to be happy, to love yourself, to realise your worth, to believe in great things, and to be treated with love and respect... This work by Jevareyn is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License. 4/3/2014 0 Comments The AwakeningThis article was originally written in 2010... A time comes in your life when you finally get…when, in the midst of all your fears and insanity, you stop dead in your tracks and somewhere the voice inside your head cries out…ENOUGH! Enough fighting and crying and blaming and struggling to hold on. Then, like a child quieting down after a tantrum, you blink back your tears and begin to look at the world through new eyes. This is your awakening. You realize it’s time to stop hoping and waiting for something to change, or for happiness, safety and security to magically appear over the next horizon. You realize that in the real world there aren’t always fairy tale endings, and that any guarantee of “happily ever after” must begin with you…and in the process a sense of serenity is born of acceptance. You awaken to the fact that you are not perfect and that not everyone will always love, appreciate or approve of who or what you are…and that’s OK. They are entitled to their own views and opinions. You learn the importance of loving and championing yourself…and in the process a sense of new found confidence is born of self-approval. You stop complaining and blaming other people for the things they did to you – or didn’t do for you – and you learn that the only thing you can really count on is the unexpected. You learn that people don’t always say what they mean or mean what they say and that not everyone will always be there for you and everything isn’t always about you. So, you learn to stand on your own and to take care of yourself…and in the process a sense of safety and security is born of self-reliance. You stop judging and pointing fingers and you begin to accept people as they are and to overlook their shortcomings and human frailties…and in the process a sense of peace and contentment is born of forgiveness. You learn to open up to new worlds and different points of view. You begin reassessing and redefining who you are and what you really stand for. You learn the difference between wanting and needing and you begin to discard the doctrines and values you’ve outgrown, or should never have bought into to begin with. You learn that there is power and glory in creating and contributing and you stop maneuvering through life merely as a “consumer” looking for your next fix. You learn that principles such as honesty and integrity are not the outdated ideals of a bygone era, but the mortar that holds together the foundation upon which you must build a life. You learn that you don’t know everything, it’s not your job to save the world and that you can’t teach a pig to sing. You learn the only cross to bear is the one you choose to carry and that martyrs get burned at the stake. Then you learn about love. You learn to look at relationships as they really are and not as you would have them be. You learn that alone does not mean lonely. You stop trying to control people, situations and outcomes. You learn to distinguish between guilt and responsibility and the importance of setting boundaries and learning to say NO. You also stop working so hard at putting your feelings aside, smoothing things over and ignoring your needs. You learn that your body really is your temple. You begin to care for it and treat it with respect. You begin to eat a balanced diet, drinking more water, and take more time to exercise. You learn that being tired fuels doubt, fear, and uncertainty and so you take more time to rest. And, just as food fuels the body, laughter fuels our soul. So you take more time to laugh and to play. You learn that, for the most part, you get in life what you deserve, and that much of life truly is a self-fulfilling prophecy. You learn that anything worth achieving is worth working for and that wishing for something to happen is different than working toward making it happen. More importantly, you learn that in order to achieve success you need direction, discipline and perseverance. You learn that no one can do it all alone, and that it’s OK to risk asking for help. You learn the only thing you must truly fear is fear itself. You learn to step right into and through your fears because you know that whatever happens you can handle it and to give in to fear is to give away the right to live life on your own terms. You learn to fight for your life and not to squander it living under a cloud of impending doom. You learn that life isn’t always fair, you don’t always get what you think you deserve and that sometimes bad things happen to unsuspecting, good people…and you learn not to always take it personally. You learn that nobody’s punishing you and everything isn’t always somebody’s fault. It’s just life happening. You learn to admit when you are wrong and to build bridges instead of walls. You learn that negative feelings such as anger, envy and resentment must be understood and redirected or they will suffocate the life out of you and poison the universe that surrounds you. You learn to be thankful and to take comfort in many of the simple things we take for granted, things that millions of people upon the earth can only dream about: a full refrigerator, clean running water, a soft warm bed, a long hot shower. Then, you begin to take responsibility for yourself by yourself and you make yourself a promise to never betray yourself and to never, ever settle for less than you heart’s desire. You make it a point to keep smiling, to keep trusting, and to stay open to every wonderful possibility. You hang a wind chime outside your window so you can listen to the wind. Finally, with courage in your heart, you take a stand, you take a deep breath, and you begin to design the life you want to live as best as you can. This work by Tania Collier is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License. 4/3/2014 0 Comments Life Begins... Fear is nothing more than an obstacle that stands in the way of progress. In overcoming our fears we can move forward stronger and wiser in ourselves. Releasing the fear that holds us back is releasing the constraints that we have imposed upon ourselves to the point where we become immobilsed... paralysed.. unable to move... Fear is nothing more than your imagination creating things to appear more frightening than they really are... when action is taken to face these fears they become diminished... the restraints quickly fade away and you become free to express and live life the way you want it to be... Of course some fear is a must to survive... the ones that are there to protect you from danger and being severely hurt... But the fears that stagnate your life and stunt your growth… the ones that begin to interfere in your ability to really live and put limitations on you... ask yourself what would you be doing if you just let them go... This work by Tania Collier is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License. 22/2/2014 0 Comments I Dare & I Awaken I dare to LOVE in each moment even if I am afraid of being hurt. I dare to live in TRUST that all is well even if I feel fear with mounting prophecies to the contrary. I dare to let go of GUILT for whatever reason even if it has provided me with a safe haven in which to limit myself. I dare to let go of SHAME for whatever reason even if I feel others blame me. I dare to feel WORTHY Under all conditions and circumstances. I dare to SPEAK TRUTH in each moment even if it may cause temporary chaos. I dare to be BRILLIANT even if I am afraid that I might make others jealous. I dare to be POWERFUL Even if I am afraid I might misuse this power. I dare to be OUTRAGEOUS, AUDACIOUS and OUTSPOKEN - even if I am afraid that it may intimate. I dare to be UNIQUELY ME even if I am afraid that I might not be accepted. I dare to be WEALTHY even if I am afraid that I might lose it all and/or others believe it is not spiritual to be rich. I dare to be a FAITHFUL SERVANT even if I am afraid that no one will take care of me. I dare to do SPIRIT'S CALLING Even if others may threaten me to stop. I dare to enter the NEXT WORLD joyously even if I am afraid of the vast void in front of me. Most of all ….. I dare to GIVE MYSELF back to SPIRIT even if I am afraid I might lose myself. Because losing myself to Spirit makes all the other things I think I need to DO or BE….. obsolete. A time comes in your life when you finally get…when, in the midst of all your fears and insanity, you stop dead in your tracks and somewhere the voice inside your head cries out…ENOUGH! Enough fighting and crying and blaming and struggling to hold on. Then, like a child quieting down after a tantrum, you blink back your tears and begin to look at the world through new eyes.
This is your awakening. You realize it’s time to stop hoping and waiting for something to change, or for happiness, safety and security to magically appear over the next horizon. You realize that in the real world there aren’t always fairy tale endings, and that any guarantee of “happily ever after” must begin with you…and in the process a sense of serenity is born of acceptance. You awaken to the fact that you are not perfect and that not everyone will always love, appreciate or approve of who or what you are…and that’s OK. They are entitled to their own views and opinions. You learn the importance of loving and championing yourself…and in the process a sense of new found confidence is born of self-approval. You stop complaining and blaming other people for the things they did to you – or didn’t do for you – and you learn that the only thing you can really count on is the unexpected. You learn that people don’t always say what they mean or mean what they say and that not everyone will always be there for you and everything isn’t always about you. So, you learn to stand on your own and to take care of yourself…and in the process a sense of safety and security is born of self-reliance. You stop judging and pointing fingers and you begin to accept people as they are and to overlook their shortcomings and human frailties…and in the process a sense of peace and contentment is born of forgiveness. You learn to open up to new worlds and different points of view. You begin reassessing and redefining who you are and what you really stand for. You learn the difference between wanting and needing and you begin to discard the doctrines and values you’ve outgrown, or should never have bought into to begin with. You learn that there is power and glory in creating and contributing and you stop manoeuvring through life merely as a “consumer” looking for you next fix. You learn that principles such as honesty and integrity are not the outdated ideals of a bygone era, but the mortar that holds together the foundation upon which you must build a life. You learn that you don’t know everything, it’s not your job to save the world and that you can’t teach a pig to sing. You learn the only cross to bear is the one you choose to carry and that martyrs get burned at the stake. Then you learn about love. You learn to look at relationships as they really are and not as you would have them be. You learn that alone does not mean lonely. You stop trying to control people, situations and outcomes. You learn to distinguish between guilt and responsibility and the importance of setting boundaries and learning to say NO. You also stop working so hard at putting your feelings aside, smoothing things over and ignoring your needs. You learn that your body really is your temple. You begin to care for it and treat it with respect. You begin to eat a balanced diet, drinking more water, and take more time to exercise. You learn that being tired fuels doubt, fear, and uncertainty and so you take more time to rest. And, just food fuels the body, laughter fuels our soul. So you take more time to laugh and to play. You learn that, for the most part, you get in life what you deserve, and that much of life truly is a self-fulfilling prophecy. You learn that anything worth achieving is worth working for and that wishing for something to happen is different than working toward making it happen. More importantly, you learn that in order to achieve success you need direction, discipline and perseverance. You learn that no one can do it all alone, and that it’s OK to risk asking for help. You learn the only thing you must truly fear is fear itself. You learn to step right into and through your fears because you know that whatever happens you can handle it and to give in to fear is to give away the right to live life on your own terms. You learn to fight for your life and not to squander it living under a cloud of impending doom. You learn that life isn’t always fair, you don’t always get what you think you deserve and that sometimes bad things happen to unsuspecting, good people…and you learn not to always take it personally. You learn that nobody’s punishing you and everything isn’t always somebody’s fault. It’s just life happening. You learn to admit when you are wrong and to build bridges instead of walls. You lean that negative feelings such as anger, envy and resentment must be understood and redirected or they will suffocate the life out of you and poison the universe that surrounds you. You learn to be thankful and to take comfort in many of the simple things we take for granted, things that millions of people upon the earth can only dream about: a full refrigerator, clean running water, a soft warm bed, a long hot shower. Then, you begin to take responsibility for yourself by yourself and you make yourself a promise to never betray yourself and to never, ever settle for less than your heart’s desire. You make it a point to keep smiling, to keep trusting, and to stay open to every wonderful possibility. You hang a wind chime outside your window so you can listen to the wind. Finally, with courage in your heart, you take a stand, you take a deep breath, and you begin to design the life you want to live as best as you can. By Sonny Carroll 17/1/2014 0 Comments As One Door Closes
The last day of 2013...
It was early morning as I sat outside with Nemo... the horses nearby casually eating grass after they had a feed of hay. The air was cool... a nice reprieve from the previous days of heat and hot weather...
There are no 'man-made' noises around me... instead I am surrounded by the sweet songs of birds and insects as they welcome in a new day... a new dawn... a new beginning... As I sit here I contemplate the year that has been... the year which affected so many people in so many ways... a year of trials... setbacks... hardship... emotionally, physically, mentally, financially, spiritually...
I was one of the many who experienced such a year...
I nearly lost my mother to complications that arose from thyroid surgery resulting in her being rushed back in for life-saving surgery, then being in ICU for a number of days... it was a difficult time as I live in another state and the hospital kept calling me asking who could or couldn't visit her. But things improved and eventually Mum was moved out of ICU then released to go home... her road to recovery is still happening but she is improving as each day passes...
Then halfway through the year I had a work related injury that eventually resulted in surgery... to add to this I was burned out from the work environment I was in... so many weeks later I was given clearance to return to work under revised job duties then eventually given clearance to return to full duties... only to realise once and for all that I couldn't be there any more... shouldn't be there any more... as one friend had pointed out to me “... that (workplace) was sucking the life out of me...”
Only now I fully understood what that truly meant for me and what I needed to do...
So before the year had ended I closed that one particular door and handed in my resignation... and sighed with relief as I walked out the doors and never looked back... I am now free from that one thing that was riding me so hard and relentlessly...
But my journey of healing hasn't ended... if anything it is now truly beginning as I take in the beginning of each day and learn from the lessons the birds and insects are now giving me... a new dawn.. a new day... a new beginning... Throughout the whole year I never waivered from being an animal healer... if anything it only made the soul purpose stronger as I strived to do the 'day job' and heal the animals who were calling to be healed... when the injury happened I had to turn the healing inwards so when I came out the other side I would be the best I could ever be for the animals as they patiently waited for my return... The Souls Purpose: “To understand the journey of the soul is to also let go of what you call definition of soul. To define a soul is to limit a soul.” Book Three, The Lost Books of the Essene
During that period of down time I was given the opportunity to stop... it was a blessing in many ways as I was able to tune in more with what was around me and started to write the messages from the animals as they came to me each day... some of these were personal messages and others I could share on the Facebook page... I was so glad that I could as there were many people out there who needed to hear these messages too...
I found out so much about myself during that time and as hard as our home situation was getting I was learning some very valuable lessons...
I was getting to know myself and I cried...
I cried so much that my whole body ached from the pain of it... I cried because I had been a stranger to myself... I cried because I had so much to give to others but fell short of treating myself with the same amount of care... I cried because I needed to... I cried because there was no where left for me to hide... I cried because there was so much I had held onto and now it was time to release it... I cried because I had been strong for far too long...
It was time to let go of the fear... the outrageously high expectations I had of myself... the need to always do things by myself... it was time to simply let go...
And move forward
So now on the last day of the year... I can make the necessary steps to change the way things go from here... I have control again...
Beside me Nemo stretches and relaxes as a gentle breeze glides over him... a message that I am on the right path... in 2013 I became untangled from the things that were holding me back... it was a long process of transformation to allow new things into my life...
Here are some ideas for you on how to use and fill in the books:
Yes! You can fill out your 2014 workbook on iPad or computer!
I am also beginning a new ritual with each new moon this year of writing out an abundance check from the Universe. Plus following more closely the Wheel of Life and each moon phase that passes through it. I am going back to my roots... going back to where it all began with me so many years ago... going back to the ebb and flow of the cycle of life with the elemental forces of creation. Watching and taking notice of when is the best times to create, manifest and rest. Taking more care of myself will be a high priority this year... which in turn will benefit the animals who are still patiently waiting for me to heal them.
This year I am giving myself permission to reach for my dreams... permission to be me... I am giving myself permission to say YES! Even if it scares the crap outta me... it is time to not let fear step in the way of my Soul Purpose!
So where does this sit withJupiter's Animal Healing...
What this will mean for Jupiter's Animal Healing is that I can devote more time with the animals. I can be more present for them and their carers. I will be doing what my heart and soul yearns for me to do and that is helping you and helping the animal/s who have chosen to be a part of your life... and in the process Jupiter's Animal Healing will grow and evolve into what it is meant to be for both people and animals alike... It has also enabled me to get Balanced Heart and Soul up which will be focusing more on people and how you can enable your own personal growth through health, life-style changes, motivation and finding your soul purpose... this is something I have been wanting to do for a long time as I felt much of what I was posting was more closely related to helping people... which is something I enjoy doing. In many ways they are both interlinked... by helping animals I help people and vice versa... So I now open my doors and heart to allow in all the goodness that is waiting... and I will always endeavour to be the best I can be for all the animals who are stepping up to be healed. During the times that I am in stillness I will be continuing on my inner and outer work to make my world a better place for those who are a part of it... This work by Tania Collier is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License. |
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