We are in our destiny town and the moon will be full and powerful tonight. A good time for manifesting!
Usually Mount Dora sweeps away our troubles, but this time some annoyances have been hanging on. I think we both feel the prickly edges of aggravations that have hitched a ride south with us, leaving no sense of peace.
I am reading “The Architecture of All Abundance - Seven Foundations to Prosperity” by Lenedra J. Carroll (mother of the singer Jewel). The fifth chapter is entitled “Be Peace”. Nedra escapes the hectic world of managing her daughter’s career to spend three weeks at a retreat where she learns to obtain and keep an internal peace that will remain constant no matter how rough the waters are around her. I know that peace, even world peace, must begin in the heart and soul of each individual. And, as I was reading that chapter, it occurred to me that peace, although a grand and powerful concept, needs only to be a simple action or, perhaps more often, a non-action. Letting someone’s unpleasant statement pass without comment. Allowing someone to be moody without absorbing the mood or even acknowledging it. Releasing the need for someone to be or feel a particular way.
I often take on the burden of trying to make others feel better and usually absorb whatever ill mood I am trying to “cure”. When did it become my job to change the moods and attitudes of all who are part of my life? Why do I so often feel responsible for their negativity, sharp responses and sarcasm? Am I so powerful a person that I can cause or control someone else’s state of mind? Yes, we all influence one another, especially those close to us, to some degree, but surely the degree is less than we often imagine. And, if it isn’t, if someone allows us to control his or her mood so completely, isn’t the fault his and not ours? If someone gives away his or her power like that, we certainly do not need to accept it. Shouldn’t we be busy enough with our own state of being that we don’t have the time or the energy to be controlling or worrying about someone else’s?
I know my need to make everyone happy grew from the death of my mother when I was three months old. I grew up believing that my birth somehow contributed to her early passing. My father was a moody, volatile man and I assumed his anger was the result of losing his wife at a young age and since I felt some responsibility for that loss, I also felt an immense responsibility to make him happier or, at least, less angry. The responsibility I felt carried over to others - why I don’t know. People viewed me as a person with a big heart, open arms and the ability to listen well. Even in elementary school, other children brought their troubles to me. At first I was perplexed, but then I just accepted that they were drawn to me for some reason beyond my understanding. Eventually, all that listening, along with my perceived responsibility for my father’s emotional stability, weighed heavily on me. I was too young to develop the coping skills of counselors, therapists, doctors and nurses, so I suffered in ways an adult, much less a child, should not.
I absorbed the unhappiness, worries and anger of others as a sponge soaks in dirty dish water. The years have taught me a few lessons about boundaries, but old patterns are hard to break. I’ve learned a few coping skills and am able to shake off the problems and negative vibrations from lesser acquaintances, but those closest to me are still a challenge. And, honestly, I don’t want to be cold or uncaring, especially to those I love.
My new Intention is to give up the job of healing and/or absorbing the moods of those around me. I am not, nor do I want to be, nor should I be responsible for the moods, negativity or poor behavior of others. I choose to “be peace”. I can care, I can have empathy, I can offer advice - when asked, but I choose to accept peace for myself and to allow others to find their paths to peace.
And, what does all of this have to do with manifesting? A great deal. When our psyches
are bathed in the negativity absorbed from others, we cannot find and nurture our own well-being. We lose touch with our center, the home of our personal peace. Creative manifestation requires a strong center, a well-defined sense of self and an internal peace.
Today we had a tour of the historical home for sale that I found online - the one I printed photos of and added to my Manifesting Mount Dora Vision Closet. We loved it. But, as I said before, my focus is not on a particular house so I was able to enjoy seeing it without feeling apprehensive about obtaining it. It was fun to imagine living there with “there” representing any home in Mount Dora that we can manifest. Playing games with manifesting can be very powerful way to jump start the process. As adults, we have lost the wonder and joy of playing, of pretending. When we are in that childlike state we are free from all that binds us to “reality” allowing us to enter a state of creating. Touring a house, walking through a car lot, carrying a $100 bill in your pocket, watching movies set in places you want to visit can stimulate your imagination and with imagination comes creativity and with creativity comes manifestation.
I feel peaceful right now. I am writing, there is a full moon, I’ve had an enjoyable day in one of my favorite places and I am having a chai latte while my man enjoys a cappuccino.
The energies are powerful.
Usually Mount Dora sweeps away our troubles, but this time some annoyances have been hanging on. I think we both feel the prickly edges of aggravations that have hitched a ride south with us, leaving no sense of peace.
I am reading “The Architecture of All Abundance - Seven Foundations to Prosperity” by Lenedra J. Carroll (mother of the singer Jewel). The fifth chapter is entitled “Be Peace”. Nedra escapes the hectic world of managing her daughter’s career to spend three weeks at a retreat where she learns to obtain and keep an internal peace that will remain constant no matter how rough the waters are around her. I know that peace, even world peace, must begin in the heart and soul of each individual. And, as I was reading that chapter, it occurred to me that peace, although a grand and powerful concept, needs only to be a simple action or, perhaps more often, a non-action. Letting someone’s unpleasant statement pass without comment. Allowing someone to be moody without absorbing the mood or even acknowledging it. Releasing the need for someone to be or feel a particular way.
I often take on the burden of trying to make others feel better and usually absorb whatever ill mood I am trying to “cure”. When did it become my job to change the moods and attitudes of all who are part of my life? Why do I so often feel responsible for their negativity, sharp responses and sarcasm? Am I so powerful a person that I can cause or control someone else’s state of mind? Yes, we all influence one another, especially those close to us, to some degree, but surely the degree is less than we often imagine. And, if it isn’t, if someone allows us to control his or her mood so completely, isn’t the fault his and not ours? If someone gives away his or her power like that, we certainly do not need to accept it. Shouldn’t we be busy enough with our own state of being that we don’t have the time or the energy to be controlling or worrying about someone else’s?
I know my need to make everyone happy grew from the death of my mother when I was three months old. I grew up believing that my birth somehow contributed to her early passing. My father was a moody, volatile man and I assumed his anger was the result of losing his wife at a young age and since I felt some responsibility for that loss, I also felt an immense responsibility to make him happier or, at least, less angry. The responsibility I felt carried over to others - why I don’t know. People viewed me as a person with a big heart, open arms and the ability to listen well. Even in elementary school, other children brought their troubles to me. At first I was perplexed, but then I just accepted that they were drawn to me for some reason beyond my understanding. Eventually, all that listening, along with my perceived responsibility for my father’s emotional stability, weighed heavily on me. I was too young to develop the coping skills of counselors, therapists, doctors and nurses, so I suffered in ways an adult, much less a child, should not.
I absorbed the unhappiness, worries and anger of others as a sponge soaks in dirty dish water. The years have taught me a few lessons about boundaries, but old patterns are hard to break. I’ve learned a few coping skills and am able to shake off the problems and negative vibrations from lesser acquaintances, but those closest to me are still a challenge. And, honestly, I don’t want to be cold or uncaring, especially to those I love.
My new Intention is to give up the job of healing and/or absorbing the moods of those around me. I am not, nor do I want to be, nor should I be responsible for the moods, negativity or poor behavior of others. I choose to “be peace”. I can care, I can have empathy, I can offer advice - when asked, but I choose to accept peace for myself and to allow others to find their paths to peace.
And, what does all of this have to do with manifesting? A great deal. When our psyches
are bathed in the negativity absorbed from others, we cannot find and nurture our own well-being. We lose touch with our center, the home of our personal peace. Creative manifestation requires a strong center, a well-defined sense of self and an internal peace.
Today we had a tour of the historical home for sale that I found online - the one I printed photos of and added to my Manifesting Mount Dora Vision Closet. We loved it. But, as I said before, my focus is not on a particular house so I was able to enjoy seeing it without feeling apprehensive about obtaining it. It was fun to imagine living there with “there” representing any home in Mount Dora that we can manifest. Playing games with manifesting can be very powerful way to jump start the process. As adults, we have lost the wonder and joy of playing, of pretending. When we are in that childlike state we are free from all that binds us to “reality” allowing us to enter a state of creating. Touring a house, walking through a car lot, carrying a $100 bill in your pocket, watching movies set in places you want to visit can stimulate your imagination and with imagination comes creativity and with creativity comes manifestation.
I feel peaceful right now. I am writing, there is a full moon, I’ve had an enjoyable day in one of my favorite places and I am having a chai latte while my man enjoys a cappuccino.
The energies are powerful.
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