Remembering

How good are you at remembering? Have you noticed that when we feel wronged by someone we can recite in detail the conversation or event. We hold onto every nuance. We may even embellish a bit to give intensity or emphasis in the retelling. Hmmmm. Now, let me ask you another question. Do you remember the great idea you had last week about your unfolding plans and what you wanted to do about it? Do you remember that quote that you read that moved your heart and you felt your inner light shine so bright and you shared it in your Tweets or on your Facebook page so others would delight in it as well? How about do you remember the conversation you had with that someone when you felt truly witnessed and honored? Can you recite the details and nuances of all this? Never forget what you want to remember! If you want to remember how someone wronged you, well, you will! But will that serve you? Will that empower you, bring you joy, happiness, or peace? If you want to remember the aspects of your life that encourage you and delight you, you will, if you put intention there. Where is your focus? Where do you bring your energies of remembrance?

What I have learned is when I am feeling like I am stuck or not growing it is usually because my focus is off. I am not remembering what I should and not letting go of what I need to. Even unconsciously we can hold onto deep entrenching old patterns, they can keep us stuck. We get trapped in the drama of the story. When we are in flow with life, we look to the learning experiences, we listen for the passionate parts of our story and we listen to the callings of our soul and we find ourselves remembering what matters to our heart, to our life, and to our dreams. We need to take the time to invest wisely in our remembering energies. If we use them wisely they will take us far!

Blessings ~ Lisa

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Listening with Presence

Communication is a skill. And some are better at it than others. There are so many ways in which we communicate. But in conversation listening with presence is often an act of love, respect and beauty. Our listening skills get better, stronger, and more expansive when we are aware and open to the other person's needs. Listening with a compassionate heart and without our own personal filters keeps us in the moment and engaged with the message. As we listen with our heart and soul we begin to harmonize with the other person. We find the flow to the conversation's energy. We then are able to choose with great wisdom the words the other is ready and able to receive. We do not bring our agenda to the conversation. Our listening becomes a creative force. There is a beauty to the flow of the energies propelling the conversation forward into possibilities as opposed to shutting it down or trying to manipulate it.

When we listen this way we are able to truly hear the message. We can witness the feelings that are trying to be conveyed; all of it, not just part of it. When we bring our loving presence to the role as a listener, we find that the partner in the conversation feels witnessed, attended to and valued. Exactly what we hope for when we have someone listening to our thoughts, feelings, ideas or opinion.

Blessings ~ Lisa

©COPYRIGHT 2013 Lisa Meade

Space

In order for things to change in my life, in order for there to be room to grow, and in order for there to be room for trial and error...I need space. Space to be creative, to be able to pause, to be able to dive in and explore. I have found this space when I step inside. I find this room for change and growth when I remove myself from the drama, the story, the excess and the noise of the world around me. Some say that I tend to be a loner, and that may be true, but for reasons that are far different from what they think. I need to find the blank canvas, the clear space, the empty page in order to find the intuitive guidance of my soul, the meaning of my truth and the creative energies that are longing to be explored. I find the answers to my questions in this space. I find the challenges to my growth. I find the wisdom of my heart. And I find the essence of my soul there. Looking outward has yet to provide me with the richness and abundance that I find within.

So how do I create this space? It is often found in nature. It is often found in claiming quiet time without the world's distractions. So much of my personal movement happens in this quiet. I breathe deeper. I see more clearly. Life becomes vibrant. Ideas explode. Truth encourages. And my soul dances.

Within this space I find more energy. I find a peace. I also find that I really am so comfortable there. When we become comfortable with our silence we are then open to the energies of the Universe. We hear the call to follow our passions. We connect with Source and open our hearts wide. Within this inner sanctuary I honor, celebrate and dream. It is a deep crystalline pool of wonder and inspiration that I can access at any time.

Blessings ~ Lisa

©COPYRIGHT 2013 Lisa Meade

How to Be True to You

I have a question that I have dealt with in the past and I feel as though I have answered it fully, to this moment anyway, as I still ask it each and every day now. Let me share it with you. Where are you not being true to yourself? It is a big question and the answers do not just lie on the surface. I asked it because I found myself at a point in my life where I felt my authenticity was slipping. Do you recognize that feeling? You know, you find yourself doing things because they are expected of you, you are in relationships that are not serving you and you are resentful of them, you are going through the motions and not living days of joy and beauty but instead mundane and ordinary. I felt brittle and paper thin in my truth. I wanted a full life, I wanted extraordinary, I wanted to bring my dreams into my reality...so I answered the question. Any kind of discomfort or blockages that I was experiencing were there because I was choosing to let them be there. I was pretending to rationalize them, excuse them, or ignore them. And I was not very successful. I knew I was not fully in my power. I knew I was not being truthful with myself and others. I knew things had to change.

Eventually, with lots of honest reflection, trial and error, failures and successes I began to align my true soul essence with life. I became true to ME. My thoughts, my feelings, my actions, my words began to reflect the desires and authenticity of my soulful awareness. My Being was an expression of my soul.

I began to develop a trust. A trust to believe in myself and my creative juices. I began to create my dreams into a reality. I made lists of things, ways, ideas, conversations and offerings that I wanted in my life and I spent time, diligently each day, to create this life. I still have many things on my list, but I discovered that working on this list, my HOT LIST, helped me to remain true to me. And so it goes onward. Some days easier than others and sometimes there is a pause. But not being true to myself was like wearing clothes that no longer fit. Once I found this authentic truth, I simply did not want to be any other way with myself. My soul was too glorious and beautiful to ignore.

Blessings ~ Lisa

©COPYRIGHT 2013 Lisa Meade