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July 7, 2009
Setting Ourselves Free
It is Tuesday and I am still
recuperating from the festivities of the 4th. It is my favorite holiday
in Park City as I get to be a part of a collective celebration of freedom and
joy. It is a day consumed with parades, parties, running races, rugby contests,
music, and two major fireworks displays. It is a time where I allow myself to have
lots of fun.
Dressed in a full length red
strapless dress and a red cowboy hat, having a great time at our neighbor's
house, I found myself in the lake... literally. One moment I was up on the paddle board and the
next moment I had fallen off, fully clothed and swimming for my hat. On one
level, it was hysterical, entertaining and fun. On another level, it was embarrassing
and humiliating. I was fine but my ego was not. I was in turmoil. I kicked into
a mode of inner & outer criticism - What the hell was I thinking? Why did I
get on that board? I've never fallen off before, how did I fall off this time?
It was this inner dialogue
that got my attention. What is it inside of me that resists going with the
flow? What part of me resists accepting what is? What part of me has to be
taken seriously? What part of me is humiliated when I make a mistake?
It is these aspects of myself that I want to free. Their
names are:
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Judgment - the inner critic that sometimes speaks louder than any outside voice.
- Vain - who cares about what I look like and what others
think of me.
- Expectation
- who has high expectations of what myself and others should do and then feels
justified, disappointed and let down when they are not met.
This week, I commit to free myself with compassion,
courage and grace. I acknowledge these aspects within myself and invite the
healing forces of the Full Moon and Eclipse that are upon us all this evening
to help me transcend and transform the relationship I have with myself.
Please join me on this journey to free ourselves by
taking the Vow of Emotional Independence below. This vow was written by Debbie Ford who is one of my favorite teachers, authors, and guides who's life work is dedicated to helping others uncover, own and reclaim the power of their shadows.
Have a great week and enjoy the Full Moon tonight (please note that I will not be holding the Full Moon Meditation Circle this evening).
With love & light,
BELIEVE in the possible. CREATE the possible. LIVE the possible.
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EVENTS
Monday Mornings: . Start your week out with a guided meditations by Jennifer via the telephone. 7am MST / 9am EST. $10 per individual class. $35 for the month.
July 7th: CANCELLED - Full Moon Meditation Circle
July 11th: Enjoy a delicious Indian catered dinner called 'Dining Around The World with Thea' at Rikka in Park City. Saturday Evenings at 7pm. RSVP to 801.750.2398.
August 3:: Conscious Conversations at Rikka in Park City from 6pm-8pm. Topic = Freedom. Cost is Free.** To Register for these upcoming events, click here.
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SOULFUL SEEDS
"The first great gift we can bestow on others is a good example"
- Thomas Morell
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Full Moon Ritual
See instructions to the right.
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The Vow of Emotional Independence
By Debbie Ford (www.debbieford.com)
This
vow's proclamation says I, ______ ________, will no longer be bound
by the slavery of my past.
I will
never again
give my power away to some food, substance or disempowering craving.
I will
stop
allowing others to define who I am and I will stand for my highest expression.
I will
stop
trying to please others and instead please
myself.
I will
stop
listening to the voice of my critical internal mother and father and I will listen to the
voice of my most supportive and loving self.
I will
break free
from the strangulating grip of my self-defeating behaviors and choose powerfully
each and every moment to make choices that leave me feeling great about myself
and my life.
I take
this vow NOW
as a positive stand for my soul's highest expression and for every man, woman,
and child on this planet today.
As I
set myself free, I am freeing all others from the violence of my darkest
thoughts and my negative projections.
And
now, as I close my eyes, I ask all the powers that be to support me in living
this vow each and every moment of each and every day.
And
it shall be.
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Full Moon and Eclipse Tonight
Please Note: There will be no full moon meditation circle tonight at Rikka.
 Today marks another
very powerful day as we celebrate theFull Moon in Cancer.Today also marks the
first of three eclipses - July 7 (lunar), July 22 (solar), Aug 5 (lunar). Eclipses
serve as portals that provide an opening and opportunity for us to heal, transform
and manifest that which we deeply desire. The combination of the Full Moon and
the Eclipse is a gift from the heavens that invites us to practice self-love by
bringing compassion to our most critical, negative, and destructive thoughts,
behaviors, and beliefs about ourselves.
This is the night
to look within, to connect with one's own sense of proper timing, and trust the
wisdom that arises. This is the day to feel compassion for ourselves,
especially in these uncertain and changing times. The Full Moon in Capricorn invites
us to reach deep into our well of courage and decide that achieving our own
inner peace is the only goal worth attaining at this moment in our human
evolution. For as we attain our individual inner peace, our frequency changes
and we radiate peace into the world. This is the ripple effect of peace that we
are all capable of BEing.
To take advantage
of the Full Moon Forces at work, create your own ritual and follow these steps: -
Sit in
a comfortable place (if you can do this outside under the light of the Full
moon, that would be even better). Notice your surroundings - listen to the
sounds and soak in the sights that surround you with your eyes.
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Bring
your awareness onto your breath and notice how it feels to deeply inhale and
exhale, finding your own natural rhythm.
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Close
your eyes and imagine that the light of the Full Moon is pouring down through
the top of your head, flowing down your entire body, penetrating all of your
cells and then exiting out your feet - into the center of the earth. Feel the
healing light glow and grow within you.
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Allow
the light to penetrate any areas that might need to come out of hiding. Feel
the compassionate quality that this light holds and invite it to bring to your
awareness any aspect of yourself that needs to be freed. Witness that quality
and observe what it needs to be expressed and released.
- Write
down your observations and commit to nurturing that quality within you that you are choosing to
free.
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