Weds., May 9 

Just say "No"

"NO!" 

Does that make you cringe, or do you feel empowered?

Okay, how about "Oh, I can't... you see, I've got to do all these other things, such as...."

You don't need to shout, "NO!" (or "Hell, no!"), or even imply that you would if you weren't so darned busy with a large list of other noble things to do, or an explanation of your lack of skills, and so on. You can simply say, "No" or add a courtesy, "No, thank you for asking."

 
When you really don't want to do something, you know it. Likely, you've created a pattern that either gets you in over your head by saying "Yes," or you've learned to say "No," but justify it in some way.

NO, you don't have to do what you don't want to do because someone has asked, or you think that you should. NO, you don't need to add excuses for not doing whatever. NO... you can just say "No." 

Cleansing

As a natural influence of spring, we often feel the impulse to engage in some sort of deep cleaning. Whether we de-clutter our homes or garages, offer TLC to our gardens, re-organize our schedules completely, or do a body cleanse of some kind, we instinctively know that spring is about renewal and fresh starts.

As we move into the intense and rapid energies of 2012, we may feel we can't stand the clutter, heaviness, or impurities during any of the seasons, or in any areas of our lives. Though many believe 2012 is the "end", like any cycle of death and re-birth, 2012 represents the beginning of a whole new way of being. We sense this in our souls and will likely notice our desires to prepare, cleanse and renew as recurring urges over the next several years.

Let yourself release the old to make room for the new.

What is your intuition telling you to cleanse today?

Aligning your body with infinity

As we progress spiritually, we often move through the journey in waves, hitting highs and lows as we go. Most of the time these waves are smooth and graceful, but sometimes we experience greater extremes. Hitting a spiritual low can be challenging; if we lose faith, it's hard to use our faith to keep on track. Yet, the spiritual warrior rides on. The highs are expansive and mind-blowing, and - because they are so high - can render us non-functional. Yet, as our inner awareness resonates with a higher state so purely and joyfully, it becomes something our everyday selves strive to reach as a constant state.  We meditate, read spiritual literature, take classes, attend services and search for the tools to support our spiritual ascension. In spite of all that we do, however, it can sometimes feel as if the denser parts of ourselves simply won't cooperate.

In many spiritual belief systems, there is an implication that manifesting is the epitome of having attained a spiritually expanded state, or that the physical bodies of spiritually awake people should reflect their higher state of consciousness.

With such dedication to inner work and a spiritual practice, why do so many spiritual people experience the inability to manifest with grace and ease, or continue to experience body ailments and limitations?

As humans we have egos to help us maintain the state of awareness and functionality to be here on Earth at this time. Hence, with our ego energy we have attachments and desires. Yet, as spiritual beings, our essence is Love; we are an expression of Source. Source, or pure Love, has no attachments or desires; it simply is. Our spiritual striving is to re-member our essence and integrate it into our everyday lives. At this time in our collective spiritual evolution, many spiritual trailblazers wish to embody a fully ascended state - which includes their physicality - to enhance and liberate their three-dimensional lives, not hinder them. In other words, if we have to sit in meditation all day to experience a blissful, non-attached state, it's pretty hard to do anything else.

Where many people find blocks in the spiritual-manifestation area is in a complex collection of forces: 

• They believe that manifesting, including optimal health, is the epitome of spiritual success and then degrade themselves in some way if their lives have "issues"
• Unconscious or not, they regularly experience fear and lack and have hoarded a whole ego-basket full of desires and attachments
• They have no idea what Spirit wants for them (remember, Source has no desires) and spend a great deal of time trying to figure it out
• They feel as if they have hit the spiritual "glass ceiling" and can't move any higher, so they become weary
• They feel spirituality expanded, but limited by their bodies so they disconnect from them, or deny the body's joys and, sometimes, its needs
• They don't feel integrated with their other bodies; they sense that their physical, emotional, mental and spiritual bodies are out of alignment
• They are on the threshold of fully embodying their awakened state of consciousness, but have no idea how to make the quantum leap to do so 

Although not all of these complexities can be resolved by one spiritual tool or article, it can be comforting to know that there are a number of shifts happening energetically that are supporting our spiritual ascension.

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Mahatma Gandhi 

"In a gentle way,

you can shake the world. "