April 2020: United We Stand

I would like to begin April's sharing by bowing our heads and taking a couple of minutes to offer our respect and gratitude for those who have transitioned their human life here on Earth during this uncertain time.

Closed border or no closed border, the boundaries are fading.  We are all in this together.  Not just here in the US, but all around the world.  Interconnected.

We watch and feel helpless, confused, scared as Mother Earth shifts to rebalance.  We feel a loss of control.  A control we never had; therein lies the illusion.  We are being reminded of this on a very real and up close measure.

Just know we do not need to be superficial versions of positivity.  Allow yourself to feel what it is you are feeling....fearful, anxious, isolated.  In those dark moments of feeling alone and thinking "is this really happening", know you are not alone.  Return to the Truth and depth of being, living, breathing as One. 

PRAY:  Dig deep to bring your trust and faith in the Higher Wisdom of the Natural World forth.
MOVE:  Get physical by doing yoga, yard work, stretching, walking, dancing.  Swing your arms, wiggle your toes ~ just move your body.
SING:  Sing a song out loud, hum a tune.  Feel the vibration of music within your heart.
CONNECT TO JOY:  Remind yourself of a moment, gaze at a picture, think of a person that fills your heart with bliss.

And....do your best to face what fears you.  Look at it, ask yourself questions about it, get to the root by reaching an understanding of your fear.  Once you have more of an understanding, you will be able to begin to implement daily tools to help you through the rough moments.
  We cannot run.
We cannot hide.
We cannot get up and leave because It is everywhere.
We need to go through It.

Take hold of my hand and together we will build strength and courage.
Take hold of my hand and know our deepest struggle will bring forth our deepest Truth.

Hope.
Trust.
Love.

Beings of Peace at Our Core,
Much Love,
Debbie

I offer to you this mandala. It is called "The World Tree" taken from Mandala Sourcebook.  With this particular mandala, the Earth's fiery core is the central point, as we focus on our core/heart.  The Earth is connected to the far reaches of the Universe through the tree branches that stretch out to a Divine embrace.  Great suffering and great beauty coexist as symbolized by the continent of Africa.

A mandala is a spiritual symbol from Tibetan Buddhism used in meditation representing the universe.
It is symbolic in nature and therefore allows access to deeper levels of the unconscious mind.
When meditating with a mandala, you will often experience a mystical sense of oneness.

You may feel a sense of:
kindness
a deep sense of harmony
universal & unconditional love to all things
profound sense of gratitude
a new-found sense of self-acceptance
felt sense of the vastness of the world
feeling of limitlessness

If so moved, please take some moments to meditate with this mandala.  What ever surfaces for you, my hope is that it will be comforting.