Post by Mystik on Jul 6, 2007 2:17:10 GMT -5
Strong and Sensitive
by Doreen Virtue, Ph.D.
by Doreen Virtue, Ph.D.
Mahatma Gandhi once said, "The point of life is not to increase its speed."
As a sensitive lightworker, you may find yourself getting caught up in the universal energy's speed-up. You can feel how the shift has accelerated everything, and your body may confuse this feeling as a signal that it needs to go faster. You may feel a sense of time urgency that causes you to think about the future, instead of enjoying the present moment. Time urgency also shows up as shallow breathing, rapid eating, chemical dependency, and tense emotions.
There's no need to go fast though! In fact, this is the time to do the opposite and savor each moment. Last week, I was fortunate to attend a talk by, and to personally meet and receive darshan from, His Holiness the Fourteenth Dalai Lama. My strongest impression of Dalai Lama was his joy and love-filled aura and demeanor. His many hours of meditation are palpable and visible! He provided a wonderful reminder to me of the importance and power of devoting time to meditation.
Through meditation, we can discern between our own feelings and the emotions we're absorbing from other people and from the world consciousness. We can better hear the voice of Spirit when we sit still and are quiet. Meditation is the single best way to get in touch with your angels, to develop your psychic skills, to receive inspiration and answers, to feel closer to God, and to feel happy and peaceful.
A Course in Miracles' Manual for Teachers says that it's not quantity of time spent in meditation that matters. Instead, the quality of meditation is what's important. Meditation simply means focusing on your inner senses (such as thoughts, visions, breath, feelings, etc.) instead of the outer sensations. You don't need to sit or breath in a special way. You don't need to sit in a special place Eany quiet place will do: a corner of a room, a bathroom, your backyard. The point is to practice and enjoy meditation, and not be concerned about the details.
Sensitivity is one of our gifts. It helps us to receive information non-verbally, both from the physical and from the spiritual world.
It IS possible to be both strong AND sensitive. In fact it's necessary right now. A sensitive person is tuned in to the earth's changing dynamics, to the shifting tides of humanity, and to their own inner truth. But without strength, the sensitive person won't take action on their guidance. Now's the time to develop both strength and sensitivity, so that we're both tuned in and unafraid of taking guided action! This is especially true for the Indigo Children (who need to be renamed the Indigo Young Adults), as we're looking to them to lead us out of the old energy of corruption and greed. Indigos, we need you to speak up, stand up, and take charge now!
Strength increases your self-esteem and self-confidence. Make a commitment and personal vow to develop your sensitivity and your strength. Use affirmations such as, "It is safe for me to be strong," "I am a beautiful, sensitive, and strong woman," or "I am an awesome sensitive and strong man."
Make a commitment to daily efforts toward developing your sensitivity through activities such as:
1. Meditate first thing in the morning and just before falling
asleep. Also incorporate meditation during the day.
2. Close your eyes and tune in to what your body is feeling.
3. Mentally ask your angels for guidance and then notice the
impressions that come to you as thoughts, feelings, visions,
and words.
4. Focus on the present moment during EVERY activity you're
engaged in.
5. Eat organic unprocessed foods whenever possible.
6. Use toiletries and cleaning supplies with natural and organic
ingredients.
7. Shield yourself by visualizing light surrounding you.
8. Admit your deepest feelings to yourself. Journaling is a
wonderful way to do this.
9. Listen to beautiful music at home and work.
10. Pray, affirm, and visualize yourself, your relationships, and
your world as peaceful and harmonious.
Make a commitment to building your strength on all levels: physical, emotional, spiritual, financial, intellectual, and so on. Here are some ways to do so:
1. Daily physical exercise to build your heart and muscle
strength.
2. Drink "super green powder" (consisting of powdered wheat
grass, spirulina, and vegetables, available at all health food
stores in many wonderful brands) in your juice once or twice
a day to clean and detoxify your body.
3. Go to a steam bath or sweat lodge.
4. Release addictions to Archangel Raphael, to be free of
unhealthful cravings.
5. Say "I love you" to yourself and your loved ones daily.
6. Follow your dreams, even if it seems frightening or
intimidating.
7. Listen to, and follow, the advice that you give to other people.
8. Visit a spiritual power place.
9. Tell the truth to yourself and others, with love and respect.
10. Give, give, give, and receive, receive, receive.
Audrey Hepburn's Beauty Secrets
Audrey Hepburn was beautiful inside and out. It was fitting that she played an angelic spirit guide in her last acting role, in the movie, "Always." When asked about her secrets for staying so beautiful, this is what she said:
For attractive lips, speak words of kindness.
For lovely eyes, seek out the good in people.
For a slim figure, share your food with the hungry.
For beautiful hair, let a child run his/her fingers through it once a day.
For poise, walk with the knowledge that you never walk alone.
People, even more than things, have to be restored, renewed, revived, reclaimed, and redeemed; Never throw out anyone.
Remember, if you ever need a helping hand, you will find one at the end of each of your arms.
As you grow older, you will discover that you have two hands; one for helping yourself, and the other for helping others.
My thanks to Sweet Sparrow for submitting this article.