presently quiet in the corners of her now

 

And on the Journey, in the Now, I am asking myself with each step along the path……. Is this footstep in Ego or is it in Spirit?

My Intention is to connect in Spirit…..











At Stonehenge









Remembering to be Joyful!










With My Power Animal in Tow……   :)












And to Love Myself!  :)











My Gift to All Who May Pass By

The following written by Susan Taylor describes my own journey in the last three years.  It has been a gift for me, perhaps it will bring something to You. 

Sweet Surrender

Our lives don't lie. Our joys, sorrows, challenges and triumphs reflect our deep, often unconscious beliefs, just as the choices we have made mirror where we are on our journey. If your experience is like mine, your most difficult moments have come from resisting change. We hold on to what is familiar, even when it is hurting us. We stay in unhealthy relationships rather than learning to love and cherish ourselves and our own good company. We may resist doing the work to heal our addictions even when they're destroying our physical and emotional well-being. At times, we resent our circumstances, unaware that wherever we are, we're always in life's flow. We feel alone, though we are never alone-and afraid, though we have nothing to fear. As we awaken to the presence of Spirit within and around us, we feel free and at peace.

To humble yourself and surrender to God-this is life's great spiritual challenge. Yes, we must have vision and passion, and we have to be engaged in life, planning creating and re-creating-but we must release our attachment to the outcome. God asks us to trust the details of our lives, the timing of our every blessing, to a Wisdom that is greater than we are and to find the sacred in our every circumstance. When something is meant for you, it can never be lost or taken away. When it's not for you, it simply won't come your way, and that's a blessing too. The task is to stay positive and focused on the big picture, so you will see along the path the treasures, ever plentiful, that God has laid out just for you-everything you need to fulfill your life's purpose.

Faith. Sweet Surrender. Trusting in the goodness of life. Understanding that everything and everyone has a reason and season for being. Allowing folks to be who they are and things to unfold in divine order, rather than criticizing, worrying, stressing, trying to force them to work our way-this is the source of inner peace, the path of joy and infinite possibilities. With this mind-set, hold the powerful thought: I can't wait to see the good that will come from this.

Sweet surrender is born of the faith that we're always in God's arms. We have only to ask God to ease, order, and organize our lives, to stand strong for us where we feel weak. This is how we stop sweating our parents every criticism; how we let go of men we love who aren't healthy enough to love us well. It's how we find the courage to do work that demands talent and skill greater than we think have. How we live Jamaican writer and poet Jean Wilson's powerful words: “No more smalling up of me.”

Surrender to God your every burden-fear, guilt, anger, illness, addictions financial woes-everything holding you back. Banish the word can't from your vocabulary. Sweet Surrender-faith-leaves no room for doubt or fear. It's the ultimate paradox: What you fight, you strengthen. To be strong in this world, you have to be patient, humble and willing to let go. The spiritual warrior's path is one of complete nonresistance. Surrender the illusion of control and you relax into your great spiritual power. Bow to the Source with absolute faith-just as our foreparents did. Embrace the gifts of grace and divine protection that are yours; they were bestowed on you at birth. And practice living each day by the most powerful words ever written: Thy will be done.