Category Archives: Meditation

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Processing The Tragedy in Connecticut

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 We have all been devastated to a degree by the senseless shooting of innocent children (and adults) in Connecticut.  Parents, especially, may be feeling a deep sense of fear for their own children.

Perhaps it even brings back memories for you of a time when you were terrified….maybe memories of 9/11 or Columbine or any of the other tragedies that have seemed to increase in the past few years.

How can we process this event, not contribute to the negative aspects of it and yet not appear cold to others?

First of all, I think people will think what they want to think of you no matter what you do. So why not do what’s best for you and your family?

You know I talk about vibration all the time – this is key right now. You must do everything you can to raise your vibration and this will take some doing as the news media latches on to this tragedy. I realize they have a job to do but it should NOT be 24 hours a day, saying and showing the same thing over and over again.  We all know the facts – at least 20 children and 6 adults (I might be off on the numbers) were killed by a deranged young man who simply burst into school and started shooting. Do you really need to know any more than than? If you said yes, ask yourself “why” you need to know more than that.

If you said “so I can prevent it from happening again”, you are deluding yourself. By concentrating on its occurrence and focusing so much of the country’s (and the world’s) time, emotions and energy on this crisis we are all working to bring MORE of it into our lives.

We have to work to raise our vibrations and feel love and compassion for those involved. Do anything you can (meditate, pray, hold hands, hug, whatever works for you) to get into a place of peace. As you begin to feel inner peace, you’ll also begin to radiate it outward and that is what we all want to do. The more peace and love we can radiate out toward those affected, the more good we are doing for them, rather than the “virtual rubbernecking” that we’re doing by being tied to the TV news.

Why is this so important? If you have children or are around children, remember that they know what’s going on even if you try to hide things. They read your emotions, they “know” you, they “feel” you and your thoughts, feelings and vibrations.

Do you want them to feel your fear? Of course not. You want to reassure them in any way possible. Let them know that they are safe and loved and that those in Connecticut will be taken care of, be loved and will thrive as children do – if we let them.

If you start to hover or be over protective, they will pick up on your fear. They will then start to be afraid and yet not know why.

It it NOT cold or mean or unfeeling to try to raise your vibration. Use the Rampage of Appreciation to get in a better feeling place. Use the “Wouldn’t it be nice if…” technique as well. More importantly say your “gratitudes” (use your Gratitude Journal) and show the Universe how much you appreciate what you have. NO matter how bad things seemed yesterday morning for you, I bet they appeared not so significant when you heard the news. Do anything you can to move your thoughts to the positive. Think about how resilient children are and think of examples in your own family life – that should bring smiles to your face. Write them down. Better yet, start planning 2013 and determining your plans to achieve your desires in 2013. Figure out what your desires really are. Take time to think about them and solidify them. Use this time to take an inventory of where you are and where you were last year and how far you’ve come. Do anything to focus on the positive right now. Play with your kids but don’t cling to them.

Remember NOT to tell this story over and over again. Do not engage with others who just want to revisit the same old stuff. Find a way to move off from those who have to discuss it. Change the topic, excuse yourself and slip away. Do anything to tell a positive story – even if it has to be a silent one inside your head. Also remember the invaluable phrase “That is not my truth”.

Help the vibration of the world become positive so that the magnetic energy diverted to Connecticut can be healing and loving energy, not anger or fear.

Let me know if you’ve found a way to accomplish this.

Terrie

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A Terrific Meditation

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Since it’s Sunday and Sunday is a great time for meditation, I thought I would talk about something I’ve been meaning to talk about for a couple of weeks now.

  Have you been looking for a great meditation?

I really want to promote “Magical Meditations 4 Kids” – produced by my friend Heather Bestel. 

She’d probably cringe at this but, as the name says, this is a series of meditations for kids.

However, I have listened to the “Magic Castle” several times and think it’s s perfect metaphysical  meditation for ADULTS!

Heather leads you through a “wishing well” – the equivalent to our “Burning Bowl”. But it’s so much simpler than even the Burning Bowl.

Once you reach the castle, you have rooms to choose from – you can see all the trophies you’ve won and on each trophy is a listing of what that trophy is for – and YOU create them. Depending on how you feel that day you can pick up whichever trophy you want. You hold it and remember how you felt when you reached that achievement. Then you can put it back and pick up another one. And YOU control everything.

 You can even listen to  samples of The Magical Meditations.

 There’s another room with your wishes and dreams. You can pick a dream or a wish and hold it, imagine what it would be like if it came true.

Heather’s voice is so soothing. It’s easy to be transported to this Magic Castle. And even though I knew I was listening to a kid’s meditation, I felt energized and full of success.

Pick up your copy for you or for your kids. Our kids today need to get started on the right track. They need to have ways to build their self-esteem – in addition to what you, as a parent, instill in them.

 The Magic Castle

 
Pick up the whole package while you’re at it.

You won’t be sorry! Pick it up for yourself and have your kids listen with you.


Terrie

 

p.s. earnings disclaimer – I am an affiliate for Heather’s products and I will receive a portion of the price of purchase.

 

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Thoughts For Meditation on Love…

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Just relax within. If you’re in a room with others, feel the love in this room. If we start with the love in this room, we will feel it so much easier. Say to yourself, “I feel the love of the presence within me.”

I want you to think for a moment about any time in your life when you felt the happiest, most loving, kind and good. It could be when you were an infant. It could be when you saw a wedding. It could be when you saw a new baby.

One of the most glorious things I’ve seen is a big, tough, husky guy letting a tiny babe just born hold him by the finger. I saw the look on his face. He was just idolizing that little soul that had just come in.

Love is seeing a dad pick up a child and play, riding on his shoulders or seeing someone who just saw another person receive something good and is just as joyful for them as if they had gotten it themselves.

It’s wanting the best for other people, wanting the good for other people and wanting other people to have joy, peace and harmony to do what we can’t do but what we know to do. It’s helping that person along the path and having a good attitude ourselves so we attract people with good attitudes.

The love of God, the life of God and the spirit of God is within us. We’re careful with our tones of voices so that we speak lovingly. We’re careful with the look on our faces so we smile and feel joyful.

We keep our words happy and loving because we want everybody within the range of our voice to know this same feeling to be able to look at any other person and say, “I see the Christ in you. I see the goodness in you. I see the love in you.”

I want you to think “love” to the person on the left of you. Send it away. Then send it to the person on the right of you, in back of you and in front of you. See that love swirl in this room. This is the love, peace, joy that we’ve all been searching for all of our lives.

Now send it to your home. Surround your family and any person who lives there or visits there. Send this love to your work. Know that it will affect every person around. Send it to your boss. He prepares your paychecks. He’s doing a good job. Send love, peace and harmony.

Send it back to you for all the good that you are. Know that in that presence and power of God, the goodness of God as love is the greatest thing that you can have in your life.

According to Emmet Fox, when you have joy and wisdom combined, you have beauty. When you have love and wisdom combined, you have a happy vision of yourself in your life. Feel the joy that comes through you through feeling love. Feel the peace, happiness and harmony.

Love turns the world around. Love can heal, bless and prosper people. Love makes our lives always better. We give love and receive love. We know that, in our own spaces, the love of God is here and now. We give thanks. And so it is.

Anne