You are a living fountain of joy! ~me

It has been a week of tremendous growth. I participated in a workshop on living outrageously, and I facilitated a workshop on living a kickass life. At the same time, continuing to do a 10 day Facebook live challenge in the Share Your Heart Show You Work FB group led by life coach Allison Crow. I’m being pulled out of my comfort zone more and more. As I mentioned in last weeks journal, Stop Hiding Your Brilliance, I ask the universe for more exposure, more visibility for myself and my work…it delivered big time! One of the FB live prompts was to consider whether we are operating from our human self (ego) or higher Self (Spirit) in our business and our life.

I did that Facebook live, and heard this statement come through me. “I am a living fountain of joy!” What a joyful thing to have come through, divinely inspired. I know when I’m aligned with my higher Self or not by the way it feels, the way I feel. The feeling of freedom, of joy expressing through me, lighthearted and playful, flowing through me out into the world, is what it feels like when I’m operating from that deeper connection with the Truth of who I am. It’s the Truth of each one of us…you too!

Inspiration never leaves me…I leave it. ~SARK

I saw this quote by SARK (Susan Ariel Rainbow Kennedy), just before I went live that day. Inspiration comes from Spirit, from the Divine Presence within each of us. So does joy, love, harmony, wisdom, all the attributes of Spirit. Spirit never leaves us…we leave it. We forget who we are.

When I forget, when I’m not aligned, I tend to feel heavy, low energy, technically speaking I feel yucky. I had one of those days last Friday. I found myself experiencing a vulnerability hangover from 3 consecutive days of putting myself out there live. And, like many of you, the hearing for the supreme court nominee brought up some old stuff, old feelings, that I needed time to sit with and allow for healing. I’ve learned this is no time to push through but rather a time for self-care and being my own compassionate witness…because Spirit is love and only love. When I’m not in alignment it’s time to love on myself more, not less. It’s time to turn the fountain of joy inward.

Life knows how to live. We get in the way. ~Rev. Ian Taylor

Spiritual leader and friend, Rev. Ian Taylor has said, “life knows how to live, we get in the way.” Life is flowing through us in every now moment. It isn’t waiting for us in the future, and it doesn’t exist in a return to the past, but here and now. We deny what’s wanting to emerge. We deny ourselves the full measure of our own kickass life when we doubt who we are, or fear life won’t support us. If your reaction to this is NO WAY,n . consider all the research and evidence that shows how we can change the way we feel just by looking at a joyful image or remembering a joyful experience.

Have you ever done something where you know you are fully aligned with joy and love and then second guessed yourself? I sure have. In meditation and visioning for my kickass life workshop, the title came to me loud and clear. In that moment I was in joy – this workshop is playful, fun, and provides a simple process for getting out of our own way. It is my wisdom path to living into my dreams – my divine assignments. Still, as I wrote out the title for the first time, I hesitated at the word kickass. My human self, my ego, wanted to tone it down. What will people think? What if they’re put off by the title?

Awareness opens the door. ~me

Becoming aware of our BS (belief system) is the first step to getting out of our own way. As we observer our thoughts, our patterns, we can see how they shape our experiences. Aware of my feelings, I realized that a softer title didn’t hold the joy and playfulness I desire. I reminded myself that people who are put off by the title aren’t my people. It won’t appeal to everyone, and it will appeal to those women who are awakening and ready to live into their dreams.

You, too, are a living fountain of joy. Let it flow!! What you give out, you give to yourself. There are far too many people trying to change the world by changing others. Not possible. We change the world by changing ourselves. Period. What we experience in the outer world is a reflection of our inner world, our beliefs and thoughts. Want more joy? Open the fountain and let it flow…let it overflow. There’s more than enough to go around.

From my heart to yours,

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