Hello Kind Reader:

Let me start by extending my deepest gratitude to you – thank you for reading these newsletters!  I feel so fortunate to be able to share what I experience and love with other like minded people and my wish is that what I offer gives you a brief moment to take a deep breath and reconnect with yourself. 

Also, there is some yoga and personal coaching coming your way in July – read through to the end to find out more!

A Call for Love

Do you ever find it hard to get out of bed in the morning?

I try to start my day on a quiet, positive note, getting myself grounded and centered before too much of the external world can push its opinions and expectations on me.  My morning practices make it easier to get up and greet the day. 

One recent morning was an exception. 

I woke up to the news on the radio and it was not happy, positive news.  I began to feel the heaviness of the content weighing my body down, a kind of paralysis creeping into my muscles and bones.  Then the overwhelming worry that there was no more kindness left in the world. 

I laid in bed, no desire to leave, wondering what I could possibly do to make anything better.  Then I remembered something my friend said – “everything is either an act of love or a call for love.” *

I had my answer… and then my next questions….

What act of love could I commit today?

What call for love could I respond to today?

After years of practice, I knew the answers to these questions were in my body, not my mind.  I could think about these questions long and hard and keep going around and around without any sense of guidance or direction or I could put my attention into my body. 

I began a heart breathing practice called heart coherence.  My body grew lighter, my heart expanded, and my mind got more and more clear.  I got out of bed and followed my heart to my meditation bench, breathing and listening for each next step.  As each step became clear, I took action on it and then asked for the next step. 

When you get paralyzed by overwhelm, confusion, anxiety, the world situation or the ridiculously long list of items on your to do list remember that you don’t have to get it all figured out at once.  Small steps taken from the heart are really the only thing we can do to be more effective…at least that is my experience.  What would your family, your workplace, your community be like if everyone responded to life in this way?  I am not sure what it would be like but maybe it’s worth a try. 

I encourage you to try the heart focused breathing technique – it will calm your body and mind which not only helps you feel better in the moment but also gives you clarity on how to respond to whatever life is presenting to you.  It will make it easier to get out of bed in the morning!

Love,

* This phrase is based on the quote from Marianne Williamson – “The way of the miracle-worker is to see all human behavior as one of two things: either love, or a call for love.”