Winter Solstice is almost at an end...Are you ready?
Wanda Buchleitner-Garstad • February 26, 2016
Check out a few quick and simple thoughts and suggestions to be aware of and care for.
Have you taken the time to REST?
In our society busy is the norm. Non-stop work, family, kids, pets and even hobbies can cause us to forget to take the time to truly rest our minds and bodies. Winter Solstice is the peak of the power of darkness. It is among other things, the Womb Time, the Resting Time. It is the time when plants store up their energy for the big reveal. Why don’t we give ourselves the gift of remembering that we are of the plants, of this earth for a time being and stop resisting our nature ? What is life without rest and introspection?
A Few Suggestions:
- Take a bath , soaking in a tub of water connects you to the element and flow of water. Water also stills and moves naturally, connect to the cleansing restfulness of a bath. Quiet your thoughts and feel your body respond.
- Take a gentle walk , grab a cup of tea and head to a secluded area of your house or go for a GENTLE walk. Nature is a great way to release tension, let your mind relax and enjoy the outdoors.
- Have a rest time inbetween waking and getting up in the morning , just taking the time to slowly rise to your day is a great way to create a relaxing and meaningful day. No worry thoughts or inner dialogue, just fantasize and intend with positive thoughts and visions.
- Meditate , taking the time to go within is integral at any time of year but especially at Winter Solstice. Meditate without putting pressure on yourself, forgive the monkey mind and return to restful thoughts. no goals or intentions other that to be protected and connect to your spirit. Meditate in a fetal position and or use a blindfold to feel the sensation in the body and return to the womb energies of the season. Just be.
Believe it or not, an empty mind is a happy mind.
Have you taken the time to DREAM?
What is life without the Dream? Some of us don’t know how to Dream little, little own to Dream Big...this is the time of year that supports the Dreaming at it’s purest. Go to the place of the heart for your Dream for that is where it truly resides. If you’re looking up as you Dream be aware this could be the mind and the ego trying to do its best to stay in control. Take a breath and look to your heart and navel, that’s where the purest Dream lives. Why not let our imaginations take us to that magical place and DREAM BIG?
A Few Suggestions:
- Consider what needs to change . What beliefs do you carry that may be holding you back? It takes guts to call ourselves out and question beliefs that just don’t serve us. We’re all ingrained with a set of learned behaviors that may be stopping us from truly opening ourselves to happiness. It’s okay to question them and seek a better way. That’s a true sign of growth. Why do we limit ourselves?
- What do you dream about? Dreams expose truths about our lives, or wants and our needs, we often have trouble seeing. This is where our spirit shines. Keep a dream journal to record your subconscious thoughts. Whenever you wake up in the middle of a dream, write down exactly what occurred. Then analyze the dream the next day and look for signs and signals from your subconscious mind.
- Ask yourself, what are your passions? What makes you genuinely happy in life? What gives you a feeling of joy and ease. What are you good at and feeds your soul. Identify your passions, and then do everything in your power to see how you can manifest them into your daily life. Spend time doing the things that you love, whether as a hobby or a career change.
- Look for inspiration. Where’s the spark? What inspires you? Where do you find inspiration to drive you forward? Maybe it’s books, art, poetry, websites, animals, friends, or family members. The point is, connect to sources of inspiration every day.
- Find what makes you feel like a better human . Part of “happy” is to have a strong self worth and self esteem. What parts of your self worth need to be healed to open yourself to "worthy". Look at what brings that aspect into your life and see how it can be brought in, in a healthy balanced way.
- Open yourself to receiving what makes your dreams a reality
, don’t limit your happiness by limiting your Dreaming.
Remember ... What you want, wants you!
Then let’s get ready to manifest our Dreaming with the Spring Equinox, the Birthing Time coming on March 20,2016
BIG Intending Everyone
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