hearts

Home           Dustin O'Halloran 

Guru Om            Donna De Lory
 
Ganesha            Wah!   

My Better Self             Tennis 
            
Awake My Soul            Mumford & Sons   

Gaytri mantra            Yoga Mix       

Let It Fall           Lykke Li   

Cloud Generator          Tycho   

I Am Mine            Brooke Waggoner   

The Minnow & The Trout            A Fine Frenzy   

Expression            Helen Jane Long       

We Move Lightly            Dustin O'Halloran     
 
Om Namah Shiviya / Thy Will Be Done            Donna De Lory   

Snow and Light            Dustin O'Halloran   

Steal His Heart            Emily and The Woods
             
Dream of Thaw            Balmorhea   

Anusara Prayer            Wah!    Opening to Bliss   

findings

Life has a way of throwing unexpected moments our direction. Even knowing that nothing is ever certain, these moments come as a surprise. We can either get carried away by the shock of the experience or we can accept it, find our strength, and move through it with gratitude. When one of these moments recently found its way into my life I noticed something different take place. I grounded myself, allowed time to let emotions run through me and began moving forward. Typically, I fight the grounding stage and either go straight into the emotion or even worse I skip emotions and go right on trying to move forward. When I skip grounding myself there is nothing to contain the feelings I have and they go spilling out all over the place. It's totally messy and takes forever to pull it together again. It's like picking up pieces of myself like shattered glass you keep finding for days. Those lost pieces of glass are usually found first by the soles of my feet, not my eyes. Sadness, anger, confusion, hurt and everything else that gets thrown about, when without a proper container, has the same effect. At some point I have to deal with these scattered emotions because they always find me. I guess for this reason I've gotten into the habit of skipping over the need to experience what I'm feeling. Going straight to my core, my strength, everything's great, better than great...at first. It's like I can take on anything and I become this powerhouse of unrealistic positivity. Just as quickly as that force rolls in, it disappears almost entirely. I'm left exhausted and feel completely unable to deal with all the emotional junk that seems to empty out of me all in one shot. It becomes too overwhelming to come across those pieces of glass I start stepping on because they are everywhere. Big mess. Skipping steps truly makes the process last longer. Experiencing each part of the process this time has been incredible in more ways than I can even explain. By choosing strength, I connected with parts of myself I haven't seen in way too long. Instead of shattering I became more whole. I have that comfy, stable, breath of fresh air kind of feeling I get when walking into my home after traveling for a long time. As I place my bags down I think "so, this is where I live" because in that moment it is so familiar and somehow so new. Fresh eyes make everything beautiful. These moments of self discovery are completely uplifting and inspiring. Life feels brighter this way. I feel clearer, more grateful and alive.


Solar Plexus Chakra Tidbits
 
Location Navel, Solar Plexus, Color is Yellow, Element is Fire,  Function is Will, Power, Self-knowledge, Purpose is Transformation
 
Issues- Energy, Activity, Autonomy, Individuation, Will, Self-Esteem, Proactivity, Power

From Anodea Judith in Eastern Body Western Mind: "...give up the attachment to being safe. This involves giving up wanting everything assured ahead of time and accepting that there might be some criticism, challenge, misunderstandings, rejection, or a possibility of failure. While safety may be important for survival issues and developing emotions, it is no challenge to our power if everything we do is already removed from any real risk...The challenge of power is to mature, accept responsibility, and carve the shape of our future through our own proactivity. Our power increases through meeting challenges and resolving them successfully. We must be willing to take risks, venture into the unknown, and escape the gravity of the familiar in order to expand upward and outward in the journey..."