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Do you have days where you feel frazzled and not very grounded? Your anxiety seems to rise into your throat, and you don’t feel very safe or secure at all.  I know I have times like this on occasion, and I open my toolbox to support myself with a powerful mantra when this happens. And in a very short time, I’m able to dissolve any anxiety or fear and feel grounded again almost as if I have roots reaching down into Mother Earth. Breathing a deep sigh, I feel secure and at peace. Let me share with you how I came to discover how powerful and useful this tool is. When I was about 10 years old, I remember one warm and sunny day when I sat at a table in my house and opened up a box of clay. I pulled out a wet, cold lump and began to work with it. It wasn’t long before the coaxing and caressing of my hands brought an elephant to life! First one elephant. Then another. Then another. And then I had a whole herd of elephants! The strength that came through their powerful legs, long trunk and amazing ears seemed to resonate with me. In celebration, I decorated each precious elephant with sparkling glitter of silver and gold. And, oh, how I adored my collection of elephants for many months!  Later in my life, as an adult, my love of elephants came back to me. I was sitting in a mantra class at the University of Creation Spirituality. My teacher, Russill Paul, was describing the Hindu deity Ganesh, a deity with the head of an elephant and the body of a human. I was completely captivated! Their power and strength seemed to call to me once again. Guided by our teacher, we soon were learning the chant Om Gum Ganeshaya Namaha. The words started to become familiar to my mouth as I repeated them again and again, their power resonated within my whole body. It became alive and energized! We were invited to move, if inspired. Soon, I felt the spirit of this great creature, the elephant, with its power and glory fill my body. Its powerful legs and the way they moved their long trunks. Even their amazing, huge ears!  As I returned to my daily life, I discovered that I could call upon this powerful image of the elephant and this sacred Ganesh mantra to support me. So, soon I began teaching it to others. It helped them in feeling safe, secure and grounded in the world during the times that fear and anxiety rise up within. Its energy helps to bring focus and healthy activation to the root chakra at the base of the spine. This is the chakra that supports us in being grounded or rooted upon the Earth. It’s the Foundation of Life and the Mother Earth energy within us. I invite you to explore the movement of the elephant, as an animal in all of its glory. Take some time to look at photos of elephants or a film that shows how they move. Watch how their large legs carry them on the earth, how their trunk helps them engage, and how their huge ears serve them. Close your eyes and imagine what it is like to be an elephant upon the earth. How to move, travel, eat, and interact. Open your eyes and begin to move like an elephant if you feel inspired. And then I invite you to join me and chant the mantra Om Gum Ganeshaya Namaha to activate your root chakra, clearing any blockages. This will help calm any fear, leaving you grounded in safety and security in your life. You can access the Ganesh mantra in my Free Healing Library here.  We shine brilliantly knowing that we are safe and secure at our foundation. From here, we can grow within the eternal Light of the Divine to become all that we were meant to be!
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The courage that St. Hildegard had in the 12th century is truly an inspiration to all of us today. She felt that God was speaking through her in the many powerful visions that she experienced, and she soon felt called to share them with others. Yet, St. Hildegard often doubted herself and her abilities to share this with the world. She lived in a time where women did not preach, speak publicly, or write. Certainly not on controversial topics such as visions from God!  One of her greatest visions she had, at 52 years of age, was when she was called to leave her home of 40 years and build her own abbey. At the time, she was living at the convent at St. Disibod along the Rhine River. She experienced a vision where she saw a place on a hill where the river Nahe flows into the Rhine that would be dedicated to the name of St. Rupert. At that location, St. Rupert’s church had stood centuries before, but Viking invaders had destroyed it in the 9th century. For St. Hildegard, it was the perfect place to build her own abbey. The inspiring work of St. Rupert in the 7th century fueled her commitment to move forward with this project. And yet, she was faced with many obstacles along the way. The monks at St. Disibod strongly objected to her leaving. The monastery had profited well through the years from her presence as she had risen to become a leader in the community. The women who came to join the religious community at that time paid a dowry. Additionally, those who came to visit brought gifts including valuable property. To have many sisters leave with St. Hildegard meant that the monks’ financial support would too.  Yet, St. Hildegard persevered. She felt she was being divinely called to create an abbey that was separate from the monastery at Disibod. Soon, as often happened with St. Hildegard, she fell ill. She laid in bed without the ability to move or speak. During a visit from the abbot at her sick bed, he became convinced that her illness was a sign of God’s displeasure with the delay in fulfilling his will that was communicated in her vision. So, at that point, the move was approved and supported. When her health returned, St. Hildegard moved with approximately 20 nuns and her friend, Volmar, from Disibodenberg to the new location that would become Rupertsberg. There they moved into the old and decaying buildings that were still standing on the Rhine. Even though finances for restoring the existing buildings were uncertain, workers were hired. St. Hildegard oversaw every aspect of the project, even as she worked alongside the builders and artists. Rupertsberg would have every detail needed for self-sufficiency including a mill, gardens, stables, a chapel, infirmary, dormitories and more.  This incredible project took years, even as St. Hildegard entered into her 6th decade of life on earth. But soon, her perseverance and courage were rewarded as the vision of Rupertsberg reached completion. She felt it was truly a place that could manifest the Power of the Living Light and could house 50 nuns on the property. St. Hildegard later wrote a song, O Jerusalem, that honored this new creation of the Living Light and the respect and even kinship she felt toward St. Rupert who lived centuries ago. We can imagine that St. Hildegard, in her song, was drawing a comparison between her abbey and the Holy City of Jerusalem awaiting its rebuilding in heaven. But, St. Hildegard’s work was not done yet. She continued to encounter obstacles even after the opening of Rupertsberg. The early years were quite difficult ones. Some sisters even left. Still, she persevered with the passion she had for the project. And then at the age of 67, marching forward, she even created a second abbey!  St. Hildegard is truly an inspiration to all of us today to find our courage to manifest our visions and persevere through the obstacles that come into our paths.
What are you being called to create in your community? New solutions, new ideas, and new ways of thinking are needed in our world today. It is possible to manifest the vision that you’re being called to create. Even through obstacles! Remember the strength and power of St. Hildegard, and you can find yours too. Let the words of St. Hildegard echo in your mind as you take your next steps forward, “God created me… God is also my strength… Through God, I have living spirit. Through God I have life and movement. Through God I learn, I find my path…” The Divine is always there to support us on our paths! Interested in more support to manifest your creative vision for the world, sign up here for my FREE training "5 Steps To Mastering Your Creativity".  The wisdom that St. Hildegard shared long ago about natural healing, nutrition, and healthy living has been so helpful for me. I love to share with you nourishing foods and recipes that are inspired by her. Below you will learn about a detoxifying drink, Stinging Nettle Tea. What is Stinging Nettle? Stinging nettle is a flowering plant that grows in North America, Europe, and Asia. The plant itself is relatively small, usually growing less than 5 feet tall. It’s been used in herbal medicine since ancient times. Stinging nettle is a common plant that many people find is beneficial to eat cooked in a dish such as nettle soup or brewed as herbal tea.  Stinging Nettle Tea Stinging nettle tea is an herbal tea made from the leaves of the plant also known as Urtica dioica. The tea can be made by simply infusing the leaves of the plant in hot water. The taste is reminiscent of green tea with a mellow, grassy flavor. It’s great with a touch of honey! Stinging nettle tea can be found sold as herbal tea in a health food store.  Benefits of Stinging Nettle Tea Stinging Nettle Tea has a number of health benefits. It’s known for its ability to detoxify the body, boost immunity, and ease seasonal allergies. This tea is also filled with vitamins and minerals including vitamin A, vitamin C, and vitamin K. It’s a good source of potassium, iron, and magnesium too.  A Word of Warning!
If you are feeling adventurous and want to pick your own Stinging Nettle leaves to make tea, be careful! The leaves of this plant have hair-like parts that can cause a temporary burning sensation when you come into contact with them. Your skin may itch, become red, or swell. Now we know why it has the name it does! Thankfully, once Stinging Nettle is processed through cooking or drying, it can be safely consumed. Pause for a moment and listen within? What do you hear within your heart as a longing or yearning that’s calling to you right now? Your heart has a wisdom that’ll guide you on your path. Picture it as a type of a roadmap that keeps steering you back to what you’re being called to do, if you start to wander astray.  The yearning you feel or the call you hear to do something, to create something, is the voice of this divine wisdom. You’re meant to manifest whatever’s calling to you now and offer it as one of your gifts to the world. That’s why it continues to tug at your heart! “Everyone has been made for some particular work, and the desire for that work has been put in every heart.” – Rumi St. Hildegard heard a strong calling in her life at the age of 42 that still inspires me today. This is when she experienced a powerful vision, unlike anything she had experienced in the past. Later she wrote about it and described how she suddenly gained great wisdom in this vision, a deeper, spiritual understanding that she’d not had before. And soon after this vision, she heard a voice speak to her, telling her to share, through writing and speaking, what she had experienced in all her visions.  Even though St. Hildegard felt like she had received a divine message, she didn’t feel confident in this task of writing down her experience of these visions. She doubted herself and felt insecure. It was with the help of her dear friends and receiving support from her abbot Kuno at Disibodenberg that she began to feel confident enough to begin writing the first of her major works, Scivias. Her two close friends, Volmar, a dear teacher and mentor, and Richardis, a close friend and nun at the monastery at Disibodenberg, helped her begin this project. Together they worked out a system where St. Hildegard wrote what she had seen and heard in her visions in Latin, then Richardis corrected her grammar. Finally, Volmar copied a final version neatly on parchment and then illuminations of the visions were painted. And so, she got started on what became a 10-year endeavor on this divine calling! But, it wasn’t smooth sailing necessarily. At one point, while writing, her insecurity led her to question whether she should continue. Would anyone believe her? Would anyone be interested in what she shared? Would they think she was insane? She felt that the work she was doing was necessary due to the failings of the Church at that time. She believed the Church had neglected the scriptures and had not taught the people how to live a life of faith in God. And now, as a woman, she needed to share what she was hearing and seeing in her visions. But she wondered, would anyone listen? This time, she sought advice from the monk Bernard of Clairvaux who encouraged her to continue and interceded on her behalf with the pope. After reading some of her writing, the pope felt that St. Hildegard’s work was divinely inspired and gave his approval. He encouraged her to continue writing and to speak publicly. Here is an image of a map of St. Hildegard's four preaching journies.  And because St. Hildegard persevered, we have the great gifts of her writing as a woman of the 12th century. She followed the wisdom of her heart that kept leading her back to her purpose and path. With the support of those close to her in the community, she was able to move through many obstacles that she encountered, including her own self-doubt. What an inspiration to all of us today!
“Let the beauty we love be what we do. There are hundreds of ways to kneel and kiss the ground.” -Rumi Looking for a supportive community to cheer you on as you respond to the longing within your heart? Join me in my upcoming course, "Master Your Creativity"! What are you being called to do in your life right now? Does it make you feel nervous or afraid? Are you not feeling confident enough to move forward? Maybe you feel frozen and can’t move forward. Or maybe you ignore the call because it’ll be too much work or you think it’ll seem strange to others.  I know I’ve felt a little like this at times. I’ve even felt a lot like this at times! I can doubt myself. I wonder if anyone will be interested in what I feel called to share. I wonder if what I share will be received openly by others. When I have these moments of self-doubt, I call upon St. Hildegard as a guide. Through the stories of her life, she inspires me to find my courage, strength, and self-confidence. Discover how to release any fear and blocks that are holding you back from following your calling and step into the courage to say yes and take steps forward. Join my upcoming free webinar and a supportive group encouraging you on your path. Join here! St. Hildegard encountered a major turning point in her life when she was 42 years old. She experienced a vision that was unlike anything she had experienced before. She described it later in detail in Scivias, “…heaven was opened and a fiery light of exceeding brilliance came and permeated my whole brain, and inflamed my whole heart and my whole breast, not like a burning but like a warming flame, as the sun warms anything its rays touch….” She continued and described how suddenly she gained wisdom, a deeper understanding of specific scriptures that she had not had before. And soon she heard a voice speak to her, telling her to share, through writing and speaking, what she had experienced in her visions.  This was the most powerful vision she had experienced in her life so far. She felt she was being directed to share her experiences so that others could learn from her. However, St. Hildegard didn’t feel up to the task. She doubted herself. She felt insecure and inadequate for the task. She soon became very ill. She had suffered from many illnesses in her life, often so ill that she could not rise from her bed. So, this was not unusual for her. However, this time, she interpreted her illness as a sign from God, displeased with her lack of action in responding to the call to share her visions. She consulted with her dear friend, Volmar, who committed to helping her. With his support, the permission of Abbot Cuno (the abbot overseeing her work), and also the encouragement of another dear friend, the nun Richardis, she began working on Scivias, the first of three major works. It was a first step for St. Hildegard in her launch into creative production that was uncommon among the women and even men of her time. We can see that St. Hildegard was able to overcome the obstacles she encountered including severe illness, move through her self-doubts with the support of the immediate community around her, and continue forward to follow her divine calling.  These are the moments in St. Hildegard’s life that I call upon when self-doubt seems to plague me. I picture the strength and courage she had to have to work through the obstacles of her time and her own self-doubt.
And look at the brilliant work she created, as a result! With St. Hildegard at my side, I know I can take my next step forward – if she could do it years ago, I can now! And so can you! If you are interested in learning how to release the fear and blocks that are holding you back from following your calling, check out my upcoming webinar. You’ll learn how to step into the courage to say yes and move forward. You’ll also be a part of a supportive group encouraging you on your path. Register for the Free Webinar here. Do you have easy access to the light that shines within you, your inner guidance? Are you able to understand and follow your inner guidance consistently so that you’re on your path to become your higher self? If so, great! I’m so happy for you! If not, you’re not alone. Do you struggle discerning what’s your inner, high guidance and what’s your inner critic? Or do you feel like the connection to your inner guidance has gotten dusty, covered in cobwebs? Check out my upcoming webinar where we’ll explore the wisdom of St. Hildegard for inspiration as you discover how to access your inner guidance even if you haven’t in a while!  You can think of your inner guidance as the voice of your highest self, your True Self. It’s the wise, divine aspect of yourself that shines with bright light and rises above your emotions, fears, and pressures you feel in a moment. Your inner guidance can support you in a present situation or it can help you reflect on a past experience or guide you on your next steps into the future. When you’re open to listening and uncovering the voice of your higher self, you open the channel to allow your inner guidance to share with you. Then you begin showing up as the best version of yourself! As you know, I’ve always been inspired by St. Hildegard and her courage to follow her inner guidance to share her visions with the world. She felt that they were divinely inspired. Yet, she often doubted herself and her abilities. She had no formal education, and, as a result, she considered herself unlearned and unworthy. She felt insecure and inadequate.  We know that she had a good confidant and friend in her life, the monk Volmar, that supported her in following her divine calling, even when she felt incapable of doing so at times. It was Volmar who was the first person to validate her visions as divine experiences. He soon recognized her rare spiritual gifts and became a good friend and mentor for many years in her life. Over the next 10 years, she shared her experiences in the text that would become her visionary work, Scivias. Volmar became her secretary, writing down the words she dictated. It’s clear that St. Hildegard greatly valued and appreciated her dear friend and mentor, Volmar, who supported and encouraged her. She was not alone in navigating the unprecedented path for a woman to share her visions with the public. Such an inspiration to us today! St. Hildegard shows us that uncovering the voice of your True Self and following your inner guidance is a little easier when you have the support of someone in your community who encourages you. We don’t have to do it alone! When you join with others who also are striving to follow their inner guidance, you open the door to a higher vibration or higher state of being. You’ll feel lighter, happier and more at ease. You’ll be clearer on your life’s work and how you can contribute to positive change in the world  Interested in discovering how to more easily access your inner guidance regularly?
I’d love to have you join my upcoming webinar where we’ll explore the wisdom of St. Hildegard as you discover how to access your inner guidance even if you haven’t in a while! Check it out here. Have you ever caught yourself sighing at the end of a long day? This is one way that your body naturally relieves stress for you. In your life, you’ll take millions of breaths, often without even thinking about it. Breathing is essential for life, yet we often take it for granted. Your mind and body are deeply connected, and they influence your breath. And your breath can also influence your thoughts and feelings. The ancient yogis learned through their experience that by breathing consciously and learning how to control the breath, you can influence every aspect of your life. Access my Free Healing Library to find several audio recordings with guidance that I’ve created to support you in your spiritual practice to manifest your most creative and best self in your life today.  Research has even documented the benefits of a regular practice of simple, deep breathing which include:
For a spiritual practice, you can build upon your breathing practice to ignite love within your heart whenever you’re needing it for yourself or others. A deep love for yourself. An all-embracing love for others. In St. Hildegard’s song, Kyrie, a favorite of mine, the music and the lyrics move like the waves on the ocean, gently in and out. As your body begins to resonate with this calming movement, your breath slows down and moves in rhythm to the music. Take a moment to read the Greek words and my English translation of them below. Lyrics Kyrie eleison. Christe eleison. Kyrie eleison. Kyrie eleison. (English Translation) Creator of life, awaken love within us Christ of love, awaken love within us Creator of life, awaken love within us Creator of life, awaken love within us Now close your eyes, holding those words in your heart and mind. Imagine yourself on the beach in the warm sand, relaxing, as you hear the waves of the ocean gently lap against the shore. One after the other as they roll in and out. Continue this until you feel your breath naturally slow down along with the gentle waves on the shore. Now deepen your breath. Inhale into your belly, breathing in life and nourishment for your mind and body. Breathe out slowly, allowing love from your heart center to be shared with the world. When you enter into this space of gentle and calm breathing, you can access a greater wisdom within yourself and in the universe.  As you feel Love flowing throughout your whole being, raise your hands to your heart, palms facing outward to the world, as in St. Hildegard’s Illumination, The Person in Sapphire Blue, shown here.
Let your love flow out from your heart and hands to the world. To your family, to your friends, to your neighbors. Then, let your love continue to flow to your coworkers, your community, and beyond. Is there anyone who you don’t feel loving towards? Let your flowing love of the Divine dissolve this anger. Ask for divine guidance to show you how to love this person. Then let your love flow toward this person. Bring your hands back to your heart and open your eyes. Breathe in and out slowly. Now you’re ready to do the practice with the music. You can access an audio recording of me singing the song here for free LINK. Sing along with the audio recording, if you’d like! Use this practice on a regular basis and discover how easily your Love can awaken and flow! As you feel Love flowing throughout your whole being, raise your hands to your heart, palms facing outward to the world, as in St. Hildegard’s Illumination, The Person in Sapphire Blue, shown here. Let your love flow out from your heart and hands to the world. To your family, to your friends, to your neighbors. Then, let your love continue to flow to your coworkers, your community, and beyond. Is there anyone who you don’t feel loving towards? Let your flowing love of the Divine dissolve this anger. Ask for divine guidance to show you how to love this person. Then let your love flow toward this person. Bring your hands back to your heart and open your eyes. Breathe in and out slowly. Use this practice on a regular basis and discover how easily your Love can awaken and flow! Now you are ready to do the practice with the music! Sing along with the audio recording, if you'd like. Access the audio recording with a description of this spiritual practice in my Free Healing Library. There you’ll also have access to many other audio recordings and guidance for how you can be empowered to manifest your most creative self in your life today. How do you start your day? In a way that supports you or in a way that makes you tired and irritable by noon? Do you grab a cup of coffee and run? Or do you eat a nutritious breakfast while seated? St. Hildegard shared much wisdom about what nutritious foods to eat. Her ideas were like seeds planted that continue to flourish into our current times in the field of nutrition and holistic medicine. Many of her thoughts were written down in her book, Physica, including recommendations for specific foods with health-giving nutrients. She wrote about the benefit of many spices, herbs, vegetables, fruits, and also specific grains. You may already be familiar with what she shared about spelt, but she also wrote about the health benefits of oats. She said, “Oats are a happy and healthy food for people who are well, furnishing them with a cheerful mind and a pure, clear intellect. They also provide good color and healthy flesh. They are not suitable as food for those who are very ill and cold, since oats always require heat…” This is the 5th article in my series of nourishing foods and recipes. A way to support you in taking care of yourself. Did you miss the other ones? You can find them here: Increasing Your Vitality in Winter with St. Hildegard's Greening Power A Powerhouse Drink to Support your Immune System Easing the Discomfort of Illness in Winter An Easy, Nutritious Snack to Help Curb Cravings  What are Oats? Oats are a whole-grain food that is commonly eaten as oatmeal for breakfast. Delicious oatmeal starts with oats cooked in a little water or milk topped with some wholesome ingredients. A wonderful and healthy way to start the day. You’ll have many choices when buying oats and be careful that you choose a healthy one. All of them stem from oat groats which are the whole oat kernel. But you’ll want to look for packages that are simply oats, not ones filled with additives of sugar, flavoring, and other unnecessary ingredients. Types of Oats Here are your best options to buy at the store:
 Oats are an incredibly nutritious food packed full of vitamins, minerals, and antioxidants. A true powerhouse! Today, through research, we know that eating oats has many health benefits. Here are some of them:
 Oatmeal Breakfast Bowl
Combine first 3 ingredients in a pot and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to a simmer, cooking the oats for about 5 minutes until the water is absorbed and the oats are soft. Stir occasionally. Serve with your choice of toppings and a splash of milk or water. Here are some favorite toppings, but you can also create your own! Toppings
Here’s to a healthy Springtime for you! I hope you are well and taking care of yourself. Looking for my recent articles on nutritious foods with recipes? You can find them here: Increasing Your Vitality in Winter with St. Hildegard's Greening Power A Powerhouse Drink to Support your Immune System Easing the Discomfort of Illness in Winter An Easy, Nutritious Snack to Help Curb Cravings Despite the recent dusting of snow, there’s a promise of spring in the air here in Colorado! We’ve had some warmer days, and the ground is thawing. I hear the animals coming to life in the sunlight – the birds singing and the squirrels chasing each other. I look forward to seeing the crocuses and tulips poke their heads out of the earth, sharing their brilliant colors.  Interested in receiving support in manifesting your soul’s longing this spring? Access my free class on 5 Steps to Mastering Your Creativity available here now. Just a few weeks ago, the cold, blustery wind chilled our fingers, as snowflakes drifted down to blanket the earth in white. There was a sense of quiet and stillness in the air, as Mother Earth seemed to rest in the outer world that we can see. But deep in the earth, the forces of life were incubating and preparing for the journey of growth and expansion in the spring. Very soon, that new life will spring joyfully all around us! St. Hildegard called this greening power, viriditas, the divine life force that lives and breathes within all living beings. This powerful force is bubbling with vitality, especially in the spring! We too, as human beings, have been incubating during winter. Our longings have been percolating within our thoughts, dreams, and feelings. Now, as spring approaches and the sunlight returns to give us warmer days, it’s time to allow them to break through the surface and see the light of day.  What longing has been incubating within you this winter that hasn’t been manifested yet? Spring is a perfect time for manifesting as the natural world bursts forth with life. I invite you to take a moment now to turn inward in contemplation. What’s calling to you to manifest this spring? Maybe it’s a big dream you have. Maybe it’s just to get started on something you’ve been putting off. Whatever it is, envision it now. Imagine how it might bring joy, love or healing to you and the world.  Now expand that vision. Make it even better. What if there were no limits? No fear and anxiety. No obstacles. What would your vision be then? Imagine that. How can your vision begin to sprout and grow in this season of spring? How can you make it come to life?  If you have some colored pencils and crayons, pull them out and draw a sketch of your vision. Or get some items from around your house like colored paper, stones, sticks and more and create a 3D model of your vision.
Get started on making your longing a reality today! “When you have a vision that is strong enough and powerful enough, nothing can stand in your way.” Lewis Howes Interested in receiving support in manifesting your soul’s longing? Access my free class on 5 Steps to Mastering Your Creativity available here now How often do you feel like your life has shifted out of balance in some way? Maybe too much activity and too little sleep? Maybe an excess of drink or food? Or did you forget to eat today? Maybe too much social activity or maybe too little?  When I’m in this place, I often sense St. Hildegard whispering in my ear. She shares the words that she wrote in a letter of correspondence to a young Benedictine nun, Elisabeth of Schöngau, about moderation as a key to a healthy life. I always smile as I hear her remind me to take care of myself! “Listen, then, …..and learn moderation! For moderation is the mother of all the virtues for everything heavenly and earthly. For it is through moderation that the body is nourished with the proper discipline…. When there are unseasonable downpours, the fruit and vegetables growing on Earth are damaged; when a field has not been plowed, you do not find good grain springing up  It’s the same with a person who lays herself more strain than her body can endure. This is a sign that the effects of holy discretion are weak in such a person…” -St.Hildegard of Bingen With these words, St. Hildegard uses nature as a metaphor to remind us of the virtue of moderation and how to find a healthy balance in our lives. In nature, we can see the effect of too much or too little. Too much or too little sun, rain, and activity. They all affect the plants in a negative way. Without balance, the fruits and vegetables would be damaged. A lack of activity in not plowing the field would lead to the grains not sprouting. So, we see the wisdom of the balance that exists in between the extremes. Where is it that you might need to consider more balance in your life? I know for me, I hear St. Hildegard whisper in my ear about moderation when I’m out of balance in my time for work and relaxation. Like many, I can just keep going and spend more time working with less relaxation. I pay for it when I do! So, I’ve learned to schedule my time for relaxation to achieve more balance in my life. It helps!  Remembering moderation supports us in finding balance in our lives. When we’re in balance, we’re empowered to be our best self. We’re guiding our own path in the world. The excess of activity or inactivity doesn’t take control of us. Excess at either extreme can lead to unhealthy aspects that take control of your life – addiction, self-centeredness, and disease/illness that interfere with your health spiritually, emotionally, and physically. Developing your own self-discipline to not venture in to excess or inactivity, guides you into a place of balance. Today, I want to invite you to take a walk outside. Observe the plants that you see on your journey. Yes, even if it’s winter where you are!  In the winter, the plants are resting some. Consider their life cycle throughout the year. How does balance arrive through the seasons for the plants? And, during the year, when it’s very hot and sunny or even very wet and rainy, how do plants adjust to try to maintain balance for their health? While you’re walking and observing the plants, have a dialogue with your higher self or spirit guides. Where would moderation benefit you? Where could you bring a little more balance in your life to be healthier and happier each day? See what answers arise for you. Finding balance in our lives nourishes us. It helps us to recover from challenges, rejuvenate our energy, and be receptive to what comes toward us as new possibilities. Balance resonates within us. We have a feeling of harmony with what is outside of us in life and what is in our inner life. We experience how balance is a creative and dynamic relationship between ourselves and in the world.  Energy for life bubbles up within us.
Inspirations arise. Illnesses are healed. And all of us would benefit from that, of course! Remember that each time you head outside, Mother Nature, as a wise teacher, can be our reminder about finding balance in our lives. And St. Hildegard might whisper in your ear too about the queen of virtues, moderation. So many guides are here to help us! Interested in discovering a deeper aspect of your creative self? Access my free class on 5 Steps to Mastering Your Creativity available here now. |
About JeannineI was born in London, England, educated in Switzerland, and am fluent in English, German, Spanish, and French. I hold a Doctorate in Ministry Degree and Masters Degrees in Counseling Psychology and Education. Also, I am an accomplished artist and educator. I use all of this and much more when helping others heal their souls. Archives
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