Writing your awakening

Last Sunday, John Deakyne and I facilitated a mini workshop around using writing as a tool for awakening. We did a couple exercises in which we connected with a charged moment – either Now, a moment in the past, or a special place that Spirit brought to mind – and once connected fully with that moment, we wrote briefly to capture the essence of what was there. We shared about the process and read our writing – some prose, some poetry. Several people confessed that they weren’t writers, and then proceeded to produce some very touching writing.

Our idea is that, once we capture one of these charged moments, we can return to them to re-mind us, re-member the moment, to release something in that moment, and even to share them with others.

Here’s what I wrote about my Now moment:

light!

radiant light
radiating
pulsing gently
warm embrace
peaceful washing
gentle space
slowly unfolding
when I call you
this is My call
this is My way
opening you

I am calling
you into the light
come
come and be the light

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August 1, 2010 – 9:48 am
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A Sacred Day

Not that every day isn’t sacred – some just seem different. Today, Joyce and I get to serve as celebrants for a wedding – we don’t do that every day!

We both like it when this opportunity to serve arises. We are so eager to give, to fill the experience with joy, that we find ourselves diving deeply into each wedding as a new adventure.

The couple who called us forth today presents us with a new set of questions. For one thing, they’re quite young. For another, they haven’t paid a lot of attention to what they want their marriage to be. And, as we have all observed, these are challenging times.

All of which could be seen, or judged, as a problem. One friend jokingly asked me if I was sent by Spirit to talk them out of getting married.

Even though they are young, they have been together for awhile and together, they have faced some of the challenges life offers. Even though they seem to be kinda oblivious to their future, they have done some planning together around issues in their lives that need attention, and they seem very comfortably rooted in now. Even though the world around them seems strange and unpredictable, they seem not to be caught up in the drama of it all.

So I think Spirit’s assignment for us is to provide a launching for their marriage that will serve them in the coming days – whenever they need it. We’ve created a simple ceremony that speaks their truth about themselves and sets the stage for whatever may show up for them. As they move along their path, we hope they will find comfort in the words spoken today.

We’ve chosen a sacred space for the ceremony and collared two willing friends to serve as witnesses – friends who bring a loving, joyful energy and a connection to Spirit.

In a way, I am nervous about sending the kids off into the world as a married couple. But that’s just my stuff. They are not nervous – they are not crazy in love – they are the ones who seem grounded.

Our work together is about Spirit, and I know Spirit is fully engaged in this one. I can’t predict the future and I don’t even want to any more. I’m going to follow their lead, and Spirit’s guidance, and keep myself centered in love. And, I’m going to swim in the joy of this sacred day shared with my brothers and sisters in celebration of love.

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April 30, 2010 – 8:03 am
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Moving Forward

Moving forward is my favorite way of moving. I do appear to move backward sometimes – replacing joy with fear, doubt, and worry. But I only need to notice I’m falling off my path in order to once again begin moving forward.

Have you noticed the cycle of joy and fear? Have you found really great days immediately followed by equally lousy ones? Have you tried really hard to keep those great days going?

And then been frustrated to see them pass into darkness?

What are you, crazy? Why are you doing this to yourself?

I’m teasing of course. You’re not choosing pain over joy. How could you? Why would you?

Joy is your birthright – not fear. Choosing fear is the mistake – remember?

But how do we bust these cycles of duality?

I like the way A Course In Miracles says it: there is only one problem and one answer. The problem is only and always a mistaken feeling of separation from Source; the answer is only and always reconnecting with Source.

And The Course says that the problem and the solution always come together: when one shows up, the other is already there. We need only claim the answer through our reconnection with Source.

Just to be accurate, we weren’t ever not connected with Source – we just imagined that we were. So get over it my friend! Claim your joy and get back on the path!

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April 21, 2010 – 10:11 am
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Updates

I’ve made a few changes to the site this morning. I’m adding the new book, Learning Lessons: Gardening With Nature, to the Book Page. I changed the Rog Page to be in third person, pretending I’m not the writer – or rather writing as though I’m the observer.

And I filled in the blanks on the Project Page. It tells what I’m up to at the moment – or at least what I think I’m up to at the moment.

More and more these days, as I awaken, Spirit prods me to take an active role in creating my life. Just when I was getting real comfortable turning every decision over to Spirit, now I’m stepping back into the lead.

But that’s not really a big change. I used to think I made all the decisions myself! Now, Spirit is helping me develop a framework into which I imagine how I would like things to be.  I feel the presence of Spirit there with me as I imagine – letting me know when I’m drift too far off course.

In the meantime, I agree with myself and Spirit that this is imagining only. I’m not making any requests or deciding anything. We’re just exploring together. It’s very much like what Abraham describes as The Workshop. I had tried that technique before, but it never quite registered with me.

And, I leave the hows to Spirit. I understand that with Spirit, all things are possible. I have absolutely no desire to slow down my life and the manifesting of abundance while I figure everything out!

I hope you’re enjoying Spring – getting outside more – feeling the breeze, smelling the smells, taking in the flowers and new growth everywhere. Sometimes I think Nature is getting a raw deal from humans; despite that, She can still put on a show! Way to Grow!

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April 11, 2010 – 8:45 am
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Awakening In The Garden

Consider that you are part of Nature. You might not think of yourself this way, but there’s no denying it really. And just as you find yourself separated from God, you also find yourself separated from Nature. Do you think there’s any difference really?

Consider that awakening to your connection with Nature might be extremely relevant to awakening to your connection with Spirit.

No, I mean take a moment to consider. Imagine all the things you’re doing right now to wall yourself off from Nature. How many of your actions also wall you off from Source?

Some say it’s impossible to awaken without reconnecting with Nature. Our natural state is oneness – with God and all life. That would include Nature.

Just think of it: you have to get to oneness with your brothers and sisters before you reach God. Now I’m suggesting you have to get to oneness with your plant and animal brothers and sisters too. Think you can do that?

I know you can. A long time ago, this is exactly how humans lived. One with plants and animals, one with the tribe, and one with God. We did this to survive. In a lot of respects, things worked better in those times.

My point is that just below the surface of you rests a very strong desire to connect with life around you. You may have a pet, or houseplants, or a garden. You may drive to be in the forest, hike in the wilderness, or lie on the beach. You may walk to the park or public garden. What do you think drives you?

To help you make the connection, I’ve just published a new ebook. It’s free. The title is “Learning Lessons: Gardening With Nature.” Check it out and please let me know what you think – both about the book and this persistent idea of really being one with Nature.

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April 1, 2010 – 5:16 pm
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