Twelfth Invitation

Healing Heart Communications, Inc. www.devajoy.net Our Circle Expands!  Three Potent Guidelines Gathering in Community June Newsletter I am living in my fifth decade on earth as me -- this unique configuration of energy -- just like you are in whatever decade you are in on this earth plane -- living out your unique-ness.  What I do know for sure is that time flies...  whether we are having fun or not! When I turned fifty, I felt this fierceness arise from deep inside of me to live life to its fullest.  I think this often happens for people when we turn fifty.  We become acutely aware that we are way closer to our departure date than we are to our birth date.  This amplified awareness leads to informing and refining our choices of what we focus on, who we spend time with, and how we live out the time that we have left. When I turned fifty, clear guidance came through -- "Get rid of what doesn't serve you, improve upon what you are keeping in your life, and create what you really want." This guidance has proved to be invaluable for me in my life.  As I follow these instructions, my life changes and I align more and more with taking responsibility for what is in my life, how it is in my life, and what isn't in my life. We do not always have a choice about what happens in our lives.  Impermanence and change are constants and are not always what we are looking for in a day!  That's for sure, right?!   Yet, it is up to us with how we renew our spirits, how we nourish our souls, how we care for our bodies, how we focus our minds, how gentle or harsh we are with ourselves, and what we bring to our life circumstances. Let's just take a quick look at the three guidelines (that can be effective in any decade of a person's life!):   Get rid of what doesn't serve you:  This guideline offers a lens to look at your whole life -- from patterns of behavior that you engage in:  habits, addictions, relationships, patterns of relating in your personal relationships and work relationships, choices on how you spend your time, etc. It is time to get rid of what doesn't work! Simplify, so that your energy is ultimately directed to what matters and what is enriching to you.  This is not a one-time event but rather an inner posture to have through time. There are happenings in our lives that we have no control over and are on our plates to deal with, whether we want to or not.  And then there are the the happenings in our lives that we apparently have choice over.  By actively releasing that which doesn't serve you as a continuous spiritual practice, you are in a constant process of turning inward, listening, discerning, taking responsibility for, and choosing what is in your space.  Refine your life by making sure that your relationships, patterns of behavior, ways of seeing things and thinking about things, and the objects in your life are in service to your well-being and growth. Improve upon what you are keeping in your life: You have a relationship with every-thing in your life.  Now that you have consciously chosen to keep whatever it is in your life, improve upon it!  Have you noticed how every-thing and every-one in our space needs attention?  Cars need upkeep, plants need attention to thrive at their best, teeth need brushing, brushes need to be cleaned, every object needs dusting, relationships need quality time and attention, animals need love and all sorts of things, kitchens need constant attention, clothes need cleaning, on and on... everything, absolutely everything, needs care to some degree.  Instead of going on automatic and just doing what needs to be done, look upon everything with new eyes, open to possibility, for how it can be even better and reflect more accurately on who you are and what you need in your life today. This is an exciting approach to what is in your life -- because you claim the knowledge that every-thing is in flux; nothing is static and you impact everything that is around you.  This is your ongoing opportunity to refine every relationship with every-thing and everyone to be even more finely tuned to your present day vibration and needs. Create what you want:  Time in these bodies is only so long, which we all know, whether we are fifty or twenty.  (This awareness does intensify as we age -- which is actually a gift). To be in the constant process of asking the question, "What do I want?  What do I really want in my life?" is provocative, inviting, stimulating, creative, mind-opening, and inquisitive.  The question can be more important at times than the answer.  The question is the key that unlocks awareness.  By asking the question, you are letting yourself know that you care about what is inside of you, you hold the possibility of truly knowing your worthiness to have what you want,  and that you are signing up for investigating the question. The next step is listening.  Listen to how your insides respond, how your body gives you signals, to what is revealed in dreams and waking life. Sometimes people get stuck in asking the question and they don't move forward with taking a stand to transform a desire into a reality.  In these cases, the question becomes the safe zone and avoidance to making a choice. The word “decision” translates to mean "killing off alternatives".  One needs to be willing to "kill of alternatives" in order to deepen and manifest a desire.  Courage, commitment and conviction are needed to move forth and create what you want.  Staying too long is the question can grow to be a very stuck place.  Time keeps ticking and life changes, whether we are shaping it consciously or not. On the other hand sometimes people can act too quickly on what they think they want and invest time, money and energy into a decision -- to only realize that they hadn't sat long enough with themselves and had acted on something that they don't really want after all. There is a balancing act between asking the question "What do I want to create”, active contemplating, listening, and taking actions to manifest the guidance you receive.  So, find your way with it -- keep asking, listening and direct your focus and choices in the direction of creating what you want.  Obviously, this is an ongoing creative process -- an invitation to passionately live into your heart's desires and soul's purpose. For me, these three guidelines have shape-shifted my living.  I feel engaged continuously in evaluating what does and doesn't serve me and I create improvement on what I am keeping in my life.  I have renovated my home, my office, my marriage, my relationships, and my ways of caring for myself. I find it a dynamic and exciting process to improve upon everything in my life.  Also, the question, "What do I want to create" helps me to love and claim what I have already created in my life and it provokes me to stay awake to my ability to align and manifest what is longing to be known and lived. I invite you to engage in these three guidelines with me.  Please share in the blog what you discover. TO SHARE ABOUT YOUR EXPERIENCE,  Go To BLOG at www.devajoy.net forward to a friend | unsubscribe from this list | update subscription preferences