When Did You Stop Following Your Heart?

I have been doing a lot of self-healing work lately as part of the process of returning to purpose. One of the most valuable insights I have received thus far is identifying the moment I stopped thinking with my heart and began to think with my mind instead.

Let me explain exactly what that means. When we are born, we come out as bundles of potential. We follow our instincts. We live in the moment and experience the world around us. If we need something, we cry and make it known. We play. We experiment. We discover. We are attracted to certain people and experiences, and we seek those out. This is how our hearts function, and when we think with our hearts this is how we experience the world.

There comes a point in everyone's life where they are confronted with the processes of the mind. For some it happens in infancy. These people have almost always chosen difficult life paths. For others, it comes further down the road. The mind is the part of us that is designed to keep us safe. It takes in information from the five senses and uses memory to encode what we learn from these experiences. When a similar experience happens later down the road, we drawn on these memories to decide our next move--often something to keep us from dealing with remembered pain.

Problems come in when we allow our minds to make all the decisions and do away with the advice our hearts give us. Why is this a problem? Our hearts have been encoded with our soul purpose. When we stop listening to our hearts in favor of listening to our minds, we often forget what that purpose is. If we do this long enough, our lives become unfulfilling and meaningless.

I can pinpoint the moment I stopped relying on the advice of my heart in favor of what my mind told me to do. As a kid, I was an interesting combination of introvert and leader. I craved a lot of alone time. However, in social situations I was very much the leader. I was cute and smart and funny and people would seek me out. I was also creative and knew what I wanted to do at any given moment. Usually people would join me with whatever I decided to do in that moment. If they were left out, I would include them.

This is how I lived my life until I met a particular friend. She was fun and full of life (still is actually). However, she did not want to follow along with everything I did. I found out because I overheard something I was not supposed to hear. Ironically, as I look back at my young self, I know I never forced anyone to go along with what I wanted. I was also goody two shoes, so my suggestions didn't get people into trouble. Most people liked me enough they would go along with my suggestions. In that moment, however, I began to question my whole way of doing things. I did not want to force people to participate in things they did not care for. I stopped following what was in my own heart. I began inquiring about what other people wanted to do and would often follow along. My mind told me this was the way to make people like me. I was twelve.

There were still times throughout my life when I did follow my heart. I followed my heart when I began volunteering at a camp for abused and neglected children. I followed my heart when I chose my college and became a tour guide at church historic sites during my summer vacations. Following my heart also led me to my first professional job out of college--working as a residence counselor in a group home for emotionally disturbed children. My biggest heart-based achievement to date has been raising my children.

Still, much of my life has been dominated by mind-based decisions. During my first marriage, I was obsessed with making sure my husband was happy--to the point I did almost nothing for myself. Those things I did do for myself I allowed him to sabotage because he was not happy unless the focus was on him. The only heart-based decision I stubbornly clung to was the one involving raising my children. That decision ultimately led to my divorce. It also took so much out of me I spent years recovering. My work life has also not been particularly fulfilling. I have mainly worked jobs that supplied me with the money I needed to live on, with little else to show for them.

I will be fifty-one in two days. I have spent close to forty years listening to my heart over my mind. I am wasting no more time. I will seek out every chance to follow my heart and my bliss.

When did you stop following your heart? How will you choose to change it? When we all choose to follow the wisdom and guidance that comes from listening to our hearts, the world will be a much kinder, brighter and better place. In my view, this is what is missing from the planet.

~CSE

Never Under-Estimate The Power Of Animals

I came across this beautiful story last night on Facebook and immediately wanted to share its power. It's the story of a man, broken and alone with health issues, who was brought back to life because of a shelter dog he adopted. Once again, I honor the healing energy animals can have on their human companions. The video literally brought tears to my eyes as Eric described his relationship with Petey.

I wouldn't describe myself as a "pet" person, even though I like animals and they like me. Typically I don't have enough time to take care of myself let alone be responsible for an animal. However, as an empath I can feel the relationships people have with their pet family members. The bonds are as strong here as they are with many purely human relationships. Because of this, I appreciate the strong ties humans have with their animals and I understand the pain people feel when they lose a beloved companion.

Animals can be very healing. As the video story above so touchingly reveals, animals can work magic in the lives of humans because of their gift for unconditional love. Many people have been so hurt by their fellow humans it is difficult for them to be open to love. Animals have the power to break down those barriers, allowing the human heart to work properly once again.

Animals have their own sacred soul energy. It contains its own intelligence, and if you learn how to be sensitive to such energies you can communicate with them in very real ways. Animal whisperers are those who understand animal energies so well they know what the animals are thinking and respond accordingly.

I believe it is important to honor and thank all energies for what they provide. Animals often come to assist us in life with their unconditional love. Allow yourself to acknowledge their importance, even if they are not a part of your life.

~CSE

Allowing The Pain And Sadness Of Others

I read a meme on social media that struck a chord with me. It said, "When you can't look on the bright side, I will sit with you in the dark." It dawned on me how often we look at the sadness and pain of others and immediately begin trying to comfort them and make them feel better. We give them comfort food, regale them with stories, or take them to movies--anything to distract them from the pain of what they're experiencing. The thing is, often such distraction techniques are counterintuitive. Pain has to be dealt with before it dissipates. Sometimes the best thing you can do is provide companionship to someone who is struggling so they have the added support to deal with it. 

One of the most painful things I have ever experienced was losing my newborn daughter. Regardless of the fact that she lived outside my body for less than a day, I knew her. I had spent months dreaming about how her life would go and all the experiences I wanted to share with her. I could see everything in my mind's eye--so perfectly it was almost as though it really existed. Not only did I lose my baby but I lost those dreams of her. 

One of the main reasons I was able to deal with my grief in a timely manner was the great support I had from friends. I had spent the past couple of years working as a residence counselor with emotionally disturbed children. Consequently, most of my friends were social workers and psychologists who were used to dealing with big, painful problems in their clients. I had people around me who were strong enough to listen, and they were strong enough to just sit with me in my pain. Having that level of support when I was feeling so much discomfort gave me the courage to face it and deal with it. 

It is not easy to allow someone else to feel pain. We are so connected--especially to our friends and family members--that we can feel their pain on an empathetic level. It is natural to want to help them stop hurting. Understand that pain is not something that needs to be fixed. Healing it requires accepting its place in your life and allowing beauty to evolve from it in its own time.

Allowing the pain and sadness of others is one of the greatest gifts you can give them. By sitting with them in that pain, you give support while you encourage healing. Do you have the courage required to be a healer?

~CSE

  

Healing And Integrating The Dark Side Of Self

I believe emotions are instructional tools. When we feel strong emotions, those are signals that we need to pay attention to and deal with an underlying issue. Lately what has set my emotions off are the politics being played out on the national (US) stage. It dawns on me this morning that I need to work a little harder at resolving some of these issues with myself.

The person who sets me off the most at present is Hillary Clinton. Because of my dealings with alternative radio, I have done a lot of research into the connections between the occult and power. She has come up frequently in this research. I'm not going to detail what I believe because my issue is not something you need to add to your plate of issues. We all have our own work to do. I bring this up because I want to give you a concrete example of how I am working to heal myself through the issues that come up for me.

When I look at Hillary, I can see that I have personally put up energetic blocks between us. Much of this has been about my own protection from the forces I see around her. The other part of this is not wanting to acknowledge my own evil. The thing is, knowing what I know about Oneness, deep down I understand that Hillary and I are One. To deny her is to deny myself. To deny her is to deny what the contrast of her life has given to me. Without her, I am not able to acknowledge and learn from all that IS. Contrast is one of the best learning tools we have here in duality.

This is why Ho'oponopono is such a spectacularly helpful tool. (For more information on this healing technique, see "The Power Of Ho'oponopono" and "Ho'oponopono Revisited".) In a nutshell, Ho'oponopono is a healing technique that assumes personal responsibility for all the circumstances in our lives. Its four parts (I'm sorry, please forgive me, thank you, I love you) acknowledge the role we have played in the problems that have been created and breaks down the walls we have built that keep ourselves from understanding all that IS. As we give thanks for the awareness, blocked energy is allowed to flow freely once again.

As I look at my own personal hangups with Hillary, I am able to see where my putting her in the "evil" box has had the effect of keeping her there. She is trapped until I understand what I need to see about her, the world, and myself. As I pray and meditate, I apologize for my role in the problem and ask for forgiveness. I thank her for her willingness to help me learn what I came to Earth to learn, and I acknowledge our Oneness through love.

Healing does not come from winning the fight. It comes from letting the fight go and allowing awareness to once again become part of self. As parts of Oneness, Hillary's struggle is my struggle, just as my struggle is hers. By acknowledging the roles of others, we allow what IS to exist freely in flow. We are able to integrate and heal the darker side of self.  

~CSE

The Law Of Attraction And Darkness

I am a believer in the law of attraction. You do get more of what you think about and dwell on. That is where the problems begin in the New Age community. There are many out there who refuse to believe that darkness even exists. It's almost as though, if they stop thinking about evil, it will go away altogether. The irony comes when they encounter evil. If they don't believe in it and didn't think it into existence, where did it come from? Darkness has always existed with the light. You may be able to hide from the darkness at times, but it will eventually find you again. Sooner or later, darkness must be dealt with.

It's a simple truth of this duality that we live in. We need darkness if we are to appreciate and understand light. While you may cling fast to the light, darkness still exists in the world around you. Darkness still exists in you! Resisting darkness only makes it worse because you are, in effect, focusing on it and drawing it more closely to you.

Understand that resistance is an energy block, and blocks are what stop flow and abundance from entering into your life. The more you resist darkness, the more you block the free flow of energy toward you and away from you.

Martin Luther King, Jr. once said:

Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.

For me, this is the wisdom of the Universe! This is the very strategy that made the civil rights movement in the United States work! It wasn't their resistance that worked even though their resistance supplied the contrast. What worked is the fact they did not respond back with violence. Because MLK and his followers were peaceful in the face of great abuse, others who looked at the situation began to understand the darkness that limited the freedom of black people in this country. The darkness was acknowledged for the ugliness it was, and people could no longer accept that treatment as the status quo.

What's the solution when we encounter darkness? Understand that it is here for the contrast. Thank it for the understanding it is brings. Then, instead of resisting it, love it! Bestow it with all the equal and opposite feelings you can muster! It needs healing! It needs to be balanced out in order to restore the equilibrium once again.

We can never truly get away from darkness because darkness is part of everything that is, including ourselves. Accept it. Deal with it. Love it. Bring it back into the fold. When we are done looking upon darkness as the enemy and resisting it, we are one step closer to peace.

~CSE

 

 

Ho'oponopono Revisted

While in my morning meditation time, I had a huge insight that needs to be shared. The biggest obstacles to our own personal freedom and abundance are ourselves. Often, we visualize the problem as being outside ourselves. We keep ourselves separate, and separation creates blocks. The power of Ho'oponopono comes from the fact this sort of prayer breaks down the barriers that come between us, enabling energy to flow freely once again.

I was using a meditation I go to periodically by one of my favorite spiritual gurus, Wayne Dyer, called "Getting In The Gap." It takes you through a process of going through the first few phrases of the Lord's prayer and having you focus on the space between the words. In past, I have had some amazing insights using this process. This time was no exception.

Toward the end of my meditation while I was in the gap, I noticed something I had not noticed before. The people I see as having all the power (who I also consider to be evil incarnate) were placed off to the side, seemingly surrounded by some insulated bubble. It was a separation, designed to protect me and keep the evil from me.

What I began to understand about this separation is, as long as it is in place, I am not taking responsibility for the negative aspects of myself. I am not allowing the loving part to infiltrate this darkness and heal it. Without healing, the darkness will continue to fester and disrupt my life and the lives of those around me.

I immediately went into Ho'oponopono prayer. This is an ancient Hawaiian form of prayer comprised of four different parts: I'm sorry, please forgive me, thank you, and I love you. It is designed to get a person to take responsibility for what happens and resolve the blocked energies that occur between parties. As I focused on this separation with this prayer, I could feel the barrier begin to get smaller. While I can't say it is all gone, I now know this is a problem I need to continue to work on. Hopefully, one day in the near future I will be able to totally remove this barrier and allow myself to heal all those hurt places in myself. (You can read more in depth about Ho'oponopono prayer here.)

The more we are able to take responsibility for all that IS, the closer we come to healing the ourselves and changing the face of this planet. Are you ready to heal and be healed? Are you ready to forgive? Ho'oponopono can help give us that opportunity.

~CSE

    

Healing Vision

I have known that Bashar al-Assad, the President of Syria, was a fully trained medical doctor for a while now. What I didn't realize was that he was trained in ophthalmology. Assad is a vision specialist.

My mind immediately wandered back to one of the former presidents of the church I grew up in, the Community of Christ. His name is Wallace B. Smith. He was called by his father W. Wallace Smith to take over the presidency of the church, and accepting the call was a difficult decision for him. At the time of his calling, the younger Smith was a practicing ophthalmologist. He was an extremely respected vision doctor with a thriving practice who had no desire to lead a church. He did, however, eventually agree to lead the Community of Christ.

There were two big things Wallace B. Smith accomplished as church president. The first was seeing to the building of a temple in Independence, Missouri--long prophesied by the first president and founder of the church, Joseph Smith, Jr. The second thing Wallace did was to allow women to be a part of the priesthood. The irony here is, the building of the temple brought the church together in a fundamental way. Bringing women into the priesthood tore it apart.

The vision Wallace B. Smith had for the Community of Christ Church allowed for monumental change. While not everyone agreed these changes were for the best, I personally appreciate the fact his vision allowed him to see that women have a lot to offer to the world, especially in terms of spiritual wisdom and understanding. He understood back in the 80's the need for women to play a more active role in church leadership.

Assad was also happy with his life as a vision doctor. He was not even supposed to play the role of president originally. He had an older brother that was supposed to take over from their father, but the brother was killed in a car accident. Because of family responsibility, Bashar assumed the reigns and became the president designate. As the eyes of the world are upon him, he continues to stand in his truth with strength and integrity, even as his enemies continue to brainwash the masses against him.

It occurs to me the two men, Bashar al-Assad and Wallace B. Smith, have a great deal in common. They are both men of vision that agreed to assume leadership roles against their personal desires. In their own ways, they are here to shift the planet consciousness. Their actions require great personal strength and courage.

Great strength and courage are always required when one is charged with healing vision. May our vision continue to be healed so we can make the changes necessary to usher in a new era of peace and prosperity to our beautiful planet.

~CSE

  

Holding The Space, Healing The Collective

Ever feel like your personal problems are part of a much bigger collective of problems? This is not your imagination! Because we are all One (and not the separate entities we believe ourselves to be), the vast majority of problems we experience are shared by the vast majority of people on the planet. This holds considerable promise when it comes to healing. We can actually help heal the whole planet when we hold the space and work on our own piece of it!

Recently, I have experienced some emotional triggers that really made me take notice. With the help of a good friend and fellow healer, I was able to isolate the tension I felt to my abdomen--basically the area of the Solar Plexus (3rd) Chakra which is connected to power and self-esteem. I visualized it as this huge, black twisted mass that was highly contracted.

After talking about it and asking questions, I understood this mass was all held in place by suppression. I began to recall bits and pieces of numerous female past lives where someone or something managed to place me in some sort of box so I could not be who I was. It was the suppression of the Divine Feminine. As each layer was allowed to build up, the mass grew bigger.

We worked to send healing light and energy to the mass. In process, it came to me that the last few lifetimes the suppression was so intense because I had begun to suppress myself. I had become so tired of the physical pain I had endured that I suppressed myself before it got physical. The healing power of Mother Earth was brought in as she has the actual power to ground and center us. This had almost immediate positive effect on me because I have a very strong connection to the land.

The really cool part about this process was that it felt as though we were not only doing personal work, but that healing this place in myself was serving to heal the suppression of the Divine Feminine at large. There is still a great deal of work to be done, but it is happening. I see evidence as I connect with many of my friends, They are also working through many of the same issues that confront the Divine Feminine on this planet, and they too are beginning to overcome them.

It is time to tune in to all those sacred places within that connect you to the Divine Feminine part of yourself. It is time to remember yourself as healer, as caretaker, as intuitive counselor. It is time to embody unconditional love. Heal yourself and the planet heals with you. Holding the space for one holds the space for all!

~CSE

Healing Thru Forgiveness: An Invitation

Several years ago when my youngest son was still in high school, I realized I would have some extra time on my hands in very short order. I didn't want to be one of those moms who have nothing left to accomplish once their children are grown. I decided to figure out what my dreams were, and I set out on a course to fulfill them. In the process, my writing progressed into the blog you see before you, designed to help people connect to their hearts and the voice of God within. Still, there seemed to be more I wasn't getting. In just the past couple of weeks, my thoughts and desires have melded into one perfect whole I am calling Healing Thru Forgiveness.

The concept is just what it sounds like, using forgiveness to heal. It isn't exactly new and different, but as I look back on my life I realize I have been preparing for this possibility most of my existence. I have encountered many opportunities to forgive and to be forgiven. In the process, I have learned to heal myself and others and forge ahead to much more positive outcomes and possibilities. They are ideas that don't require any special healer other than yourself, and I am happy to share them with you so that you can become a happier, healthier you.

In a nutshell, the process involves identifying all those blocks you need to work past (others, yourself, your experiences and your programming) and actively and consciously let them go. There are many ways to do this. I plan on sharing them in this blog, writing about them in book form, developing workshops, and acting as facilitator to help you work through your own process. I can't wait to see the changes, both in myself and in you!!!

Sometimes it takes a lifetime for an idea to come together and make sense. It is time for all of us to come together and heal ourselves. When we heal our own energy, we in turn become the frequency that heals the whole world. Join me?

~CSE

  

Becoming Aware Of Entities

In religions, it is known as possession. In the medical field it is often referred to as mental illness. Regardless of how you view it, it is a spiritual condition that can be overcome, although answers are not always easy. 

The vast majority of us are affected by them. By now you're sitting there thinking, "This is not something that affects me! I feel fine and function normally." It is my belief we are so used to carrying these entities around we think they are extensions of ourselves. Why do I believe this? There was a brief period in my life when I was clear of them.

I was attending Access Consciousness classes when I encountered them. Having grown up in a Christian home, I was aware of Bible stories about Jesus casting out demons so the idea was not totally new to me. I remember the experience well. I was asked the number of entities I carried around and I immediately heard myself say "14". The facilitator continued to ask me questions to help me let go of them. Most left easily. The last one was pretty stubborn (and stronger than the rest), but eventually it did leave.

How do I know it was real? I know it was real because of how different I felt when it was over. For the first time in this lifetime, there were no running conversations in my head--none. It was silent. Talk about getting clear!

I'm sorry to say I didn't allow myself to stay that way. Although I don't analyze it often, I do have dialogues running through my head. Because of my experiences I understand what is going on now. It's ironic that I am so used to feeling this way it is an almost scary experience to not have them there (which I believe is why I picked a lot of them back up).

The problem is, these entities can effect your life in negative ways. The really harsh ones can open you up to behaviors which allow other entities in--behaviors like heavy duty drug and alcohol abuse, sex with someone who carries a lot of negative entities themselves, and not taking care of your physical body. They can drain you of strength and energy, give you illness, and cloud your judgment.

One more thing to be aware of. Entities can come and go. We sometimes do things to heal ourselves that get rid of one or more of these entities. Prayer can help, but also things like staying sober, eating wholesome food, exercise and forgiveness can benefit us in unseen ways.

Bondage and slavery take on many forms. Freedom is a matter of recognizing what binds you and taking measures to cut yourself loose from everything that holds you back from BEing the shining light you are.

~CSE

     

Inner Healing, Inner Peace

Over the years, I have done much work to fix all those broken places inside of myself. Sometimes the problems seem endless as I jump from one problem to the next. What amazes me most is how the world around me really does change when something gets fixed and I put out a slightly different frequency.

I've had a really huge personal shift lately because of an unhealthy attachment I recognized and was able to let go of through renouncing the spiritual contract I had with this person. The amazing thing is, because this relationship also affected someone I am close to, the break has helped my loved one in very profound ways. It is almost as though my loved one has changed overnight into a much healthier and happier person. I am blown away by how changed my own life is because of this shift.

Understand those points of stress in our lives are there for a reason. They are there to point out all those things you need to fix in yourself. When we don't have inner peace, we need inner healing.

I cannot heal you. The only person who can do that is you. What I can do is help you identify those places you need to work on. What I can do is offer up some of the tricks and techniques I know of that have helped me over time. Over the next few months, I hope to offer much of that information here on my blog (for free!!!).

When we heal our inner world, we change our frequency. When we change our frequency, all those things we attract into our lives change. Because we are all connected, when we change ourselves we really can change the world.

It begins with a new way of BEing.

~CSE

What It Means To Be A Lightworker

There are many people out there who like to call themselves "lightworkers". It's a rather New Age term meant to designate someone who has chosen to bring light and healing to the planet. The only thing is, I see a good many lightworkers who like to point out the flaws they see in others claiming to be lightworkers. This puzzles me. How can you be a lightworker if you are going about bashing other people? How is that helping to bring light and healing to the planet?

We all come from different backgrounds and different perspectives. What makes a Catholic better or more enlightened than a Protestant? Why is practicing Usui Reiki an improvement over Kundalini Reiki? Why is protecting animals any more important than saving Mother Earth herself? The fact is, no one perspective is the "right" perspective. Many of us change perspectives throughout the course of our human lifetimes and come to very different understandings of how the world works.

Lightworkers understand the overall goal is not to bring truth but to bring love. Life is not about fighting and separation. Life is about setting aside your differences and working together for the common good! While I do believe there is true evil in the world that needs to be overcome, it is a waste of time to stand against an idea that does not necessarily fit into your understanding.

Signs You Are A Lightworker

1. Listen to the guidance of your heart.
2. Focused on bringing light, love and healing to the world.
3. Able to be love in trying situations.
4. Understand (and accept) your own imperfections.
5. Open to new concepts and to growing as a human. 
6. Allow others to function as they are without trying to change them.
7. Able to brings sides together to function as a cohesive unit.

What must be understood is there are many groups and philosophies out there that are all trying to help rebalance the planet. Just because they are coming from a different perspective than yours does not make them "bad". They are just seeing a different side that also needs to be worked on.

There is great evil in the world that is multifaceted and all-encompassing. It is going to take different perspectives and different approaches all working together to change things! Stop fighting them and go instead to where your heart leads you!!!

It is only when our hearts and minds are One that we can bring about a world of love, light and abundance for all!!!

~CSE

Why Are We STILL Waiting?

As I sat in my quiet time this morning, I noticed what felt like a holding pattern. The energy wasn't "good". The energy wasn't "bad". It was churning and moving but going nowhere fast. It feels as though we are on the edge of breakthrough. I asked the question: why are we stuck here? From the deep resources of the heart I felt my answer: there is a lack of forgiveness.

I'll admit. When I realized the extent of what had been done to the Earth and the people and other beings who live on it, it was a tough pill to swallow. I wanted to cry. I wanted to scream. The hurts and pains of everyone and everything were so great, all my mind could think of was justice and even revenge.

There is a fine line between justice and revenge. While both are attempts to right wrongs, there are differences. Justice looks seeks to stop harmful behaviors by arresting them and making sure they can no longer continue while some sort of restitution is paid. Revenge is an act designed to inflict the same sort of pain on the aggressor that the victim has suffered. The difference between the two is forgiveness.

Forgiveness is not something we understand very well in our society. Somewhere along the way, we were taught forgiveness is an act that absolves someone of the crime/crimes they have committed. Fact of the matter is, the act of forgiveness does not right a wrong. The act of forgiveness frees the victim from the pain of the crime and allows the victim to move forward toward healing and wholeness. Forgiveness says, "Even though I have been harmed, I am choosing to move past the pain in order to allow myself to heal." Forgiveness frees the sufferer!!!

It is time for all beings on the planet, and for planet Earth herself, to say in one accord, "I will no longer be bound by the pain that has been inflicted on me! I choose to move on toward health, healing, wholeness and freedom!!!"

Yes, we need to put a stop to the crimes that are still being perpetuated on humanity and all of creation. Yes, some of these people need to be incarcerated forever in order to keep them from harming others again. That said, this should not be our primary focus.

Our focus needs to be about fixing all those things that have been broken. Our focus should be about healing ourselves and the planet. It is only when we work toward creating a better world that we can truly get past the pain.

Isn't it time to leave our difficulties behind and work to create a new and improved planet?

~CSE!!!

On BEing Unconditional Love

I remember an incident when I was in first or second grade. A new girl had come to school. Her clothes were old. Her hair was an unruly brown. What made her stand out the most, however, was the eye patch she was forced to wear because one of her eyes was "lazy". In those days, it was thought that using the "lazy" eye would strengthen it so they would cover the stronger eye up with a patch. She sat huddled by the wall of the school at recess time while several other children stood around her. As I approached, I could hear what the other children were saying that made the girl huddle over. They were picking on her, calling her names.

A fierce rage came over me as I watched the other girl sink lower into herself. I could feel her terrible hurt. I also felt the need to show the bullies what it felt like to be bullied so they would stop. I called each one of them out, pointing out obvious flaws. I also pointed out how awful they now felt and that was what they were creating for the new girl. They stopped and walked away. I did what I could to comfort the girl before I left her with a smile on her face.

I was unusually blessed in my early life to have parents and a church community that showed unconditional love to everyone. Visitors and new people that arrived at church were always greeted and talked to, regardless of what they looked like or who they were. They may have arrived as strangers, but they always left as friends. I learned early on that everyone has something good about them that can't always been seen on the outside. I was also blessed to be a fairly cute and outgoing child, so I could get away with bullying the bullies with no ill effects upon myself.

There will always be people who come into your life who are different. They may be dirty or ugly or sick. They may be so angry at the world that the only actions they take are to attack. Often the first thing we want to do is run away from them.

And that is the very thing we need to avoid doing. Running away from problems will not make them go away. They continue to follow you around, even if the exact people and situations change. Dealing with the problem then and there is the solution. Unconditional love can be our tool!!!

Unconditional love says, "It doesn't matter who  you are, what you have done or even what you are doing." It continues to love without limits. Unconditional love is one of the most powerful states to be in. It invades without destroying. It breaks down barriers. It softens those things it comes into contact with, allowing them to open up and eventually become love. Unconditional love does not always work quickly, but it always works.

Unconditional love sees past the ugly. It sees past the pain and anger and aggression. It sees deep down to the BEing within and recognizes the true value and worth inside. Unconditional love is the only thing that can effectively counter all the hate and violence that fills our world.

Now more then ever, we are required to BE unconditional love in the world. It is the only thing that can truly save the planet.

~CSE

BEing Unconditional Love In the World

I've been blessed in my life to know unconditional love. Many of my earliest memories involve people and events where love was given freely and without limits. I have also been given opportunities to be around people who have not had that same experience. Even though the contrast is great, it is possible to bridge this great divide and help to heal all those who are bruised and broken from life. It requires BEing love--BEing that frequency. The question is, how do you BEcome unconditional love?

Here are the tips and tools I use to BE unconditional love in the world:

1. Find someone who is unconditional love to you and BE that energy! Think back to any person or being that has given you unconditional love. It might be a family member, a close friend, a teacher or an animal. It might be someone you know through spiritual experience, like Jesus. Even though I have quite a few personal examples, I usually choose to carry around Jesus because his energy to me is pure love. At any moment, I can ask for him to be there with me and he is. I then bask in the presence of that love until I too resonate that same love energy.
2. When people you encounter lash out with negative energy, remember to ask your heart what is causing them pain. Pain is almost always behind negative energies. Sometimes the pain may be caused by being abused by many different people over time, and the person is attempting to keep themselves from further harm by acting aggressively. Sometimes the person is in real physical pain and just has a hard time being nice. When you take the time to ask Source what is causing the pain, you can begin to see where the negativity comes from and are better able to BE love to that same person, regardless of whether or not they are nice to you.
3. Visualize yourself as the frequency of unconditional love and ask your body what that looks like. It may show up on your face as a smile. It may show up as a helping hand. It's probably going to look and feel relaxed and easy-going, but unconditional love is also extremely powerful. Unconditional love is not afraid to experience the pain of others because it is strong enough to transform that pain.

BEing unconditional love has the power to change the world around you. With a little bit of practice and intention, you too can be a healing force in a broken and dying world. Dare to BE unconditional love!!!

~CSE

Bruce Lipton On Living In Love Vs Fear

This clip explains, from a scientific viewpoint, what happens to our bodies when we are in a state of love vs a state of fear. Bruce Lipton makes it very clear and understandable why we have a difficult time getting beyond a fear state in our lives today.

It is time to beginning healing our planet of the traumas of life so we can once again live in a state of growth and abundance!!!

It is time to begin asking new questions about traumas and healing!!! Healing Trauma Energy

~CSE

Healing Trauma Energy

Years ago, I got a BA in psychology, convinced I wanted to be a professional counselor helping people cope with their problems. My ideals began to change very quickly when I went to work at a group home with emotionally disturbed children. I realized lasting change was hard to come by as people struggle to pick up the pieces after life has traumatized them in some way. Progress was slow at best, and I knew trying to lead a "normal" life would be difficult.

As the years passed, it dawned on me that traumas occur in an instant, changing the ways a person functions in literally seconds. My question became, if traumas occur in an instant, why can't they be overcome in an instant as well?

Answers do not come easy, nor does one size fit all. I do believe the key to healing trauma is to focus on the energies surrounding how the trauma came to exist in the first place. In a nutshell, you need to find a way to unblock the trauma energy the person carries with them.

Trauma energy literally becomes encoded in our cells. Trauma causes a complex reaction between neurotransmitters and endorphins, which can turn nerve switches on or off and become, in effect, stuck that way. This is why it is difficult to address them just by "talking things out."

I believe there are quite a few techniques that address energy issues that have great promise. Reiki healings come to mind, as do techniques that focus on the body's energy/meridian systems like acupuncture and EFT (Emotional Freedom Technique). There are even techniques that incorporate elements of counseling such as past life regression and Psych-K. I believe healing modalities are limited only by the limitations in your connection to Source.

In this time of great change when many people have been impacted by trauma energies, it is important for all of us to connect into our hearts and ask the Divine how we can best work with others. The better connected we are, the better the answers we will receive.

We can heal the traumas that have been inflicted on us. It is a matter of assessing where our energies have become blocked and finding ways to help those energies flow once again.

~CSE

Rewriting Your Story

Life can be a very painful process. We get hurt. Sometimes the hurt is so excruciating we try to find ways to escape it. Alcohol. Drugs. Sex. The thing is, these activities may numb us but they cannot overcome where we have been or what has happened to us. We do, however, have the power to rewrite our story into something better.

Rewriting your story is all about changing your frequency, and frequency is all about feelings. In order to change your frequency, you have to change more than just your thoughts. You have to change the emotions attached to your thoughts. It's a tricky process, but workable.

Allow your imagination to be your friend. Sit back, preferably in a comfortable chair in a room by yourself to avoid distractions. Begin by asking for protection. Call on your angels and a powerful protective beam of light to shield you from any harm. Get comfortable, knowing you are in a safe place.

As you sit, picture the safe, protective beam of light not only surrounding you but enveloping you all the way through to the inside. Feel the protection, power and love of this light.

Allow this light to find all the pain you have been carrying in your body. It may be in your brain. It may be in your heart or your stomach. It may be in your big toe. We all carry our pain and negative feelings in different places and in different ways. As you allow the light to flow through your body, ask yourself where the pain is.

At every place you feel pain, allow the light to draw the pain out of your body and away from you, into the vast space where everything exists and becomes One. It cannot hurt you or anyone else from there. Picture the pain from your body draining from you until it is all gone. Then move on to the next place in your body where pain exists and allow that pain to drain from you as well. Continue until all the pain in your body is removed.

Once the pain is gone, it is important to consciously call forth positive energies that can fill the void. Focus on the light, and picture the light being drawn into all those places that were formerly filled with pain. Once you are filled back up, search for holes or weak places in your spiritual body. When you find a place that needs extra reinforcement, call upon the light to repair the damage and seal it back up.

Take as much time as you need to work on this process. Understand you may need to repeat this at frequent intervals in order to keep the change in frequency. Also know this technique is not the only one you can use to change your frequency and rewrite your story. You are limited only by the limitations of your imagination.

Allowing yourself to get rid of the pain you carry around is a sure way to change your energy. By changing your frequency, you change the path you are on and effectively rewrite your story.

~CSE

Sit Back And Enjoy The Energy!!!

This video was shared with me on one of my Facebook posts!!! I liked it so much I thought I would share it with you!!! Feel and see the healing/love energy of this one!!!

With love and light!!!