I am here at Esalen Retreat Center in Big Sur and it is paradise! The drive here was beautiful! The sun setting on the horizon made all the colors of the cliffs and sea vibrate with life. The ocean just looks so BIG. BIG NATURE. Yay! On the drive, mom and I talked about how much we relate to the magical realms of faeries and luminescent merry folks and came upon two matching elvin empress statues at an Heart Beat on the way and got them. It is neat that we are both resonating at the same enchanted level these days... and neat that we now both will have the same beautiful goddess image to contemplate. My mom really has imparted to me the value of art and having it in one's life and I am so grateful!
We also listened to the CD in the back of the Abraham Money book on the way... we are both voraciously inhaling the material at a new level and have a wonderfully active dialog emerging between us, exploring the concepts of the book together, specifically in terms of relationships. I feel so lucky to have such an amazing mom. Truly, I am blessed to have the gift of being able to explore a deep friendship and continued learning with her. On that note, Candice and I will be going on the Mexico Abraham cruise together in February and sharing a room! What a dream come true to go play and imagine with my teaching partner. And I think mom may also go with her guy, too! All wonderful things wrapped up into one ~ tropical weather, luxury, personal growth, best friends and an adventure!
So anyways, back to the present amazing moment (there is just so much good happening!) I was sitting in the tub tonight and looking up at the stars and just feeling bowled over by the twinkling beauty of it all. Shining, shining, shining... it is so nurturing to be immersed in the healing waters, soothed by the sound of crashing waves and also delighted by the expansiveness of the sky. When I look up, I wonder about all the amazingly benevolent beings which are out there. I think about how advanced they must be in their evolution on all levels, artistically, philosophically, spiritually, psychicly... I look up and imagine millions of galaxies full of wise and loving cultures chock full of wisdom. As I contemplate this, a fleeting thought crossed my mind about all the representations which our media creates about "aliens"... But what if all the scarey depictions are a projection of our species' fears? What if there is an entire intergalactic community of kind and intelligent beings of all varieties out there? At what point in Earth's development will humans be ready to stretch their imaginations to this new level and experience a reality much bigger than they ever imagined? Who knows... just one of my many intriguing thoughts in the steaming tub overlooking the ocean. Allowing myself to dream and wonder about positive possibilities for planetary evolution...
Both my mom and I are here taking a workshop on intention setting for the new year -- and really, how to keep them. We met for our first two hour session. Things I liked: that I sat next to a roaring fire the whole time, that we made collages, and that we discussed the three types of energy to create change in our lives: magnetic (desiring- belly), dynamic (driving - head) and receptive (allowing~ heart). It has been interesting to contemplate. I feel I have the magnetic and dynamic down... but feel drawn to develop more of the receptive. Honestly, I am still wrapping my brain around the concept (which parallels Abraham's work) about how allowing actually being a form of energy. I am so used to hyper-magnetizing exactly what I want or taking non-stop action to achieve... but this allowing concept ... I am intrigued and curious how I can find the power in surrendering.
This dovetails into what I shared as my intention for the new year~ to become a master at the art of self-nurturing! More than anything, I seek an engoddessment, a return to my essensuality, complete and utter indulgence in relaxation and rejeuivation. Like Quan Yin, I seek to serve using this mystical receptive energy. I seek to discover how I can recline and allow nourishment, personal and planetary healing without the expenditure of any effort or depletion. I want to yield fully into pleasure, joy and ease and discover how downstream I can allow myself to flow...
So... I think I will start right now by going to sleep!
xoxo
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