Day 24: 40 Day Fast~
What people think
about us is none of our business~
What people say about
us is not our business~
Gossip is not healthy… but its even worse when we begin to
gossip about ourselves with ourselves. I don’t know if you’ve ever done this…
made up stories… allowed your mind to tell you things that are simply not the
truth?
An interesting thing happened to me this morning as I was
washing dishes…
Don’t think for a moment that communing with and listening
to Spirit only can happen when you’re
sitting in a meditative trance, burning incense, with bells chiming and candles
lit in some dark room. Nope! Communing can happen anytime… anywhere.
I had just finished writing my blog and reading spiritual
text this morning when I got up to make breakfast. While my Colombian coffee
was brewing I decided to do the dishes and my mind went on this journey to
crazy land… I began to make up stories about what people might be saying about
me or thinking about me. I was coming up with all sorts of reasons and ideas
for why certain people haven’t called or visited. Then I laughed… I heard a
voice say: What are you talking about?
What people think about you is none of your business! What people say about you
is not your business.
Perspective!
That’s what I needed this morning—some perspective. What
people think about me is none of my business. I don’t need to WORRY about
anything or anyone! The only person that I need to worry about is Alicia.
“Stop arguing. Learn
to believe. Stop debating. Learn to accept. Stop looking for an authority
outside of your own conviction. This calls for complete confidence in the Law
and an equal confidence in yourself. If you wish to be healed you must expect
to be made whole. If you wish freedom you must no longer think bondage.” This
Thing Called You~
I expect to be made
whole!
I am standing in
freedom and releasing bondage!
This was really the blog I wrote today…
I meditated and wrote on the word WORRY! During my silent
meditation I began listing all kinds of things I have been worried about:
finances, health, work, opportunities, people and places. Will they show up?
Today I am celebrating the 6th Year Anniversary
of the New York City Latina Writers Group. And I am thrilled about this
accomplishment. I am grateful for this moment in my life. Yet I woke up this
morning worried. I kept listing all the things I want to get done. My mind
wasn’t focused on any one thing I kept drifting… I stopped during my writing meditation…
I thought about womyn in my life that have come and those who have left.
“The creative law
which you use is like a mirror. The thought you hold before it is like an
image. The mirror reflects the image you hold before it. Hold there, then, the
image of faith and expectancy, with enthusiastic conviction and with undying
trust. The only thing that can hinder you is yourself. The only thing that can
help you is yourself. Because it is you who reflects the image in the mirror.”
~Ernest Holmes
Today I am holding the image of faith and expectancy with
tremendous conviction!
And so it is~
I AFFIRM:
I am not going to
worry about tonight!
I am going to do what
I was born to do… great work!
I surrender all worry
to the universe and to my creator—knowing that it has already been done.
I don’t need to worry
about how things will turn out.
I don’t need to worry.
I don’t need to take
things personal.
I don’t need to worry.
I release all worry.
I release all worry.
I have nothing to
fear.
I don’t need to worry
about the outcome or the results… because they are always in my favor.
I don’t need to worry
(or meddle) in how things are going to turn out for others… it is none of my
business.
I release all worries
and I know that all is perfectly aligned and everything is going to turn out
beautifully.
All is well.
It will be perfect!
I believe with
complete conviction that all that I desire is already manifested.
All doubt, fear,
confusion, worry, concern or uncertainty is cast out of my mind.
I know that what is
mine will claim me!
And so it is~ Aché ~ Para
ti Oya~ Maferefun~
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storytelling in honor of all women, our history, our culture, our
contributions, our strength, our pain, our losses and our accomplishments.
This event is FREE and open to the public!
When: Monday, October 15, 2012
Where: Camaradas
Time: 7:00pm – 10:00pm
Excerpt from Finding Your Force A Journey to Love
There was something interfering or intervening in my
process. I believed that I somehow was the one in control. I felt like I was
being tested. I definitely felt like my patience and peacefulness was being
tried. I was being called to look at something. I was underground walking
towards the shuttle train when I see this group singing. I kept walking.
People will come in
At times
Unwelcome
With words
To test you
DON'T STOP BELIEVIN'
THEY
WILL
Say things
Infer
Imply
DON'T STOP BELIEVIN'
Things will happen
make you question
second guess
Doubt
self
And then there’s
TIMING~
ALL happens
right on time~
DON'T STOP BELIEVIN'
I was reminded of this that day. The voices coming from
those girls made me do a double take. They had just finished a song and were
about to start another. There was one girl whose voice made me stop. I was
frozen. They pulled me back. I turned around and stood in front of them. I
figured why rush now things weren't going my way anyway. As far as I was
concerned my day wasn't going according to MY plan. The sounds that came from
this group, took my breath away. They had no music backing them. They were beat
boxing… hitting notes that I swear I thought some of these girls were black.
They were amazing.
Then one of the singers started with these words…
Just a small town girl, livin in a lonely world
She took the midnight train goin anywhere
Their shadows searching in the night
Working hard to get my fill,
Everybody wants a thrill
Some will win, some will lose
Some were born to sing the blues
Oh, the movie never ends
It goes on and on and on and on
Don’t stop believin
Hold on to the feelin
~ By Journey
I felt like I was that small town girl living in this lonely
world. I felt like I was going nowhere. I swore that they were singing that
song directly to me. I cried the entire time they sang. I knew that there was a
message sent directly for me. Alicia! Don’t ever stop believing. When I stopped there were only four of
us listening. By the end of the song there were thirty people. They were
absolutely amazing. I had to thank the universe for these angels who were sent
to remind me, DON'T STOP BELIEVIN’!
When they finished I immediately bought their CD and walked
to the shuttle train and as I sat there I cried and cried. At that moment I
released all those thoughts that I believed were stopping me. I released my
belief that I was being intentionally delayed. I removed all sabotaging
thoughts. Something else was slowing me down. There was something greater
happening. All of it was part of a bigger plan if I only I stopped to BELIEVE!
All was happening to me that day so that I could arrive right on time! That's
what was missing for me the ME that believes. I needed to hold onto my faith. I
needed to be reminded that I should never stop believing. I needed to remember
who I am and not allow what others say to influence or affect me. We walk
around spending our days missing the many blessings sent our way. We listen to
the words of others when we should really be listening to our force. That day I was tested in so many
ways or at least that was my perception. The universe sent me a message in the
form of that amazing chorus, The Middlebury Mischords.
I AFFIRM:
I believe in the good in others.
I believe in love.
I believe that everything that happens in my life happens
for a reason even if the reasons aren't revealed to me immediately.
I believe in me.
I believe in you.
I believe that if you hurt me… I must let you go and I will.
I believe in quiet, tranquility, and space.
I believe in peace. ~ From Finding Your Force available on Amazon
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