Neda Died…
By Kyle | June 25, 2009
Writing a blog is something that I do. I suppose I ought to spend more time doing it, as I love to write but I find that my focus is far different than most bloggers. I write mostly about women, what they’re up to and how to live with more power and elegance.
What little influence I do receive from the blogsphere tends to be surprisingly consistent and shocking blogs get a lot of readers. Mine isn’t shocking… but it could be. I’m writing about women, power and life, correct? So, that right there is shocking subject matter.
There was a murder of a young Iranian woman recently, “Neda”. She was attending a rally or demonstration in Iran and simply crossing the street when she was shot in the chest. She died quickly on the street… a young woman the age of my oldest daughter. In the flower of youth and possibility, beautiful and soulful (so it’s said…again, in the news), she was in the wrong place at the wrong time.
Her death was broadcast all over the internet quickly... a video that I have not viewed (on purpose), illustrating the oppressive government of Iran.
I understand the video shows the progression of her rapid loss of blood and consequently her life. No clarity on who actually did the shooting, but she has become an icon already. A symbolic representation of the value of martydom in Iran and another beautiful, perfect human being who has gone the way of “dying for a cause”.
I wonder if that was in her mind? To be a martyr, or was she wanting to witness change by attending a demonstration? So much speculation can make you crazy, but I reflect on all the people (not just women) who have died in the name of freedom, or in response to glaring inequities suffered.
This one woman’s death represents so much more than one life sacrificed. It shows that we, as a species, have little respect for life because we are constantly killing each other (in one way or another) if our views differ. Kind of like terrorizing each other into compliance. To me, it also illustrates very clearly (after the fact) how we are just so distracted with our own little life that we have to be shocked out of complacency (this post found on Gawker, generally a base level, New York gossip blog whose writers focus on how to criticize whatever they can, and readers who tend to have little in the way of elegance or anything better to do then make unkind comments about other people… Neda’s death video woke this particular writer up… for a minute).
Clearly, something graphic and heartbreaking has that effect… and I’m still left with the question of why are we so fucking asleep. This is happening ALL THE TIME. People (especially women) are shot down, raped, abused, starved, disregarded, compartmentalized, impoverished… oh, the list goes on… and we respond with downright outrage - for a minute. Then we go back to our own little world (like Gawker so aptly illustrates with it’s vapid coverage of who’s who in New York and beyond) and complain all the time.
For myself, I’m right there with you that this beautiful young woman’s death was a tragedy. (What children were not born due to her death? What love was not expressed due to this event?) It also springs to mind how on a daily basis we could be revolutionaries without sacrificing our breath for it.
Wonder if you became COMMITTED to love… even in the face of cruelty? What would your life be like? What example would your life be a testament to? Wouldn’t that be a deeper revolutionary act than anything cruel or violent, resistant or grasping?
I suppose a few minutes more of contemplating this event is a worthy endeavor. Not so that you can be outraged at its occurrence, but so that you can navigate your own life with a ton more integrity and clarity… and love.
How much time are you wasting when you aren’t living the truth of your being? Every human being’s essence is infused with love and gratitude, regardless of what we are fed via the media. Is your truth even remotely involved with hurting another, hurting the planet, hurting yourself?
I do talk alot about love… I always have. Its all that’s real, actually. Neda’s death is a tragedy, but any untimely death feels like that…
My desire in the face of this event is to be even that much more loving and forgiving.
What is that saying in the Bible…? Christ saying to God, “Forgive them father, they know not what they do.”
The Queen
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The Path to Joy
By Kyle | June 11, 2009
Everyday offers you at least one thing to appreciate, but you might have missed it. Being a woman who knows what she wants requires that you learn how to think much differently than you were trained to think.
A few years ago I had a dream about this. Women standing strong and creating much more powerful lives because of it. Not only that, women being the answer to a lot of the challenges we face as a collective force.
How can you, beautiful woman, be more abundant and generous? What with all the details of living that you are responsible for? How can you possibly make a sliver of a difference in relation to the overwhelming problems we face as a culture?
Finding your own path to joy and abundance is how.
Yesterday I received a call from a former Amazon student of mine. She was not employed when she began the Amazon course a few years ago. She had spent 25 years raising her family, which was fairly large and demanding. As a college graduate she had some background in education, but in no way a certification for teaching all these years later.
Regardless of all the glaring facts about her lack of experience or even credentials, based on her work with Inspire the Amazon Within she chose to apply for several teaching positions. At the time, she let me know that it wasn’t her method of being in the past. Normally, she liked everything to line up the “right” way so that there wasn’t a question as to her capabilities. In this case, she didn’t have time, so armed with her new found confidence, she went for it.
Not only did she get a teaching job, she was given a number of awards for her skills and abilities within months of landing her first teaching job! My heart was filled with joy listening to her overwhelming excitement about her new confidence and success.
Due to the economy, many teachers all over the country are being laid off. Given that she was one of the last hired, she’s naturally one of the first to go. She called me to check in and say “HI” and during our conversation she off handedly mentioned how different she felt right now. She was fully present for the fact that she was out of work, but amazed that she wasn’t even the least bit concerned about the job search she was facing. Before even the idea of looking for work made her sweat. This time, she’s kind of excited!
She made a point of thanking me for the Amazon course. She feels that it transformed her way of thinking completely!
That phone call was thrilling in so many ways. Her confidence and joy was infectious. It really got me thinking about what a difference we make when we no longer play small. Whose lives we touch because we move through our concerns and take a risk or two.
Somewhere in Utah there will be a posse of kids who get to learn a lot from a woman who is fully expressed, happy and can’t wait to teach them what they want to learn.
The path to joy is always right through whatever it is you’re afraid of. Face it square in the face and move to the other side. If you need help, GET IT… you deserve to be self contained and happy.
The world needs that too… that you are happy.
The Queen
Here is the link for Inspire the Amazon Within workbook. It will help!
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Micah Dash
By Kyle | June 10, 2009
photo by Chris Klinga
This is a photo of a remarkable human being, Micah Dash, who remains missing after an avalanche accident. He was climbing with Jonny Copp of Boulder Colorado & Wade Johnson of Arden Hills, Minnesota. Both Jonny and Wade were killed, while Micah’s body has not been found… there is little hope that he survived.
They were part of a team of two climbers and two photographers, who had planned to ascend the summit of Mt. Gongga (Mt. Edgar), 6,400 m above sea level, on May 1 and return on May 28. Mt. Gongga is the highest peak in Sichuan and one of the seven highest mountains open to the public in China. Only 24 people have reached the summit… and a number or people gave their lives trying.
For many years I’ve lived on the periphery of the extreme sports world due to having lived in Telluride, CO and being a part of a long intimate relationship with an accomplished rock climber. Without a personal draw to the sports that take people to great physical heights, freezing temperatures and intense risk, I’ve had the pleasure of meeting many people who do.
Micah was someone who stuck out as an intelligent and generous man who lived in Yosemite for years, where I met him. He obviously spent his time climbing, but was also a member of the Search and Rescue Team in the Valley. The fact that he remains missing on a frozen mountainside for many days, doesn’t bode well for his survival. Yet, I have a deep respect for Micah who endeavored to live life with a level of passion and commitment that is rare.
Having always been an observer of this surly, intelligent group rather than a participant, I have been in a unique position. Over the years there have always been those who impressed me with their diversity, but more often then not I had little to share with them. As with all groups of people who have common passions, this group is especially focused (that’s a good thing if your 2,000 ft. off the ground hanging on a rope), so making conversation with a fringe human (me) can be less then compelling. It’s never been a problem for me, but always nice when one of these climbing monkeys surprised me, like Micah.
Micah was different… he had a presence… I’d like to call it “soulful”.
Yeah, he was “rad” and adventurous… even somewhat nuts; but he was a kind, articulate and thoughtful man to me. It’s not my place to give some long winded eulogy, I didn’t know him well. I want to respond to those who don’t understand what drives a human to live life in such an extreme way, even giving their life to pursue it. People who may believe that these men’s lives were wasted just for “cheap thrills”. (A comment on one of the many news stories I read said something about “I hope my tax dollars aren’t being used to save these idiots!”, which gave me pause. Are people really that dumb and unkind? {the accident happened in China, so I doubt any taxes will go there any time soon})
Micah was one of the many athletes who are driven to pursue their dreams. Some are full of ego about it all, while others are pure in their pursuit of unclimbed heights. Micah appeared to be the latter.
I am glad I knew a bit of Micah, he always had a impish stance and a quick smile. Frankly, I would rather lose a friend who died doing something they were passionate about, then wasting away due to a unlived life. His life was NOT wasted, but lived to the fullest.
Blessings on your journey, Micah.
The Queen
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By Kyle | June 5, 2009
Amazon Workout for today…
Yesterday I did a really fun workout. Want to share it with you.
After a good warmup… stretch out your shoulders, legs and all extremities. I rowed for awhile, used a dowel to open up my (very sore shoulder and arms due to my Tuesday workout loaded with pull-ups), did a bunch of air squats and made sure that I was good and warm before digging into this.
With my trainer, who kept a close eye on my form and helped me load up the barbell to a good bench press weight, I did the following workout.
Four rounds of the following movements;
500 m. row
35, 30, 25 & 20 sit-ups
7 bench press (79 lbs., 82 lbs., 84 lbs., 87 lbs.)
You can use dumbbells instead of a bar bell for the bench press and substitute the row with a 400 meter run.
For me, having had so many kids, sit ups really hurt so I reduced the reps to accomodate for that. I think it was better for my head than I had to have that reduction, but that would be hard to actually know for sure. All I can say is doing sit-ups is the only time where I actually feel any sponteneous negativity towards my kids. My muscles sure had to get out of the way for their gestation, so I do feel somewhat compromised even after so many years of not being pregnant.
Have fun with this!
The Queen
(the photo is a small statue from the Bronze Age of a woman athlete… she is strong and direct, huh? Taken by Vicki Noble)
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What’s Happening in the Stars?
By Kyle | May 30, 2009
These past several days I’ve had a number of people ask me, “What’s happening in the stars?”
Those who know me and my background, know that I have been a professional astrologer for a quarter of a century… (Um… I’m sort of dating myself… but I did start many things fairly early in life [my oldest kid is almost 30!]). That said, it’s funny how often it occurs when there are significant stellar phenomenon occurring, people sense that there’s something up and will ask me about the stars. It’s always because something happened, or they feel some strange difference in the energy… even people who aren’t prone to talking about “energy”.
We are all sensitive to energy… but few of us give it much attention. The truth about energy is that it’s like having a table in the middle of the room that you try to ignore, but you keep hitting your leg on it as you make your way across the floor.
Energy is as real as a table, but most of us tend to make an effort to just ignore it… energy that is.
Then there are times where its simply not possible to ignore what’s in the room (yet physically invisible) and that proverbial table feels like it’s pursuing your lower leg and about to cripple you… or already has.
Those of you who are feeling like “something’s up” are spot on. Something is up and it’s kinda’ a big deal!
For the rest of this year (and then some) the planets Neptune, Jupiter and Chiron are all in conjunction between 23-29 degrees Aquarius. All I can say is, hang on to your hats, hair and any loose clothing… we’re in for some change. Globally, spiritually and emotionally.
Neptune rules the spiritual world, God of the Ocean in Greek myths, Neptune is watery, emotional and a planet that makes you feel awash with “I don’t know” sort of thoughts. When one is under the influence of Neptune there’s a feeling of unreality and formlessness that permeates all that is. Having recently gone through a Neptune transit myself, I can say from personal experience that the transit felt unrelenting and vague - all at the same time.
Jupiter is the planet of abundance, excessiveness and far reaching possibilities. Coupled with Neptune, well… who knows how this will shake down. Every twelve years, Jupiter makes its way around the zodiac so look to the twelve year olds and see how they respond to this twelve year cycle. They are coming into themselves, and lordy they are too much to believe. Everything is possible to a 12 year old, EVERYTHING… so they are a good example of how Jupiter can influence this incredible time.
Finally, Chiron the “wounded healer”. In traditional mythology, Chiron was the foster parent to many of (or all of) the Greek heroes. He was wounded by a poisoned arrow and through his wound discovered elemental healing. He represents true spiritual integrity… something that’s “given” as the only way to conduct life. Chiron is actually a planetoid… not given the distinction of a true planet but as far as I’m concerned, every bit as transformative an energy as Pluto. Deep wounds are brought to the surface to be healed… and they are. But, as with any healing crisis, there’s difficulty inherent in its presence.
What does this mean for you? If you have planets in your natal chart that are close to (2-3 degrees) to the aforementioned degrees of this conjunction, then in those areas of your life you will experience something miraculous. (If you don’t have your chart, simply email me at info@inspiringtheamazonwithin.com to order one for $12.75.) It could feel something like a blanket being removed from your eyes and clarity presenting itself… and this may be shocking.
Whatever wounds you have experienced in the entirety of your life could very well be exposed, providing you with an ability to transcend the pain of the original wounding and enter into deep healing because of it. It will expand your inner knowing, providing you with (in time) the soothing presence of knowing that all is well. This may not come easily, though. You may discover that what has held you back, needs your attention and some sincere accountability.
If you resist the changes or impulses (many will continue to avoid change and hang on to relationships, jobs, even ideas that have outgrown their usefulness), you could be prone to addictive behaviors or become focused on illusions instead of what is presenting itself as reality. All of us have free will, so there are times where we will choose to ignore the deeper urgings to wake up to ourselves in order to remain in a dreamy state of security that is not founded on truth, but illusion. There is nothing wrong with anything you choose to do, yet this significant stellar connection can only bring you closer to yourself… how long that takes is truly up to you as it will occur one way or another.
Collectively or personally, we can all expect things to get stirred up in our lives. The structures that have been in place are already being dismantled. We are being given an opportunity to heal our distortions, our negative beliefs and our current methods of seeing separation between ourselves and others.
Let’s just see how this goes… For myself, I’m not prone to thinking that I have any control in life… and I’m content, NO happy about that. I have no control over anything, and neither do you, so refraining from arguing with what is can be liberating. We can appreciate that we understand that everything starts as energy before it manifests into form and continue to be accountable for our lives, shifting our perspective to accommodate our personal growth.
Keep your head high and love everything… it’s easier that way.
Be peace…
Much love,
The Queen
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What is “True Love”?
By Kyle | May 18, 2009
This morning when I woke up I felt this amazing sense of being connected to myself. It was a feeling that permeated all of my cells and expressed itself through every bit of my body.
Nothing “happened” outside of my normal sleeping, dreaming and living experience recently. It was simply what I woke up feeling.
It struck me how rare that is. To wake up feeling so content without something having occurred either the day before or in my dreams. In fact, I had no awareness of any dreams, although I dream a lot and vividly.
Could it be that my personal determination to see, be and live the truth of my being provides such a delicious feeling? Very likely…
In our culture there seems to be more focus on what’s going on “out there” and very little on what’s going on within our lives. Lots of reference to thinking positive thoughts, doing positive things, saying positive words all in an effort to get more things in your life that you want. There’s nothing wrong with that at all, in fact its wonderful that so many people are doing their damndest to be happy… but the simpliest things can trip you up.
Things like not hearing from someone you expected to call you, not getting the job you really, really wanted, not fitting into your jeans can even mess up your day. Lots of things that happen all day, everyday have the potential to inform your life in negative ways… Unless… your focus is not on what’s happening anywhere other than inside your heart.
In truth, we are all programmed to be joyful and appreciative. Look at any little person, they are simply AMAZED all the time. You began your life a little person, you simply grew up and became conditioned NOT to be amazed… in fact, you may have become blase early on in life.
Working for so many years on being positive often felt like I’d never be able to override my own conditioning to respond to my experiences in positive or negative ways, given what those experiences offered me. The Amazon course work has been instrumental in my own life in ways that I couldn’t have imagined. So much so that I was happily surprised and appreciative that the first thought I had this morning was this…
“The nature of true love starts in your own heart for yourself and filters out to all you encounter in unchecked abandon.”
As I began my day I realized that I would have a glorious time today, regardless of what may occur.
I send you love and appreciation for your heart beat, your breath and your being.
The Queen
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Amazon Workouts
By Kyle | May 9, 2009
We’re beginning the Amazon Workouts again! I’ll post the workouts I give to my local Amazons for you. You can modify them as needed and I only have the following equipment in my garage…
- 33 lb bar bell + weight plates
- 35 lb kettle bell
- 25 + 15 lb. dumbbells
- 10 lb. medicine ball
- wooden dowel
- step stool
- pull up bar
- yoga mats (for sit ups, etc.)
You would be able to do most of these workouts at a local gym if you don’t have the equipment I do. You can do these at home,too… if you like. Over time you’ll see a significant difference in your attitude and peace of mind, not to mention your luscious body.
Here are two local Amazons who did the following workout here by the coast on a windy, albeit… sunny afternoon. We also had a local musician who we asked to practice his music where we could hear it, which he did happily and we all totally enjoyed! (couldn’t help dancing at the end of the workout, myself… just easily slipped into my normal goofiness after the last bit of walking lunges.)
We get together a few times a week to workout, either right outside my place or we’ll go down to the beach nearby and throw bar bells around down there. Needless to say, it’s fun to do this together.
This workout was pretty easy due to all three of us having minor injuries…
ENJOY!
Warm up:
- Run 400 meters
- 2 rounds of 10 air squats and 10 push-ups (fully extended or on your knees)
- Run 400 meters
Workout:
21, 15, 9 reps of each…
- Overhead squats with empty barbell (or simply a dowel, broomstick or something)
- Sit-ups
- 100 meters of walking lunges
Easy peesy! You’re done. Just warm down for 10 or so minutes with good stretches and a lite run or walk/run.
Happy Full, Full Moon!
The Queen
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Are We Being Polite or Simply Grasping for Attention?
By Kyle | May 6, 2009
This morning I was thinking about social niceties. The things that we say to others that are not quite true … just to be “nice”.
For many years, I haven’t done this and it does seem to piss some people off… at times.
Having grown up with a serious education in how to “act like a lady”, (which frankly alluded me completely other than I did learn how to navigate under the radar due to knowing the rules of engagement), there was a lot of talk about how to behave in social settings. One thing that seemed consistent was that being “nice” precluded honesty quite a bit.
The goal, it seemed, was to tell people what they would want to hear rather than what I saw truthfully. I learned to sincerely ask questions of others like; “how are you?”, “where do you live?”, “what are you interested in?” “can I help you with something?”… etc. and listen carefully to their answers. My responses would be further investigations or comments that weren’t always sincere.
The line of questioning produced an unbelievable ability to extract a lot of information about a person in just a few minutes. It wasn’t the questions that produced this result, it was the sincerity, availability and intent listening that had that effect.
Later, I realized that I could be quite an amazing person (at least in the eyes of others) if I honed this skill. The magic of the original lesson was about being “seen” as a lady; elegant, interested, self effacing, supportive, kind and caring. It didn’t occur to me that all that questioning was not really about having true interest in anyone other than my being “seen” in a positive light.
Thing was, it wasn’t truth. I would behave without much regard for what I truly felt or wanted in order to get something; recognition, a job, a place to live, attention… you name it. It worked wonders, but left me feeling unhappy about myself much of the time and also scrambling to behave the way that I’d dishonestly projected to others.
Being a “people pleaser” meant that I might agree to do something even if I didn’t want to. It meant being approving when I wasn’t. It meant saying what I thought the other person wanted to hear, then what was my truth. It meant not speaking up when I thought something was less then appropriate. It meant being understanding of something someone else was up to when I actually didn’t agree or appreciate it.
Kind of exhausting, actually…
Somewhere along the way and certainly as I distilled the information for the Amazon course it was evident to me that honesty would have to prevail for me to feel good about myself… and that feeling good about me was more important than others feeling good about me. Being manipulative was what it actually felt like, not kind or loving in any way.
Presently, people who are in my life can always depend on the truth from me, even if it’s hard to hear. I don’t ask prying questions or offer my time when I’m not called to do so or if it would be difficult to follow through with. There is a security that has enveloped me, the security of knowing that I don’t give up my truth to make someone feel good about me. It doesn’t provide me with anything but discomfort… and it’s pretty nice not having to do anything that I’m not totally into doing.
I’m jus’ sayin’ (as my daughter says… ;o)
The Queen
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Is It Touchy Feely?
By Kyle | April 23, 2009
Recently, someone reblogged a quote of mine and said that she really liked it “even though its a little touchy-feely”. Cool that she liked it and an interesting distinction. It got me thinking about how we put things in categories all the time. We like to set things up as “good or bad”, “mine or yours”. This is an example of “duality”; which means there’s a right and a wrong, a good and a bad, even an up and a down.
“Touch feely” isn’t my way. In fact, I’m extremely clear about things. I don’t see a right or wrong in things I just see that they are. Within the 4 Amazon Principles there is this thing about “total responsibility” and how it makes a woman (really, anyone) powerful.
To me, schmarmy compliments to others are culturally expected and full of bullshit. “Truth” is always best. If your friend’s ass looks big in something, tell her if she asks. It may hurt her feelings, but she won’t go out wearing something that doesn’t look good on her. That is a consideration that is really far kinder than the normal, “Oh, it’s perfect for you, your ass doesn’t look fat at all”, when its a lie.
Touchy feelie is a distinction about ideas that are, can I say, “new agey” which also isn’t my thing. For years I investigated when in history, women were powerful. Based on what I found I started following the systems of the earth, sun and moon. I learned astrology to further my understanding and learned how to conduct “rituals”. Without trying I was then relegated to the “hippy” or New Age culture. To be honest, it doesn’t upset me, its just not true.
People are naturally loving. We are (especially women) hardwired to tend to each other - our species wouldn’t have survived without that instinct. It isn’t weak at all to be kind; quite the contrary. Presently, it seems that many women think that being outwardly tough is cool, especially the twenty-somethings (this is my observation and a generalization - I know many young women who are authentic and powerful… especially my students).
Thing is, being kind also means being truthful. A true warrior doesn’t always take immediate action, she is patient and watches things unfold first. She tells the truth ALL THE TIME and her words mimic her actions - exactly. She’s not “tough” she’s consistent. She doesn’t tease men or seduce them without considering her impact, she doesn’t lie about how she feels, what she does or who she is.
She is loving and fierce, simultaneously… which may not be all that cool… and maybe even a tad touchy feely.
Warmly…
The Queen
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There Are 29,200 Days In a Lifetime
By Kyle | March 26, 2009
“Your daily life is your temple and your religion. Whenever you enter into it take with you your all.” Kahlil Gibran
This morning I was listening to my companion, “Kitty”… snore (she’s a little black cat who lives with me and purrs a lot). I’ve lived with her for a number of years and this morning was very present for this funny personality trait that she has. Complete surrender seems to be her thing, so much so that she snores. What really strikes me though, is her ability to move from snoring to being completely AWAKE… in an instant.
It got me musing about the nature of a day. If I live to be 80, that means I have a finite number of days… 29,200 to be exact. So far I’ve used 18,067 or so… which gives me approximately 11,133 days to enjoy, or not. This makes me well past the half way mark… if I only live to 80 years old.
Most mornings I have intense inspiration for my day and it comes without effort now. Could it be that I was sleeping through my days sometimes, not appreciating what they offered me completely? Maybe I was lost in prior days where I experienced something significant or daydreaming about future days not yet lived.
In the past year many of us have had some defining experiences to deal with. When that happens we can get really lost in even one day. We can stop appreciating and simply feel worry, sadness or complete disempowerment. There could be amazing things occurring all around us, but we are asleep (and maybe even snoring) to it all.
My question to you is this:
If you approached your day is if it were a temple; a structure where reverence was expressed… what would you experience?
Wonder if… you decided to reign your negative musings in throughout the day, making a sincere effort to find something to be grateful for?
Wonder if… you asked “how can I serve you” instead of “what are you going to do for me?”
Wonder if… you were ABSOLUTELY committed to making your day wonderful?
Some would counter, “Yeah, well you aren’t suffering from …. (whatever is their focus of attention).” In that case I would still say that regardless of what’s wrong in your world, there are far more things RIGHT. Here are a few everyday miracle to keep in your mind…
- Scientists don’t know what makes our hearts beat consistently and rhythmically for approximately 29,200 days, without stopping. There isn’t a device in our bodies or any clear, scientific indication for how that happens.
- We breathe in and out the same number of days without thinking about it much at all.
- The trees breathe out the very chemical that we breathe in.
- The bees fly around miles and miles a day collecting nectar from flowers in the process of taking care of themselves and their hive. They also pollinate all the plants they play with EVERYWHERE.
- Worldwide, there are four babies born every second. (if you’ve ever given birth or witnessed a birth you can KNOW what an amazing miracle that is.
When things are really grim in your reality its far more difficult to focus on these amazing miracles, but make an effort. When you understand that there are never any exceptions to why things manifest in the physical you may make a more determined effort. Everything you experience is a direct response to what you are offering… energetically. Abundance is everywhere for you to enjoy… could that be the “temple of your day”… ?
This morning as I thought about how precious just one day is, I felt an amazing rush of excitement. I thought; “what will happen today, who will I meet, what beauty will I see, what is going to happen?” and it started with my noticing that my kitty snores and it’s cute.
Here is to your brand new day!
the Queen
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