I believe that messages from Spirit/The Universe/Life/Creator/God/Goddess are all around us. That we are continuously being offered guidance and opportunities to learn, expand and grow, opportunities to step more fully into our power, to step into our greatest possibility. And the more heart open, present and aware we are, the more we are able to notice and truly receive this guidance. That the endless opportunities presented to us are meant for us. And that by saying yes to our dreams and therefore being in our power, we influence and bless everything we encounter with our presence.
Almost anyone who knows me well, knows that I often receive guidance through songs, stories and poetry. And the other day, was no exception. I woke up early in the morning with a song by the 80's band Journey which goes “Any way you want it. That's the way you need it. Any way you want it”
This song brought to mind a story from a few years back, when a friend/co-worker jokingly said to me “you really do want it all, don’t you Lori?”. I laughed and replied “actually, yes, yes I do”. I can’t even remember now what I said to trigger his statement/question but it became an ongoing joke between us. For example; if I asked him to please pass me a pencil he would laugh and say “you really do want it all, don’t you Lori.” To which I would respond “Yes, yes I do”. This was clearly meant as a joke, but as I reminisce now it feels like very big medicine for me. And as I am typing now I am hearing another song by the band Nazereth which goes. “Holy roller, lookin' down. Where you think you know, All the answers.. Arrogance and pride....are sin. Better look to your, own chances”
I’m not sure where the “shame” comes from that shows up with the words “I want it all”. I just know it’s there, like a shadow, an ache in my belly, tugging on me, whispering things like “who are you to want it all?” or “why do you deserve it all, when there are so many, with so little”. Where ever it comes from it feels very old, like an Ancestral seed, planted and rooted within me long ago. A seed watered and nourished by my belief in it’s message. A message of “I shouldn't ask for too much because there is not enough for everyone” and “it is more righteous and/or humble to ask for less or nothing at all”. Sitting with this shame, I touch my heart and I breathe and notice it’s affect. And I ask "Is it true?"
“Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous? Actually, who are you not to be? You are a child of God. Your playing small does not serve the world. There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won't feel insecure around you. We are all meant to shine, as children do. We were born to make manifest the glory of God that is within us. It's not just in some of us; it's in everyone. And as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others.” ~ Marianne Williamson
I don't know where I was the first time I heard/read the above quote from Marianne Williamson but I do know that I was very touched by it and that it feels/felt profoundly true and that I was and am deeply moved by it still. I think it was around the time of the first Firewalk I attended. Which was a time of immense opening for me. A time of noticing how often I said "No" to my desires and dreams. A time of asking what truly limits me. Of asking myself how big do I allow myself to desire/dream? Of noticing how afraid I was to be seen and in spite of this fear, when opportunities arose, allowing myself to say "Yes" and "oh, what the heck, do it anyway".
I think its scientifically proven, that everything we experience is an interpretation of what our senses are telling us. Our senses are constantly sending information to our brain and our brain is filtering that information through our thoughts/beliefs to create our experience. So all that appears to be happening outside of us is actually happening within us as well. And so what we dream define us. Our dreams creates our world and influence our every relationship. And dreaming small does not serve us, our families, our communities, Mother Earth or any aspect of our world. And therefore in order to have the highest level of contribution in the this life, the world needs us to dream big. And so in this moment, if anyone asks me if I want it all. I will humbly say “Yes, Yes I do!” ~ Lorriiii
“I give myself permission to be all I can be. I give myself permission to live passionate and free.” ~ Karen Drucker
Almost anyone who knows me well, knows that I often receive guidance through songs, stories and poetry. And the other day, was no exception. I woke up early in the morning with a song by the 80's band Journey which goes “Any way you want it. That's the way you need it. Any way you want it”
This song brought to mind a story from a few years back, when a friend/co-worker jokingly said to me “you really do want it all, don’t you Lori?”. I laughed and replied “actually, yes, yes I do”. I can’t even remember now what I said to trigger his statement/question but it became an ongoing joke between us. For example; if I asked him to please pass me a pencil he would laugh and say “you really do want it all, don’t you Lori.” To which I would respond “Yes, yes I do”. This was clearly meant as a joke, but as I reminisce now it feels like very big medicine for me. And as I am typing now I am hearing another song by the band Nazereth which goes. “Holy roller, lookin' down. Where you think you know, All the answers.. Arrogance and pride....are sin. Better look to your, own chances”
I’m not sure where the “shame” comes from that shows up with the words “I want it all”. I just know it’s there, like a shadow, an ache in my belly, tugging on me, whispering things like “who are you to want it all?” or “why do you deserve it all, when there are so many, with so little”. Where ever it comes from it feels very old, like an Ancestral seed, planted and rooted within me long ago. A seed watered and nourished by my belief in it’s message. A message of “I shouldn't ask for too much because there is not enough for everyone” and “it is more righteous and/or humble to ask for less or nothing at all”. Sitting with this shame, I touch my heart and I breathe and notice it’s affect. And I ask "Is it true?"
“Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous? Actually, who are you not to be? You are a child of God. Your playing small does not serve the world. There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won't feel insecure around you. We are all meant to shine, as children do. We were born to make manifest the glory of God that is within us. It's not just in some of us; it's in everyone. And as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others.” ~ Marianne Williamson
I don't know where I was the first time I heard/read the above quote from Marianne Williamson but I do know that I was very touched by it and that it feels/felt profoundly true and that I was and am deeply moved by it still. I think it was around the time of the first Firewalk I attended. Which was a time of immense opening for me. A time of noticing how often I said "No" to my desires and dreams. A time of asking what truly limits me. Of asking myself how big do I allow myself to desire/dream? Of noticing how afraid I was to be seen and in spite of this fear, when opportunities arose, allowing myself to say "Yes" and "oh, what the heck, do it anyway".
I think its scientifically proven, that everything we experience is an interpretation of what our senses are telling us. Our senses are constantly sending information to our brain and our brain is filtering that information through our thoughts/beliefs to create our experience. So all that appears to be happening outside of us is actually happening within us as well. And so what we dream define us. Our dreams creates our world and influence our every relationship. And dreaming small does not serve us, our families, our communities, Mother Earth or any aspect of our world. And therefore in order to have the highest level of contribution in the this life, the world needs us to dream big. And so in this moment, if anyone asks me if I want it all. I will humbly say “Yes, Yes I do!” ~ Lorriiii
“I give myself permission to be all I can be. I give myself permission to live passionate and free.” ~ Karen Drucker