Have you ever woken up in the morning, and as your eyes begin to open you notice feeling like you’re in a funk, or maybe just uninspired, or not looking forward to facing what’s planned, or wish was planned for the day?
Today I come to you with an invitation.
Remember: love, ecstatic joy, the palpable deliciousness of being alive is here, in this moment, right where you are.
Even if you don’t feel it because you’re contending with a “rushing to get out the door” moment, or a life-disrupting event, or anything in between.
“Either God is, or God ain’t.”
I was recently reminded of this by my mentor.
It can’t be both. There isn’t more God across the street in the neighbors than there is in you.
We can’t witness the abundant splendor of nature, or aliveness of another person, for example, and think that that same elegance and abundant aliveness doesn’t exist for, and within, us.
No matter how removed you may feel from really vibing with your own magnificence, no matter what degree of struggle or apathy you’re wrestling with, be compassionate with yourself and know you always have an access point to come back to the moment where inspiration, joy and presence are felt.
The Steps Back to Presence
#1 Give Yourself Grace
Give a “kind glance” to the part of you who is doing its best to navigate daily life and survival in this human experience.
Replace beating yourself up with self-compassion!
#2 Focus on the Small, Immediate Stuff
Remind yourself: Love is here, where I am. I am breathing, I am alive. Nothing is missing.
#3 Match the Frequency
What might arise next is: “How can I access this aliveness, this joy, if it’s right here, right now?”
You access what you want to experience by matching the vibration. (I know that can sound overly simple, but it’s physics, not fluff.)
#4 Focus Your Attention
One thing we can control is where we direct our attention. In fact, attention is our prayer.
Ask yourself, “Where may I focus my attention to feel the presence of this aliveness, richness, gratitude and divine kindness?”
- Wonder about a desire, an unseen “good” that’s forming.Something you’d love to have come to fruition in your life that feels alive, inspired and joyful. See it in your imagination and hold the feeling of its completion in your heart.
- Or, if that seems too hard, and you feel no connection with anything but the struggle you’re in, that’s ok, too. Even inside of the struggle, you can pause, breathe and presence gratitude, by giving your attention to any thing, any place, any person, any blessing you can see, that you do have.
This is about having a heartfelt and tactile experience of the love, joy and awe-inspiring amazingness of who you already are, no matter what the conditions are.
We’re all in this together, in the midst of this wild unknown, yet known, human-Divine expression and experience. And feeling the joy, gratitude and love is your birthright.
What can you focus on today to more fully enjoy the beauty that’s here now? You deserve it. It’s all here for you.
With love,
Cynthia
P.S. Save the Date! it’s been so long since I’ve offered a free online workshop, and I have a topic I’m really inspired to teach. Mark July 1st @ 12:30pm ET on your calendar… More details to come!
