My Awareness Healing - Reiki Cherry Hill NJ

The shadow can come across as a lack of compassion, judgement toward others, anxiety, etc. It's the darker side that you may not talk about at dinner parties or even with yourself.

What can you do when you identify aspects of your shadow/darker self?

Do you just acknowledge it as something that doesn't belong with you and let it go?

Do you devote your time and energy to a list of affirmations or phrases in an attempt to overpower or cover it up?

These may work. For myself, they've been temporary fixes. What do I do?

Set the intention to discover your shadow. Breathing with this intention helps.

1. Acknowledge the shadow aspect
2. Offer a heart space and loving energy to it
3. Practice self-acceptance as you are now in the present
4. Discover the subliminal message/lesson
5. Let go of the feeling of 'darkness' and integrate its light
6. Take a moment to offer gratitude for the lesson, your decision to unveil, and everything that makes it possible to live a human/conscious experience

You will find a deeper understanding and awareness within yourself. You may find that your shadow side is, in fact, an adversarial ally. This ally promotes your growth and understanding.

Maintaining awareness is a fundamental principle that you must apply to your thoughts, feelings, actions, and behaviors. Without the practice of awareness, you may be subject to your external influences and be caught flat footed.

Approach your practice with innocence, trust, and humility. As the dove, your intended flight path facilitates your growing heart energy and discernment.

The olive branch symbolizes gratitude and appreciation. These are the most powerful expressions of attention. Carry attention with you on your healing journey. You already have unconditional love and compassion ready to flow and flourish.

With love.

Image Credit: Emerald Artistry Studio by J.S. Fifer

Anahata

May my heart increase. May it open as wide as sky... May it shape itself into crystal. May a light shine on the hidden things that a man might know himself, his colors, songs and days... May a man grow great enough to inhabit his own heart. May he walk in it on long roads winding past lotus pools and flowers. May his heart be wide enough to hold the hearts of others. May those he loves link hands, a chain of forever. May his heart and arms and legs be strong and his strength be used for dancing and sowing fields, holding his wife and uplifting their children. May his heart become an altar... May all that passes through be offered... May the life which touches him, turn again to life.

My heart is a field above which the sun rolls. Never-ending beat, beat, beat. May the will of the great heart infuse the body. May the rains come followed by sun, and the green leaves clinging to the vine that bend themselves toward light.

-Normandi Ellis, Awakening Osiris: The Egyptian Book of the Dead

Acceptance. Awareness. Transformation.

These concepts are interwoven and circular. Each feed into the other.

Transformation comes with each step you take. Some moments may not make sense. But look back sometime and see how far you've come along.

Small steps count

Experiment and take a playful demeanor with your practice.

The new moon is the time to set your intentions. Envision your intentions as a reality, embrace the associated feelings, and have gratitude as a co-creator

For some, embracing spirituality may come easily. But what path do You choose toward your development?

Love your space in the present, honor yourself, and move forward productively with disciplined practice.

Reconnect with and have gratitude for your body, your mind, and your ability to breathe. If able, take a nature walk and listen without filters. Earth, and you as a part of it, may have a message waiting.

Acknowledge your humanity and release what doesn't serve you.

You are a conscious being meant to observe. You are not defined by your thoughts, feelings, and the external.

Allow a loving space and awareness for your Playlist

There's an opportunity for growth every day. Honor yourself and take a step back to observe.

"Practice makes perfect."

Nothing is perfect really. But what is perfect is you in the present. The fact that you're discovering yourself with a disciplined but playful purpose.. that's perfect.