Soul Food

Zoysia shouldn't still be green and thriving mid-November, and yet, I will have to mow the lawn soon. Honey bees and bright yellow, cloudless sulphur butterflies frolic on an island of dandelions that have claimed their territory amid the limited expanse of the backyard—falling leaves a juxtaposition. Clouds overhead, dollops of bright white and stormy grey, fight for dominance after a long rainy night. Gusting winds riding the tail end of that front, share the promise of cooler days with each exhale of its breath. The waxing full moon will rise later and cover the night in the softness of her glow. Nocturnal creatures will awaken from their hovels and scour the landscape for sustenance to sustain them for a winter that is running behind schedule, and they are grateful for the reprieve.

Observations made in a moment of standing in stillness, in silence, in reverence of the beauty and poetry of this miraculous world in which we are living is my soul food and every day, I feast.

Vibrate higher. 

       

Gratitude is a Magnet that Attracts Abundance

Abundance beings with gratitude. This is not some hippie dippy new age philosophy, this is a Universal Truth that I have experienced first hand, and life is good. Gratitude begins with being fully aware in this eternal present moment, it begins with honoring and appreciating the little things—dandelions in the spring and happy bees that hasten to pollinate them, standing barefoot on a patch of warm summer sod, tiny delicate purple asters growing wild in the front yard, autumn's first frost, the unconditional love of a pet, reading a good book, laughter—be grateful for whatever it is that brings you joy. 

Conversely, it is imperative to find gratitude during times of hardship and suffering, perhaps it is most important in these times to find even one thing for which to be grateful. It was during a period of seemingly insurmountable, depression and daily financial struggle, that the Light turned on and my Peace was born. The struggle didn't end in that moment, but it made the moments of struggle easier to bear. 

Nicola Tesla once said, "to understand the secrets of the Universe, one should think in terms of energy, frequency and vibration." 

The Universe always says, "yes." If you are vibrating at a low frequency—fear, stress, sadness, worry, anger, hate, spitefulness, jealousy, envy, a lack mindset—that energy, that vibration, will attract more circumstances into your life to keep you rooted there. Once I made a conscious choice to live fully in the present moment, to become aware in the present moment, and simply express gratitude for things I once took for granted, that's when things began to shift, and I'm talking magnitude 10.0 shifting here! 

Once you begin vibrating higher, there is no going back. It's like your DNA has been upgraded and is no longer compatible with that outdated, slower, antiquated mindset. Are there still bad days? Absolutely, but it's uncomfortable to stay too long in those negative frequencies. It's like wearing a burlap suit with a head-to-toe sunburn—it is quite literally, physically uncomfortable—mercifully, gratitude strips off that suit and heals the burn, allowing those higher frequencies, like an old radio, to tune in once again. 

Timelines are shifting, the collective is awakening, the old paradigm is falling away. Life is beautiful. Take a moment to express gratitude for one small thing that brings you joy, practice doing this until it is as natural as breathing. The abundance you seek will follow. 

Vibrate higher.