We are uplifted this week by a French cellist, who is rescuing and recording music by female composers. Héloïse Luzzati’s YouTube channel (The Jewel Box) has complex, uplifting, and rarely heard music by women. The story from Positive News magazine notes that “just 5% of the music played by modern orchestras in 2020-21 was composed by women.” The Jewel Box is a delightful contribution intent on improving that statistic.
Each week I send out four thoughts that string together to make one larger one on Friday. We call them Inspirited Living Introspectives. They are thoughts that help shape, and even shift our perspectives. Sometimes Inspirited Living Introspections are thoughts that I’m working with myself. And, sometimes they’re related to things I’ve noticed in the collective. Our Higher Self: How Energy Flows, Meditation, and Yoga Nidra This week I was thinking about how energy flows. We know from our science classes that energy can neither be created nor destroyed. It simply flows from one place, one person, one spirit to the next… flowing through all living things. When it gets stuck, or held too tightly in our bodies, we feel anxious or tense. When it gets unblocked and can move, we experience relaxation and relief. That’s the connection to Our Higher Self, Our Soul Self. When we become aware of [...]
Photo by niko photos on Unsplash Last week, I wrote about Our Higher Self, our Soul Self Our Soul Self, Our Higher Self. “Some people call it our Soul. Some people call it our connection with God or a Creator. Some people call it our connection with the Universe or the Spirit part of us. In my mind’s eye, our Higher Self is the part of us that is connected to all things. It’s the energy that flows through our bodies just as it flows through every other living thing … it’s what we all have in common. It is what we share and bonds us. We each use it differently, making each one of us a unique expression of The Divine. The Higher Self lives is the spirit part of us. It flows through us and resides in us and with us. It draws us, leads us, [...]
Photo by Zoltan Tasi on Unsplash We are supported this week by thoughts from Pema Chodron on getting unstuck. In addition to her Daily Om Course, it is always worth taking a few moments to listen to Pema Chodron’s lectures on moving from fear to fearlessness. When we do take the time to meditate or reflect in silence on our lives it can be tempting to shy away from what we find. It can feel too scary or overwhelming to deal with everything at once. Pema Chodron’s kind and compassionate guidance is a gentle way to welcome and accept all that we are without judging or trying to change it.
Photo by Paul Crook on Unsplash We are uplifted this week by how Spoonbills have recovered and thrived when given some attention, protection, and advocacy. These stunning birds are a photographer’s delight and a reminder of the resiliency of all living things.