The Peace of Wild Things

 "When despair for the world grows in me

and I wake in the night at the least sound

in fear of what my life and my children’s lives might be,

I go and lie down where the wood drake

rests in his beauty on the water,

and the great heron feeds.

I come into the peace of wild things

who do not tax their lives with forethought

of grief. I come into the presence of still water.

And I feel above me the day-blind stars

waiting with their light. For a time

I rest in the grace of the world, and am free."

~From The Selected Poems of Wendell Berry

(Counterpoint, 1999)*

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 I'm feeling courageous this week.

Making the decision to rise above the noise

of the world and not give into fear

has been a challenge.

As a human, I recognize the discord that

is happening around the planet,

but as a Spiritual Being;

I know that we are in the thick

of a major transformation.

How about you?

Do you feel the breakdown will lead to a breakthrough?

My courage does have a deeper foundation

and it's important that my roots stay firmly planted

with mother earth-

BUT, all the while, I have a deep faith in the Universe

and that I'm exactly where I'm meant to be.

When I'm nervous, anxious or scared;

I visualize myself handing

these worries over to the Universe.

In fact, over the years;

I've taught this technique to my clients.

Picture yourself

Holding your hands up;

image that your worries are placed within your hands-

gently visualize the hands giving these fears over to the

to Universe

and feel them being lifted away from you.

See them being lifted and carried

away to be transmuted.

I always feel lighter and better afterward;

and when the fears come back

(they sometimes do)

I see them being carried away again.

I share this with you because

my clients have always loved

this exercise and will always share how it has made

them feel so much better.

Even 20 years later, people remind me that I taught

this technique to them and it has stayed with them.

I hope you try it for yourself and

connect with this quiet courage!

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Feeling more courageous yet?

*Love the poem (above) by Wendell Berry

who passed away last week.

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I can't give you inner peace,

but I CAN help you discover it within yourself!

Wishing you an amazing week, filled with COURAGE

love, peace and joy.

love, cathie

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***MY BOOKS:

👉The Divine Dining Method 

👉Live with Intention

👉Walk with Power, Peace, Presence and Purpose 

PS: I help spiritual seekers break out of autopilot living, quiet their inner critic, and build a calmer,

more peaceful and compassionate inner life.