Reading this quote this morning on Cosmic Path I was reminded once again of how important it is to check in daily with our emotional and physical body. When we ignore the emotional and physical bodies we are more susceptible to disease, illness, anxiety, fatigue, negative thought forms and feelings of apathy. These are the symptoms of the body trying desperately to get our attention. Emotions need to be heard and to be paid attention to. Many of us are so used to ignoring these cues that the body gives us that we are walking through life as wounded soldiers, not living the life that we desire and we don’t even know why.  Most of the work that I do through Spiritual Direction, Heart Centered Therapy and Somato Emotional Release addresses these emotions in the body so that they are given a voice in which to be recognized and processed and ultimately released.  As they are released the physical body is able to integrate them to allow the body to come back to homeostasis and feelings of well-being. This frees up so much energy in the body and mind that the end result is a person who experiences mental clarity, more energy, and feelings of contentment and joy. There are some things that we can do for ourselves that can be helpful in recognizing and processing these emotions such as; journaling, breath-work, body focus meditations, along with finding a practitioner trained to help us navigate through this journey. And it is a journey, one that takes us to those inner realms that are calling us to explore and discover parts of ourselves that we so often hide from.  So the questions to ponder are..who am I?… am I living a fully conscious fully realized life?… what emotions am I hiding from?.. what feelings do I continue to ignore?.. how is that affecting my life..my body.. my mind.. my spirit? Allowing yourself time to go within and ask these questions is one of ways we can begin the process of having deeper knowledge of the self.  And if you need some help, contact me on my website www.sacredlistening-sacredtouch.com, I am available for in person or long distance sessions.

We live in a world where looks matter, where comparisons are made every day. Even in our magazines we can see articles of  “Who wore it better?” and they have people actually voting and judging. We are doomed to feeling less than, not enough. We cannot change the world we live in and frankly why would we waste our energy trying. What we can do is begin a practice of loving ourselves by actually liking what we see in the mirror.. But first you have to look beyond those eyes that are trained to be critical. How do you do this?  I will tell you what has worked for me.. First view it as an experiment, with you as just the observer, then look only in your own eyes, no where else.  Take a breath,look deeply and let go of judgement and then let go again and continue to just focus on the eyes. You may not be able to look into both at the same time so just focus on one eye. Now connect to your heart, soften your gaze, and feel the love flowing through your eyes. It may not be easy the first time, that is why it is called practice. Keep practicing and before you know, you will begin to see the beauty that is in you, as well as the beauty that is in each other.  I see you and you are magnificent!!.. Love and Light…

The contest that Audi is putting on ends tomorrow with the prize of $25,000. going to the charity of the winner’s choice, my sister has lived her life generously, compassionately and has always been in service to those in need.. I say Audi has a shoe-in winner. I don’t know much about Twitter or Social Media, but I do know my sister who Audi hash marked #oldphone at #what progressis and she is their and my best bet. If you are on twitter, please post for ghostexectutive group and help Michele win for charity.

Beannacht

On the day when
the weight deadens
on your shoulders
and you stumble,
may the clay dance
to balance you.

And when your eyes
freeze behind
the grey window
and the ghost of loss
gets in to you,
may a flock of colors,
indigo, red, green,
and azure blue
come to awaken in you
a meadow of delight.

When the canvas frays
in the currach of thought
and a stain of ocean
blackens beneath you,
may there come across the waters
a path of yellow moonlight
to bring you safely home.

May the nourishment of the earth be yours,
may the clarity of light be yours,
may the fluency of the ocean be yours,
may the protection of the ancestors be yours.
And so may a slow
wind work these words
of love around you,
an invisible cloak
to mind your life.
~ John O’Donohue ~

(Echoes of Memory)

I write this with the utmost purest love and respect for all of humanity from my heart & soul.

I often see so many wonderful posts from people who are so good and kind hearted that I thank them for sharing their light, love and wisdom with all of us. Then there are ones I see about weather complaints, and it’s really so frivolous because if one thinks outside of the box, I’m quite sure that you will agree that the visually impaired person wishes they can see the sunshine, rain, and snow, and the hearing impaired person wishes they can hear the sound of a person’s voice, music, and laughter. We so often take things for granted. We are all guilty of this because we all find something to complain about, or sweep life under the rug daily by avoiding one another. Some people feel if it doesn’t pertain to them or it hasn’t happened to them why should they care. In reality we are all effected, because we are all one connected.

How have we let ourselves live in a society that loves a soap opera? The danger in this is that we aren’t being properly cleansed if we keep tuning in to polluted and toxic thinking by shooting up junk. Maybe we like buying in to what we are being sold and getting addicted and hooked. The news is poison to your being by mentally absorbing it in to your subconsciousness. You can count me out of that because it’s not a station in my mind that I want and select to program by having a broken record or a tape loop playing over and over again. I have had to detach myself from people and things of this nature. I am a philomathean. Once I’ve learned my lesson, I move forward because I can’t go forward looking in the rear view mirror.

I will say to each is own for their own learning. We are all flying solo in our journey of truth. I am a firm believer in the saying “Think For Yourself”. Otherwise you end up with too many cooks in the kitchen with opinions. We all go through the ups and downs in life. We should always help one another, or pick up a phone to say hi to someone and not wait until a tragedy happens. And we all should be a source of inspiration to each other.

In life it’s nice when a person is paid a compliment but when one has to ask what do you think of my hair, my clothes, etc, that takes away the true value of who you are. And so many people feel the need to be validated. It’s wonderful to give and receive love unconditionally without conditions, but when we have unrealistic expectations from others, we end up delusional. That is why many relationships end because of one major thing: Co-dependence. When you are with someone just let them be who they are. Don’t try to change another person.

Many people here on Facebook don’t know that I have been a professional psychic medium under my real last name for the past 15 years. I have had my ability to communicate to spirits since I was a little child. Through my career, I’ve learned quite a lot from spirit world. From the thousands of readings that I have conducted for thousands of people all over the World, if you only knew what those spirits have to say to all of us, you’d feel more with your heart than think with your mind. You have no idea of many spirits have asked for forgiveness of the hurt they caused the client I’m working with. Or how they wished they appreciated that person more and spent more time with them then being either a workaholic or self-absorbed in themselves. I probably can write a dozen books at this point from my experiences in this career because the knowledge and wisdom is endless. And at some point, I will. One very important message that all spirits have is to the live life to the fullest and be in the moment of NOW.

If you need to forgive someone and make peace with them, do it today. Don’t wait until they have passed away and come see a Medium like myself for that closure. That ends up becoming survivors guilt, and no loved one in the Spirit world would want anyone to spend the rest of their lives living in guilt.
If you’re unable to forgive someone then forgive yourself. If you need forgiveness from someone and they are unwilling to give it you, then again forgive yourself.

I truly care about my work. I am very proud of it & I give all the credit to the spirit world because it’s them utilizing me as a conduit. If it wasn’t for them, I wouldn’t be able to be that conduit. It’s the same way for me about my music. I know it’s coming from something beyond me. I write songs from a Universal point of view as well as from my own life experiences. In my lifetime, I have learned so much wisdom. I haven’t obtained it from watching or reading things that junk the mind, but from people who have been very inspirational, motivational and loving unconditionally. I’ve been through the highs and lows in my own life. I thank each person and experience I’ve had, because each person has either played the teacher or student role to me. The main key for me living my life these days is not to hold myself back in any way, shape or form. I live my own dream because only I can live my own dream, I have no attachments to anyone or anything, though I do love and appreciate the people in my life, and the things that I do have such as the clothing on my body and the food in my refrigerator. I constantly remind myself not take people or anything for granted.

My whole life I’ve been a rather quiet peaceful person and I still am, but now that I get closer to 40, I am finding myself more outspoken openly than I have ever been. I am not who I will be tomorrow, and I am not who I was yesterday. My philosophies have changed so much over the past decade but I still believe in the same things: Peace, Love, Unity.

I am trying to just live in the moment of now. Sure, I do have goals and things I want to accomplish in my lifetime, but I don’t live in the thought of months or years from now cause the future is an illusion. I can create what I want in my life just like you can and should but always come back to this moment of now. Otherwise we miss out on what’s right in front of us. We can hope for a better tomorrow but we should be making a better today.

My intention as a soul in this embodiment is to be of a positive service through my words, actions and deeds. Our words are very powerful and have ripple effects. Remember you are unlimited beings with unlimited potential. Utilize your abilities, gifts & talents by shining it brightly with pure love so we all can benefit from it in a positive way. Appreciate the good in your life and the goodness of others in your life.
Do something you love doing and be passionate about it. Don’t buy in to other people’s placements of expectations, fears or opinions. Just be the true expression of yourself. Talk your talk, walk your walk. Be your own dream. Don’t live vicariously through someone else. Live your life for you not others. You are you. Allow yourself to be yourself & only compare yourself to yourself.

We are the only ones responsible for our lives and the choices we make. Blaming and pointing the finger at others only results in us having more anger within ourselves. Have no regrets. Spirits have mentioned this to me numerous times throughout the years. If you want to pursue a career or a relationship or take a trip somewhere just do it. Don’t wait for tomorrow because tomorrow never knows.

Look in the mirror of yourself and love you unconditionally and every part of your body. This is the # 1 reason why there is dis-ease. And do not care about what people think about you. I certainly don’t. It’s none of my business. I know how people close to me feel about me and they know how I feel about them. And I care about I how make a difference in this World. Sadly, people will always have something to say about someone until they realize it’s not pure spirit nature. No one in the spirit world is gossiping about one another. Imagine thinking like a dog. We can learn a lot from animals. There is non-judgment and only unconditional love from them.

I am thankful to have parents who gave me the gift of life, to every family member of mine, to so many wonderful friends, ex-girlfriends, pets I’ve had, neighbors, clients, brief encounters and strangers who have came in and went out of my life. I’ve learned so much from so many. We are all teachers and students to one another. I can honestly look in the mirror and say “I love you GLENN”. For I am the only one who has to wake up and go to bed with my consciousness every morning and every night.

In closing this note, Not everyone in the world is going to resonate with one’s words, ideas, actions, and deeds. But if we can be of non-judgment along with having acceptance, patience and tolerance of one another it can be a much better world for us to live in harmony.

Always have compassion for yourself and for others and appreciate your life. It’s yours to live. Always remain humble about yourself. Don’t let ego dominate your true essence.
Be true and honest with yourself. Do not fear speaking your mind, it’s yours to speak freely. Be peace, be love & be loved. Let the Universe bless you with an unlimited supply. Remember we are all one connected to each other. The only thing that separates you from me is an egoic mind. So let’s all band together.

~ Glenn Kidd

“It matters not who you love , where you love, why you love, when you love, or how you love .. it matters only that you love.” ~John Lennon

Spiritual direction is specific to your spiritual journey. If you are taking the first steps to learn to pray, or have been meditating for decades, spiritual direction is valuable. Taking into consideration your unique personality and temperament, spiritual direction is a place to reflect on how to pray, your ongoing or unfolding spiritual practices, and the stages of spiritual development in the life of a sincere seeker. Like prayer, contemplation and meditation, spiritual direction nourishes the spiritual aspect of being human, allowing us to serve with authenticity and grateful hearts.”

Quote from Spiritual Directors International Website

I like to refer to Spiritual Direction as walking with a soul friend, as in the previous post where I quoted John O’Donohue. A “soul friend” is one who listens to you with one ear and to the Divine with the other ear. ( Its why we were given two of them). A soul friend is able, through the art of Sacred Listening, to help you to discern where your Divinity   ( your soul) is guiding you and speaking to you through the experiences you are having in your life. I take this a step further in my practice to see where this is living in your physical body. What do you notice in your physical body that is calling your attention?  There are many different ways Spirit communicates with us, and often times we don’t have the discernment that enables us to figure out what this is. This is where a Spiritual Director comes in. It is in that place of active listening that the Director or guide comes in to point out the subtle signs that your soul/body is sending your way. For those of us who seek a deeper understanding of the Divine this is an important piece in becoming more aware, more awake to our higher selves and therefore becoming  more whole in our Divine purpose.  May we all be blessed with such a ‘soul friend’  in our lives.

Mind connects to heart

Heart connects to Soul

Soul connects to Divinity

All are within and through me

I breathe with my soul’s breath

And knowing permeates my body

My soul has been with me since the beginning of time

And will be with me until the end of time

As I connect in this incarnation

I know my purpose

The cloud of unknowing is no more

Only by connecting within do I feel my soul’s essence

Only by bringing it forth do I allow it to shine

I ask to be congruent with its essence

I ask for clarity in my purpose

And honor what was agreed to in my soul’s fusion with this body

I am blessed with connection

I am blessed with purpose

I am blessed with divinity

I breathe with my soul’s breath

I am on fire, my soul ignited

In love, in life

I walk my souls path

And I am set free….

by Joanna Salerno

May you learn to be a good friend to yourself.

May you be able to journey to that place in  your soul where there is great love, warmth, feeling, and forgiveness.

May this change you.

May it transfigure that which is negative, distant, or cold in you.

May you be brought in to the real passion, kinship, and affinity of belonging.

May you treasure your friends.

May you be good to them and may you be there for them; may they bring you all the blessings, challenges, truth,

and light you need for your journey.

May you never be isolated.

May you always be in the gentle nest of belonging with with your anam cara.  (soul friend)

by John O’Donohue

a message from The Council of 12 channeled by Selacia
DEcember 30

A new cycle is about to begin. People in every corner of the world are moving into juxtaposition in order to take part in a quantum leap in consciousness.

If you have felt that you are in waiting mode, or that you have had a setback, remember the massive amounts of preparations you and others are making and have made. Put away your linear yardstick. Acknowledge that there is an accumulation of efforts involved, and sometimes your human self doesn’t see the whole picture.

To be sure, your efforts are individual, yet they are also cooperative as great numbers of people wake up and begin to connect energetically to create positive changes.

The initial phases of humanity’s transformational shifting, underway for a very long time, have led you to where you find yourself now. Some of this evolutionary growth you experienced before this incarnation, as you were preparing for what would occur during this pivotal life. As an example, you may have previously incarnated with people who you would meet again this time, helping one another to progress spiritually.

In this lifetime, you have encountered one or more wake up calls causing you to seriously challenge the status quo. There is no correct way for this process to occur, so avoid the temptation to label your experience or compare it with that of others.

Your Catalyzing Life Event
Your catalyzing life event could have been losing a job, experiencing a financial reversal, moving to a new place, divorcing your partner, facing a debilitating illness, or experiencing some other major change in circumstance. Any one or a number of these could have stirred a deep inner discontent and questioning of things you never before questioned. When this happens, it’s really a nudge from your soul, waking you up and guiding you to travel the path of spirit.

In today’s upheaval, people are oftentimes receiving what may appear to be more than one wake up call simultaneously. Also, people can have supplemental wake up calls a long time after their initial one.

Meaning of Wake Up Calls
If either of these is your situation, consider the following. First, the typical progression from wake up call to full awakening is anything but usual these days. You live in very different times, never before seen on the planet.

Humanity and the Earth are ascending, in a process that is leading to a more enlightened existence. You and others like you on the path of Light are creating a brand new way to co-exist and be. You did not have the same opportunities for awakening in earlier lifetimes.

Likewise, before this life you did not share the planet with so many people, nor was it possible for such a significant shift in consciousness to occur for the masses. Your wake up call, then, in the previous life had a different meaning, scope and potential impact.

Your Soul is Preparing You for Success
The second factor is this. Wake up calls in modern times are the soul’s way of preparing you to succeed on your path of Light during humanity’s shift. Your first one tends to set the stage for what follows.

If you pay attention to the first one, taking the opportunity to assess your life and noticing the nudges of your soul, you are redirected to a different course. How you respond to that redirection, and what actions you take, help to determine your forward spiritual progression.

As an example, if you respond to your soul’s nudges with an attitude of willingness and acceptance, your road ahead will have fewer bumps. The learned tendency, of course, is to resist change and to want to maintain the status quo.

When you are in resistance, you are likely to be blocked from receiving your inner guidance from spirit. The guidance is there, but you cannot access it. Instead, you may simply feel anger and alienation. These responses can leave you feeling disempowered and a victim of your outer circumstances.

The Process of Awakening
Here is the third factor. Despite how willing and accepting you are, and how connected you are to the nudges of your soul, your awakening is a process and not a single event. Remember that during this most precious human life, you have the potential of quantum levels of awakening not before possible!

This means that you may be a seasoned traveler-familiar with wake up calls and practiced in responding effectively-yet you won’t be complete with your awakening journey until you really ARE complete. Your ego-self can and will try to convince you that you represent a finished product. You can fool yourself into thinking you are fully enlightened, with no more awakening to experience.

This ego-based response is particularly prevalent within circles of lightworkers who compare themselves with the general populace. Certainly, when you compare yourself on a surface level with the masses that remain asleep, you are leaps and bounds ahead. Comparisons are a trick of the ego, though, and can derail you when you least suspect it.

Ready for The Big Changes
The fourth factor relates to readiness. How ready do you feel, on an everyday basis, for the big changes about to occur? Is your enthusiasm for positive change waning as you envision what’s ahead? Do you feel prepared to take on the challenges that are sure to come? Are you willing to go deeper within yourself to access the more stable sense of empowerment you will need to navigate the unpaved road ahead? Are you able to step back from the world’s fear-based messages often enough to stay in your center?

To be enmeshed in such a gigantic shifting process as you face today can take its toll. You likely are feeling impacted on a number of levels. The obvious includes your outer conditions involving your home, work, finances, human relationships, and physical health.

Other key elements include your emotional stability and repetitive thought patterns. These will determine the meaning you place on current events, and will trigger limiting belief systems recorded in your DNA. Examples are commonly-held beliefs involving lack, failure, and authority figures having power you can’t access. As belief systems such as these are catalyzed, your ability to successfully respond to crisis is compromised.

Most likely, you are being challenged beyond what you think your limits are. A part of you intuitively knows that much of your current world functioning is out of sync with where you want to be headed.

It’s not just the world financial system, now knee-deep in crisis. It’s virtually every sector of your old paradigm society that has been based on fear, greed, and ego-based manipulation. Each of these worn-out structures will need radical reshaping over the coming years.

The year 2009 is a turning point, for it is the start of several years of reconfiguration. The reshaping involved will be both personal and global.

Remember Your Role
The fifth factor is remembering your role. That means letting go of fear-based human conditioning that tells you some outside force is coming to the rescue. That same conditioning tells you that you are flawed, need fixing, need to be told what to do, and are simply lacking in what it takes to succeed this life.

It may feel comforting to imagine an advanced group of beings from the stars coming to save you and the planet. Is it also comforting to imagine that, without such intervention, you would be helpless and fail at what you came to Earth to do?

Certainly, life does exist beyond the planet you now call home. And to be sure, there are boundless intelligent life forms existing that your scientists and governments have yet to make public. Some of these life forms have been in regular contact with humanity, and not just in recent decades.

Have you ever wondered where YOU came from? Has anyone ever told you that YOU are Divine? Have you ever associated your humanness with a Divine imprint that is eternal?

Remember that you, as a Divine Changemaker, are an integral part of the shift. The key changes involve shifts in consciousness within individuals such as you. As you make these, and then interact with others and society, there is a domino effect.

Underneath the layers of falseness you unknowingly took on in human form, you really know the truth. At the core of your being, there is really no doubt about who you are, why your human experiences are such a gift, and how you are meant to be on Earth now to forever change the landscape for humankind.

In the early weeks of 2009, world leaders and people everywhere will be taking stock and choosing what will play out in this next phase. Some of this choosing will be conscious, with people being aware of what they are choosing. On other levels, the choosing will take place under the radar, masquerading as something like inaction or avoidance.

Checklist for a New Start
What kind of new start would you like to choose? What would you like 2009 and the next few years to look like? How do you see yourself taking your place alongside other Divine Changemakers? Consider these questions and the following as you envision what you want to create next. Invite your heart’s wisdom to guide you as you reflect on these ideas.

Biggest Obstacle
What is my biggest obstacle faced in 2009?
What can I do differently that will resolve this?
What resources have I not yet used fully that could help me resolve this?
How can I involve spirit more in resolving obstacles such as this?

Biggest Choice
What is the biggest choice I must make in 2009?
What’s the big picture surrounding this choice?
How will my making this choice, and acting on it, change my life?

Greatest Allies
Who are my greatest allies on my path of Light?
Who helps me to find my center when I get off track?
Who in my circle connects me with laughter and lightness of being?
Who teaches me the most about myself?
Who helps me to connect with spirit?
Who helps me to connect with my inner truth?

Greatest Opportunities
In what direction will I find expanded opportunities?
Who are the people I am meant to serve?
How do I find and connect with these people?
What can I change in what I offer to be of most service to these people?
What is the one thing to let go of for greater success?
How do I get in the way of my own success?
What can I offer that will be in demand in any economic climate?
What do I need to know or do in order to successfully offer this to the world?

As you continue the journey of rediscovering your Divine nature, we surround you with our love and blessings. We are The Council of 12.

Copyright 2008 by Selacia, Channel for The Council of 12 * All Rights Reserved * www.Selacia.com