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Abundance ritual

This ritual has been a long time coming. It brewed in the back of my mind ever since I had two Pink coincidences. One was talking to the lovely and utterly wonderful Megan about abundance, the second was me promising to write a ritual on money and then realizing what I promised.

For some reason money and I don't speak very well together. It is because I still have a hard time realizing it is energy. Having been so low on energy for such a long time it is no wonder that I have such a streinous relationship with money.

Also a fun fact: I had a period in my life where I bought literally anything that caught my fancy. Not very expensive stuff, just getting a new hobby and then buying ten new things for it in stead of 100. It was my way to bury the pain and sadness, but the moment the newness wore off, I was right where I started out in the first place.

So there is a lot of shame attached to money.

And anger. As a child I used to be the one with money, I saved very well. In the end a lot of people came to borrow money from me, and I ended up losing a lot of it. So I learned to spend it all.

This is only the money/energy aspect of abundance I have problems accepting.

To really renew my relationship with abundance in every aspect, I need to shed all these built up notions on what abundance really is, and shape a gorgeous new place in my life.

And yes, I know abundance isn't about money, it's just an aspect of it in this physical world we live in. I see now it is all a part of the energy flow that keeps our beautiful planet in tact.

And now, the ritual.

What you need:

- a white candle

- a piece of paper

- a pen

- a tool to use to scratch in the candle

- a fire resistant bowl or something like that, or a beautiful potted plant

The ritual

- put the candle and the paper in front of you, and write down what you want to let go of in regards to abundance. What aspects do you need to redefine? Think of abundance in energy, abundance in joy, abundance in love, abundance in friendships. What do you need to let go of to lead a life of utter abundance and bliss?

- get the candle, and scratch in words that define abundance for you. What you would love to gain.

- set the candle in a safe spot and then keep your piece of paper ready to burn, or replant the potted plant with your torn up sheet in the bottom, ready to be taken in by the earth energies

- light the candle and then burn the paper, leave the candle burning, all the while keeping the words you have carved in your mind's eye.

Please share how your ritual went :)

Blessings,

Tamlyn

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Posted 6 hours ago

A simple meditation

Sit down and close your eyes

Focus your attention on your stomach

Move your stomach on the flow of your breath

In....

and out

In...

and out

Feel how breath flows in and out of your body

gentle

as if your body is the beach

and the breath flows like the sea when the water

is really low

Slow breaths

in...

and out

Slow water

in...

and out

Feel how strong the breath makes you

feel how it rises your stomach

no power can hold it

In...

and out

In...

and out

Your stomach warms up

feel how each gentle breath

burns away the emotions

you have stored there

in...

and out

in...

and out

Feel the breath spread calm through your body

A smile grows on your face

Pure bliss

Stay in that feeling, and as you open your eyes

feel the energy still pulsating through you

ready to take you on a journey through a day

filled with magic and wonder

As any day should be

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Posted 1 day ago

Say goodbye to what no longer serves YOU

Another break from the simple steps post I usually have up here on fridays. This post is bound to get me to tear up before I am at the end of writing it. But, it needs to be written, and it needs to be written now.

Over these past few days I have started to make amends with some people I pushed away when I was going through a really rough patch.

It's related to a part of me that I am letting go of today.

It's the part of myself that doesn't find herself worth much when she can't help others, or be there for them. Who thinks that she has to waste all her energy in helping other people, and then when she is completely drained of energy, she disappears.

I know where she stems from, but she no longer serves my path, and I lovingly, tenderly let her go. I promise to always take optimal care of myself first and foremost, and I will do whatever I can to help other people, but I no longer will wear myself thin doing so. It's not serving my soul's path, and it's not serving me.

I am letting her know that whatever it takes, I will take care of her, I will be there for her, I will nurture her, and I will cherish her forever. Because what she longs for most, is love. I have that in abundance.

What part of yourself do you need to let go of? What part no longer serves you? What aspect?

And funny enough, as I am finishing up this post, I have no tears in my eyes. I feel energetic and I have a smile on my face. Guess it's time I get to know the real me, the person hidden underneath all those persona's I created over the years just to cope. I think I love her to pieces :)

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Posted 3 days ago

Heart

A giving heart is always open

Ready to share love and bliss

Ready to bravely conquer fear

Joyfully smiling at the world

A giving heart is open to hurt

When people take that love

And turn it in a mockery of

The purity it was given with

A giving heart heals as it has

the power to forgive with all

That it is, eternal and pure,

And it shares, unblemished

For a giving heart is filled

with compassion, bliss

joy, the ability to heal,

and wisdom everlasting

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Posted 9 days ago

3 simple steps: stop and smell the roses

In all the hustle and bustle that makes up life of nowadays, it is hard to allow yourself to stop and smell the roses, to only live in a moment where you are completely at peace. It is imperative that you do though, bringing calm and quiet into your life is a way to connect to your soul. One of the ways is connecting with what surrounds you in the space that you enter every day. Your home. Your sanctuary. Here are some simple steps to achieve that.

Step 1

Create a sacred space

Make a space just for you, a spot in your home where you can be yourself. Fill the space with heirlooms you remember from when you were a child, and with precious books, pictures... Make it a spot where you can sit down, and just enjoy what surrounds you.

Step 2

Take a moment each day to journal

There's no better way to focus on the moment than by sitting down and write write write. It doesn't matter what you write, as long as you just sit down in your sacred space, and reminisce. It is an intimate moment between you and your soul. Afterwards, just close your eyes and feel how great it is to be you in this moment.

Step 3

Do something you really love doing

After the journaling, allow yourself the time to do something creative, or read something, watch a movie with your loved ones. Anything to keep yourself connected to that sacred part of yourself.

Blessings

Tamlyn

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Posted 9 days ago

An invitation to DANCE

Posting this on two of my blogs, Simply Blissful and on Writing across the lines. It's meant as a playdate for writers there :)

Allons-y!

What is the last time you danced?

Just put on some music you LOVE, and jump out of your chair, dance to your hearts content, and dance without judgement. Dance knowing you are an amazing person, and that you are utterly utterly beautiful! So get on some music, kick off your shoes and socks, and swing it out!

And then use all the energy dancing gives you to focus on your passion, your joy, your path.

Don't know what to dance to right this minute? This song always gets my butt shaking :D

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Posted 11 days ago

Haiku on Bliss

Bliss is the soul's way

of showing you it's at home

within your body

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Posted 11 days ago

Blog for yourself

A much heard complaint of new and vetaran bloggers is that they put in a lot of effort to write a post, and then hardly get a response on it. A lot of bloggers, myself in the past included, eventually give up on their blogs thinking it's no use.

There are many embers of blogs I closed all over the internet. Now I keep posting. I have several sites now, and at least once a week I try to post something there.

I do this because I realized something while reviewing this blog. I write the posts for an audience of one. That's it. And that person is me. I learn a lot from my own posts, from the wisdom that flows through me into the compose mail window in gmail.

It's not selfish, to write only for myself. After all, I post it here, and once in a while I get a comment that makes me realize that I post for others as well. Meanwhile though, I have no expectations, and I am free to post whatever spirit tosses at me.

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Posted 13 days ago

winter garden

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Posted 13 days ago

3 simple steps - living one day at a time

This post is inspired by a conversation I had with someone very dear to me. It is one of my hardest lessons still, but it gets easier every day :)

Step 1
Learn from the past

Do you remember an event in the past that really made you shake when you thought of having to do it? And then when you experienced it, you went: worried for nothing! Remember this when you next start fretting, and repeat this to yourself: I am using my energy for today only.

Step 2
Forgive

One of the things that keep us from living in the moment, is our negative attachment to the past. Guilt, regret and all of their brethren in emotions are experts in keeping our energies scattered all over the past. Practice forgiveness. Set aside a couple of minutes a day, and review what crept up in your thoughts from your past that made you feel bad.
Forgiveness doesn't judge what happened and it doesn't change the events. You just choose to let go of the attachments.

Step 3
Be gentle to yourself

This new way of living your life doesn't come easy, you have lived your life locked in patterns, and those are hard to break. Celebrate your break through's, write down your achievements, and, after a hard day for instance, write a little encouragement for the you of tomorrow. As always, feel free to mail me your questions if you are hesitant to comment :)

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Posted 16 days ago

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