ASpiritual sk Sage Woman: Advice
for the Real World with Sage Woman
Dear Sage Woman, I enjoyed reading your book, “Connecting with the Goddess Within: Live a Magical, Mystical Life filled with Miracles. It was a game changer for me in shifting my perspectives. My question to you is, after I’ve finally “let go, let God/Goddess,” now what?
joy and above all, gratitude, we will see a shift in our external reality. What we focus on, we create.
With deep respect,
Now what?
S.T ________ Dear S.T., Thank you for reading my book. I am pleased you were open to its heart: living as a conscious individual. I read it daily in order to keep true to myself. Yours is a big question; one I’ve asked myself countless times. I appreciate you bringing it to the column so we may explore the mantra’s deeper meaning. Let go, let God/Goddess is not a magic wand that turns your life into utopia. For me, it is a daily, if not moment-tomoment, practice of complete surrender. Surrender is not a weakness, nor is it an excuse to kickback and do nothing while you wait for the magic to happen. It is trust, belief and faith in yourself and in your connection to a power greater than self. It is choosing to shift into a higher consciousness. Through such surrendering we actually call on the power of the universe. In surrendering, we give up our ego, along with the limitations and negativities it creates within our being. Our focus becomes choosing, in each moment, to consciously create our experience. How do we do this? Being present, being mindful and slowing down to truly listen to our mind, body and spirit when we are making choices or speaking. It is a co-creative process and a practice. It does not flow overnight. As we choose to trust in God/Goddess, we begin to take the pressure off of ourselves and are then able to focus on what we desire instead of what is lacking in our life. Removing lack, doubt and limitation and replacing those emotions with abundance, self-love,
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* Choose to have gratitude for exactly where you are in life – in each moment. Even if you choose to be in a place of struggle, find the silver lining or the gift in the struggle. Begin to look at life not as good or bad, but as opportunities for spiritual growth and a deeper connection to oneself and her relationship to Creator. Each night before going to sleep, write in your gratitude journal as many things as you can be grateful for in the day. Gratitude is the elixir, the magic in life. As we focus on what we are grateful for instead of what we think we don’t have, the vibration of gratitude naturally draws even more to be grateful for. * Meditate. Meditate. Meditate. This is your private, personal time to simply be. It is as necessary as sleeping, eating and working. Meditation is an act of surrender because we use our free will to take time to withdraw our attention away from the hustle and bustle of physical reality. When we meditate choose to connect and commune with something larger than ourselves. When we go into this quiet space we can tap into the messages we don’t often hear through the noise of physical activity. * Get out in nature. Take a walk. Look up into the sky. Feel the vastness of our planet and universe. This can even be a form of a walking meditation. * Engage is some type of a mindful practice like yoga or tai chi, anything where you focus on breath and releasing resistance to meditating in the moment. Letting go, letting God/Goddess is a daily practice. It requires being present and acting from a place of love,
Feb / Mar 2016