The story of Bridget Cleary is a fascinating nonfiction account of a strong-minded, independent Irish young woman who disappeared from her home in Tipperary in 1895. Some said she was captured by the fairies. But author Angela Bourke uncovers the truth of what really happened to Bridget Cleary.
It’s hard to stay focused when things feel like they are spinning out of control around you. Lately, I find myself easily distracted by the news and I forget to take a moment to ground myself. It is in those moments when we become easily distracted that we most need to stop, take a moment, breathe and release our distraction into the wind and find our footing again.
Today, I re-mind myself that staying focused is tantamount to minimizing the stress in my life when the world feels as though it is spinning out of control. I take a deep breath and release. I repeat that breathing, that very cleansing and healing breathing until I find my center and I feel confident that I’ve got this. I am capable of staying focused no matter what is happening in the world around me. I set my intent today and every day to remaining focused. I know I have the tools inside of myself to find my center and I affirm my intent to stay centered. And so it is… Intent makes manifest. Namaste…
In stressful and troubling times it is so easy for all of us to slip into a state of fear and even anger. These are the times when we must use our intent to move past fear and anger and move back into grace and love. Fear is the antithesis to love. As is anger. We can not live in love and grace if we let fear and anger overcome our rationality and reality.
Today, I re-mind myself that I am strong than the fear and anger that surfaces in my life. I am capable of seeing that fear and anger serve no purpose in my life and it acts as a contagion, when we push our fears and angers towards others. Today, I set my intent to stop when I feel fear or anger arise and I ask myself why I am allowing this to be in my life. I breathe deeply, I exhale, I repeat and in my inhalation – exhalation, I let go of the toxic fear and anger and replace it with grace and love. And so it is, intent makes manifest. Namaste…
Winged Bird
Winged bird in flight,
Flying so freely through the night,
Upon the winds of love
And hope,
Fearful perhaps of what might.
Like all winged creatures
You soar,
High above earth's stable ground,
Touching briefly,
If only to light,
Upon the soul of love's creation.
Your flight is your fancy,
Your freedom from truth,
You use your wings wisely,
To escape attainment.
Winged bird in flight,
Flying so freely through the night,
Upon the winds of love
And hope,
Fearful perhaps of what might.
To stop your flight,
And be conceivably grounded,
Would it quench,
Your freedom you fear;
Or would you gain,
With your wings some feet,
To plant firmly on earth,
Among the seeds of love,
And grow ever more joyous,
Amid what love reaps.
Today, I re-mind myself to not be discouraged when things don’t go according to my plans or dreams. There’s a reason for everything that happens in life. When something doesn’t go our way, it is because there is something better in life for us that is coming our way, and if this other thing happened it might have impeded the way for better opportunities. And so it is, I set my intent, today and everyday, to accept what didn’t go my way and to remain open for the better opportunities that are on the way. Intent makes manifest… Namaste.
I am reminded today how we all hold onto past circumstances and grievances, and can easily slip back into mulling on those issues when something triggers our memory. The trick is to not allow yourself to slide down the slippery slope, but to let the memories go, release them to wash out to sea. Yes, I know, it is easier said than done sometimes, but the more we do it, the better we get at it. Releasing is a practice, it’s something we have to be willing to do, and something we must work at. And to be honest, no matter how hard we work at it, we might find that years later something surfaces that triggers a memory we thought we had long ago released. It’s back for a reason. To teach us something and to give us the space to find grace and release it yet again.
Today, I re-mind myself that releasing past grievances and pain. I recognize that holding on to these issues serve no purpose in my life. In fact, holding on holds me back. I affirm today to let go of the past. Release the sadness, release the trauma, release the negative issues that revolve around whatever past issues I am holding on to, or have resurfaced in my life. I set my intent to let go, to release these issues into the sea and watch them wash away. And so it is… Intent makes Manifest. Namaste…
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