Lucidesse - Inspiring Strokes of Genius

My goal for this episode it isn’t to calm the mind, or perfect the soul, or heal wounds. It's not eve to make us better people.It's to KNOW THYSELF…as you are, to see yourself clearly, with lucidity. That’s where the name Lucidesse comes from: Lucid. We see ourselves clearly, bright and shining like diamonds.Today’s episode is a brief exploration of breath and awareness. These two innate gifts are often overlooked, or misunderstood, so I'd like to explore breath, then explore awareness, and then explore their combined wisdom -- what I call Divine Refraction.For me, the breath is beyond words. I’ve spent thousands of hours focused on my breath and come to know and love my breath as deeply and passionately as any lover.I literally love my breath. And not as an entity, I love each and every, singular, breath. Every breath is it’s one and only, never to be breathed again. Some breaths are easy, others are hard. Some breaths are thin and weak, others are strong and powerful. I love them all. Each one teaches me about myself, about my reactions to life, about my deepest truths, and also how to live toward the dreams in my heart.My breath is my greatest teacher, and it’s also my most simple teacher. All it asks of me is to be aware of it, be aware of the breath.~~~~~~~~~Thanks to music: Lesfm from Pixabay

Why don’t I simply heal my past? Because I often overlay my past onto my present, which means there’s no need for me to go anywhere, my past is right here. And that’s where I’d like to begin, right here. In the present moment.What do you do when you get sucked into a whirlpool of old stories, and overused emotions, a whirlpool where life no longer flows, it only spins, around and around and around?What do you do when drown in your habitual responses?Healing into my future directs us away from habitual response by employing the wisdom of one very simple question, a question with infinite possibility.Who do I wish to be?The answers to this question brings us out of the unconscious, whirling past, and holds us safe, in a space where we can cultivate something new, simply by thinking one healthy thought. This is the science of neuroplasticity. “Healing into my future” gives us a chance to care for ourselvesWhen I care for myself, I have no need to compare myself.The process of “healing into my future” isn’t a mono-truth, it’s a smorgasbord of questions and answers -- and you decide -- in each precious moment. Am I ready to look away from my past, and heal into my future?Music by JuliusH from Pixabay

Am I ready to look away from my past, and heal into my future?When you direct yourself into your past, that’s where you’re going. This isn’t wrong, there are times when we need to do this, but if you’ve been doing this for years, and you haven’t discovered inner peace, or wholeness, or joy, then something isn’t working. You aren’t broken. What this means is that it’s time to stop recycling the past, to stop habitually telling the same story, over and over. “Healing into my future” means you’re brave enough to believe in yourself, to live the life you dream of, and trust that whatever needs healing is waiting for you, in the right time, in the right place, in the right way. “Healing into my future” begins with perspective and direction, not movement. Don’t concern yourself with what everyone else is doing. Choose your attributes, stand on your foundation. It’s that simple. And it's powerful.Music thanks :JuliusH from Pixabay

Beginnings are so sweet, which makes it easy to overlook the importance of endings. But remember, life is all about endings. Every moment ends in order for the next to begin. This is also true of relationships, careers, events, commitments, lives, etc. This podcast helps you restore your joy, wonder, and the lightness of being by practicing the art of Goodbye. I’ve found it’s really good to say goodbye, it’s in the word, after all. Good Bye.Relax and enjoy as I share a process for healthy closure, ending, release, letting go...so you can grow into a future filled with bright beginnings. Music thanks:JuliusH from Pixabay

I find it odd to explain who I am because I’m not certain I know - I mean, which part of me defines who I am? Am I my experiences? Am I my personality? Am I my gender? Being a woman has certainly affected my life.Perhaps I’m my genetics? Genes a solid bet. Yet, even here, in an arena we’ve long believed was set-in-stone, we’re finding that our genes are not stone.This conundrum reminds me of a quote by Robyn Davidson. ”Real travel would be to see the world, for even an instant, with another’s eyes.”I’d love for you to see the world with my eyes, and I’d love to see the world with yours. This is the level of connection I seek in my life - but it isn’t easy, at least for me, because I must open myself…. open to you, open to seeing with your eyes.What I’m about to share isn’t fact, but neither is it fiction, it’s a suspension of those.What I share today is simply my personal truths.My birth in Hawaii, growing up on a farm in Wanship, living in a household which wasn't safe, and dragging my childhood into adulthood. Until I found a large, red book, which helped me heal.Music thanks:JuliusH from Pixabay