Happy Tuesday gorgeous hearts!  I am always amazed by the invaluable choreography of the universe.  The people who appear in my midst, the books that fall off of the shelves, the sights that I behold, the silent prayers that are answered, the lessons of possibility that unveil themselves…I can't help but feel the corners of my mouth turn upward in gratitude.  

The other day I picked up a book I purchased about a year ago and during that time, struggled to connect with the content.  The Great Work of Your Life by Stephen Cope is sheer brilliance…he chronicles the ordinary tales of those seeking their dharma through the lens of The Bhagavad Gita.  The Bhagavad Gita is a 2,000 Yoga scripture on dharma.  Dharma according to Cope's research is all about "vocations and callings."  As the Bhagavad Gita states, “It is better to live your own destiny imperfectly than to live an imitation of somebody else's life with perfection.” 

As I re-visit this book, I keep stumbling over the same sentence…"What do you fear most in this life?  What is your biggest fear? Right now."  Re-reading this sentence I feel urgency sauntering through the crooks of my life.  Thomas Merton says, "What you fear is an indication of what you seek."  I feel myself standing naked with truth.  This is a really BIG question to allow into one's inner world.  It takes compassion to stand in the center of your life and disrobe to all the 'stories' you have allowed to steer you thus far.  It takes courage to simply practice 'being' with yourself instead of identifying as a 'doing' machine.  Exploring this vulnerable question allows us to put down our weapons, to silence the inner critics, to simply be present…'Right now.' What is your dharma and why aren't you living it...

Fear is a rhythm in life that either propels us towards our greatness, or cripples us in our pursuit of discovery.  Fear's opposite is love.   Marianne Williamson so beautifully captures the essence of these two opposites, "Love is what we are born with.  Fear is what we learn.  The spiritual journey is the unlearning of fear and prejudices and the acceptance of love back in our hearts.  Love is the essential reality and our purpose on Earth.  To be consciously aware of it, to experience love in ourselves and others, is the meaning of life.  Meaning does not lie in things.  Meaning lies in us."  

As we move towards our dharma; towards our calling, the waters of life can at times sweep over us in tsunami like proportions and at other times they wash over us in baptism.  This crazy beautiful ride is our life…it is our chance to practice sharing our dharma with the world.  With gratitude at the helm we can navigate any circumstance.  We don't need 'eternal garments' squelching our inner spirits.  What we need is a sacred alter at the center of our hearts…at this alter we can consciously practice sharing our gifts with the world.  In this spaces we honor the rhythms of our lives, we allow love to emerge out of the ashes of fear.  We find freedom in disrobing the unkept desires of our souls.  When we are living our dharma we are unstoppable.  

May you be inspired to live your vocation.  May you inspire others to live their callings.  May you not shy away from your own light, but rather run towards it with outstretched arms…come home to yourself.  

May You Sweetly Seek:)
In Gratitude, 
Sarah 

Happy Sunday beautiful hearts….I was walking this morning and I couldn't help but admire the precious shells lining the shore.  Each one so different and unique; just as we are.  It took all of the different shells to create this beautiful word…Love is the echo of our lives…it is the point where we no longer see separation.  Love is the shore line just as much as it is the horizon line.  Love continually multiplies itself.   It is who we are…it is how we express…it is the most powerful vision of ourselves and others.  Love leaves it's calling card in every sight we behold, in every breath we take, in every word we speak, in every touch we exchange.  Love is our natural state of being.  Love is born in the stable of all hearts and its journey is our grandest adventure.  Love is constructed in each breath.   We draw in…we let go.  Love is the shelter for our blessings….It is the warehouse of our awareness.  
Love only knows the splendor of being love itself….
  
LOVE IS….
The energy of love kisses awake the dawn.
Love is the dawn

The energy of love gently tucks in the shadows of night
Love is the night

The energy of love is the evolving presence of imperfection
Love is imperfection

The energy of love is the duality of Yin and Yang
Love is the Yin and the Yang

The energy of love is the bridegroom of faith
Love is faith

The energy of love is the quilted cloak of patience
Love is patience

The energy of love is the soaring awareness of freedom
Love is freedom

The energy of love is the sweeping breeze of change
Love is change

The energy of love is the devoted heart of passion
Love is passion

The energy of love is the joy of surrender
Love is surrender

The energy of love is the rapture of a lover
Love is the lover

The energy of love is the absolute ovation from life
Love is the ovation

The energy of love is held within the innocence of all
Love is innocence

The energy of love is the wisdom of awareness
Love is awareness

The energy of love is the dignified alchemist
Love is the greatest alchemist

The energy of love is the guru
Love is my guru

The energy of love contains all and lacks nothing
Love is all…

SLD

May You Sweetly Seek:)
In Gratitude, 
Sarah 


 

Happy Friday beautiful hearts!  Today's the perfect day for a dance party at your computer...I hope you are as inspired as I am by this AMAZING song!!  Making it my mantra....at the end of it all.... I LIVED!!
May you Sweetly Seek:)
In Gratitude, 
Sarah 

"I Lived"

Hope when you take that jump, you don't fear the fall
Hope when the water rises, you built a wall
Hope when the crowd screams out, they're screaming your name
Hope if everybody runs, you choose to stay

Hope that you fall in love, and it hurts so bad
The only way you can know is give it all you have
And I hope that you don't suffer but take the pain
Hope when the moment comes, you'll say...

I, I did it all
I, I did it all
I owned every second that this world could give
I saw so many places, the things that I did
With every broken bone, I swear I lived

Hope that you spend your days, but they all add up
And when that sun goes down, hope you raise your cup
Oh, I wish that I could witness all your joy and all your pain
But until my moment comes, I'll say...

I, I did it all
I, I did it all
I owned every second that this world could give
I saw so many places, the things that I did
With every broken bone, I swear I lived

Oh [4x]

With every broken bone, I swear I lived.
With every broken bone, I swear I...

I, I did it all
I, I did it all
I owned every second that this world could give
I saw so many places, the things that I did
With every broken bone, I swear I lived.

Oh [4x]

I swear I lived. Ohhh [2x]

Happy Tuesday beautiful hearts!  On today's Talking about it Tuesday, I want to talk about love...what is this mysterious raw emotion all about, where does it originate from and why is it's presence in our lives so vitally important?  When I think of love, I think of snuggly babies, familiar friends, adoring lovers, natures bounty, sunsets, words, experiences, and so much more...love is the glue of life!

When I began searching the etymology of 'love' I discovered that love was originally termed 'leubh' and it's origin can be traced back to the Proto-Indo-Europeans an estimated five thousand years ago.  At this time 'leubh' meant 'desires.' It then evolved and was assimilated into Old English as 'lufu,' and was used to describe 'deep affection.'  Currently love is defined as 'a profoundly tender, passionate affection for another person' and when used as a verb it means, 'to have love or affection for.'

So with all of this being said, why is love so IMPORTANT in our daily lives?  Minus the definitions and origins, when I get quiet and let this current of LOVE flow into my heart and my life, I find a wellspring of awareness that is organically constructed by the journey of my life. In this space there is no comparison, simply experiences that have flavored my heart with joy, with sorrow, with tender moments, with aching doubts, with gentle prayers, and infinite love.  I find myself staring at these 4 letters wondering how much of an impact they have had on the progression of our culture...wars have been fought, people have been killed, babies have been born, tears have been shed, poets have created, musicians have conducted, seasons have changed, beliefs have evolved, hearts break,  and time is unceasingly embellished by this illusory word. 

Here's my definition of LOVE:
L is for Live...live a life of LOVE, support your fellow neighbor as they evolve on their journey, because their journey in essence is your journey.  As you reside in your physical bodies, don't forget from whence you came....you are infinite light, and joy is your birthright.  In order for LOVE to multiply, it must be tended to, it must be gently held and loosely anchored .  Live your life as awake as you can, create more of what you desire.  Speak of what you love...LIVE your LOVE in GRATITUDE...

O is for Opportunity....opportunity is the trailblazing companion of LOVE.  Opportunity offers us experience and possibility.  Each moment that we EXPRESS, FEEL, SHARE, EMBRACE, CREATE, and DREAM we open the galaxy of our hearts to more amazing opportunity.  Opportunity isn't positive or negative in nature, it is simply a tool of spiritual evolution meant to assist in our spiritual existence.  Opportunity offers us an intimate partnership with love.  It simply requests our full presence to observe all that goes on in our lives and encourages us to be a witness. 

V is for Velocity....velocity accelerates our partnership with LOVE.  We are consistent changing spirits whose very nature is that of growth and change.  LOVE requires this velocity in our lives so that we may expand into the richest expression of our experiences.  Velocity is always at work in our lives bringing us closer to the highest and best good.

E is for Evolving...Evolving is the basic nature of LOVE.  We blossom into new experiences and die to ones that no longer serve us.  Our hearts break and then one day without even realizing it, they become the benevolent voice of wisdom calling us back towards meaning and truth.  Evolving in LOVE allows us to release attachments to those situations, people, and experiences that are no longer serving to express our highest self.  As we advance in compassion towards self and others our speed of LOVE-OLUTION greatly increases! 

As you move throughout your day remember that you are expressing yourself as PURE LOVE...when in doubt, simply ask the question, "What would love do?"  Watch your life transform.

May you Sweetly Seek:)
In Gratitude,
Sarah

Happy Thursday beautiful hearts!  Today I am feeling so inspired by this verse from the Upanishads…there is timeless wisdom in each line of this gorgeous text.  Thankful Thursday is a space of non-stop gratitude, of Divine connection, of pure bliss.  To me, these footprints represent the thoughts we have, the words we speak, the actions we engage in, the habits we perpetuate, the character we reinforce, the destiny that we actively construct.  

It is our job as gorgeous spirits to offer up the highest thoughts of ourselves.  As Marianne Williamson shares, "It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us.  We ask ourselves, 'Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, and fabulous?' Actually, who are you not to be?"  As we increase our vocabulary of gratitude we can't help but become observers of our words.  Our words are our tool of goodness, they are a cloak of possibility.  Underneath this cloak lies a priceless treasure of confirming relationship towards self and others.  Our words offer the peace of Spirit.  Words help us to move into the actions of life.  When we grow from a space of generosity and thanksgiving we create lives of Divine opportunity.  Positive words trickle down into the stream of our consciousness and we are able to move from a springboard of freedom.  Actions expressed in their highest form become the habits of our lives.  These habits create the energetic playground of awakening.  When we are awake watchers of our habits, we can plug into the sensual dance of life.  These habits connect us to our character; the tapestry of our stories.  Our character is born out raw simplicity.  When life breaks us down to our core, we are nothing more than an emanation of light.  Woven together with strands of love, filaments of grief, gems of joy…the breaking down of our character leads us into the realm of our destiny.  There is an unfolding of growth awaiting our presence.  

As you move through the day, may you be thankful for the construction of your life.  A life that is sometimes messy with footprints, but raw with love.  

May you Sweetly Seek:)
In Gratitude, 
Sarah