~ Patience .....a Virtue ~

They say that 'Patience is a Virtue'.   Meaning it is something learned through practice.  For me it's about remembering to breath when I want to explode.

Some of us are better at it than others, but what I have found in my 41 years on this Earth is that it 'dont come easy'.  One day I might be very good at it and think I have the whole thing figured out, and then the next day... BOOM.

I remember someone telling me that meditation was a key to this mindfulness way of being. [It was my Mom] By meditating every day, I could become more centered and thusly respond better when moments arose where my patience was tested.

I find that breathwork has a lot to do with me remaining calm as well as diet.  When I eat acidic foods, I am much more likely to lose it compared to when I eat alkaline.  Alkaline foods are just more peaceful.  Acidity makes rushed decisions, can't wait for the light to change and is totally off the mark.  If I am going to eat acidic foods, I need to be extra mindful that I can or will react differently than when I am ingesting alkalinity.

Many times I find myself caught in a dance of too fast or too slow.  If I am going too fast, everyone is going too slow.  If I slow down.... vice versa.   It's like I heard someone say about driving on the road...  If someone is going too fast they are a MANIAC and if someone is going too slow then they are an IDIOT.

So,  who would I like to be... a maniac or an idiot?  Neither actually.   I would like to be somewhere in the middle... going with the flow... feeling peaceful and doing things right in time and space.

I have had many of these experiences before so I know what they feel like.  They feel like I am in my body, grounded, happy and in tune with the Universe.  In other words,  they feel great!

I want and desire to be in the flow.  I need to feel centered and grounded.  I need to breath [and drink lots of clean water].  I need to appreciate life around me before it flashes away while I speed by it.  I need to look in the eyes of my daughter and see the Universe there.   I need to turn off the computer, the lights, the TV and light some candles.   I need to sit in front of a fire and drum.   I need to feel my soul from within.

I need to meditate.   I like to meditate.  When I practice this... I am exercising my patience muscle which I can visit again when I know or remember where it is through this practice.

I want to take care of me better.  I am doing and ok job right, but I know I can do better.

It's not what you show the world, but what you are like after your front door closes.

[You will never get this day back...]

...Stay present because you are a gift...

Namaste ~*

Janzee

*~ Sleep is Good ~*

Slumber, 40 winks, catching some Z's, going to dreamland, crashing out, hitting the sack, had it, enough for me, time for bed, going to sleep, see you later, sandman's here, and many more...

I love sleep.  I love dreaming.  It is so important to get good rest.  We sleep for 1/3 of our lives, but I believe we are not missing that much.  I do more in my sleep some nights than I do in my waking state.  I can do so much more in so many different ways that it is hard to explain in words.  I guess that's why the Great Spirit  invented this lovely avenue for us. 

I process my life in my dreams.  They are the basis for a lot of my creativity.  Sleep creates space and healing in my life.  My dreams show me that I am more than my waking self.  I have a life beyond reason and 'reality'.  A place I can be and go where there are no rules and limitations; only the ones I impose on myself.

Taking good rest is good for the Soul.  It is good for the Over Soul and also good for the Collective Soul.  Without it we go crazy, think way too much and just burn out.  Being burnt out is not a nice place to be.  teeth start falling out, and hair too.  Sleep is healing and we can all use more of that.  We can bring a better us to the world when we have recharged properly.  Make it your new Mission to bring back some Sleepy Love into the World Today... ~*   So... Go now... and get some REST and Sweet Dreamzzz... *~*~*

And don't forget to bring some back... There is a rainbow bridge and its wrought in starlight *~*~* 

Namaste *~*~*

love,

Janzee