Finding Stillness in the midst of Chaos

The 'Observing Presence' or 'Witnessing Presence' (Higher Self)
behind the mind (Ego)

The Witnessing Presence

What happens when you turn the lights off at night and lay your head down on your pillow? Does your mind begin chattering aimlessly? Are there images that flicker incessantly behind your eyelids, like someone flipping through  channels inside your mind? How does one meditate effectively with so much psychological and mental pollution flitting about? Is there an effective way to shut off the noise and allow the stillness to envelop you?

Through the years and with practice, becoming the 'witnessing presence' of our minds (egos) is possible. Many philosophies teach various versions of the witnessing presence, the 'higher self', 'consciousness', 'light body', and so on. Modern day spiritual teacher Eckhart Tolle discusses the witnessing presence in his book "The Power of Now" concisely and extensively. The Witnessing Presence is our higher self, our higher consciousness whose neutrality silences the mindless, incessant chatter of our Ego-ic Mind. We can learn to simply observe our ego mind as the witnessing presence without judgment, without critique.

Quieting the Mind

Humans tend to over think, over analyze, over process and over exaggerate. It's an affliction of the mind, the ego. The ego is constantly threatened with annihilation, so it clings to conditioned thinking with a ferocious, white-knuckled grip. It's not easy to let go of all the extraneous garbage that clogs up our mindscape (I just made that word up ~ LOL!) and sometimes renders us immobile, because fear (anxiety) is debilitating if we allow it to be. 

Something that has helped me in the past is during the act of meditation, I'll simply allow my thoughts to come in without judging them or giving them an audience. I allow the thoughts to come into my mind, acknowledge them and don't give them any more time or energy than that. If it seems my mind is running away with my thoughts, I will bring my attention back to my breathing. I'll focus on each inhalation of breath deep into my lungs, as well as each exhalation through my lips. Calm and relaxed. Calm and relaxed. 

Simply allow your thoughts to BE

In that way, my mind becomes quiet one thought at a time. There are other ways to quiet the mind, as well. But that is the way that I've found most effective while in the midst of meditation or while preparing to meditate.

I teach meditation to those who have anxiety issues, bipolar disorder, PTSD and other mental health issues, because it helps them to relax, to expand their consciousness, and to ease their unwarranted fears and anxieties. It's a most effective remedy for those who are interested in quieting their minds naturally without using drugs, chemicals or any other extraneous or unhealthy methods.

It's taken me many years to harness the act of meditation to its most effective and fullest. But meditation has changed my Life dramatically. If you're a non-believer, one who thinks he or she cannot meditate or who thinks you cannot let go of anxiety without the use of pills, chemicals or other unhealthy means, continue doing what you've been doing, by all means.

When you're tired of living as you have been, beating your head against the brick wall over and over and expecting different results ~ perhaps you'll seek out a person who can help you learn to meditate.

The ONLY guarantee I can offer to you is this: Meditation will change your Life exponentially. The ball is in your court. Try it. You've got nothing to lose ~ except your fear. Except your anxiety.

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Peace & Blessings ~

Reiki Nurse 

 

The Journey

Narcissists harbor deep-seated loathing for themselves ...

Narcissism: Incorrectly Overused Term

Loving who you are cannot and should not be equated with narcissism. Loving who you are is, in fact, the total opposite of narcissism. Narcissists harbor deep-seated loathing for themselves and deep down they’re unsure and have no concept of how to honest with themselves. Everything happens to them or is about them and the concept of ‘creating your own reality’ or ‘personal responsibility’ may as well be an alien language beyond comprehension. 

A narcissist truly loathes the person they are.  It’s a sad and toxic existence where s/he is constantly seeking the approval of others for validation of herself as a person. It’s a place of darkness, sorrow and despair. There may be a little ‘narcissist’ in every human being, actually. But self-love resolves the misaligned energies that create self-deprecation and self-delusion.

Learning to Love Yourself

I’ve learned that loving myself is not about feeling superior, better than, or more powerful than anyone else. In fact, loving who I am as a woman and a spiritual being teaches me that I am not only equal to every other sentient being on this plane of existence, I am intrinsically connected to each and every one. 

I’ve learned that loving myself means caring about what happens to me as a person, as a woman, as a living being. I’ve learned that loving who I am is knowing that I’m a flawed human being in all her glory and realizing that others’ needs are just as important as my own ~ not more important and not less important. I’ve learned that knowing how I care for myself in the present is going to benefit everyone I come into contact with because I won’t take my stress out on undeserving victims.

We're all on The Journey, The Great Path ...

Being present for myself ~ striving to stay in the present moment (which is pretty simple to do, but not really easy) ~ benefits not only my own state of mind, but every other soul’s peace of mind that I’ll come into contact with on my Journey today. Identifying my own needs and desires helps me to stay focused on the changes that need to be made within my personality (and hence, in my behaviors) as I become more aware. 

My spirit is perfect and I’m drawing from my spiritual self to manifest what it is I experience on this level. Loving myself is knowing my authentic self and what it is that ‘floats my boat’, so to speak. It’s learning to take charge of my emotions rather than allowing my emotions to be in charge.

Learning to love myself just as I am ~ accepting every flaw as well as every virtue ~ is part of my intrinsic Journey on this plane. We’re all on The Journey, the Great Path. We’re simply at different milestones, various land marks along the road. We are all connected to each other and to the Divine Consciousness, God, Allah, Jesus, Great Spirit, Being, etc. We needn’t be afraid to show the world who we truly are ~ for that bright, sparkling, radiation diamond at our very Core is who and what we truly are. We are One. We are Love. We are Connected. 

Be blessed and continue on The Journey with ease and grace ~

Blessings!

Reiki Nurse (Kathi)

The Light Revealed!

In the Beginning ...

Sometimes, this climate seems unconscionable, and so difficult to navigate for many, but it will change quickly and hopefully, peacefully. The current political/societal climate has all of us walking on eggshells, afraid of our own responses, reactions, words, etc. Interestingly, either side is fighting about or against their own opinions. The words and phrases we're spewing basically align with our own long-held, personal, conditioned beliefs. 

What if we all began to awaken to the fact that our internal belief system is not really our own? We were all raised this way or that way-and many of us get angry at the thought that others weren't raised ‘with the same values’, beliefs, political background, ethics, morals, etc. as we were. But if we were all the same - homogenous - wouldn't that feel monotonous and bland after a while? Change is our only constant in Life, and for me personally, change keeps me on my toes consistently!

Opening to Listen to One Another

We do need to be willing to listen to one another's opinions, feelings and views using our mature emotional intelligence abilities. None of us has to change his or her personal beliefs or opinions unless he/she wants to explore the deeper aspects of our individual inner workings. When doing so, it helps to have unbiased, neutral people listen to our laments. For me, it helps to have a neutral ear. 

I hear myself talking out loud to her and it's as though I'm observing myself. In that way, my Inner Guide/Higher Self (God, Jesus, Allah, Yaweh, Creator, Great Spirit, etc.) discerns truth from chaff. As I observe my self, my Self discerns the truth.

Collectively, imagine how much more empowered and connected we'd feel as citizens united against those things we abhor: anger, hatred, abuses, bigotry, negativity, chaos, war. How empowered would you feel if those around you felt the same way you did about those same issues? But then, we can stand apart from others and know that we abhor and disown all the negative behaviors without getting caught up in the resistance aspects of each one. We know intrinsically that what we resist continues to persist long and hard, making it difficult to ever come to a place of peace without our Self.

Unfortunately, some of us are incapable of letting go of the Egoic need to be 'right', and also of old conditioning. Therefore, it is difficult to be rigorously honest with our selves. Fear prevents many of us from looking deep within and bringing up those old paradigms and beliefs that no longer serve us individually or serve the greater good. Letting go is a process that takes practice, but there is freedom in knowing that anyone or anything, which no longer serves my higher purpose or the good of humanity can be let go of. 

We are More Similar than we are Different 

Humanity needs to be united for all peoples, no matter their religion, race, color, sexual orientation or other perceived differences. Indeed, for all sentient beings. All the aforementioned extraneous aspects do not and never have mattered. It is the human condition that has made these irrelevant issues relevant. 

In all the disagreeing, hatred, anger, judgment, et al, which is being cycled and recycled around our planet currently, we are not SOLVING anything. We are simply perpetuating problems if we are engaging in banter about ‘differences’. We are perpetuating the dissension if we are remaining silent, as well. Without dissension, changes can not and will not happen, nor has change ever taken place in history without periods of dissension. Logically, we are all acting insanely, yet we are refusing to see exactly how insanely we are behaving.

Today, I am changing my involvement in these processes. Today, I am willing to see that changes can and will happen amidst the dissension. Today, I am willing to BE the change I wish to see in the world. Today, I will see the Light within my brothers and sisters rather than the darkness surrounding them.

I am the beacon of Light that will shine her love on all of humanity!

Blessings ~

Reiki Nurse

Bright New Year Wishes!

Brilliant New Year Blessings!

The past year was wrought with so many lessons on a Soul level and on a subconscious level for me and for many others, that it almost seems surreal as 2016 makes way for 2017. I’m happy that the year completed on a good note and that we are all privy to NEW energies and NEW vibrations in 2017. We needn’t hold on to the sorrows or horrors of 2016, as it is all passing away as we live each moment in the presence of today ~

So, the outgoing year ~ 2016 ~ is considered a ‘9’ year, which esoterically means a year of endings, completions and closures on various levels. The New Year coming in (2017) has the energy of a ‘1’ year: New beginnings, new ventures, new energies and vibrations that we can welcome with open arms and hearts.

Let’s make it a GREAT year! My wish for everyone is peace, love, joy and prosperity of spirit in the coming year! Make it so!

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It’s a New Year once again! May your year be filled with many Blessings, Peace, Joy and LOVE!

Happy New Year, Everyone!

Precious doe

Reiki Nurse

Raising the Collective Vibrations

Light & Energy 

Elevation of Negativity

On November 9th, the world watched with a mixture of horror and fear as a large portion (but NOT the MAJORITY!) of America's citizens elected a blatantly hateful, misogynistic, corrupt, angry, xenophobic, bigoted, admitted sexual deviant to the highest position in the nation. People watched in disbelief and utter shock as this person rose amidst the waves (tsunamis) of civil unrest and lawlessness that pervade a once peaceful, once God-fearing nation. The biggest supporters of this hateful demagogue are the so-called ‘evangelical Christians’, which lends to paradigm of him being the 3^rd Anti-Christ, as Nostradamus predicted hundreds of years ago.

His ugly, dark persona represents humanity’s collective consciousness, which is

Light

being reflected back to us through him like a huge mirror. We are being forced to see everything that we loathe in him is exactly what we harbor within ourselves. We are the darkness personified in the Anti-Christ behavioral patterns of Donald Trump. ‘Christ’ simply means ‘Light’ and we are all part of the Light ~ yes, even Donald is part of the Whole. We are all connected to one another via the Light/Creator and we are being urged to expose all our darkness to the Light in order to align ourselves with our Christ-Consciousness.

Rise of Seven Deadly Sins 

During the last 18 months or so, the entire world has witnessed, with growing fear and trepidation, the rise of the seven deadly sins in all their blatant and frightening glory: Lust, Greed, Anger, Envy, Pride, Sloth & Covetousness. The seven deadly sins have been elevated, praised and elected to the highest office in the United States through this person. Think about the types of people who are supporting the misaligned energies of Donald Trump: There are people who claim to be aligned with Jesus Christ: The Light of the World. How can one who supports such hatred, such anger and self-righteousness, such xenophobia and misogyny ~ be aligned with Jesus’ teachings? The hateful rhetoric that these supporters spew is the exact antithesis of what Jesus Christ taught us.

We are ALL darkness & Light

Indeed, even someone who doesn’t believe in a Supreme Being can acknowledge that everything negative that embodies this man’s persona is in direct and complete polar opposition to what Jesus taught us. We’ve all learned in Sunday School and CCD classes that Jesus was a gentle, reasonable voice of Love, Tolerance, Acceptance, and Peace during a time when people felt they had no direction or representation. Christ brought love and peace where previously hatred and anger reigned, order where previously disarray and chaos was prominent, and tolerance where previously people judged one another based on merit and material gain.

The mockery of America's deeply embedded, core, humanistic values: peace, liberty, equality, love, and unity for instance, signals the fast approaching shift in consciousness that will be required to quell the tensions and civil unease which currently pervade the nation and indeed, the world. Whether you support this person's rise to power or not, there are some undeniable reasons why he has been elevated to this highest office in the land despite losing the popular vote by nearly three million. 

Brilliance & Light

One reason is clear: Civil unrest. Millions of citizens have been calling for changes within the structural aspects of government for many years. Despite the negativity and hatred that this person represents, Americans saw something in him that set him apart from previous politicians. Perhaps it is the fact that he basically feels free to spew anything he wishes, whether or not it offends entire groups of people, and whether or not it is based in fact. Perhaps it's because he has been able to do anything he pleases, whether illegal, immoral or blatantly unethical and yet, remains unaccountable for his words and his actions. Maybe it’s because his hateful, angry rhetoric mirrors many Americans feelings precisely.

A Collective View 

Collective Consciousness

Whatever the reasons behind his rise to power, despite America’s core values being quashed in the wake of his election, the persona of this man's very being is a giant reflection of our collective consciousness and our collective, unhealthy EGOs (Easing God Out). And yet, this entire process is not about one person. It’s about the entire collective, the whole world, all of humanity. We must not allow ourselves to be distracted by blaming or shaming one person, because it’s not about just one person. Humanity is being forced to face its monstrous, collective dark Shadows that resides within each and every one of us, no matter how pious and spiritual. We all have the capacity for darkness, for evil, for negativity. None of us is exempt from both sides of the colloquial coin.

We are being called to face our Shadow selves, our dark sides directly. Within each of us resides a darkness that is inherent and we are all responsible for identifying that inner evil and facing it head on. Only then can we expose it to the Light of Christ Consciousness. Only then can we transform that darkness into light. There are many who will fall by the wayside during these next few years, who will succumb to the hatred, evil, darkness and misaligned energies either by supporting the rhetoric or by denying that it actually exists within our hearts and minds.

Awakening

Humanity is Awakening  

This is a time to observe, pray, meditate and remove the blinders from our eyes. This is a time to realize that the veil of darkness is lifting and the Light is overcoming the darkness globally. This is the end of the world as we know it, and as we’ve known it to be. There are huge changes coming and humanity is going to experience each and every change individually and collectively.

The Awakening of Humanity is upon us ~ this is the last generation, so to speak. Humanity is being called to transform the hatred in our hearts into the Light of Love, the Light of Christ. If we choose the path of blindness, we are choosing darkness and negativity. We must consciously elevate our vibrations, elevate our Light-filled thoughts, elevate our actions and come from the place of LOVE at our Core to which we all have ownership: Love is all that matters! Let us realize a new world filled with the Christ-Light, Christ-Love and Christ-Peace for all.

Humanity is raising its collective Consciousness in order to raise the entire vibration of Mother Earth. These truths are written upon each an every one of our Souls since the beginning of Time as we know it. 

We are One. We are Love. We are all Connected ~

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Peace, Love, Light & Blessings ~

Reiki RN

Is it Possible to Unplug From Technology Daily?

Greetings, Everyone! 

Humanity Needs a Break!

I wish to make this post as informative, yet as simple, as possible. There are so many things happening on a spiritual level that some of us can feel, but do not completely understand. I want to reach out to those of you who are frightened about the results of the recent U.S. election. It’s not as catastrophic as it might feel for you at this time. Humanity is being urged to realize that there is MORE to Life than what we see in this duality we call ‘life’ on Earth. You can contact me via my website if you wish to discuss this further.

The Sound of God 

There is so much more than what we ‘see’ just with our eyes. There is also what we can see with all of our other senses engaged. Things that are not only visualized, but sensed and felt on levels deeper than that which can explain.

Disconnect Temporarily~It IS Possible!

Our brains are on technology overload daily; which leads to information overload and essentially, psychological and mental fatigue. What would be beneficial for each of us is to take breaks away from technological devices a few times a day. By doing so, we give our bodies (and brains) the chance to recharge our own internal ‘batteries’, our own hard drives, if you will ~ and take a break from information overload on the technology highway to simply regroup.

I can hear your protests, my friends, and I understand!: “But, Reiki Nurse, how do we do that? We use computers and smart phones all day long for everything!” I use my smart phone and computer on a daily basis, too!

Here’s how I do it, my friends:

1. Make a decision to get recharged and take a break ~ from everything!

2. Schedule a time (at least 10 minutes ~ more is BETTER!) to unplug from everything!

3. Find a quiet place ~ away from everyone and everything where you will not be disturbed.

Just Let that SHIT Go! 

4. Become aware of your breathing ~ try to slow it down. Be still. Close your eyes if you wish.

5. Allow your thoughts to clear out of your mind ~ OR ~ simply acknowledge each thought that enters your awareness, but don’t entertain it ~ just let it pass by

6. This isn’t meditation, though you can make it so if you wish. It’s simply a break from the toxins of technology for a period of time in your daily routine. It’s refreshing and healthy for you!

Enjoy!

In Conclusion

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If you have any questions, concerns, comments or issues you wish to discuss please feel free to contact me via my website link, too. I’m always willing to listen!

Peace, Love, Light & Blessings ~

Reiki Nurse (Kathi)