So many people these days are faced with unexpected challenges and may feel that life has become more about survival than awakening. And during these times it may seem that our divine purpose has submerged deep into the murky layers of the unconscious. 

Yet it is also possible to use our current life circumstances to serve the call to freedom....true freedom - which is not circumstantial. This can indeed seem like a paradox, but so often I find that my limited ego/bound mind simply cannot see the bigger picture. And our circumstances are always part of that bigger picture. So I find that it's important not to get mired in despair when things seem dismal. This is when it is important to give ourselves some quiet spells where we can let go of the perceived struggle and relax into that larger flow. 

I cannot say if there is a specific, pre-determined purpose to each of our lives, but I can say for certain that they are all filled with purpose in a larger sense. So I often prefer to use the word "Purposeful" rather than purpose when talking about life's meaning. For often it is only our ability to see and appreciate the interconnectedness of all things to become aware of the purposefulness that all life holds.

So take time in the midst of your sorrow or suffering or struggle to survive to dive down below the surface. For that greater sense of life's purpose is always here even when we can't see it. And in time the Soul will always find a way to make it sparkle through the depths so our eye catches the glimmer and we reach down through the shadows to reclaim it once again!

♡ Jeanette

As a woman in midlife I am finding it incredibly beneficial to begin a practice of kickboxing. For years I have studied & applied many processes designed to help us clear energy blocks & release this powerful force for new, creative uses. Yet the results remained incomplete until I actually encountered a practice that used targets to actually make physical contact.

There are many forms of meditation & movement that are designed to help us balance the forces of energy within us. And they all offer benefits. However, if you are like me and have spent much of your life repressing powerful emotions like anger, there comes a time when the body needs the impact of actually contacting something with force in order to free the pent up energies. This contact discharge serves a vital function in opening up the chi in the periphery nervous system allowing a greater & more natural flow as a result.

Ironically, the result is not to make one feel like they can dominate or subdue other people or beings. Instead the result is to liberate this energy to allow it to circulate freely throughout the body & create greater harmony in the Body+Mind+Spirit. Generally the need to dominate comes from insecurity and repressed energies. So finding a useful way to channel this force can improve self-confidence & allow greater ease and tolerance in our interactions with others.

What divine gifts have you bound & caged for fear they would not be honored? Do the keys to their liberation lie just below the surface of your awareness? Is it now time to offer them the freedom to fly unhindered by any of the beliefs & fears you have inherited from life & the world?

I am finding that in the wake of my recent health adventure it seems my Soul was trying desperately to wake me up from a groggy ambivalence. Despite years of self awareness exploration, I discovered that decades ago I had put away one of my most cherished divine gifts....which is painting. So now it is time to begin once again to play in these creative waters.

And this time ushers in a wave of transformation for Blue Earth Awakening as well. For unless it evolves with me the life force will not continue to flow through it. So it is time to shift my focus away from trauma & toward creative transformation. Too long I have languished in the waters of the murky past, attempting to solve the riddle of my life. Too long have I put aside living for healing.

How this will change BEA I am not sure, but I have condensed the topics of Trauma, Anxiety & PTSD into one section. And I will be sharing more of my own artwork that I have used to express my own process for years. For years my inner guidance came through in the form of drawings on black paper and remained unseen by anyone but me. But now it is time to pick up the brushs & paints again and allow myself the indulgence of creating real paintings. 

The other change is that it is time to create ways that we can interact. Blue Earth Awakening was never conceived to be a place of unidirectional information. The vision I received when I was at a mountain lake was that BEA would be a way for us to support each other's process of transformation and to offer whatever I have learned to help ease this sacred journey. So I shall explore ways that we can share our experiences, wisdom & stories in both directions. For now the best place to do that is on Facebook at www.facebook.com/BlueEarthAwakening, but I will also look into adding a forum on the website where we all can interact more. And remember that I also invite you to share your comments & experiences here in the blog section.

With your participation we can grow together during this time of "ordinary awakening" as Gangaji calls it. Together we have so much more power to fuel our collective conscious awakening! 

With Love & Deep Gratitude ♡ Jeanette