The ART of Living Life
Sharon's Older Blogs
2020 - February 1, 2021
Sharon's Older Blogs
JANUARY 25 - FEBRUARY 1:
MONDAY:
LIVING LIFE PURPOSEFULLY
IN THE FIELD OF POTENTIAL AND POSSIBILITY!
We have the Power of Choice to live
life aligned with our values.
Even when the outer world is distraction.
Use your creative human powers to choose the
direction you are guided to go.
THE POWER OF FOCUS
THE POWER OF CHOICE
THE POWER OF ACTION
THE POWER OF NON-ACTION
THE POWER OF ATTENTION
THE POWER OF GRATITUDE
THE POWER OF FORGIVENESS
TUESDAY/WEDNESDAY
One of the choices we have is "listen" and see if
we are called to serve MOTHER EARTH at this time.
Is there something you are being called to do at this time on the Planet?
LISTEN...and honor your Inner Voice!
LISTEN TO YOUR INNER VOICE by Larry Kiser
Listen To Your Inner Voice
It Speaks Within Your Heart
Oh, Listen To Your Inner Voice
It's Silent like The Wind
Oh, Listen To Your Inner Voice
It Sings The Sounds Of Love
THURSDAY:
DEEPENING INTO THE TRUTH OF YOU
I invite you to sit in silence and enquire:
I AM a SPARK of the DIVINE....
What is the significance of this?
FRIDAY:
OPENING TO THE MATURITY OF THE HEART
As we mature in our in divine qualities we are able to
"hold" more of the chaos that arises.
What are you being called to hold at this time?
What divine qualities would support you in this?
perhaps more...
COMPASSION
LOVE
FORGIVENESS
GRATITUDE
STRENGTH
GENEROSITY
GOODNESS
PERSEVERANCE
WISDOM
SATURDAY:
DIFFERENT LEVELS OF EMOTIONS
Karla McLaren, author of The Language of Emotions
lists three levels of emotions. They are soft, medium, or intense.
For example under Shame/Guilt her listing would be as follows:
SOFT: Discomfited / flustered / speechless
MEDIUM: ashamed / embarrassed / sheepish
INTENSE: Humiliated / self-condemning / belittled
Perhaps this way of looking at emotions may be helpful
in seeing where your intensity level is at any one time.
SUNDAY:
THE ART OF TRANSFORMATION
As one learns to meet all that arises and to "be with" the emotions and to feel them in the body with depth and sincerity, giving them an opportunity to be seen, the opportunity is for them to dissipate.
MONDAY:
RE-ALIGNING AFTER A RETREAT
Following a retreat or a time where you have spent considerable time going within, aligning to the Truth you want to bring into your life is extremely important.
Following are some self-enquiry questions you may want to ask yourself:
* How can I create a life-style that will support this new way of being?
* What is the spiritual practice I want to have in my daily life?
* What are three divine attributes I want to bring into my life?
This is an on-going conversation on
The Voice of Change radio program.
with love, Sharon
JANUARY 24 - FEBRUARY 1, 2021
TUESDAY:
One of the choices we have is "listen" and see if
we are called to serve MOTHER EARTH at this time.
Is there something you are being called to do at this time on the Planet?
LISTEN...and honor your Inner Voice!
LISTEN TO YOUR INNER VOICE by Larry Kiser
Listen To Your Inner Voice
It Speaks Within Your Heart
Oh, Listen To Your Inner Voice
It's Silent like The Wind
Oh, Listen To Your Inner Voice
It Sings The Sounds Of Love
WEDNESDAY:
THE ART OF WELL-BEING
Listen To Your Inner Voice
By Larry Kiser
Listen TO Your Inner Voice
It Speaks Within Your Heart
Oh Listen To Your Inner Voice
It's Silent Like The Wind
Oh Listen To Your Inner Voice
It Sings The Sounds Of Love
This is an on-going conversation on
The Voice of Change radio program.
with love, Sharon
SATURDAY AND SUNDAY:
JANUARY 22 & 23, 2021
BALANCING CHILDREN WATCHING
TELEVISION vs CREATIVE PLAY
Children who consistently spend more than 4 hours per day watching TV are more likely to be overweight.
Kids who view violent acts on TV are more likely to show aggressive behavior, and to hear that the world is scary and that something bad will happen to them.
Teens who play violent video games and apps are more likely to be aggressive.
Characters on TV and in video games often depict risky behaviors, such as smoking and drinking, and also reinforce gender-role and racial stereotypes.
CREATIVE ACTIVITIES
FOR CHILDREN
building blocks
play doe
drawing pictures
help cook a meal
plan a picnic
build a "tent" house with a sheet
over a table to chairs
garden
go to the park
learn to play an instrument
** But even more important, LISTEN to your child
and what he/she would like to do!
Building on a child's ideas is so empowering to them.
It gives them:
CONFIDENCE
ENCOURAGEMENT
ABILITY TO BE SELF-DIRECTING
INDEPENDENCE
Together We Learn...Together We Grow!!
This is an on-going conversation on
The Voice of Change radio program.
with love, Sharon
MONDAY, TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY, THURSDAY AND FRIDAY:
JANUARY 18 - 22, 2021
WORDS TO LIVE BY
MONDAY: FAITH
"Faith is believing in things when common sense tells you not to".
George Seaton
TUESDAY: TRUST
"All I have seen teaches me to trust the creator for all I have not seen."
Ralph Waldo Emerson
WEDNESDAY: MYSTERY
Yesterday is history.
Tomorrow is a mystery.
Today is a gift of God,
which is why we
Call it the present.
Bill Keane
THURSDAY: STRENGTH
BE FAITHFUL
IN SMALL THINGS
BECAUSE IT IS IN THEM
THAT YOUR STRENGTH LIES.
MOTHER TERESA
FRIDAY: LIGHT
Faith is the
strength by which
a shattered world
shall emerge
into the light.
Helen Keller
Together We Learn...Together We Grow!!
This is an on-going conversation on
The Voice of Change radio program.
with love, Sharon
SATURDAY AND SUNDAY: JANUARY 16 & 17
THE ART OF TEACHING CHILDREN ABOUT PEACE...
STEP BY STEP
STEP ONE: STOP!
Take time out! Breathe...and do nothing. Get a cup of tea and sit down and enjoy!
STEP TWO: LOOK!
Look around at your home environment and take inventory. Is it orderly? Is it inviting to children?
STEP THREE: LISTEN!
Listen to the conversations amongst your children and/or their playmates. Listen to yourself responding to them. Just listen!
STEP FOUR: WATCH!
Watch what your children are doing. How do they play with each other or alone? Be the "watchful observer"!
STEP FIVE: WRITE!
Write down what you are seeing and hearing. Be objective and non-judgmental!
STEP SIX: EDUCATIONAL!
Educate your children about PEACE. Find a book or CD about peace.
Invite an open conversation! Have fun!
STEP SEVEN: DECIDE!
Make a decision that your home will be a home of PEACE!
STEP EIGHT: ADDRESS!
Address every unpeaceful communication and action that is not peaceful.
STEP NINE: COOOPERATION!
Acknowledge cooperation. When you see your children are cooperating, acknowledge them for that action.
STEP TEN: VALUE!
Value all of life. Show appreciation and respect for all of life...ants, spiders, all of nature and all people....the homeless, the elderly and those with special needs.
STEP ELEVEN: SILENCE!
Encourage times of silence and stillness. Everyone needs to have time alone in silence and stillness.
STEP TWELVE: SERVE!
Find ways to reach out and help others. Volunteer with your children at a animal shelter or visit a retirement home.
YOU have the POWER to choose YOUR ACTIONS and
NON-ACTIONS!
I have the POWER to choose MY ACTIONS and NON-ACTIONS!
Together We Learn...Together We Grow!!
This is an on-going conversation on
The Voice of Change radio program.
with love, Sharon
THURSDAY & FRIDAY: JANUARY 14 & 15, 2021
THE ART OF MAKING A DECISION
When you have an important decision to make,
what is the process you go through to make that decision?
Have you ever thought about HOW you make a decision?
Do you make it quickly?
Do you ponder over it for a long time?
Do you listen to your inner self?
Do you ask your friends to make the decision for you?
Do you like to get agreement about your decision, and then
feel confidence that it is the right decision?
All of these are ways that might enter into the decision making process.
Do you make a decision in a different way?
DIVINE AND UNDIVINE INFLUENCES
re: THE ART OF MAKING A DECISION
Seeing that this week I discussed divine and undivine attributes we all have, I just realized that there can also be "undivine" influences wittingly or unwittingly affect us during the process of making a decision.
One such influence can be from the influence of the media on us.
Sometimes, we do realize the influence it has on us when we see that 50% of the products we purchase, we heard about on the television.
And at other times the television may have an effect on us that we don't even realize. For example, if we watch a certain television program on a regular basis and then realize that if our favorite character is having a good day, we have a good day. And if they have a bad day, we end up having a bad day. This happened to me when I was in my 30's! I was SO surprised to see this! That was the day I stopped watching the soap operas that my family introduced me to when I was 10 years of age!
And years later, I decided I did not want the influence of the media on me, so decided to no longer own a television set.
That was now 21 years ago.
A DIVINE INFLUENCE ON US...
Regarding a divine influence on us, let's consider our relationships with our "inner self". Do you sit in the silence and stillness and tune in to your inner self, when having to make a decision?
This is one way, to acknowledge what the inner YOU feels about a situation.
As I write this BLOG, I'm naturally tuning into my inner self (it can't help but listen as I write!) :)
And I'm realizing how deeply I've allowed some outside influences to
affect my day today. I'm amazed at how subtle they were...
and how from a simple email, I could have a certain thread of thoughts.
Presently, this time on the planet is so powerful! The incoming energies are SO strong, we can easily go toward the light...or toward the dark.
As we tune into the PRESENT MOMENT...
and BECOME AWARE OF OUR INNER DIALOGUE...
we can become conscious of its thoughts and consciously decide if we are going to take those thoughts in and ACT on them or not.
YOU have the POWER to choose YOUR ACTIONS and
NON-ACTIONS!
I have the POWER to choose MY ACTIONS and NON-ACTIONS!
Together We Learn...Together We Grow!!
This is an on-going conversation on
The Voice of Change radio program.
with love, Sharon
MONDAY, TUESDAY & WEDNESDAY: JANUARY 11, 12 & 13, 2021
DIVINE ATTRIBUTES
Divine Attributes are those qualities of goodness or positive one might express in his/ her daily life.
The two I felt that are being expressed in this image are:
PATIENCE and COOPERATION!
How lovely it is that 5 children could be sitting together
doing a puzzle...with some active and some just looking on
what appears to be in a very patient manner.
When we reflect on the way we act, we can learn more about the way we act and make conscious choices for future actions or non-actions.
Additional divine attributes are as follows:
SELF-CONTROL
PEACEFULNESS
COMPASSION
GENTLENESS
FORGIVENESS
VIGOR
AUSTERITY
Is there one of these that you would like to bring into your
life in a greater way?
UNDIVINE ATTRIBUTES
The undivine attributes are those that are not of a positive nature and as human being we often want to release from our way of being.
Some of these undivine attributes are:
FEAR
VIOLENCE
FICKLENESS
HATRED
ANGER
MALICE
ARROGANCE
PRIDE
Do you have one undivine attribute that you would like to
release from your way of being?
LIVING A CONSCIOUS LIFE
When we live a conscious life, we become aware of the way we act and reflect on ways of improving the way we live. We become aware of our effectiveness or ineffectiveness and work at improving our skills.
It is important as we live consciously, to be compassionate with our self, knowing that we are a work in progress and not to expect perfection. And at the same time, not to ignore attributes to thrive for and others to release.
What are 3 divine attributes you'd like to develop in the new year?
What are 3 undivine attributes you'd like to release during this new year?
YOU have the POWER to choose YOUR ACTIONS and
NON-ACTIONS!
This is an on-going conversation on
The Voice of Change radio program.
with love, Sharon
SATURDAY & SUNDAY: JANUARY 9 & 10, 2021
TEACHING YOUR CHILDREN ABOUT
THE VALUE OF PEACE
If you decide it is important to you for your family
to practice PEACE in all your interactions, I say
congratulations! I feel it's one of the most important decisions we can make as parents.
Following are some points to consider as you take this
into the realm of a Living Experience!
1. Call a family meeting to discuss if your children are four and older.
2. Discuss the ways your family already interacts that that
are peaceful.
3. Perhaps list worlds or sayings that exhibit peaceful conversations.
4. Discuss ways your family already is acting in a peaceful manner with each other.
5. If you children are rather mature, you might have fun acting out "peaceful" interactions.
6. Tell them that you will engage in conversation with them if you need to about a situation if you feel it's not peaceful.
7. Create a fun way of acknowledging each other when
a peaceful conversation and/or action has taken place.
Perhaps I thumbs up or a heart sign made with the hands could be used.
THE POWER OF REFLECTIVE PARENTING
If you observe that your parenting ways needs to be shifted,
simply step back and reflect on the way you are parentings now.
What is working?
What is not working?
What direction do you want to go in?
What is most important to you at this time?
Do you need to apologize to your child for something?
(This can be a very powerful experience!)
What is your very next step?
What do you want to happen long-term?
As I've discussed in past radio programs and blogs....
YOU have the POWER to choose YOUR ACTIONS and
NON-ACTIONS!
This is an on-going conversation on
The Voice of Change radio program.
with love, Sharon
THURSDAY & FRIDAY: JANUARY 6 & 7, 2021
THE POWER OF NON-ACTION
During the course of a day, we have many opportunities for action as well as non-action.
What makes the difference?
DISCRIMINATION
Discrimination is the power of making fine distinctions!
This forest exists because someone said YES to keeping it in it's natural condition, and perhaps NO, to cutting it down.
Some forms of NON-ACTION could be:
Not drinking and driving
Not yelling
Not spanking a child
Not saying something
Not eating a candy bar
Not getting angry
Not saying I love you
Not leaving a relationship
THE POWER OF ACTION
Likewise, taking action can be very powerful also.
Discrimination is the key. What do you want to say YES to.
What do you want to say NO to.
Some forms of ACTION could be:
Meditating
Writing an article
Calling a friend
Saying I love you
Attending a meeting
Eating a salad
Giving a gift
YOU have the POWER to choose YOUR ACTIONS and
NON-ACTIONS!
This is an on-going conversation on
The Voice of Change radio program.
with love, Sharon
MONDAY, TUESDAY & WEDNESDAY: JANUARY 4, 5 & 6, 2021
WHAT CAN YOU DO IF LIFE IS
CHALLENGING AND STRESS-FILLED?
RUN!
SWIM!
PAINT!
DANCE!
TALK TO A TRUSTED FRIEND!
Find a way to handle stress, anger, frustration...
THE TRUTH ABOUT YOU!
YOU are a spark of Divinity!
YOU are a spark of the LIFE FORCE!
YOU are unique!
YOU make a difference!
*P*E*A*C*E*
As each person finds their center of PEACE and finds ways
of peaceful action, we'll create a peaceful world.
P= PRESENCE: Being here in the NOW!
E=EMPATHY: Understanding the emotional make-up for others!
A= AFFINITY: Can you find a way to be in affinity with others in your world AND to put your attention on matters that are important and address them fully?
C= COURAGE: Do you have the courage, the confidence, and clarity to have a calm conversation with others to discuss life matters?
E= EQUANIMITY: Being emotionally and mentally stable and composed even under strain and tension.
This is an on-going conversation on
The Voice of Change radio program.
with love, Sharon
SATURDAY & SUNDAY: JANUARY 2 & 3, 2021
WHAT DO CHILDREN NEED
DURING CHALLENGING TIMES?
In the book, The Power of Showing Up, authors, Daniel Siegel and Tina Bryson, state that children need to feel the four S's:
SAFE: Giving children a safe harbor.
SEEN: We pay attention to her emotions--both negative and positive.
SOOTHED: This is about teaching your child how to cope when life gets hard and showing her that you'll be there with her along the way.
SECURE: When your child know she can count on you to show in the time of need, time after time, she will trust in a feeling of secure attachment and thrive.
PART II
The book scary news by Lorna Ann Knox, offers ways to raise joyful children when the headlines are full of fear.
Three of her suggestions are as follows:
Pray with your children.
Turn off the radio in your car when children are present.
Listen to your inner guidance.
The Voice of Change on Saturday, January 2, went into more details about these suggestions.
This is an on-going conversation on
The Voice of Change radio program.
with love, Sharon
FRIDAY, JANUARY 1, 2021
LIVING FULLY ALIVE!
LIVING FULLY AWAKE!
LIVING FULLY AWARE!
What would it look like if you were to live...
FULLY ALIVE!
FULLY AWAKE!
FULLY AWARE!
As I reflect on this, I believe it calls for breaking
out of the BOX we may find our self in!
It is not anyone's fault... not yours, not your parents,
not your friends... that we may find our self
in a BOX!
Are you in a box now of....
limitation!
fear!
restriction!
contraction!
smallness!
Pretend NOW...to come out of your invisible box!
MOVE!
BREAK FREE!
JUMP UP AND OUT!
What does it feel like NOW?
FREEDOM TO BE!
SPACIOUSNESS!
OPENNESS!
WIDENESS!
WILDNESS!
GRANDEUR!
CONNECTION TO ALL!
A few weeks ago I played with these ideas after
a meditation, and I truly felt different!
When we are living on the open playground...
of life...
without restriction....
we have the capacity to
FEEL!
BE!
EXPERIMENT!
GROW!
EXPERIENCE!
BE VULNERABLE!
EXPLORE!
CRY!
LAUGH!
And in this space, we are more available to be with
ALL of life...
the good..
the difficult...
the ugly!
Let us all break free of the box we find our self in
and be free... truly free to experience all of life in 2021!
Together We Learn...Together We Grow!
This is an on-going conversation on
The Voice of Change radio program.
with love, Sharon
THURSDAY: DECEMBER 31, 2020
SEEING and LIVING in the FIELD of DUALITY
AND
SEEING and LIVING in the FIELD of ONENESS
We can compare duality to ice cream1 There are two flavors!
And thus two choices!
This is the consciousness we've all been a part of since we were born.
We often see two choices are possible. Thus we choose this one or that one!
With the emergence of higher energies on the planet many are moving in the field of Oneness.
And if this is compared to Ice Cream, there might be numerous ice cream cones each blended with two or more flavors. And then a person making the choice of which ice cream cone to choose, she would just
naturally be drawn to one of the cones.
A languaging for this might be:
I FEEL!
I KNOW!
I ACT!
Together We Learn...Together We Grow!
This is an on-going conversation on
The Voice of Change radio program.
with love, Sharon
MONDAY, TUESDAY & WEDNESDAY: DECEMBER 28, 29 & 30, 2020
LIVING PRINCIPLES: HONORING ALL FORMS OF LIFE
Over one million seabirds are killed by ocean pollution each year.
Three hundred thousand dolphins and porpoises die each year as a result of becoming entangled in discarded fishing nets, among other items.
One hundred thousand sea mammals are killed in the ocean by pollution each year.
QUESTION: Is there anything you can do today to honor /respect some form of life?
LIVING PRINCIPLES: CULTIVATING RIGHT RELATIONSHIPS
As I was preparing for this BLOG and radio program, the 7 Principles of Kwanzaa came to my attention. I felt these are beautiful examples of Right Relationships so wanted to share them with you today.
1. Unity: To strive for and to maintain unity in the family, community, nation, and race.
2. Self-Determination: To define and name ourselves, as well as to create and speak for ourselves.
3. Collective Work & Responsibility: To build and maintain our community together and make our brothers' and sisters' problems our problems and to solve them together.
4. Cooperative economics: To build and maintain our own stores, shops, and other businesses and to profit from them together.
5. Purpose: To make our collective vocation the building and developing of our community in order to restore our people to their traditional greatness.
6. Creativity: To do always as much as we can, in the way we can, in order to leave our community more beautiful and beneficial than we inherited it.
7. Faith: To believe with all our hearts in our people, our parents, our teachers, our leaders, and the righteousness and victory of our struggle.
LIVING PRINCIPLES: MINDFUL CONSUMPTION & MINDFUL COMPASSION
The Dalai Lama stated that he feels
"WE NEED A REVOLUTION OF COMPASSION".
In the Lion's Roar magazine for January of 2021, it states that the Dalai Lama calls on us to make this a century of compassion for the planet and all its inhabitants.
In reflecting on these Living Principles, how can you be compassionate with yourself as you live them?
Could you perhaps BLESS your self for your past actions
and begin again?
Or perhaps you could FORGIVE yourself of not seeing the best in another, and then begin again?
Or perhaps you could acknowledge yourself for your success in these areas?
Together We Learn...Together We Grow!
This is an on-going conversation on
The Voice of Change radio program.
with love, Sharon
SATURDAY & SUNDAY: DECEMBER 26 & 27, 2020
LIVING PRINCIPLES: UNDERSTANDING THE SECRET WORLD OF A CHILD BEFORE BIRTH
"...THE UNBORN CHILD IS A feeling, remembering, aware being, AND
because she /he is, what happens to him/her what happens to all of us--in the nine months between conception and birth molds and shapes personality, drives and ambitions in very important ways."
From: Thomas Verny M.D., with John Kelly
The Secret Life of the Unborn Child
LIVING PRINCIPLES: HONORING & EMPOWERING OUR CHILDREN
What do children need from parents and significant people in their lives?
INFANTS: LOVE, AFFECTION, ATTENTION
TODDLERS: FREEDOM, ENCOURAGEMENT, RESPECT
PRESCHOOLERS: DESERVING, EXPLORING, APPROVING
PRIMARY SCHOOL: GIVING, SHARING, NON-JUDGMENT, ACCEPTANCE, TRUTH
From: The Seven Spiritual Laws for Parents
by Deepak Chopra
Let us continue to...
See with New Eyes...
Ear with New Ears...
Feel with an Open Heart...
Think with a Clear Awareness... and
Act with a New Understanding!
This is an on-going conversation on
The Voice of Change radio program.
with love, Sharon
FRIDAY: DECEMBER 25, 2020
LIVING PRINCIPLES: MINDFUL CONSUMPTION & MINDFUL COMPASSION
Let's consider the word "consumption" in its broadest
terms!
Of all the Mindful Practices/ Trainings Thich Nhat Hanh mentions is his book, "For A Future To Be Possible", this Practice surprised me the most. He refers to it as a "Diet for a Mindful Society".
And yet once I thought about it his ideas they made perfect sense.
Some of the things he included in this Training and
suggested we be mindful about are as follows:
FOOD
ALCOHOL
TV PROGRAMS
MAGAZINES
BOOKS
FILMS
CONVERSATIONS
Have you ever considered that some TV Programs may be toxic?
Perhaps some books? magazines? films?
As we consciously become more mindful and allow our self to be very compassionate toward our self, I do believe more will be revealed to us as to what is appropriate and what is not.
Although I do believe we are being called to deeply look at our values and see if what we once thought was our highest values, are they true for us now?
And yet we must truly be LOVING, COMPASSIONATE AND GENTLE with our self.
CHANGE takes time!
Is there some aspect of one of these that you'd like to exclude from your life?
As this year comes to an end, and the New one begins, this is a perfect time to make such changes.
Let us continue to...
See with New Eyes...
Ear with New Ears...
Feel with an Open Heart...
Think with a Clear Awareness... and
Act with a New Understanding!
This is an on-going conversation on
The Voice of Change radio program.
with love, Sharon
THURSDAY: DECEMBER 24, 2020
LIVING PRINCIPLES: CULTIVATING RIGHT RELATIONSHIPS
Isn't this picture of the swans a perfect image for "Right Relationship"?
These two seem to be SO connected with each other.
They seem to be so connected that the resulting image of their relationship is a unique HEART!
And they appear to be speaking in their own language to each other!
Is there someone in your life you'd like to connect with and "right" your relationship?
Is there someone in your life you'd like to reconcile with?
This is the TIME!
NOW is the moment!
Let us continue to...
See with New Eyes...
Ear with New Ears...
Feel with an Open Heart...
Think with a Clear Awareness... and
Act with a New Understanding!
This is an on-going conversation on
The Voice of Change radio program.
with love, Sharon
THURSDAY: DECEMBER 24, 2020
LIVING PRINCIPLES: CULTIVATING RIGHT RELATIONSHIPS
Isn't this picture of the swans a perfect image for "Right Relationship"?
These two seem to be SO connected with each other.
They seem to be so connected that the resulting image of their relationship is a unique HEART!
And they appear to be speaking in their own language to each other!
Is there someone in your life you'd like to connect with and "right" your relationship?
Is there someone in your life you'd like to reconcile with?
This is the TIME!
NOW is the moment!
Let us continue to...
See with New Eyes...
Ear with New Ears...
Feel with an Open Heart...
Think with a Clear Awareness... and
Act with a New Understanding!
This is an on-going conversation on
The Voice of Change radio program.
with love, Sharon
WEDNESDAY: DECEMBER 23, 2020
LIVING PRINCIPLES: SINCERE LISTENING & KIND SPEAKING
I so appreciate and honor this living principle! For decades my work has been the art of listening to children.
Listening to each other is also SO important. With so many different ideas about what is needed in the world right now, I do believe that listening to each other is crucial.
Even if we have a different perspective than another on an issue, can we still come from a place of sincere listening and kind speech?
I do believe we can.
Under this living principle, transparency, telling the truth, speaking in a way their empowers others and resolving mis-understandings and disputes are important.
Let us continue to...
See with New Eyes...
Ear with New Ears...
Feel with an Open Heart...
Think with a Clear Awareness... and
Act with a New Understanding!
This is an on-going conversation on
The Voice of Change radio program.
with love, Sharon
TUESDAY: DECEMBER 22, 2020
LIVING PRINCIPLES: PRACTICING LOVING-KINDNESS
The practice of loving -kindness is the next Living Principle I'm suggesting we consider.
What does it mean to you to practice Loving Kindness?
Tonight I went to watch a movie and within the first 10 minutes of the film, I was introduced to the killing of an elephant by poachers for its tusks! And I thought, how appropriate the Universe would bring such a film into my awareness. (I'm experiencing many synchronistic happenings right now!)
It was a beautiful film showing how natives work with outside organizations to care for the babies who lose their mother to such poachers. They raise the babies and then return them to the wild when they are old enough to care for themselves.
At the end of the film it said that the elephant populations had been reduced by 62% in this last decade!
If we, as a species, adopted the Practice of Loving - Kindness,
such poaching would not be an issue!
If we, as a species, adopted the Practice of Honoring All of Life, such poaching would not be an issue!
When are we going to learn to honor all life?
What needs to happen for all this to change?
Let us ...
See with New Eyes...
Ear with New Ears...
Feel with an Open Heart...
Think with a Clear Awareness... and
Act with a New Understanding!
This is an on-going conversation on
The Voice of Change radio program.
with love, Sharon
MONDAY: DECEMBER 21, 2020
LIVING PRINCIPLES: HONORING ALL OF LIFE
Last week, I awakened with the image of a caged monkey vividly in my mind. She was sitting in a very small cage and just looking at me. I felt it was representing MANY monkeys who were caged and not able to be free.
In the next moment I recalled a book by Thich Nhat Hanh entitled, For A Future To Be Possible, and how it stressed the importance of the honoring of ALL life!
As I reflected on his teaching, I asked myself some questions:
What are the guidelines for the way to treat animals?
Is it appropriate for them to be caged for any reason?
Do the Universal Principles we've been discussing led us to the answer?
Do we gain karma when we restrict, injury or kill living creatures?
If the monkey could speak, what might she say?
As we move into the Aquarian Age, as we've been talking about
on the past shows, we are being called to live life with the greatest VALUES we know.
This is the TIME to reflect on these deep and basic questions.
This is an on-going conversation on
The Voice of Change radio program.
with love, Sharon
SATURDAY & SUNDAY: DECEMBER 19 & 20, 2020
SPANKINGS ARE NOT THE SOLUTION!
"Corporal punishment of children actually interferes with the process of learning and with their optimal development as socially responsible adults. We feel that it is important for public health workers, teachers and others concerned for the emotional and physical health of children and youth to support the adoption of alternative methods for the achievement of self-control and responsible behavior in children and adolescents."
Dr. Daniel F. Whiteside, former Assistant Surgeon General
Research shows that children who are hit have lower self-esteem then children who are not hit. There is even some evidence from a British study that children who are hit may be less able to learn because physical punishments reduce children's IQ. Being hit triggers the fight or flight response in human beings. When we are hit, our rational thinking shuts down. All we can think about is hitting back or running away to protect ourselves.
These are excerpts from an article by Pam Leo, author of Connection Parenting. For the full article please click here:
Article: Spanking Undermines Discipline
WHAT IS THE GREATEST GIFT YOU CAN GIVE YOUR CHILD?
"The gift every child really wants money can't buy. The "something more" children are looking for is the GIFT of feeling connected, loved and valued.
This quote is from another article by Pam Leo, author of Connection Parenting. For the full article please click here:
Article: The Gift Every Child Wants
This is an on-going conversation on
The Voice of Change radio program.
with love, Sharon
THURSDAY & FRIDAY: DECEMBER 17 & 18, 2020
PART I: CREATING A NEW WAY OF LIVING
As we come to the end of a 25,000 year cycle,
and the "old" ways and structures are breaking
up before our eyes,
LET US KNOW
that we have the opportunity before us
for planting the seeds for the
NEW CYCLE...
Can you learn to hold such a possibility?
And it all begins with EACH one of us!
Together we are co-creating life!
The planet can only be as peaceful as EACH person is peaceful!
The planet can only be as loving as EACH person is loving!
I invite you to ask yourself...
HOW CAN I ACT IN MORE PEACEFUL WAYS TODAY?
HOW CAN I ACT IN MORE LOVING WAYS TODAY?
As we shift just one little thing in our life...
everything shifts!
PART II: ARE YOU BEING CALLED TO BE A
"VOICE OF CHANGE?"
More and more people are waking up everyday!
The energies coming to the planet right now
are supporting people is letting go of the old ways....
and inspiring them to be part of the solution...
a NEW WAY OF LIVING...
that aligns with the Universal Laws
we've been speaking up as well
as the
HUMAN POWERS
such as
THE POWER TO CREATE!
THE POWER OF ACTION!
THE POWER OF NON-ACTION!
THE POWER OF FOCUS
THE POWER OF ATTENTION
Once you recognize a possibility for a
significant change in the our world, and hold
such a possibility,
you are a voice of change!
Together We Learn...Together We Grow!
This is an on-going conversation on
The Voice of Change radio program.
with love, Sharon
MONDAY, TUESDAY & WEDNESDAY: DECEMBER 14, 15 & 16 2020
UNDERSTANDING OUR WORLD IN TERMS OF 3D, 4D & 5D
CONSCIOUSNESS
PART I: 3 D or FIFTH DIMENSION CONSCIOUSNESS
Some circles are looking at all that is happening in the world presently in terms of 3D, 4D and 5D consciousness. It can be helpful and supportive to understand.
Before I share with you some of the characteristics of 3D consciousness, I want to say a couple of things. When we talk about consciousness and/or dimensions, we are not talking about different places but rather a "state" of consciousness.
We are most familiar with the 3D state of consciousness because that is what we have been living with all of our lives. Following are some of the characteristics:
We see things as good and bad, right or wrong (two forces)
Love is based on conditions
The "mind" rules
Manifestation is slow
You may feel separate from others
If you "see" something, it is real
You may feel you are a victim
You experience fear, chaos and /or unfairness
PART 2: 4D or FOURTH DIMENSION CONSCIOUSNESS
4D is the transition between 3D and 5D. Following are some of the ways it may manifest:
You have periods of time when you feel great love, well-being and greater freedom
You may feel a deeper appreciation for your life, your situation and those in your life at times
You may have glimpses of instant manifestation
You may experience times when you are very intuitive
You may experience times when you receive "new" information (downloads)
As you continue forward, these experiences will increase until you come into 5D consciousness and your experience will become more stable and dependable.
PART 3: 5D or FIFTH DIMENSION CONSCIOUSNESS
Love is unconditional
The heart rules
Instant manifestations
You feel connected to every one & everything
Believing is seeing
You co-create your reality
You believe in the Divine Order of Life & that Everything Happens for the highest Good
This is an on-going conversation on
The Voice of Change radio program.
with love, Sharon
SATURDAY & SUNDAY: DECEMBER 12 and 13, 2020
WEEK-END EDITION: PURPOSEFUL AND PEACEFUL PARENTING
NURTURING CHILDREN TO BE SELF-SUFFICIENT
PART I: CHARACTERISTICS OF SELF-SUFFICIENT CHILDREN
When a child is taught to be self-sufficient, s/he
feels so good about her/him self, because
s/he knows s/he is:
CAPABLE
CREATIVE
SUCCESSFUL
SELF-SUFFICIENT
INDEPENDENT
If one in not nurtured in this way then
they can feel:
INCAPABLE
UNWORTHY
UNCERTAIN
THEY ALWAYS NEED APPROVAL
HESITANT
FEARFUL
UNLOVEABLE
THEY ARE NOT ENOUGH
How can we support children to be self-sufficient?
1. Acknowledge them for their successes.
2. Acknowledge them for their efforts.
3. Acknowledge them for their creativity.
4. Educate them about how to perform common tasks.
5. Support them in their learning process.
REPEAT!
PART 2: THE FIELD OF INTENTION
The Role the Parent Plays In This Process/ Self-Enquiry
In order for a parent to provide an atmosphere where children can grow into being self-sufficient, the parent needs to have an intention to do so.
Although the intention could be below the surface awareness, it would be best to create such an intention purposefully. The intention might be as simple as:
I INTEND THAT I NURTURE MY CHILD/REN IN
BEING SELF-SUFFICIENT
If you are not easily able to CREATE such an intention to nurture your children in being
self-sufficient, you may ask yourself the following questions:
SELF-ENQUIRY QUESTIONS:
1. What is my intention for raising my children in the area of being dependent vs independent?
2. How was I raised?
3. Is it difficult for me to allow the natural imperfection in my home
as children learn to do things in their own way?
4. Why is this type of an intention difficult for me?
Every parent wants the BEST for their children. And all of us have our strengths and gifts. When we find an area that is more difficult for us to embrace, it's a wonderful opportunity to discover something NEW about our self...and a new way to nurture our growth and the growth of our children.
This is an on-going conversation on
The Voice of Change radio program.
with love, Sharon
FRIDAY: DECEMBER 11, 2020
WHAT DOES ASTROLOGY HAVE TO DO WITH WHAT
IS HAPPENING ON
THE PLANET RIGHT NOW?
Rio Olesky, professional astrologer since 1976,
was a guest on my radio program today, the
Voice of Change.
He spoke in detail about the relationship between the Earth and various planets and constellations, and the effect they have on the Earth.
We are SO interconnected to Our Mother...
Our Mother Earth.
I invite you to listen to the program.
The link is below.
This is an on-going conversation on
The Voice of Change radio program.
with love, Sharon
THURSDAY: DECEMBER 10, 2020
WHAT "POWERS" DO YOU NURTURE IN YOUR CHILDREN?
As human beings we all have capacities... powers. As we acknowledge them in our self and our children they grow. What innate powers do you often nurture in yourself AND in your children?
THE POWER OF CREATIVITY
THE POWER OF NON-ACTION
THE POWER OF GRATITUDE
THE POWER OF CHANGE
THE POWER OF IMAGINATION
THE POWER OF PLAY
THE POWER OF BLESSING
THE POWER OF ATTENTION
This is an on-going conversation on
The Voice of Change radio program.
with love, Sharon
WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 9
THE ART OF BEING!
When we move from "Doing" to "Being, more emphasis is on the way we are in the world, not what we do. At this point you may begin to ask yourself, life changing questions, such as:
Why Am I here on the Planet as this time?
What is the Purpose of my life?
How do I live rightly?
What are the universal laws that govern life?
What is my role at this time?
This is an on-going conversation
on the Voice of Change Radio Program.
IN JOY...Truth and Love,
Sharon
TUESDAY DECEMBER 8
THE ART OF LIVING LIFE!
Have you ever reflected on the idea that living life truly is an ART?
Daily we create our life!
We do this day in and day out!
And therefore, most of us get into a routine
and re-create the same thing day in and day out!
However, if we consider the POWERS we all have as a
human beings, we can come to realize
YOU ARE THE THE ARTIST OF YOUR LIFE!
I invite you to consider the following
POWERS that you have...
and consider how you want to
create your life tomorrow!
THE POWER OF FOCUS
THE POWER OF ATTENTION
THE POWER OF CHOICE
THE POWER OF INTENTION
THE POWER OF ACTION
THE POWER OF NON-ACTION
THE POWER OF FORGIVENESS
THE POWER OF GRATITUDE
THE POWER OF LOVE
THE POWER TO CHANGE
THE POWER TO LEARN
THE POWER TO CREATE
This is an on-going conversation
on the Voice of Change Radio Program.
IN JOY...Truth and Love,
Sharon
MONDAY DECEMBER 7
CREATING A DECLARATION STATEMENT TO LIVE BY
If you want to be more proactive in creating your life, writing a statement about how you want to be is one way to shift the status quo in your life.
In the book "Personal Leadership", authors Schaetti, Ramsey and Watanabe
speak about this in the chapter, Aligning with Vision.
They say that such a statement should be:
PERSONAL
POSITIVE
PRESENT
PASSIONATE
Why not consider writing your own statement in support of how you want to BE!
An example of such a statement from their book is as follows:
"As an effective leader, I consecrate my time, talent and passion to being a vital presence in the lives of individuals, families and my community at all times, in all places and with all peoples."
I've written such a declaration at various times in my life and found it a very powerful experience. Enjoy!
This is an on-going conversation
on the Voice of Change Radio Program.
IN JOY...Truth and Love,
Sharon
SUNDAY DECEMBER 6
WEEK-END BLOG: PURPOSEFUL & PEACEFUL PARENTING
BUILDING A STRONG CONNECTION WITH YOUR CHILD
Building a strong connection with your child coming naturally when you deeply listen and communicate with her/him in the field of love, compassion and kindness. Moments of just pure fun and JOY nurture that bond in a deep and profound manner. When a strong connection has been built and is maintained, then your child feels secure and knows they always have a safe place to "land".
This is an on-going conversation
on the Voice of Change Radio Program.
IN JOY...Truth and Love,
Sharon
SATURDAY DECEMBER 5
WEEK-END BLOG: PURPOSEFUL & PEACEFUL PARENTING
VALUES: HOW DO I LIVE?
HOW DO I PARENT?
On this week-end edition of BLOG as well as on my radio show, the Voice of Change, I will focus on the values that we want to live and parent with.
Following are just a few of the hundreds you could choose from. I invite you to choose between 7 and 12 that are important to you.
TRUST
HONESTY
FORGIVNESS
KINDNESS
RESOURCEFUL
RESILIENT
TOLERANT
PATIENT
PERSERVERING
SINCERE
SIMPLE
LOVING
AUTHENTIC
RESPECTFUL
JOYFUL
CREATIVE
GENEROUS
CAPABLE
HEALTHY
COMPASSIONATE
COOPERATIVE
EASY GOING
BALANCED
CONFIDENT
I invite you to step back and observe your family dynamics and see which value is already at play in a positive manner? Articulating what you see allows children to understand what they are doing. And from here you can build and develop additional values that you feel are important.
One place you can usually begin is pointing out the authenticity of your child. How is she/ he being unique? How is she/ he expressing their own specialness?
Together We Learn...Together We Grow!
This is an on-going conversation
on the Voice of Change Radio Program.
IN JOY...Truth and Love,
Sharon
FRIDAY: DECEMBER 4
LIVE! LOVE! LISTEN ! LAUGH!
Today during my radio program I spoke about Living, Loving, Listening and Laughing...
and the power of each.
AND we actually laughed together for one full minute. It was fun, mood changing and uplifting.
It reminded about the the new Yoga Laughter that became popular around 2000. I invite you to try it!
Together We Learn...Together We Grow!!
This is an on-going conversation
on the Voice of Change Radio Program.
IN JOY...Truth and Love,
Sharon
THURSDAY: DECEMBER 3
LOVE
How do you express your love?
I invite you to acknowledge yourself for the ways in which YOU showed your love this week?
Together We Learn...Together We Grow!!
This is an on-going conversation
on the Voice of Change Radio Program.
IN JOY...Truth and Love,
Sharon /Geeta
WEDNESDAY: DECEMBER 2
LOVE OF THE NATURAL WORLD
Do you ever stop to REALLY look at the marvels of the Natural World?
A bunch of radishes?
A stock of 50 brussel sprouts?
A tree of 100 oranges?
A vine of green beans?
Often I take what I see without much thought. However, at other times, I'm caught by the amazing way such vegetables grow and just stare at them in amazement!
A couple of week ago in the local Co op I saw a stock of brussel sprouts and was in AWE of their beauty.
The GIFTS from Mother Nature are all around us!
I invite you to walk slowly....and deeply take in the BEAUTY that is all around us. The trees and all the colorful leaves! The evening sunset and all its colors! The flock of turkey's strolling by.
Acknowledging Mother Nature in her many forms, is a GIFT!
This is an on-going conversation
on the Voice of Change Radio Program.
IN JOY...Truth and Love,
Sharon /Geeta
TUESDAY: DECEMBER 1
THE ROLE OF THE HEART IN SPIRITUAL PRACTICE
Have you ever desired to begin a spiritual practice
and yet found it difficult to keep up your practice?
Perhaps it seemed too hard...
Perhaps you seemed too busy...
Perhaps you felt it was just too demanding...
Perhaps you lost interest...
Yesterday, after I had been chanting a mantra almost
24/7 as I was falling asleep, a realization
about the importance
of the
HEART
came into my consciousness.
And ever since its slowly been revealing more to me about the
HEART!
In order to bring something into existence...
into manifestation,
both the MIND and the HEART
have to desire it.
If just the MIND, says, oh...
that is a good idea....
in order to make it happen,
it needs to talk to the HEART...
and see if the HEART agrees.
If the HEART feels the activity in question
is too hard...too demanding...
or too advanced....
or not important...
perhaps the heart sees no reason for the practice...
perhaps there is nothing pulling it into such a regular practice.
If this true, then
it is probably going to not get on board.
And your desired practice will come to an end.
So, I invite you to try this experiment.
Think of a spiritual practice you would like to
develop.
Then ask your MIND, how it feels about it?
And hold that in your mind's eye.
Next ask your HEART, how it feels about the idea?
What is the response of your HEART?
If they both agree... then you probably have a good
start on bringing your practice into existence.
However, if the Mind and Heart are not
in agreement, one more step is needed.
See if there is a way you can have the two
come together and agree on the practice.
Perhaps the HEART needs to grow in its desire for such a practice...
perhaps there needs to be a greater yearning...for the practice....
perhaps there needs to be a greater longing for the practice...
Self enquiry is also a very powerful practice to
support us in our life.
You might ask yourself:
What is it that I need to know that would
allow me to develop this spiritual practice on a
regular basis?
Asking the question and then awaiting the answer
is such a GIFT!
Perhaps an "answer" may come!
Perhaps you'll just observe yourself actually doing the
practice on a more regular basis.
Be aware of your experience.
The real spiritual journey is becoming aware of
our thoughts, our actions, our feelings,
our sensations, our responses...
becoming
SELF AWARE!
Enjoy the journey....
not just the "results"!
This is an on-going conversation
on the Voice of Change Radio Program.
IN JOY...Truth and Love,
Sharon /Geeta
MONDAY: NOVEMBER 30
BRINGING THE HEART INTO LIVING A HEALTHY LIFESTYLE
Have you ever attempted to want to start an exercise program or a mediation practice or a special diet and have it fail again and again? And then other times, it works, but you are not quite sure why?
I know I have!
And recently, I had this moment of "AWE - HA", so that's the way it works!
And then during Meditation, it just clicked... the HEART must be part of the process or practice.
So, how does that work?
What does that mean?
How do you involve the HEART?
I invite you to think of someone you want to shift about your lifestyle?
What would you like to do differently?
Then take a moment to become still and ask yourself the following questions:
What do I want to shift?
What does my "mind" say about this idea?
What does my "heart" say about this idea?
For example, your mind might say: "I want to cook a great meal 3 times a week.
And then, if you can truly be honest with yourself, if you ask your heart what it says, it may say: "you want to do what after working all day?"
Therefore, you perhaps have a disconnect between the mind and heart.
So, how can you bridge the gap?
What might your heart say to cooking one great meal a week and having it for two nights and then going out or doing a "pick up" meal the other night?
For a good idea to actually become "real" and manifest, we must have
continuity within our entire system.
Another way this might be phrased is that when something works, it comes from the "Being" part of us, not the "Doing" part of us.
I'd love to hear what works for you along this line!
This is an on-going conversation
on the Voice of Change Radio Program.
IN JOY...Truth and Love,
Sharon /Geeta
OUR WEEK-END BLOG:
THE ART OF PURPOSEFUL & PEACEFUL PARENTING
SATURDAY: NOVEMBER 28, 2020 & SUNDAY: NOVEMBER 29, 2020
THE 10 MINUTE MIRACLE: LISTENING TO CHILDREN
The 10 Minute Miracle developed organically as I
observed the need for
deep listening to children
in order to allow them to
come out of habits that were not
supportive to them in both family and classroom.
I've found over the years that this process is
helpful in various ways.
Some are noted below:
To have a joyous time listening to a child, just for fun
To connect so a child will feel comfortable to tell you what is bothering them.
To discover why a child is acting sad or withdrawn
To begin a conversation with a child who is being disruptive
To discover what a child is deeply thinking about
To discover why a child is fighting constantly with another child
To support a child in expressing herself/ himself.
To discover why a child is constantly unhappy and/or rebellious
To give a child special attention and let him / her know that you care
To end the cycle of misbehavior in a classroom
To allow a child who has had numerous discipline challenges at school to feel love, appreciated and heard.
To provide a space for the teen or young adult to be heard
To provide an opportunity for a child to learn about his/her feelings through speaking
It involves the following practices:
SETTING OF AN INTENTION
PLANNING OF THE SESSION
TIME TOGETHER
NOTING THE RESULTS
NURTURING THE CHILD
This is an on-going conversation
on the Voice of Change Radio Program.
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For more information about The 10 Minute Miracle
or to schedule a one on one session with Sharon,
you can reach her through the Contact Page.
In JOY...Truth and Love,
Sharon /Geeta
FRIDAY: NOVEMBER 27, 2020
THE GIFT OF MEDITATION
When you take up a practice of meditation,
you are entering into the
exploration of consciousness...
becoming aware of your own existence...
your own thoughts, sensations...
and your internal knowledge.
In addition, it can bring forth
true knowledge, a direct knowledge
of TRUTH.
The inner core of us is a place of peace...
love...
serenity...
AND IT IS AS SIMPLE AS SITTING IN
SILENCE...
STILLNESS...
and just remaining their for the
period of your meditation...
being with whatever wishes to
come up in that moment.
In time,
a quieting of the mind happens...
and then more is revealed.
ENJOY the journey...
Please join me for my next
series of classes on "Spiritual Practice".
This is an on-going conversation
on the Voice of Change Radio Program.
In JOY...Truth and Love,
Sharon /Geeta
THURSDAY: NOVEMBER 26, 2020
A GRATITUDE JOURNAL
Keeping a journal of what you are
grateful for is very empowering.
It allows you to keep your focus on
the positive and ALL that you do have in your
life.
I invite you to journal daily on 3 things you are grateful
for from that day.
It is most powerful if you write three complete sentences:
1. I am grateful for the gorgeous landscape
all around me.
2. I am grateful for the wonderful zoom session
I had today with my family.
3. I am grateful for the abundance of life!
Happy Thanksgiving
In JOY...Truth and Love,
Sharon
WEDNESDAY: NOVEMBER 25, 2020
GRATITUDE
Thank you for the abundance in life!
Thank you for the light of the sun!
Thank you for the freshness of the air!
Thank you for the rain that waters all garden!
Thank you for the beauty of all plants!
Thank you for the rich soil that expands the garden!
Thank you for the connection with loved ones...
both near and far!
Thank you for the gift of life!
Thank you God for everything!
Happy Thanksgiving Eve!
In JOY...Truth and Love,
Sharon
PS: I've not been able to access my site at
Blog Talk Radio last night or today,
therefore I've
not been able to host a radio program today.
However, there are numerous program spanning
11 years. Hope you find one to enjoy!
TUESDAY: NOVEMBER 24, 2020
STAYING HEALTHY DURING THESE TIMES IN 2020
Recently, SO much has been changing so rapidly, sometimes, it
seems like the CHANGE itself is what is calling for attention.
And in the process so much else is forgotten.
So in this blog today, I wanted to bring the conversation
back to the basics...and talk about the
remembrance of staying healthy in
MIND
BODY
and
SPIRIT
during these times!
We need to be awake, alert and
attentive so that we can make the
best decisions possible
in each and every moment.
KEEPING THE BODY HEALTHY!
Good Food
Daily Movement/ Exercise
Fresh Air
KEEPING THE MIND HEALTHY!
Positive Focus
Joy-filled Attitude
Spiritual Practice
KEEPING THE HEART HEALTHY!
Love Unconditionally
Forgive Unconditionally
Feel Deeply
HONORING YOUR SPIRIT!
Connect to the Life Force Within!
BE!
Live in the Moment of NOW!
This is an on-going conversation on the
9 AM daily (Pacific Time)
Together We Learn...
Together We Grow!
with love,
Sharon
MONDAY: NOVEMBER 23, 2020
THOUGHTS OF SUICIDE?
As I was reading my emails this morning one
particularly caught my attention. It read as follows:
More Young Adults Thinking About Suicide and Death
It went on to say that the current numbers of those having thoughts of death and suicide are ten times the rate observed in the general population prior to COVID-19.
So, whether or not these facts are true, I wanted to reach
out and bring this possibility to the attention of others.
SUICIDE HOTLINE TELEPHONE NUMBER
800 273 8255
Anyone feeling depression or hopeless, I invite
you to reach out and get help.
YOU were born for a REASON!
YOU have a PURPOSE for living!
YOU life matters!
YOU matter!
Although you may look at your life and see so many
challenges, often if you can just shift ONE thing...
then everything changes!
SUICIDE HOTLINE TELEPHONE NUMBER
800 273 8255
KNOW THAT your LIFE MATTERS!
Together We Learn...Together We Grow
This is a on-going conversation on the
Voice of Change Radio Program,
daily at 9 AM Pacific Time.
Join me...
If you'd like to reply to this Blog, please contact me through
the Contact Page on this site.
In Joy...Truth and Love,
Sharon
WEEKEND BLOG: POSPOSEFUL & PEACEFUL PARENTING
SUNDAY: NOVEMBER 22, 2020
SCARY HEADLINES
Parenting during these times of transition calls for us
to be more alert...
more discerning...
and more attentive!
It's so easy for us to get involved in our day to day
activities and not see the subtle changes in the
behavior or attitudes of our children.
Lorna Ann Know, in her book entitled Scary News
lists a quick list of 12 things you can do today to
support your children during these times.
1. Look at the environment from a child's view; be aware of all sources of negative, confusing or frightening information.
2. Turn off the radio in your car when children are present.
3. Control all sources of information and possible scary news in your own home.
4. Keep company with people who are good examples of your children.
5. Be with your children as much as possible.
6. Pray with your children.
7. Answer your children's questions about scary news honestly, giving facts, reassurance of safety and ideas for positive action.
8. Notice beauty and goodness and experience the joy of today with your children.
9. Do something with love for another person.
10. Give your children quiet time.
11. Remind yourself and your children that we all are spiritual beings.
12 Listen to your inner guidance.
Together We Learn...Together We Grow
This is a on-going conversation on the
Voice of Change Radio Program,
daily at 9 AM Pacific Time.
Join me...
If you'd like to reply to this Blog, please contact me through
the Contact Page on this site.
In Joy...Truth and Love,
Sharon
WEEKEND BLOG: POSPOSEFUL & PEACEFUL PARENTING
SATURDAY: NOVEMBER 21, 2020
PARENTING CHILDREN DURING THESE TIMES OF TRANSITION
Parenting during these times of transition, and YES, I do believe these are times of transition. We are in the process of sifting through what works and doesn't work...and eventually as a society, we'll hopefully come to an agreement of what works for all, and work to implement those ideals.
MEANWHILE, during this period of great change, we need to re-evaluate
what is important to our self as well as brings the greatest value to our children.
As my radio show unfolded yesterday, I came to a new realization about parenting during these times of transition. There are three components to this process.
1. Excellent SELF - CARE!
2. Monitoring the EMOTIONAL STATE of your children!
3. Connecting in JOY with your children!
This BLOG will address a part of #2, Monitoring the emotional state of your children during this time.
Right now there is much in the media about various challenges around the globe. In addition, magazine covers, TV images and conversation with friends may be of distress to young children.
There are a few things you can do to be sure
to support your children in the best way possible at this time.
1. MONITOR WHAT CHILDREN
SEE AND HEAR!
2. DISCUSS WITH THEM, AT THEIR LEVEL OF
UNDERSTANDING, LOCAL AND WORLDLY
SITUATIONS!
3. CREATE TIMES WITH THEM OF "DOING NOTHING"
SO THAT IN THE SPACIOUSNESS OF QUIETUDE,
IF THEY HAVE ANY CONCERNS, THEY MAY COME TO THE SURFACE
AND THEY CAN SPEAK THEM
IN A CALM AND SAFE PLACE.
In addition, be attentive to their moods, their attitude,
their demeanor, their physical habits.
Know that just because they are young and may
not comprehend everything, the energy of what
is happening can affect their system.
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FRIDAY: NOVEMBER 20,2020
THE BHAGAVAD GITA
The ancient Indian scripture, The Bhagavad Gita, is as valid today
as it was when it was first written, approximately 1000B.C in regards to how to live life. The battlefield on which the story took place originally, can be compared to the "battlefield" we all have within our self as we each battle in our own way for self-master,
self-understanding and self-knowledge.
Do you ever ask yourself any of these questions?
How do I live rightly?
What is the purpose of this life?
Who am I?
Why am I here at this time?
Many people in life like to travel from country to country to learn about the people in various cultures. They enjoy seeing the variety of landscapes,
climates and the unique characteristics of people in different cultures.
And then other people have a deep yearning to venture into
their own interior, to understand why they do what they do,
to understand the universal principles that are the foundation of
life and to explore the inner terrain of their consciousness.
These are the ones drawn to the Bhagavad Gita.
If this is of interest to you, I invite you to contact me
and learn about the upcoming Bhagavad Gita Study Group.
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THURSDAY: NOVEMBER 19, 2020
LIVING IN GRATITUDE
Gratitude is a very powerful mindful practice.
What you focus on and put your attention towards increases.
Cultivating gratitude every day can be a powerful catalyst for creating a more positive attitude in general.
A practice that was suggested to me years ago by a minister in The Church of Religious Science was to daily write down three things you are
grateful.
What would your three things be for today?
November 19th:
1. I am grateful for a wonderful inspiring satsang by my teacher,
Sat Shree today.
2. I am grateful for the
"Dear Little One Letters" that were inspired
some years ago during meditation and finally today
I can see how they may be of benefit to others.
3. I am grateful that my potted greens continue to thrive
outside, even though the weather is very cold.
As I just wrote these three gratitude's, I see how important
it is to write them in complete sentences. It supports us in
being specific about our gratitude's.
Why not begin such a practice?
I'd love to hear how it impacts your life!
They say God is in the details of life.
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WEDNESDAY: NOVEMBER 18, 2020
LIVING IN PEACE AS A DAILY PRACTICE
Deepak Chopra in his book, Peace is the Way, states that
TODAY IS A GOOD DAY FOR WAR TO COME TO AN END!
I believe it is also a good day for us as human beings to end
the war...the "Battlefield" that goes on
within the mind at times!
WORRY
FEAR
UNCERTAINTY
AND ANGER
keep us at times from being in the moment...
in the NOW...
in the Present.
Deepak suggests having a practice of peace...
on a daily basis.
Below are his suggestions for each day of the week!
MONDAY: THINKING FOR PEACE
TUESDAY: FEELING FOR PEACE
WEDNESDAY: SPEAKING FOR PEACE
THRUSDAY: ACTING FOR PEACE
FRIDAY: CREATING FOR PEACE
SATURDAY: SHARING FOR PEACE
SUNDAY: BEING FOR PEACE
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TUESDAY: NOVEMBER 17, 2020
SOME REASONS FOR MEDITATION
Here is a quote about meditation by Tris Thorp from chropra.com along with a few of the 99 reasons for mediating that were listed in the article.
"A daily meditation practice will teach you about yourself, others, and the world you live in. You will tap into your own truth without the influence of society or the validation of others. And, the level of insight and clarity you glean from within is the catalyst for unparalleled personal development and self-evolution. This is how you become the best version of yourself. This is how you create personal transformation, and it’s how you affect global change."
1.Helps you better manage stress
2. Boosts your social life
3. Helps you accomplish more by doing less
4. Cultivates compassion
5. Enables you to become present in the moment
6. Leads you to, and connects you with, your purpose
7. Lowers your blood pressure
8. Gives you laser focus
9. Heightens your intuition
10. Improves your memory
11. Makes you a nicer person
12. Broadens your perspective
13. Gives you Jedi-like skills
14. Reduces irrational reactivity
15. Increases your immunity
16. Cultivates more loving relationships
17. Helps you let go of defensiveness
18. Lowers your heart rate
19. Enhances sensory perception
20. Helps you achieve better grades and/or higher test scores
21. Decreases inflammation
22. Taps your creativity
23. Improves problem-solving abilities
24. Lands you cooler friends
25. Makes you more giving
26. Boosts your happiness
27. Deepens your connection to the Self and others
28. Increases your emotional intelligence
29. Accesses higher states of consciousness
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MONDAY: NOVEMBER 16, 2020
SITTING IN SILENCE AND STILLNESS
You may find a greater sense of PEACE within when you take up a
regular practice of sitting in silence and stillness.
Why not try it?
Here are some general guidance to begin
such a practice.
Be in a location where you will be undisturbed.
Find a way to sit that is comfortable for you.
Once you get in position, remain as still as possible.
Focusing your attention on your breath may be helpful to still the mind.
Be aware of your body. Are there any sensations? If so,
put your attention on them. Do they speak to you?
Be aware of your feelings. What are you feeling? Just
note them.
Record your insights after your time of sitting in complete.
Journaling on a regular basis is an excellent way to recognize the shifts you go through as your practice expands and deepens.
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WEEK-END BLOG: PURPOSEFUL AND PEACEFUL PARENTING
SUNDAY: NOVEMBER 15, 2020
LISTENING TO INFANTS
Listening allows for the Expression of the SELF.
The “self” is that within each person; that is the essences of who they are and it is unique to each individual. The expression of this self and the process of that "self" being heard are essential for one to come into life! It nurtures a little one in feeling loved, important and cared about. When you observe the expressions of your infant and respond to her expressions, you are telling her that she was heard. This builds trust within her.
Infants express this self through their body language of movement, expressions and sounds. As you begin listening to their “language” and watching their movement and expressions, you begin to understand what they are saying. This experience can be such a gift for the infant as well as the adult.
Imagine for just a moment that the only language you had were sounds, movements and expressions. Would you not be grateful when another person listened to you and responded to your expressions?
from, "The ART of Communicating with Infants
and Young Children"
by Sharon Ann Wikoff
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SATURDAY: NOVEMBER 14, 2020
LISTENING TO CHILDREN
When you spend time with a child and are sincerely interested in that child and listen in a DEEP WAY, you are sending a clear message!
The message is one that says: “YOU are important! .”
Simply listening allows the child know, in the clearest way possible that:
You care!
YOU hear her/him!
YOU see her/him!
What he/she says is important!
YOU respect her/him!
YOU care about him/her!
They matter!
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FRIDAY: NOVEMBER 13, 2020
HOW DO YOU WANT TO LIVE ANEW?
TOGETHER WE CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE.
Let Us...
SEE WITH NEW EYES...
HEAR WITH NEW EARS...
FEEL WITH AN OPEN HEART...
THINK NEWLY FROM A QUIET MIND...
LIVE IN A STILL BODY...
ACT WITH DEEP COMPASSION AND
GREAT INTENTION...
Are you being called to BE in a new way?
Are you being called to shift something in your life?
What is the focus of your attention at this time?
I invite you to ask the question and sit in the mystery...
and see what is revealed to you.
We live in a Purposeful Universe!
Have FAITH!
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THURSDAY: NOVEMBER 12, 2020
WHY CHOOSE A NEW WAY OF LIVING?
Toby Ord, author of the book,
THE PRECIPICE
uses some very strong language in his book, saying that if we are to continue as a species we must take positive and corrective action.
In this book he addresses the
serious risks of today.
AND
at the same time, I personally believe that when we understand the innate POWERS we all carry and are willing to put them to use, we can immediately begin to support
the change that is needed.
Below the excerpts from THE PRECIPICE, you can read about one way we can begin this process right now.
TOBY ORD SHARES HIS HOPEFULLY AND STATES:
"I BELIEVE WE ARE UP TO THE TASK:
THAT THROUGH OUR CHOICES WE CAN PULL BACK FROM THE PRECIPICE AND, IN TIME, CREATE A FUTURE OF ASTONISHING VALUE--WITH A RICHNESS OF WHICH WE CAN BARELY DREAM, MAKE POSSIBLE BY INNOVATIONS WE ARE YET TO CONCEIVE.
INDEED, MY DEEP OPTIMISM ABOUT HUMANITY'S FUTURE IS CORE TO MY MOTIVATION IS WRITING THIS BOOK. OUR POTENTIAL IS VAST. WE HAVE SO MUCH TO PROTECT. "
In his book he argues that "safeguarding humanity's future is the defining challenge of our time. For we stand at a crucial moment in the history of our species.
Fueled by technological progress, our power has grown so great that for the first time in humanity's long history, we have the capacity to destroy ourselves--severing our entire future and everything we could become.
Yet humanity's wisdom has grown only falteringly, if at all, and lags dangerously behind. Humanity lacks the maturity, coordination and foresight necessary to avoid making mistakes from which we could never recover.
As the gap between our power and our wisdom grows,
our future is subject to an ever-increasing level of risk. This situation is unsustainable. So over the next few centuries, humanity will be tested: it will either act decisively to protect itself and its longterm potential, or, in all likelihood, this will be lost forever.
To survive these challenges and secure our future, we must act now: managing the risks of today, averting those of tomorrow, and becoming the kind of society that will never pose such risks to itself again."
He goes on to say:
THIS IS NOT A PESSIMISTIC BOOK. IT DOES NOT PRESENT AN INEVITABLE ARC OF HISTORY CULMINATING IN OUR DESTRUCTION. IT IS NOT A MORALITY TALE ABOUT OUR TECHNOLOGICAL HUBRIS AND RESULTING FALL. FAR FROM IT.
THE CENTRAL CLAIM IS THAT THERE ARE REAL RISKS TO OUR FUTURE,
BUT THAT OUR CHOICES CAN STILL MAKE ALL THE DIFFERENCE.
WHAT CAN YOU AND I DO NOW ABOUT THIS?
As I sit with all that I shared with you from the book, The Precipice, I do believe that WE can make such a difference right NOW! When, we understand some basic Universal Laws, we can recognize the innate POWERS we have
and use them to make a difference.
Here are 3 Truths that when deeply embodied can make a difference in the actions we take:
1. Each person has numerous powers. Three such powers are:
THE POWER OF FOCUS
THE POWER OF ATTENTION
THE POWER OF INTENDING
2. Enlightened Masters are sent to the Planet during times of darkness to support us in going through difficult times of transition. Sri Atmananda is one such person. With deep wisdom he shares:
"The level of PEACE manifested in the world is only a function of the level of PEACE experienced inwardly among the human family. Hence the quest of world peace becomes the quest for inner PEACE."
Quoted from his materials in the WPM Manual
AND aligned with this idea he has brought to the world a
very powerful practice, which can increase one's inner peace "which also has a subtle yet powerful impact on the consciousness of
countless others." This is the
WORLD PEACE MEDITATION
3. ONE PERSON living at the Level of PEACE
according to David Hawkins, in his book,
Power vs Force
counterbalances
10 million individuals living at the
level of shame, fear and anger.
Thus, let our practice be to live at the level/ vibration of
PEACE!
IF THIS RESONATES WITH YOU, I INVITE YOU TO JOIN ME
AND LEARN THIS VERY SPECIAL MEDITATION
DESIGNED FOR THIS TIME ON THE PLANET.
YOU CAN REACH ME VIA THE CONTACT PAGE.
IN ADDITION, SAT SHREE HAS
EXPANDED THIS PRACTICE OF HIS TEACHER'S
AND HOLDS FREQUENT World Peace Meditations.
TO CONNECT WITH HIM, YOU CAN VISIT:
TOGETHER WE CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE.
Let Us...
SEE WITH NEW EYES...
HEAR WITH NEW EARS...
FEEL WITH AN OPEN HEART...
THINK NEWLY FROM A QUIET MIND...
LIVE IN A STILL BODY...
ACT WITH DEEP COMPASSION AND
GREAT INTENTION...
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WEDNESDAY: NOVEMBER 11, 2020
CHOOSING
NEW WAYS OF LIVING LIFE
It can be so inspiring to see a new way of living life!
I've had the experience at times of being very excited to bring a
new practice or idea into place.
And then see it's not as easy as it might seem.
CHANGE does sometimes take time!
Have you discovered ways to make change happen in your life?
Please join the conversation and contact me with your insights.
Following are some of the ways I've worked with this idea.
Meditate
Journal
Create a daily lifestyle that incorporates the change you are making.
Read inspiring spiritual material
Join a supportive group.
Find an inspiring Teacher
Be with supportive friends.
Practice being TRUE to yourself.
Create positive and encouraging self -talk.
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TUESDAY: NOVEMBER 10, 2020
PRINCIPLES OR WAYS FOR LIVING
Have you discovered principles or ways of living... that you
feel work for you?
Following are some such principles or ways of living that are extensions of the Universal Principles (Laws) as well as our Human Powers.
Choose what is arising.
Act in positive ways
Act without attachment to the results
Speak your truth
Act purposefully without desire or anger
Choose the positive
Speak well of yourself and others
Accept yourself and others as you are without judgement
Thank you Sat Shree for your Teachings on
Universal Truths,
Guidelines for Living
and the Powers of us as human beings.
They have been life changing for me...
and such a JOY to pass along to others.
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MONDAY: NOVEMBER 9, 2020
OUR HUMAN POWERS
Have you ever stopped to think about the
POWERS
we all have an human beings?
I have discovered as I deeply look at these
POWERS, and become more aware of them,
I take advantage of having them
and use them to a greater extent.
I'm deeply grateful to my spiritual Teacher,
Sat Shree,
for introducing me to this concept...
WE HAVE THE POWER OF FOCUS
WE HAVE THE POWER OF ATTENTION
WE HAVE THE POWER OF CHOICE
WE HAVE THE POWER OF INTENTION
WE HAVE THE POWER OF ACTION
WE HAVE THE POWER OF NON-ACTION
WE HAVE THE POWER OF FORGIVENESS
WE HAVE THE POWER OF GRATITUDE
WE HAVE THE POWER OF LOVE
WE HAVE THE POWER TO CHANGE
WE HAVE THE POWER TO LEARN
WE HAVE THE POWER OF FREE WILL
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SUNDAY: NOVEMBER 8, 2020
POEM: R E A D
Read in the classroom.
Read at home.
Read a story - Read a poem.
Read while it's raining.
Read in the sun.
Read to get your homework done.
Read on a park bench.
Read in a tree.
Read for a reason.
Read for none.
But best of all....
READ FOR FUN!!
Anonymous
I found this poem about 30 + years ago and
have used it with children for decades.
I hope you enjoy it too!
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SATURDAY: NOVEMBER 7, 2020
THE ART OF MOTHERING
The Art of Mothering is about the ART of...
LOVING...
CARING...
LISTENING..
HEARING...
COMFORTING...
TEACHING...
NURTURING...
HOLDING...
ALLOWING....
ACCEPTING...
BEING PRESENT... IN THE NOW!
Whether you are a female or male...
we carry within us both female characteristics...
and male characteristics...
The attributes I mentioned above are generally
considered female qualities....
They bring gentleness into a situation...
as well as harmony and a comfortableness....
I invite YOU to reflect on how
you bring such "feminine" qualities into your....
relationships...
work place...
your family...
your community...
the world...
Also, I invite you to observe how others
bring them into your life.
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FRIDAY: NOVEMBER 6, 2020
THE ART OF LIVING LIFE
No doubt each person has a different idea of what
THE ART OF LIVING LIFE
means to them?
Do you often think about HOW to live life?
What are your values?
And how do you apply those values to your everyday life?
For me, I've valued living a 'BALANCED" LIFE.
Thus, I've attempted to keep my life in balance by thriving to develop in a variety of areas.
Some of the categories I considered throughout the years are below.
HEALTH
RELATIONSHIPS (family and friends)
WORK/ CAREER
SPIRITUALITY
HOME/ CAR
PROSPERITY/ABUNDANCE
RECREATION
SERVICE
CREATIVITY
Do you feel you have a balance in your life?
Is there one area you'd like to focus on more at this time?
Is there one area you would like to focus on less?
In the world today, many people are focusing on the
"OUTSIDE" world... what is happening
all around them.
Some people spend hours on electronic devices, wanting to know
what is happening all around the world?
ASKING....
Has anything shifted?
What is the stock market doing?
What is the weather going to be tomorrow?
Who won the game?
Others love to be endlessly DISTRACTED!
Is there a good new movie to watch?
What can I buy today online
and have it delivered tomorrow?
This can create ANXIETY AND STRESS!
You can not control the other world and
do not have control over outer circumstances.
Thus, a resolution... a satisfaction...
a resting place is difficult to come to.
However, there is the opportunity to take time
to focus on the 'INSIDE" world...
YOURSELF....
and find within that place of stability...
of peacefulness...
and then you can create a LIFE that
works for you and supports you
in living in greater
PEACE.
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THURSDAY: NOVEMBER 5, 2020
"HOLDING"
Yesterday in the BLOG I wrote, I just mentioned in passing the idea of "holding"
this time of uncertainty and not acting.
In these times the art of "holding"
truly can be the only thing we really can do.
And thus, understanding this concept may
be helpful.
The idea of "Holding" a situation
certainly is timely right now especially here in the
USA. Although the Presidential Election
was held Tuesday, it still has not been officially "called"
as to who is the next President, seeing that
many of the ballots are still being counted.
I first heard my Teacher, Sat Shree, speak about
idea of "Holding" some years ago.
At that time it was new to me.
Now, I've really come to appreciate its value.
When we "hold" something, we simply allow it to be!
We don't act on it...
We don't resist it...
We don't create stories about it... as to
what may happen or what may not happen...
We simply HOLD it!
As I reflect on this concept, I believe that if something arises
that is difficult to look at...
not familiar to us...
hard to imagine...
or distasteful to our mind....
We tend to
DISMISS IT...
TURN AWAY FROM IT....
OPPOSE IT...
REJECT IT...
FIGHT IT...
"Holding" offers us a new way of being with
something we aren't able to be with in the moment.
Presently, I'd so pleased that the news stations here in the USA
are not predicting the outcome of the election...and
simply "holding" the uncertainty of it in this moment,
waiting until the votes have all been counted.
HOLDING is a beautiful strength or capacity to be developed.
I invite you to consider this
Power of HOLDING...
and see how it might support you in your life.
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WEDNESDAY: NOVEMBER 4, 2020
UNCERTAINTY
Today, as I came to this site to write MY BLOG,
I had nothing come to mind to write about.
So the word UNCERTAINTY came to mind.
Rather appropriate, seeing that the elections here in the USA
are uncertain at this time as to who will be our
next President.
With not all the votes having been counted yet,
we wait.
As I reflect on this topic, I've come to realize the
IMPORTANCE OF HOLDING UNCERTAINTY
and NOT acting.
It's actually in 'not-acting' that we practice
NON ACTION, a very powerful Truth.
Sometimes, NON ACTION is called for
and is actually as important as action in some
moments.
I recall being in various groups where something is being
discussed. Often, a silence will arise.
And instead of allowing it to be...
holding the silence....
someone speaks, just to fill the silence.
SILENCE allows for reflection...
SILENCE allows for thinking to stop...
SILENCE allows for something NEW to arise.
Taking a moment to STOP....
is often what is needed before the next right action
is revealed.
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TUESDAY: NOVEMBER 3, 2020
PEACEFULNESS
Today, I invited myself to find that place of
PEACEFULNESS
within... in spite of signs of the outside...
which seemed other than peace..
And it was beautiful...to then observe
MORE situations of peacefulness...
appear on the outside.
This may not always happen...
and yet we do create our world!
This reflects I believe, the Universal Truth...
"What is on the outside is a reflection of
what is on the inside."
AND
yet at times... we do need to be able to
be with the seemly impossibility of
situations.
What a paradox!
Today I choose
Peacefulness and
Gratitude
for the opportunity of
LIFE and LIVING!
Four suggestions I shared on today's radio program
to support living during this times of transition...
1. Find a purpose for living...
or a focus of attention that allows for
the use of your uniqueness!
Allow that to be a focus of attention.
2. Limit your exposure on electric devices
and exposure to international and national events.
Being confronted with numerous
challenges headlines can overwhelm one's system.
And yet be aware so you can take action of needed.
3. Spend time in nature...
bathing in the moment of NOW...
smelling the roses...
seeing the gorgeous colors on the trees...
feeling the warmth of the sun and the
coolness of the breeze....
ALLOW your entire BODY to feel... in the moment!
FEEL all this in your BODY...
giving thanks to your body...
4. Focus on the way you want to BE
in the World....
Loving....
Healthy....
Serving....
Caring.....
Receiving....
and BEING present...in the This Moment of NOW!
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MONDAY: NOVEMBER 2, 2020
THE EMOTIONALLY ABSENT MOTHER
Sometimes, parents are not really "present" for
their children. This can create what I have come to
refer to as "SILENT TRAUMA".
A child needs to be recognized...
to be seen...
to be heard...
to be appreciated...
and when that does not happen,
he/she is not able to be really ALIVE!
Jasmin Lee Cori, in her book entitled,
"The Emotionally Absent Mother" states the following:
"With a neglectful parent, an emotionally flat
or absent parent---especially from early in a child's life---there may not be enough feedback for a child's fragile self to cohere, leaving one feeling as if there is not me.
Blank begets black, absence begets absence, No mother, no self."
When MOTHER is present...
she can be the listener...
the helper....
the one who empowers...
the mentor...
the protector....
and the nurturer.
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SUNDAY: NOVEMBER 1, 2020
THE STATE OF AMERICA'S CHILDREN 2020
according to the Children's Defense Fund...
Leave No Child Behind
5 children are killed by abuse or neglect.
8 children or teens die by suicide.
9 children or teens are killed with a gun.
126 children are arrested for violent crimes.
248 children are arrested for drug crimes.
773 babies are born into extreme poverty.
1,683 babies are born into poverty.
826 babies are born without health insurance.
1,844 children are confirmed as abused or neglected.
Although I'd reported about The State of America's Children
numerous times over the last 10 years,
as I wrote these out TODAY,
a new depth of "holding" these statistics
seems to be present.
The innocence of a newborn infant...
a child...
a teen..
is so precious...
I pray that somehow...in someway...
these facts will shift as America moves forward
in the days...weeks...months and years ahead.
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SATURDAY: October 31, 2020
PURPOSEFUL PARENTING
"The unborn child is a
FEELING...
REMEMBERING...
AWARE BEING...
AND BECASUE HE/SHE IS...
WHAT HAPPENS TO HIM/ HER...
WHAT HAPPENS TO ALL OF US...
IN THE NINE MONTHS
BETWEEN CONCEPTION AND BIRTH...
MOLDS AND SHAPES PERSONALITY...
DRIVES...
AND AMBITIONS ...
IN VERY IMPORTANT WAYS. "
Thomas Verny, M.D.
author of "The Secret Life of the "UNBORN CHILD"
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FRIDAY: October 30, 2020
LIVING PURPOSEFULLY
Do you yearn to make a difference on the planet?
Do you yearn to do you part in making this world a better place
to live?
YOU can do so, just by BEING !
BE in the Now Moment!
BE Allowing...of what arises!
BE the Prayer...for the World!
BE the Acceptance ...of what IS!
BE the Reflecting...without the Reaction!
BE Forgiving!
BE Loving!
We do make a difference by BEing with
ALL that is arising...without wanting to change it!
SEE it!
FEEL it!
ALLOW it!
And as we do this...and allow our Body to experience
ALL that is happening...(along with the mind if necessary)
It can shift!
It can speak to you!
It can release!
ONE person living in Unconditional LOVE...
can counter balance 750,000 people
living in anger, shame or guilt.
from Power vs. Force
by David Hawkins
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THURSDAY: October 29, 2020
RESISTANCE
"Resisting creates all the suffering we have or will experience. It is this resistance that keeps us tied to the past, stuck in immature patterns,
which we repeat then again and again."
Sat Shree
As I reflect on ALL that is going on in the world right now, I'm feeling I want to bring up two different areas of resistance.
First, something could arise that you resist in our personal life. For example, someone wants you to come for dinner and you
just don't want to.
Secondly, something could arise in the outer world that you
just don't want to look at...you are resisting it.
I'm feeling that this second area could increasing become an area
where we find more and more resistance all the time, because of the challenges that are going on it SO many areas of life.
As I read the following forms of RESISTANCE from Eileen Caddy and David Platts' book, Learning to Love, I'm seeing that these are so easy to fall into without really thinking they are a form of resistance.
Have you experienced any of these recently?
Boredom and Impatience
We resist either by deadening ourself through apathy and monotony, or by becoming eternally restless.
Confusion and Indecision
We never have to do anything as long as we remain in a constant state of upheaval, crisis or bewilderment.
Intellectualization
We read books, attend lecture, take courses, keep journals, discuss, analyze and evaluate--but keeping it all safely on the intellectual level to avoid having to do anything about making changes in our life.
Invisibility
We withdraw quietly to the background, contribute little and may engage in silent sabotage or passive aggression.
Rebellion
We are quick to express our righteous indignation and act in defiance of whatever we wish to avoid. "Nobody is going to tell me what to do!"
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WEDNESDAY: October 28, 2020
WILL-POWER
"If you REALLY want it, NOTHNG in the world can prevent you
from doing what you want.
It is because one doesn't know how to will it.
It is because one is DIVIDED in one's will.
If you are not divided in your will,
I say that nothing, nobody in the world,
can make you change your will."
from Powers Within
Selections from the Works of
SRI AUROBINDO and THE MOTHER
QUESTIONS FOR SELF-ENQUIRY
What do you REALLY REALLY want?
Are you DIVIDED in this wanting?
What aspect of "your self" wants this?
Is this a human wanting?
Is this a Divine wanting?
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TUESDAY: October 27, 2020
DO YOU CONSIDER YOURSELF TO
LACK "SELF ESTEEM"
Dear All,
Do you consider yourself to lack "self-esteem" or to feel "diminished" on an going basis? For YEARS I felt this was my biggest challenge.
Recently, as I've been talking about our different self images or sub-personalities we have, I'm seeing that a "self-esteem" issues is simple ONE of the many different images we have. We might also call them the different "HATS" we where.
A few days ago I listed many of the different images or hats we where...
some of them are:
The hat of the...
FIXER
SPY
TEACHER
TOURISH
CLOWN
OR CRITIC
If you can see them simply as ONE of the hats we
where...or one of the Parts we play, we can shift that simply
by bringing another aspect of our self forward.
You might like to think of it terms of an orchestra and ask:
WHO IS DIRECTING MY ORCHESTRA TODAY?
We each do have this opportunity to decide who is going to
DIRECT the music we are going to play TODAY.
What are the different aspects of YOU?
Which one is most often the Director of the Orchestra?
Are you happy with his/her performance?
Would you like to bring another Director forward?
The CHOICE IS YOURS!
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MONDAY: October 26, 2020
The Use of Affirmations
Dear All,
Once you make a choice do you have have a difficult
time, aligning with that choice?
Re-choosing is often a challenge.
Sometimes, an AFFIRMATION can be supportive.
Following are some affirmations that may support
you in aligning with your choices.
Feel free to tweak them and make them your own.
I have the right to choose my path and I honor my choices!
I live by my values and honor my choices!
I may be different than others and that is OK.
I honor the choices I make!
For myself, I find that if I make one Affirmation
my affirmation of "choice" and keep that foremost
in my mind, then it helps me to bring it to mind
easily if I'm faced with aligning with my choice
or decision.
Also, one of my favorites through the years has been:
I Know Exactly What To Do and
How To Do It!
This even support me in making choices.
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SUNDAY: October 25, 2020
TODAY'S CHIDLREN
Dear All,
My week-end BLOG is going to revolve around children,
which has been my life's work!
Today I want to share with you another poem I wrote about 17 years ago,
entitled:
TODAY'S CHILDREN
Today's Children are tomorrow's doctors, teachers and engineers.
Today's Children are tomorrow's mothers, fathers, aunts and uncles.
Today's Children are tomorrow's artists, singers and architects.
Today's Children are tomorrow's carpenters, chefs and farmers.
What can we do to insure that they live with love not hate?
We must first LOVE them...
What can we do to insure that they live with a spirit of giving not taking?
We must first GIVE to them...
What can we do to insure that they live with an essence of helping not hurting?
We must first HELP them...
What can we do to insure that they live with a feeling of cooperation not competition?
We must first let them KNOW cooperation...
Do you know what it means to LOVE your children?
Do you know what it means to GIVE to your children?
Do you know what it means to HELP your children?
Do you know what it means to show COOPERATION to your children?
It may be different than you think...
We must SEE with new EYES...
We just HEAR with new EARS...
We must THINK with a clear AWARENESS...
and We must ACT with a new UNDERSTANDING...
by Sharon Ann Wikoff
August 8, 2002
NOTE: On today's radio program on the Voice of Change,
I shared the details about how this poem came about.
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SATURDAY: October 24, 2020
THE ART OF "SEEING" A CHILD!
Dear All,
My week-end BLOG is going revolve around children, which has been my life's work!
Today I want to share with you a poem I wrote about 17 years ago,
entitled:
I AM YOU AND YOU ARE ME!
I Am Your Child...Deep, deep within...
I Am Your Student...Deep deep within...
For I Am YOU and YOU ARE ME...
Deep deep within.
What a a child hears...I hear!
What a child feels...I feel!
As she laughs...I laugh!
As she cries...I cry!
A pull on her arm, is a pull on my heart...
A slap on her behind, is a slap at me...
As I allow children to make choices freely...
a NEW Freedom of CHOICE
resounds within me!
His delight is the delight I never had...
His freedom is the freedom I never experienced...
As I allow a child to move in peace...
I bring peace to myself...
As I allow a child to speak freely...
I give myself freedom to speak...
As I allow a child to make mistakes...
I give myself freedom to error in life...
YOUR kindness heals...
My kindness heals...
YOUR love nurtures...
My love nurtures...
YOUR Joy encourages...
My joy encourages...
YOUR understanding brings Peace...
My understanding brings Peace...
FOR I AM YOU and YOU are ME...
Deep, Deep within...
NOTE: On today's radio program on the Voice of Change,
I shared the details about how this poem came about.
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FRIDAY: October 23, 2020
THE PROCESS OF CHOOSING & WHO CHOOSES?
Dear All,
The topic of Choosing is so fascinating. It has SO many different aspects to it.
One of the aspects about choosing is to consider "WHO" or "WHAT" aspect of you is the one who is choosing?
Here is a fun exercise for you to consider.
THINK of a choice you made in the past or one you want to make in the future.
Then read the list below of various aspects of one's
PERSONA
and see which one you feel is CENTER STAGE as you choose.
"Is It The.....................?"
ACHIEVER
ADDICT
ANGEL
BEGGAR
CLOWN
CHILD
CONTROLLER
DEVIL
DREAMER
ENTERTAINER
FAILURE
FRIEND
GIVER
HELPER
INTROVERT
LEADER
LISTENER
MONSTER
PERFECTIONIST
SABOTEUR
SUCCESS
TEENAGER
VICTIM
WARRIOR
YOGI
I'd love to hear from you about your experience
with this exercise.
This conversation will continue in MONDAY's BLOG.
Tomorrow and on Sunday, I'll be sharing with you
two of my favorite POEMS about
Listening to Children!
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October 22, 2020
UNIVERSAL TRUTH: WE HAVE CHOICE!
Dear All,
Today, during my radio show, The Voice of Change, I actually had a realization! Sometime that is SO evident, I should have realized it all along...but it became much more clear.
The REALIZATION was that what I'm referring to as UNIVERSAL TRUTHS, already are TRUTHS...for Human Beings on the Planet!
They are NOT something that would be NICE if we all agreed upon...
they just actually ARE ALREADY HAPPENING.
So, the one I wanted to write about today is that
WE HAVE CHOICE!
We do have choice and it is WHAT we choose that helps to create the life we live!
And another beautiful things is that we always have the
CHOICE, to re-CHOOSE!
Just as the child in this picture, is choosing the orange top over the others being shown her, we daily have numerous opportunities to make small and big choices.
What NEW Choice would you like to make moving forward?
Sometimes, choices are easy to make and sometimes
they are difficult to make.
On tomorrow's Voice of Change Radio Program,
We'll look deeper into this Truth
and talk about what is the basis for choice
as well as the process of choosing.
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October 21
, 2020
Dearest Readers,
Have you ever thought about the difference
YOU have made in this world?
There is only ONE YOU...and there will never be
another person like YOU!
I think this is such a POWERFUL idea.
Each of us comes into life...and has so many years to put our
'mark' on the planet.
It can in small ways or large ways.
In the 1980's I began a body of work I called:
THE ART OF MOTHERING
I was so passionate about making a difference on the planet...
and felt that listening to children was essential.
Although that "work" never touched as many people as I had hoped it would have, hopefully, I've made an impact on the children in my classrooms through the years as well as the students I've taught to play the piano.
In the Bhagavad Gita, an ancient spiritual text, one of it's many truths is that taking the action is our responsibility and that we should not be attached to the success or failure of such actions.
So, I've learned to live more in this way in recent years. And it's a much
easier to path.
Feeling OK about our self is so important, thus it's been helpful
to realize I did the best I could in the moment...and release
the idea that that work was a failure.
And then it's powerful to turn that idea around and ask...
Is there one person
who has had a huge impact on your life?
Once WE realize that... YES, one person does make a difference
then the next step is to reflect on is
HOW DO I LIVE ?
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If you have any thoughts around these ideas, I hope you'll either write or call into the program and share your ideas.
with love, Sharon
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October 20, 2020
Dearest Readers,
In the radio program I hosted yesterday at www.BlogTalkRadio.com/VoiceOfChange, I posed two questions:
Are There "Universal Truths" For Living?
I feel these questions are very important at this time on the planet. I feel that we must truly reflect on how we want to live, what is important to us, and ponder on what are the values we want to live by.
Each person makes a difference.
We either add to the making of a peaceful world...one that works for everyone...or not.
How do you feel about these questions?
Although it appears people are not able to respond directly here on my Blog, you can send your replies to me from the Contact Page and I will add those here that carry this conversation forward.
I love the idea of thinking from a "blank slate" so to speak.
Speaking with no preconceived ideas.
Although I wrote the first version of this poem about 18 years ago, I feel it's still true today:
Let us...
See with NEW eyes...
Hear with NEW ears...
Think from a SILENT mind...
Feel with an OPEN heart... and
Act with DEEP compassion!
Today, October 20th, Tuesday, the conversation will revolve around LOVE on my radio show, the Voice of Change!
Years ago I heard that in some languages there are many
words for love. And at the time I pondered this deeply and realized the truth of it.
And then there is the idea of "unconditional" love
and "conditional" love.
How often do we really love without wanting anything vs love for a reason or to get something.
Thank you for reading my Blog!
If you have any thoughts around these ideas, I hope you'll either write or call into the Voice of Change and share your ideas.
with deep love, Sharon
October 19, 2020
Dearest Readers,
Since the last time I posted here, I have begun a CLASS on "Spiritual Practice" for those wanting to find within themselves a greater
PEACE...
LOVE....
SILENCE...
STILLNESS....
I find such joy in bringing spiritual practices to others and supporting them in their practice, which also supports me in my practice.
I was invited to join with others and to a World Peace Meditation for 108 days. I said YES! In addition this idea led me to begin a number of other practices for 108 days. I'm in AWE that I said YES! (But I'm glad I did!) One of the commitments I've made is to BLOG for 108 Days. So, you will be seeing more of me here.
My spiritual Teacher Sat Shree greatly supports this World Peace Meditation.
Right now the planet needs our loving support and this special Meditation is a very powerful way in which to give our love to Mother Earth in her time of need.
I'll be introducing this WPM (World Peace Meditation) to others at our last "Spiritual Practice" class on October 29th. If you'd like to learn more about it feel free to contact me. Use can use the contact page.
with deep love,
Sharon
September 2, 2020
Dearest Readers,
Sometimes, I've found that I need to read
a prayer, rather than create one myself.
So, from time to time I'll be sharing prayers that you can use in this way.
Although I've used various forms of this prayer through the years, I found this one in the September copy of Lion's Roar. (www.lionsroar.com)
It was in an article by Melvin Escobar, a dharma teacher at the East Bay Meditation Center in Oakland, CA.
In order to really benefit from this, I invite you to say each line until you can feel it in the cells of your body...for in this way you are embodying it...allowing it to shift your system. If this type of practice is new to you, be patient. It takes time for the body to wake up to responding to what is hears/encounters.
You can say each line 3 times, changing the subject of your prayer
from "I" to "you" to "all".
May I be safe and protected, free from inner and outer harm.
May I be happy. .
May my body support the practice of loving awareness.
May I be free from ill-will, affliction, and anxiety.
May I love myself as I am.
May I be happy and free from suffering.
May I find peace in an uncertain world.
May I find ease on the middle path between attachment and apathy.
Wishing you a blessed day....
In Joy.....
sharon
September 1, 2020
Dearest Readers,
As I mentioned in my last blog,
the next time I wrote, the BLOG
would be on PRAYER!
From my last Blog, I'll share again:
The other day...when I questioned my strength...
to handle ALL that was arising...
I turned to PRAYER...
with a "willingness" to shift.
It was AMAZING!
Truly...it's a gift for everyone.
We live in a friendly universe...
and as we turn away from the challenge of the moment...
and ask to be
renewed!
uplifted!
re-directed!
We easily and effortlessly are empowered!
That was over 2 weeks ago! Why, did it take so long to continue this blog on PRAYER.
Spiritual inspiration/ insights comes and go at first!
Although this experience was AMAZING...
it did come and go!
However, recently, things have shifted...
once again, and with a deeper realization,
I NOW believe, this insight will
STAY and STABILIZE
in my system, allowing
for it to shift my perception permanently.
(Time will tell!)
Deep within, I'm truly experiencing and knowing
the Power of Prayer!
Prayer is a call to the Universe to
shift things in a different direction...
to have everything align in a new way...
(Prayer isn't really new to me! It entered my life for the first time at the age of 10 and continued in my life for decades!
Recent insights though are a deepening...
demonstration and a recognition of its
True POWER!)
Last month, at the time of my first realization about prayer,
I was also given another gift...
one I had long sought.
And that was to KNOW, really KNOW, that within myself, is the spark of the Divine!
Although, I had heard from Dr. Bill Loe,
in 1978, at the Conejo Valley Church of Religious Science:
"Within each person is a spark
of God Conscious Power"
it wasn't until the other night, that it became a felt sense in my body!
I've learned from my dear Teacher, Sat Shree, it is so important to bring our understanding...our awareness', into the BODY!
In this way, they become are lived experience!!
Along with this knowing and felt sense,
I saw that
PRAYER was the process of aligning
our "little self" with our "bigger Self"
so that all aspects of the "person" we are, are aligned.
(More on this later...as the Blog continues.)
From my experience, I'm observing at
at first ,it was hard for me to put into
words... that which I want to pray about
because I wasn't thinking from that elevated place.
Thus, today and in the future, I'll share some prayers
with you, that you can use if you wish.
However, know that you can be just totally honest with the Divine, and say something like:
Help me out here God... I need some Grace...
and I need it now!
(This I've heard Caroline Myss say numerous times over the last 20 years!
A PRAYER FOR THIS TIME ON THE PLANET
Dear God, (feel free to use your own words here...Divine, World Mother, etc.)
Please be with me at this time!
Give me the strength and courage to handle all that is arising!
I'm afraid!
I'm fear-filled!
Hold me in your Love... in your Light!
and shine your grace on me, so I can
stand at this time....
and be a center of LOVE!
Know I am willing...
I am willing to see differently...
I am willing to live with LOVE...
Thank you !
in deep appreciation and gratitude...
And so it is!
NOTE: If you choose to use this prayer... or say your own, make it real for you.
Do say it over and over until you feel it in your body...
you feel the depth of what you are saying...
Thank you for reading!
Last month, I heard from a family member I hadn't connected with for a few years!
So delightful!
I'd love to hear from you too!
with love,
sharon
August 13, 2020
Dearest Readers,
I'm finding that when I choose an image for the day's blog, what wants to be shared arises.
And in the same way, when we choose our
focus for the day, consciously CHOOSE our focus for the day... that is what we will see unfold before us.
AND if we don't consciously CHOOSE...
we are at the mercy of whatever "part"
of us wants to come forward for that day to be most apparent.
And just like in the image of the leaf in the water... we too send out "ripples" of that choice throughout the day.
As I write these blogs, I see I'm really writing to MYSELF...as a reminder of how I want to be during these times of transition...
and great change....
and challenge!
As I listened to my teacher, Sat Shree, speak tonight...
I'm again reminder of how important
each of us is to the whole.
If we want PEACE in our homes...
we must be that PEACE...
If we want LOVE in our homes...
we must be that LOVE...
These times are calling us to be MORE...
to reach for our deepest Truth...
to find our greatest Strength....
to find our strongest Courage...
and to LIVE each day...
to the best of our ability.
I truly wish you a meaning journey...
each and every day of your life!
In JOY...Truth and Love,
Sharon
PS: My next BLOG will be about PRAYER!
The other day...when I questioned my strength...
to handle ALL that was arising...
I turned to PRAYER...
with a "willingness" to shift.
It was AMAZING!
Truly...it's a gift for everyone.
We live in a friendly universe...
and as we turn away from the challenge of the moment...
and ask to be
renewed!
uplifted!
re-directed!
We easily and effortlessly are empowered!
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Thank you!
August 11, 2020
Dearest Readers,
During these times of great transition on the planet, I've wanted to write often and share what is in my mind...and on my heart.
Today, as I participated in a group
WORLD PEACE MEDITATION
with my spiritual Teacher, Sat Shree,
I was reminded of how important it is for us
to play our part during these times of great challenge.
As we come together, we have a great power...
a greater impact...
a greater reach in our effectiveness
than when we are separate.
Whether...it's in your family...
or your neighborhood...
or in your spiritual community...
together, YOU are more effective.
If you'd like to know more about
serving the world by participating
in a WORLD PEACE MEDITATION...
or other spiritual group offerings,
please feel free to contact me.
Together We Learn...
Together We Grow...
and
Together We Serve.
In JOY...Truth and Love,
Sharon
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Thank you!
August 9, 2020
Dearest Readers,
Tomorrow, August 10th, I'm doing a radio program and will be talking about being a Bodhisattva in the world, which you may know is a Buddhist term, meaning one who vows to alleviate suffering and bring blessings to every circumstance as well as one who chooses to live with dignity and courage and radiates compassion for all.
I chose the picture for this blog because it made me think of COMPASSION! I sense these two animals, are there rather unsure of the situation, but bringing compassion to the moment.
Today our world these moments of compassion, doesn't it?
The invitation is for YOU to consider this possibility in your life.
Is there a situation that needs your compassion?
Can you relate to being a Bodhisattva in your world?
Listen in or call in and share your thoughts with us.
RADIO PROGRAM: VOICE OF CHANGE
DAY: AUGUST 10, MONDAY
TIME: 11 AM PDT
TITLE: WHAT THE WORLD NEEDS TODAY ARE BODHISATTVAS!
PHONE: 516 453 9142
(phone lines are open only during the show time)
In JOY...Truth and Love,
Sharon
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Thank you!
May 4, 2020
Dearest Readers,
I'm SO pleased to see so many articles being written about the
positive ways the Coronavirus is creating positive change in the world.
Even mainstream media is talking about this.
So often, I hear people say after going through a very difficult
time in life, that they learned so much from the experience.
I'm wondering if you are seeing such changes in your life?
With more time at home...
less for you to do...
less stores open for shopping...
limited travel...
What is calling your attention?
How do you spend your time?
I'd love to hear from you about what it is that you
are NOW making important?
In JOY...Truth and Love,
Sharon
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May 3, 2020
Dearest Readers,
THE GIFT OF NATURE
Today was such a gorgeous day here in Nevada, I so enjoyed being outside enjoying the sun, light breeze and the new growth on all the plants in our Green House. Over the last two weeks, my housemates and I've planted about 50 vegetable plants in the Green House, consisting of kale, beans, chard, spinach, tomatoes and cucumbers! We find it So enjoyable to
go to the garden and be able to pick fresh greens for dinner.
Wherever I find myself, I feel I can always go outside and enjoy the natural landscape, whether its the walk to the Green House, or walking on the land with the beautiful view of the lake.
For me, it's a renewal time.
The outdoors brings me into the present moment.
I forget about everything else and just enjoy the view of the mountain,
the sunset...
the rocky terrain...
the still quiet lake or
the wild horses grazing on the land.
However, working in the dirt is MOST enjoyable.
I LOVE the miracle of the soil.
I can plant a plant today....and within a couple of weeks,
it will double in size.
Several years ago, I deeply felt the MIRACLE of
the soil...after seeing my vegetable garden grow
so much.
As I was drawn to write about the garden, I truly am in AWE of
the gifts of nature...
and the miracle of our Mother Earth...
and the way she provides for us.
Every time I decide to BLOG, I recall how nurturing it is to
see what comes forth.
It helps me to remember the simple
gifts...JOYS of life...and to be more
present with them, each and every day.
How do YOU enjoy the gifts of Nature?
What is the gift of Nature that YOU enjoy most?
I'd love to hear from you.
In JOY...Truth and Love,
Sharon
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May 2, 2020
Dearest Readers,
FRUSTRATIONS OF LIFE AND
HOLDING THE UNWORKABILITY OF SITUATIONS
I've been with Vista Print for about 10 years.
I So appreciate their customer service.
The wait time is always short, and their customer service
is always Wonderful! In addition, I've seen
time and time again, how they actually listen to feedback from customers and improve their offerings.
However, technology is not my strong point, so I have to try some of the tools over and over again to learn how to do something very simple!
It can be VERY frustrating?
Can you relate?
The GREAT WISDOM of my Teacher, Sat Shree, gave me a whole
new perspective on how to deal with frustration.
He calls it, holding the "UNWORKABILITY" of a situation..of Life!
This has been SO very helpful.
I'm come to learn that some things
are just not always able to be worked out.
So, now instead
of wanting to fix them....
wishing they were different....
getting angry at myself for them not working...
getting angry at others for them not working....
I'm learning to just HOLD them...
to ALLOW the imperfection...
to ACCEPT things the way they are.
For example of the this website, I wanted all the
pages to have a similar look.
However, it was NOT working!
Finally, after an hour discussion with customer
service, I just decided, I was NO longer
going to try to make that happen!
It made such a difference.
I then finished the next part of the site in about 15 minutes!
This has made such a difference in my energy....
In becoming more accepting, my body can relax....
my mind can stop trying to make things different...
my heart eases....
tension disappears....
So over time, I'm learning to allow
so much more... just to be!
It takes me away from having to fix anything.
I so enjoy learning a TRUTH such as this,
because then I can apply it to other situations.
Is there anything is your life...
that you can just ALLOW to be...
Can you just hold the "unworkability"
of the situation?
And thus relax a little more?
In JOY...Truth and Love,
Sharon
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Sharon's First Blog Post
May 1, 2020
Dearest Readers,
I returned to do my first radio program, in almost two years, last Monday, on the Voice of Change.
I felt it was like a New Beginning.
Likewise, this is my first Blog posting is about two years also....
another New Beginning!
I relate such NEW BEGINNINGS to that of a seedling, just rising out of the ground.
These are times of great transition...times of endings...and beginnings!
It's my intention to create programming and writings where YOU are invited to see a different perspective about ALL that
is taking place in our world at this time.
I want to provide you...my readers.... with a different perspective...
perhaps one than you've considered previously.
I want to share that this is a time of ...
GREAT POSSIBILITIES!!
(It really is!)
Our Mother Earth is behind these changes!
(YES, there is an inherent intelligence in our
Earthly Mother!!)
She can no longer be taken for granted....
having her Rivers Polluted....
her Trees Cut Down....
her Atmosphere Destroyed....
her Soil Ruined....
Is it not time to rethink our VALUES
and PRIORITIZE what is really important!
Although this is a time of great adversity,
it's also a time of great opportunity to
make new choices....
to live in a new way....
As we move forward...let us....
SEE WITH NEW EYES....
HEAR WITH NEW EARS....
THINK WITH A CLEAR AWARENESS...
FEEL WITH A DEEPER CLARITY.... AND
TO ACT WITH A NEW UNDERSTANDING!
Sharon Ann Wikoff 2002
Join me as I share my personal journey of attempting to learn day by day...and moment by moment...
the ART OF LIVING LIFE.
Have FAITH in yourself....and your journey....
Take time to be still.... and quiet....and simple.
Take time to listen to your inner voice... that quiet voice within...
LOVE,
Sharon
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