Wholeness: Coming Back to Yourself
You’re probably receiving a million messages telling you what you should be doing right now — how you should be building an empire, how you should be resting, how you should buy this that and the other or not buy anything at all. It's been a time of confusion on the world wide web and as always, I'm here to remind you to turn to your own inner wisdom.
WHOLENESS
I've been recently finding my balance, threading through working, resting, eating, moving, meditating and taking care. For me this has been purely bittersweet, I'm leaning deeper into myself and deeper into my work in the world — both journeys I feel are worth every challenge and struggle.
I know you've probably received a million emails telling you what you should be doing right now — how you should be building an empire, how you should be resting, how you should buy this that and the other or not buy anything at all. It's been a time of confusion on the world wide web and as always, I'm here to remind you to turn to your own inner wisdom. To speak life into this I want to share with you a story that touched me deeply just a few days ago.
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CHOICE, COMMITMENT AND TRANSFORMATION
A few days ago I made a pact with my 12 year old niece after helping her talk through her emotions. Letting her know it's okay to feel what she feels, that she doesn't have to do it all right now and to set herself up for success by choosing JUST ONE THING to focus on this entire month.
To build her confidence by succeeding at this one task and giving herself time to develop into what she wants to become. Now, I don't have any kids of my own so I've always been the cool auntie who gives solid advice without judgement. As I talked her through, I felt like I was giving her the advice that I really needed to hear and in that way, it was healing for me as much as I believe it was for her.
I told her to let me know what her goal was once she decided and the next day we talked. She said she realized social media was mostly toxic for her and that she was wasting a lot of her time there, so she decided to do a 30-day social media detox.
I had a proud moment here at how she had listened to her own wisdom and was able to discern and decipher what she needed — what was serving her and what wasn't. Then she committed to making a CHOICE that she knew would help her move closer to her goals.
She had her dad buy her calendar to mark her progress and two notebooks (one to log her emotions and one for her goals and progress). I advised her to put systems in place that would allow her to succeed in this ONE GOAL she was focused on, and she dove right in.
She was ready for change and thirsty for transformation. I was so inspired by her that I decided to also choose something to commit to this month — to meditate every morning before I start my day. So I have been, and this morning's meditation was incredibly fruitful. In fact, so much so that I received a message I'd like to share with you today.
I encourage you to also chose one thing to commit to this month and if you feel inclined, you can comment below and let me know what you decide!
By letting go, you come back to your complete, whole self
– Angie Franklin
CHOICES
Messages from Meditation by Angie
By letting go, you come back to
your complete, whole self.
Letting go is a choice.
It doesn’t happen by accident or mistake. It’s an opportunity to get free. To lift up. To rise to your potential.
Look at how a bird defies gravity by force. Once it surpasses the original exertion of effort, it finds cruising altitude and soars.
The hardest part is to get off the ground. But once you do, you can really soar and reach heights you never thought possible and see things you didn’t know existed.
Freedom is a choice. Be free of heart, free of mind, free of fear, free in love, free in light.
Rise, rise, rise, rise, rise, rise, rise and rise again.
Develop the strength of your wings and rise again. Learn to push beyond difficulty until what is difficult becomes easy.
This is the human challenge since the beginning of time. To endure pain, suffering, loss, fear and learn to find within the strength to rise above.
To rise despite. To choose freedom.
Because freedom is a choice. It is a choice.
And you live your choices. The summation of your choices, this is karma.
But karma can be resolved just as different choices can be made. You have the power to choose.
So what DO YOU want? Are you willing to confront the challenges and push past resistance to get it?
To defy gravity and soar.
Soar into the life you dream of living. You must walk through the fire to get to the water. And you must push into the Earth with all your might to soar into the Heavens.
Embrace the challenges for they show you who you are. They come rich with opportunities to transform.
Are you ready for transformation?
Are you ready to choose liberation?
Freedom, is your choice.
My power is in my choice.
I chose to let go.
I chose to be free.
I let go of the heaviness of life and soar to new heights.
I am free, full of light and filled with divine love.
I am whole.
WITH-IN
Here are some practical tips using our PLAE principles that can help you come back to center.
⇉ PAUSE – Take rest, for real. I can't stress it enough. To return to wholeness your body needs time to recover, mentally, physically, emotionally and spiritually. Pause means to take a temporary stop, give yourself this permission so you can return to wholeness.
⇉ LISTEN – Tune to what raises your vibration, last few days I've been listening to smooth female vocalists and it's so uplifting, here's the playlist listed above you can tap into.
⇉ ACTIVATE – Clean your space. Cleanliness is close to Godliness. When you clean your external space you also clean your internal space. Allow your environment to reflect the way you want to feel inside. This practice is incredibly therapeutic and also teaches us that physical hygiene personally and in our space, is of equal importance to mental, spiritual and emotional hygiene.
Clean and get rid of things you don't need. Breathe and let go of what no longer deserves to take up space in your internal world.
⇉ EMPOWER – Empower yourself with spiritual nourishment. Whether this is reading your bible, hearing a motivational speech, reading a book or speaking to friends that carry high vibrations. Do what you need to do so you can lift off and soar. Find your cruising altitude and notice what keeps or lifts you to your desired elevation — eventually it will become second nature to rise above.
I pause to rest.
I listen to receive.
I activate my purity.
I empower myself.
FLOW WITH ME
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Hotep (Peace) Y’all!,
Angie