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Enjoying your 'Growth Period'???


Thanks to everyone who came-out to the Practical Spiritual Energy-Work #3 on Saturday September 23rd!
 
We all had another great time 'working our space' (ie. becoming more aware, running our own energy, grounding, blowing-up roses, healing, etc...). We did a lot of spiritual 'work' this past weekend... take a moment & validate yourself, & notice if anything 'feels different'...
 

So what's a Growth Period, anyway?

When you've done a bunch of 'spiritual work', ie worked your tools a lot, eg. at a seminar Wink... sometimes amidst all the good, warm feelings, you also get a kinda "hmmmm" feeling. So, how's your space now? Take a moment & notice if that sounds a bit familiar, & if you've maybe felt something similar in the past day, week, month, etc. If everything feels great -- hey, that's great! But sometimes, you might feel a little different, maybe even 'strange'... kinda "the same but different somehow".
 
Don't worry-- that's a normal reaction when you've worked your space a lot. You see, when people really work their space, often their spirit / spiritual-energy goes "wheee!" [technical term Tongue out]...
...but sometimes, after a while, their body goes "whoa".

Why is that? Several reasons:
 - spirit 'works' energy faster than the body can
 - spirit doesn't have emotion, memory, or 'habit' (ie, the body takes longer to learn to work/use a new energy)
 - after working a lot of energy, the body likes to sleep for 8+ hours (while the spirit is still rarin' to go)

We call this a "Growth Period"... & loosely translated, it means "head up butt".  Yell
So for the next few days, give yourself lots of permission to:
 - be a little more 'wrong' than usual
 - hear yourself say "I thought I knew that already..." a few more times than usual
 - maybe just feeling a little more 'sensitive' than usual, eg. taking things just a little bit more 'personally'.

In t'ai ch'i we call it, "Invest in Loss". So invest away!
Just be confident you'll come-out of your Growth Period flush w/ new enthusiasm, a new space, more awareness, & (even) a bit more confidence in your new capabilities. I'm not kidding-- this will happen! And if anything in your space is saying "yeah, right", well then toss that [nagging doubt] in a rose, make it wear something hideous, & laugh at it a while.  Smile
 
Meanwhile, here's a few Next Steps:
  • Spiritually:
    • Practice grounding (written meditation) for 10+ minutes at least every other day.
    • Or if you like an audio version, try the 10min podcast here.
    • ...and give yourself lots of 'gold suns'!
  • Physically:
    • Get out in Nature. Walk amidst some trees, lay in the sun, splash in the ocean. That works really well to 're-harmonize' your physical body
    • Get a massage, hot-tub, sauna, or mud-bath. Yes, guys can do those too... & they work great for growth periods. I promise not to tell your buddies...
    • Eat well & get enough sleep (no junk food crap & all-night cable binges)
  • Mentally:
    • Laugh! Rent a funny movie, look thru a funny comic-strip book (Calvin & Hobbes, Dilbert, Garfield, etc), or listen to a politician.
    • Practice saying, "Not my Problem"... (but quietly, if that's your wife or boss nearby) Sealed

Enjoy your New Space, & See you Next Time!!
dave a. anselmi
 
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Newsflash

How's about closing-out Last year with a little 'Completing the Cycles' Meditation? 

 
1) Imagine two bubbles in front of you... let's say a bit bigger than a beach ball but not bigger than a house. Laughing
Imagine one bubble is labelled "Last Year", & the other "The New Year".
 
Now start imagining a cascade of all the stuff from last year you'd love to forget...
... from politics to economic crises to panic-attacks to bad hair days...
... from dreams forgotten to plans mislaid to auld acquaintances to 'guilty-pleasure' tv-watching...
& let that whole avalanche just start filling-in that "Last Year" bubble, & watch (or imagine) it bulge...
 
Include anything & everything, from old/dead goals or mockups to old dead 'new years eve' promises to just plain un-fun events... in fact anything you'd like to get rid of... From stuff that's annoying to just mildly disturbing... Just bundle it up, or imagine a fork-lift, & just shove it all in there...
 
And just for a moment, notice if you feel any different as you imagine this... perhaps a little lighter, clearer... Or maybe your thoughts get just a little less hectic, your space just a little bit less 'busy'...

2. And now on to Step Two:
Now take a moment to Remember all your Successes from Last Year (or just your Favorite ones), your Joys, completed Creations... the Fun Times... Excelsior!
(You may even want to write some of them down, to remind you of 'battles won', eg. a 'stash of smiles' for rainy days...)