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Seize the Mantra. Seize the Moment.

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When it comes down to it, this is what it comes down to: Seize the Mantra and Seize the Moment. My mantra for now is HAVE FAITH. My moment is NOW.

By FAITH I mean “complete trust or confidence in the universe.”  And by NOW, I mean now is the perfect timing. Repeating my mantra of HAVE FAITH daily for a small moment manifests hope that I can let go of the worry and fear. As I know very well, worrying is like praying for what you don’t want. Yet I do it all the time…

Seizing moments of solitude are no easy feat either, especially adding in full time job/ wife & mother of three, but regardless of where you are in life, it is hard to find time to be alone, sit still and be in silence. Nonetheless, I highly encourage seizing the mantra and the moment. (Yes, I am speaking to you!)

Give yourself permission the loving kindness you deserve. I believe we all need it and we are not getting enough of it. This valuable time to notice to what is stirring beneath the surface in our soul and to listen for our inner voice. This voice is a culmination of so many entities within ourselves from the murmuring of our heart to the butterflies in our stomach. I like to think of these sensations as intuition or inner voice. Unfortunately, the inner voice can be exacerbated by the fluctuations of the mind and our dear friend Ego. Even more so, when we are feeling emotional or find ourselves in unforeseen places in our lives, our thoughts can cause us to feel clouded and confused; making it difficult to identify what is the voice of our intuition and what is the voice of our dear friend Ego. Consider this: think of the Ego and Intuition as the Shoulder Angels, the Good Angel and the Bad Angel.

When we give ourselves up and release to this sacred space, there is potential to find answers to our unspoken fears and worries or at the very least to help lessen the anxiety. Too often this mind chatter and worry are futile and unrealistic but at the same time so very hard to let go.

Here is a fun practice if you need a little guidance.

Get in a comfortable seated pose with hands in anjali mudra (prayer pose) near your heart or maybe place your hands on your knees with palms to the sky (to be open to receive from the universe). Another option, is savasana with one hand on your heart and one on your belly. Now, close your eyes, soften your brow and your jaw, become conscious with your breath. Taking a deep rich breath inward, then connecting the bottom of your inhale with the beginning of your exhale. Repeat. Notice the symphonic rhythm. Notice your chest and belly rise and fall with every breath in this quiet dance with yourself. Take comfort in being alone, sitting in stillness and silencing your mind. Begin to repeat your mantra. Again. And again. 

This is exactly where you need to be.

This moment: Connecting breath to body and repeating your mantra. HAVE FAITH.

To start, try allotting 5-10 minutes daily. Then, begin bump up your meditation practice adding minute to minute increments. Keep in mind, the longer you commit to holding this space, the calmer and more at peace you become, and in turn allowing for a deeper connection with humanity. This cherished practice of quieting the mind with breath and body is essential to creating and building a deeper life of gratitude and peace.

At the end of the day, this is what I wish to have more than anything else; less worry, less doubt, more fun and more freedom to be my best self and I sincerely wish the same for each and every one of you too. Most of all, Have Faith. 

May this be your mantra for the moment: Seize the Moment, Seize the Mantra and Have Faith…

 

Melissa

 

Boom Boom Boom

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What can I say when nothing needs to be said.
I feel it in my heart
I hear it in my head.
Boom Boom Boom.
I am not sure how else to explain my sudden calling, that woke me up in the middle of the night to Boom Boom Boom.
I woke up to this part of a song that I have not heard in a very long time. I really can’t recall the last time that I heard it, but I remember that I loved it. This early morning awakening were the parts of a song I could not fully identify:
“I could not believe the information
My heart going boom boom boom
Grab your things, I’ve come to take you home.”
So at 3 in the morning, normally feeling groggy and incoherent, I sat up, wide eyed, my heart was going boom boom boom. I remember thinking, I have got to find the name of this song! It was nagging at me like the nostalgic smell you remember from your childhood that you can’t recall.
Boom boom boom just kept repeating it in my mind. Let me just say, I knew that it represented something more than just another song, but I didn’t know how or why it was different. Now most people that know me know that I am a music/lyric lover. With that said, there really isn’t a song in my repertoire that does not carry some emotional significance. However, I have never had a song wake me up so suddenly to a boom boom boom in my head and heart. So I had to delve a little deeper.
What am I eluding to you might be wondering?
First listen to the song as you read the lyrics
https://open.spotify.com/track/4tIhDBT9YgxR38EJ7kXN2F

Climbing up on Solsbury Hill
I could see the city light
Wind was blowing, time stood still
Eagle flew out of the night
He was something to observe
Came in close, I heard a voice
Standing stretching every nerve
Had to listen had no choice
I did not believe the information
[I] just had to trust imagination
My heart going boom boom boom
“Son, ” he said “Grab your things,
I’ve come to take you home.”

To keepin’ silence I resigned
My friends would think I was a nut
Turning water into wine
Open doors would soon be shut
So I went from day to day
Tho’ my life was in a rut
“Till I thought of what I’d say
Which connection I should cut
I was feeling part of the scenery
I walked right out of the machinery
My heart going boom boom boom
“Hey” he said “Grab your things
I’ve come to take you home.”

When illusion spin her net
I’m never where I want to be
And liberty she pirouette
When I think that I am free
Watched by empty silhouettes
Who close their eyes but still can see
No one taught them etiquette
I will show another me
Today I don’t need a replacement
I’ll tell them what the smile on my face meant
My heart going boom boom boom
“Hey” I said “You can keep my things,
they’ve come to take me home.”

This song came out in 1977. I couldn’t believe it is that old! Well, maybe not old, but it is a classic! So after hearing it for the first time in years, it was as if I was being reunited with a long lost friend or memory, I was lost for words. It spoke to me like no other song and the timing is spot on! This song has been an awakening and what better time to have one than at 3 am in the morning? Peter Gabriel, the artist who created this moving ballad almost 40 years ago says the meaning of this song is “It’s about being prepared to lose what you have for what you might get… It’s about letting go.” BOOM.
At the end of the day, I know what I want to do, but I am never one to do anything quickly. It is very frustrating, because I want things done quickly, but it is not how I am wired.
For example:
I did not want to come out of my mom’s womb (three weeks late to be exact) and I pouted for the next 5-10 years. My brothers might think I have never recovered.
I was a late walker.
I was held back in elementary school.
I can be socially awkward.
I can be apprehensive in establishing long term relationships.
I am painfully slow to get into water. Side note – NEVER PUSH ME IN!
Anyway, you get the point…
And I might want to clarify that I am not saying that I am ready, but I am tip-toeing… to the ready, just ever so slowly. I am trusting in the timing and universe. I am a believer that the universe gives you what you need. However… I am just now open to receiving it.
I see it. I feel it. I hear it.
Boom boom boom.
Who said 40 was old when I am just now starting to figure it out?

Little by little. Boom boom boom. Listen, Breathe, Repeat,

Again and always 

Melissa