Make It Heaven Newsletter: You Don't Know, So Let It GoVol. Two – March 2003 In This Issue
The UnknownWe must be willing to get rid of the life we've planned, so as to have the life that is waiting for us. The unknown is part of heaven making. Not knowing is a frightening place when you are used to having life all mapped out. And yet, that’s exactly where all the new opportunities, insights, awareness’s and aha’s are waiting. Trusting that you are safe and comfortable with I don’t know requires digging deep inside to find untapped reserves of courage. This larger playing field where heaven waits asks you to show up, stay present, relax and love yourself. Fear expects you to contract, stress out and blame yourself. Questions for glimpsing into the unknown:Which master am I serving? Love or fear? How can I support myself in this moment to know I am safe? What is a loving way to handle the fear that surfaces when I let go and step into the new? Our second issue will: support you with tools for growth and expansion and gently remind you that even though you think you know, you don’t – so let it go. (P.S. and that’s a good thing!) Tip of the MonthIt is our choices, Harry, that show what we truly are, far more than our abilities. Lots of fresh insight, energy, and enthusiasm are locked up in limiting beliefs. Examining and discarding old hand-me-down beliefs can be as uplifting as a spring-cleaning. Action To Take:Make a list over the next several weeks of the limiting beliefs about the following:
Then create a statement that reflects a new choice. Example: I must know how to do it right or I will look like a fool. New Choice: I love myself no matter if I know or don’t know. Example: I am afraid because the world is a dangerous place. New Choice: I choose to focus on peace and maintain my peace remembering that true safety lies within. Discard old beliefs like outgrown clothes – declare, "I let this go. It no longer serves me." Beliefs that hang on may require more patience, compassion and work on your part to disassemble. Keep affirming the new conscious choice. As you allow your liberation to unfold, notice how much lighter you feel. The Art of AcceptanceIt’s what we learn after we know it all that counts. Accepting what is in life brings peace in the midst of upset and relief in the face of struggle. In heaven-making, as in other journeys of life, doubt and confusion appear along the path to distract, challenge, and impede our progress. Learning the simple but powerfully effective self-mastery skill of acceptance works to free up energy so you can take action. Acceptance is: acknowledging or admitting that something exists. I am afraid in this moment. I am having thoughts that I am a failure. Acceptance is not: condoning or agreeing with the thought or feeling and giving it energy. I am afraid in this moment so I will shut down and hide my feelings. Acceptance is: owning the thought or feeling as part of myself. I accept that I have a part inside that feels unworthy. Acceptance is not: assigning meaning to myself so I will shut down and control my feelings. There must be something wrong with me for having these feelings of unworthiness. Accepting stops the judgment. It frees you up to step back a bit, take a deep breath, and let it be. Action To Take:Practice self-acceptance statements throughout your day. Keep an awareness journal. The Highest Good…look for the good, for the Divine in all people and things, and all the rest leave to God. Working with Divinity as your partner in cocreating means that the ego/personality needs and wants are not always satisfied. This can be a little daunting at first. A part of you is used to demanding, wanting life to show up in a certain way and spoiled about having MY way or the highway. Actually, Spirit replies, "Thank you for offering. Yes, you will get the HIGH way." From the small limited viewpoint of the ego, the higher way isn’t always in focus or even considered. What if asking for the higher good is really a smart choice? Have you ever had the experience of getting what you prayed for only to discover, "But I didn’t want this!" Sometimes what comes attached can be very challenging. Shifting beyond "my way" to the greater good happens incrementally. First it takes practice, then it requires that you check out the evidence. Action To Take:Check out asking for the highest good of all concerned in situations, events, projects, relationships, challenges and even world events this month. Possible awareness questions:
My HeavenI am very pleased to include the first account of cocreating heaven from a wonderful, courageous, powerful woman, Monika McNeary. She is a single parent and has been challenged with metastic breast cancer for the past six years. I gave Monika a few questions to answer and here is her story – be prepared to be inspired! God’s Magic Carpet Ride by Monika McNeary"I cocreate my heaven from within, every moment of every day. It is a state of being in love with my life no matter what the outer appearances. That is very simple but not always easy." She goes on to talk about her challenges, learnings and awareness: "The major challenge is also my gift, my health. When emotions and thoughts come up I observe, embrace and let go. I have moved from hating my body, from feeling betrayed by it, to having compassion and awe for its ability to teach and heal me. Humor helps me get out of self-pity and my son makes sure I don’t take myself too seriously. He is my greatest gift – the best medicine." When I asked Monica to describe her experience of cocreating heaven she said: "In the past when challenges arose I would feel that God had pulled the rug out from under me. Now I see it as part of the magic carpet ride of my life. I am on the journey no matter what choices I make. So I hang on, make myself comfortable, cherish the exquisite tapestry of my carpet, put in my request for the trip and see where God and I go next." How do you invite spirit to cocreate with you? "Time and sacred space at home at least twice a day to consciously commune with God. I choose to have divine connection all day. This is like listening to a radio station in the background – I enjoy the music, pay attention to the news and call in once in awhile to give my opinion and ask for assistance. I keep lists of miracles and blessings in my journal to remember." And sharing heaven…? "A big part of sharing heaven is accepting help from others. There is a compounding, a synergy of love and caring that uplifts everyone involved. Allowing that to happen by being a catalyst for human kindness is a big part of sharing my heaven." Monika’s email: mmcneary@cox.net Barush Bashan (the blessings already are). Websites and Ezines to Check OutCAMILLA BISHOP, a Geo-Romancer, sends her monthly ezine GEO-ROMANCER chock full of tips and messages from the flower kingdom of the Columbia River Gorge. I met Camilla at a book fair in June 2002 and was immediately drawn to her flower essence on cocreation. COMING SOON: Three Making Heaven flower essences to help shift perceptions and open hearts. Subscribe: www.3flowershealing.com JUDY PENNINGTON, author and workshop leader, demonstrates meditative writing and deep listening in her monthly ezine: A Still, Small Voice. I also met this southern soul sister in June 2002. Her writings reflect her wise heart, her passion for peace, and her clear seeing. Check out this ezine at: www.eaglelife.com ABOODI SHABI, personal coach and speaker, is a recent virtual friend. We met through his uplifting ezine, Get Happier! I contacted him after visiting his website and reading his approach to conversations – enhancing the sacred dialogue and revelation of each soul. subscribe@gethappier.com or check out www.freedomconversations.com If you have a favorite website or ezine you visit or subscribe to send me the link and I will check it out for our newsletter. Please remember the intent of the newsletter: Supporting consciousness, personal growth, and cocreating heaven on earth. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Rebecca Skeele, President of Make It Heaven LLC, is an author, speaker and master facilitator supporting people to cocreate their personal heaven on earth. She is the author of You Can Make It Heaven: How to Enrich Your Life with Abundance and Loving and numerous articles supporting personal and spiritual growth. She combines her extensive years as a spiritual counselor and coach, two Master’s degrees in Spiritual Counseling and Spiritual Science, her certification in the noetic field of consciousness and her study as an non-denominational minister to support conscious choice and awakening to the truth within. Her new course, Becoming a Spiritual Scientist: A Course for Cocreators is offered in Santa Fe, NM. Visit http://www.spiritual-scientist.com for more information or email Rebecca at rebecca@makeitheaven.com
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