Wisdom from Lori

Eminent Reiki™ I Workshop

2012-02-05T12:00:00.001-05:00

Hi All,
Here is the next Eminent Reiki™ Class offering in St. Augustine, FL. Hope to see you there.

Saturday, February 18, 2012
10-5 p.m.
$100
Advanced materials and pre-reading are required
Register by February 11, 2012
Contact: Lori Rock, Eminent Reiki™ Master Teacher/Healer
Phone: 904-540-9797
Email: LARock.Namaste@comcast.net

This workshop provides an introduction to the healing powers of Reiki. The student learns to work with the energies of Reiki for healing oneself and others. The Eminent Reiki™ I attunement is included in the workshop.

Eminent Reiki™ is a new approach to Reiki with a special male/female component unique to the Eminent Reiki™ process. Not only are the male and female used together to create a special healing experience, they are specifically blended together into a new energy that is part of the Eminent Reiki™ attunement. A key component of healing is balancing the male and female within and Eminent Reiki™ addresses this need specifically in the energy and the approach to healing. Experience traditional Reiki in a new format and expand your skills in your healing practice for yourself and for others.

Bring your lunch and favorite drink. Namaste.

Soylent Green Movie

2012-02-03T17:54:00.004-05:00

I recently watched Soylent Green, the 1973 movie starring Charlton Heston and Edward G. Robinson. I had not seen the movie based on my tender age when it first came out!! I knew the punch line but would have been sketchy on the real plot of the movie.

I was fascinated by the movie for all the issues it made me ponder, the least of which was probably the true nature of the food product called Soylent Green. I had not realized that "Soylent” (presumably the “Soy” refers to soy beans) was the name of the corporation that owned the food supply chain.

Here are some of the aspects that truly made me think. I don’t think I am giving away too much by bringing these items up for discussion…but I will say “spoiler alert” if you would rather watch the movie first and then read the rest of this entry.
· The movie takes place in 2022 in New York City. What fears and/or false beliefs did the people of what would be our current generation buy-into to allow one corporation to own the entire food supply chain? Are we on the verge of doing the same ourselves?
· Why were people treated with more humanity and compassion when they volunteered to be euthanized than they were treated when they wanted to live?
· Why didn’t more people volunteer to be euthanized? Were there certain criteria you had to meet to qualify to be euthanized?
· Did the movie only focus on single rich men and how they lived differently from the masses? Or were there some families / couples who lived in the wealthy apartments with plenty of hot water and a refrigerator full of food?
· Would men expect and women allow the in-equality of power between the roles of men and women to be the accepted norm?
· Was the power of the police so complete that you refused them nothing, knowing they would take it anyway?
· Do we really believe that 40 Million people in an area the size of the city of Manhattan could really be so efficiently and effectively controlled by riot patrol and fear of starvation and death?
· Why in the world did Charlton and Edward’s characters make a stew out of a perfectly good flank steak? (Seems sacrilegious even to this non red-meat eater!)

What points have I missed? Please feel free to weigh in with your comments. We could make this a lively discussion!

News From Eminent Reiki™

2012-01-28T16:37:00.001-05:00

Greetings Dear Friends,

The Eminent Reiki™ Council (TERC) and The Reiki Masters are excited to announce a change to TERC. We would like to welcome Mary Katherine Frizzell as a TERC member starting January, 2012. Mary Katherine lives and practices her healing arts in Delaware. She is a gifted healer and we welcome her talents, experience and energy to TERC.

At the same time, we want to thank Maria Bonett for her dedication and guidance as a Member of TERC in 2011. Maria will continue to be an Eminent Reiki™ Master Teacher / Healer and host Eminent Reiki™ circles in the Fort Collins, CO area. We will miss her unique perspective and humor on the council!

Please feel free to forward this announcement to your friends, clients and colleagues.
May you expand your Reiki energy and your light during 2012 and beyond.

Namaste,

WE ARE,
The Eminent Reiki™ Council

Mary Katherine Frizzell
267-968-6442
sevenrayshealer@comcast.net

Martha Moore
720-304-3700
marthamoore@att.net

Lori Rock
904-829-5344
LARock.Namaste@comcast.net

Evolutionary Reiki Evolves!! Welcome Eminent Reiki™.

2011-04-12T15:36:00.005-04:00

Dear Ones, Here is a letter from Marsha Hankins explaining the changes from Evolutionary Reiki ™ to Eminent Reiki™. We hope you will all know the joy and energy of Eminent Reiki™. We will post more information over the next couple of months. Leave a comment or email me if you have questions, now!! Namaste.
I AM Lori

Dear Reiki Students and Teachers –

It is with great excitement and Divine Pride in our many accomplishments as Reiki practitioners that The Reiki Masters of the Ascended Realms and I announce several exciting changes to our version of Reiki.

As you all know, The Masters had chosen the name Evolutionary Reiki in the information They channeled to Kris to signify the need for the understanding in the western world that Reiki, like everything else in the universe, was intended to evolve, that the original way Reiki was taught here in the West was not the be all and end all of Reiki.

Now that it is time for the next big evolution in Reiki as we know it, the Masters are announcing the following:

1) The name Evolutionary Reiki™ has been changed from Evolutionary Reiki ™ to Eminent Reiki™. The name Eminent Reiki™ was chosen by The Masters for this process to signify the importance and the stature of the new energy included in both the attunements and the healing process.

2) Not only does Eminent Reiki™ use both male and female energy in healing, as did Evolutionary Reiki, it contains a new blended male and female energy to bring the male and female into a higher state of Oneness. This energy is new to the planet and has been incorporated into the Eminent Reiki™ process and attunements.

3) In addition to this new blended male/female component, new symbols have evolved and more symbols specific to the new higher energies on the planet will become part of Eminent Reiki™ in the future.

4) More information on repeating classes, getting the new attunements and new information will come later.

5) At the request of The Reiki Masters of the Ascended Realms, the name Evolutionary Reiki is passing on to a wonderful, loving Reiki Master Teacher/Healer, Bill Stevens, who had also been guided to the name Evolutionary Reiki several years ago. We wish him well and send him love as he continues to carry forward the name Evolutionary Reiki with his great skill and dedication.

In 2008 Kris was shown a vision from The Masters of the creation of a council of Reiki teachers who would assume the leadership role for Evolutionary Reiki™ so that she could step down and pass the process on to the next generation of Reiki Master Teachers. Kris and I were most excited about this vision.

With evolution to Eminent Reiki™ The Masters have decided it is also time for the evolution of our structure to include this new council. Together, the Masters and I announce to you the creation of The Eminent Reiki™ Council.

The first Eminent Reiki™ Council consists of Martha Moore, Lori Rock and Maria Bonett. The Council will be taking over the channeling, organization, implementation and decision making responsibilities in alignment with the Guidance from The Reiki Masters and the principles of 5D Community. I will stay on as an advisor to the group as they get their feet on the ground and step into their new roles. All trademarks and copyrights that we transferred to me after Kris’ transition have been transferred to The Eminent Reiki™ Council for safe keeping.

We, the Reiki Masters, Kris and I, are most grateful to all of you for your hard work and dedication to mastering the Evolutionary Reiki™ process. We look forward to many wonderful changes to come in the years ahead as we raise our frequencies and prepare to become even greater Masters of the healing arts.

With great love…

Namaste. And…

MAY YOU FEEL THE LOVE OF THE GOD/GODDESS WITHIN YOU ALWAYS.

I AM,

Marsha

What are you doing on 10/10/10?

2010-09-29T11:54:00.000-04:00

Hi All,

What are you doing on 10 / 10 / 10?

Check out this website for the www.350.org regarding the organization to raise awareness for our CO2 emissions and the goal to reduce it to 350 parts per million. (We currently sit at 388 ppm.) You can type in your zip code at http://www.350.org/map to see if there is an organized event in your area on 10/10/10 for the global work party.

If there is, consider going…and either car pool, take public transport or bike! Grab a friend or two!

If there isn’t, consider doing your own thing…1) caulk around your windows and doors to get ready for winter, 2) plant a tree or herbs in pots, 3) unplug your “vampire” electronics at night, etc.

AND – for all the energy workers and like minded folks out there: 1) Set your intentions to help increase the ability for ALL…common people / government workers / business owners / politicians, etc. to awaken to the Stewardship we have for Mother Earth and for the Guardianship she has for us. 2) Ask for the multiplication 10 fold of the efforts of 10/10/10 so that real and permanent healing will manifest here on Mother Earth.

If you have other ideas…please add those to your comments when you forward this to your friends and family!!

And May We ALL Feel the Love of Mother Earth, Within Us Always!!

Namaste.

I AM
LORI

Larock.namaste@comcast.net

Am I My Brother's Keeper; Subtitled: I am on a break!

2010-07-22T05:40:00.003-04:00

Taking a break from soul searching, I was internet surfing and saw an article stating that a NYC medic had been shot over the weekend. The killing appears to have been over a disputed parking situation, but the headline made you wonder if the killing was revenge for when the medic had supposedly failed to help a pregnant restaurant employee who was having an asthma attack last December from which she ultimately died. Some accounts of the December situation state that the medic and his partner, allegedly, didn’t help the woman because they were on their break. Others say the medics didn’t realize how serious the situation was and simply called dispatch prior to leaving the scene. There is an ongoing investigation to determine the veracity of these statements. The reason for this blog entry is to point out the mirror and to truly inquire: how often do we ask ourselves Cain’s big question: “Am I my brother’s keeper” and how often is our response, “I am on my break.”

Don’t get me wrong. I am a huge proponent of self responsibility. I believe it is a universal law that we all must heed. And the universe, in its infinite wisdom and infinite time, allows us plenty of lessons on how and why we need to be more responsible for ourselves. But self responsibility does not leave out the possibility for compassion for others.

Obviously, in the Genesis Bible verse, Cain is asking his question because he doesn’t want to admit that he had anything to do with Abel’s disappearance. So – again, the same mirror applies…how often do we have a hand in creating the situation we see, (maybe not quite so completely as Cain’s), but we are avoiding taking any responsibility for the situation. “I am on my break.”

Do we look at the Gulf Oil Spill and think it is only BP’s fault? Do we give a thought to the oil workers and the Gulf coast residents who are affected by lack of work and not see our shared responsibility in their plight? Would we feel differently if we lived on the coast or had family who lived on the coast? “Oh, I would help more if I had family on the coast.” Would we feel more compassion is our immediate family members were affected?

Perhaps we are asking the wrong question. The question isn’t “Am I my brother’s keeper?” The question is “Am I my brother?” The solution to every challenge would be much different if instead of “I will help because it is my family,” or “I will help because it was a natural disaster,” we say, “I will help because I am one with my brother.”

It is hard for many of us to imagine that we might ever be in a situation where we will need help from our brother. Or maybe I should say…until about 2 years ago, it was hard for many of us to imagine we might need help from another, from the government, from a bailout. Now, more people not only imagine, but offer thanks daily for the help they have received. And yes, we as individuals, as a society and as global inhabitants need to step into fully understanding self responsibility and self reliability. However, the same question can offer us the solution to self responsibility, too. “Am I my brother?”

If I am the person who appears down trodden at a given moment and someone else is acting as though they are one with me, my subsequent actions will reflect my gratitude, love and desire to pull for the common good.

Divisiveness never leads to compassion or responsibility. It leads to more entrenched and extreme ideas and actions. Remembering that I am part and parcel of Mother Earth will lead me to the correct solution for me, for my brother and for ALL.

OK – Break’s over!

Sunrise: Does the sun re-create itself daily?

2010-06-08T10:54:00.002-04:00

Like many light workers, I deal daily with the concept of “creating a new me”. Does this mean that the old me needing fixing or that the old me is something less than Divine? The answer may lie in how I look at the situation. What filters do I use to look at myself?

Take the rising sun. As it breaks over the horizon, the most common perspective is that it is creating itself new every day. But, we all know that if we spoke to a friend 12 longitude lines away from us, she could attest to the sun being the same sun in the sky during her day, being perfect and eternal for her needs at simply an earlier time on the clock. Does the sun really create itself new everyday or do we just perceive this eternal ball of energy as different based on the filters through which we view it?

Some of these filters could be clouds in the sky, volcano smoke or human pollution. Some of the filters could be our own personal lens such as ignoring the sun or putting up shades until it is convenient for us to acknowledge the power of the sun on our own timeframe. And finally, maybe our filter is the perceived absence of the sun when really he is just kissing the other side of the earth.

Let’s not discount the beauty, splendor and hope that comes with each new dawn, but we must realize that we are simply allowing the divinity and the perfection of the sun (that has always been there and always will be) shine in our lives. We are abandoning the filters that mar what we know to be eternal. Thus, with ourselves, we simply need to quash the filters and let the Love and the Light naturally occurring to shine through. And if we manage to forget our light and re-apply the old filters to ourselves during the day, we can take solace in knowing that Scarlett is right; “tomorrow is another day”.

IRS Day. Statute of Limitations OR the “get out of a jail free” card.

2010-04-12T14:29:00.004-04:00

If you are like most Americans, this Thursday (April 15th) will be your Federal Individual Tax Return deadline. For the majority of individuals in America, April 15th looms large over our heads like the sword of Damocles, bringing abject fear to some or just mild frustration to others. Regardless which camp you are in, you are usually glad to see April 16.

Today, I don’t want to talk about how we should feel about April 15, 2010 with respect to our 2009 Tax filing, but instead how we should feel about April 15, 2010 with respect to our 2006 Tax filing. And the word that comes to mind is ABSOLUTION.

For the vast majority of us who filed our 2006 Federal Income Tax Return by April 15, 2007, this Thursday, will be the end of the statute of limitations for the items in that return. How exciting is that?! (Let’s not get so far down the rabbit hole that we discuss the oddities like carry-overs, or in the case of fraud, etc. We will stick to the most relevant stuff!) The end of the statute of limitations means if we goofed, we don’t have to worry about the IRS coming back to refigure our taxes for 2006 and prior. Collective sigh of relief!

If the Federal Government, the IRS no less, is willing to only look back three years into our financial business…why do we carry around so much of our personal failings, personal grudges and negative-group-think many years, many life times into the future? What is the statute of ABSOLUTION on our perceived failings? Three years? Thirty years? Never?

The caveat for the three year statute of limitations to work with our taxes is that you must actually file your tax return. If you have never filed the return, the three year time limit doesn’t start…so it never ends.

This really is no different for our personal issues. If we don’t look at the issue and start the process to forgive ourselves, to change our energy or our focus, then the festering never has a chance to heal. Even if your initial attempt to heal / change / forgive yourself isn’t perfect, think of it as your “first offer”. You can always update or “amend” it as new information comes in.

I can beat myself up about wrong doings as much as the next human, but I am going to set my intentions to no longer flagellate myself for more than three years!! I know, I know, we shouldn’t even let it go that long, especially if we have learned from the lesson. But, if nothing else seems to work in order to forgive ourselves, let us at least be as compassionate with ourselves as the IRS is.

Aligning Our Decisions with Inner Wisdom

2009-10-15T17:29:00.002-04:00

Changes. Lately, we have heard a lot about change in our political and financial systems and whether we have seen any real change on these fronts. Well, regardless of our country as a whole, many of us have seen plenty of changes in our lives. This is especially true for my husband and me. 2010 will be a big year of change for us. Our youngest child graduates from high school in June, Pat retires after 29 years in the Navy on July 1, and hopefully both girls will be safely ensconced in their Florida colleges by August. We will have no outside pressures to dictate that we live in Northern Virginia. (One could argue that there never was any outside force telling us where to live, what with free will and all that…but that is the topic for another time.)

Trying to make all the decisions about where to live, what to do, whether to travel and trying to make these decisions consciously, without over powering the other person, was the main focus of our Columbus Day weekend trip to Luray, VA. Nestled in the beautiful fall foliage of the Blue Ridge Mountains, we set out to try to determine our next steps.

Being a project manger in Corporate America, I jump started the weekend by making several lists of questions that I knew we were going to need to answer. I categorized them by topic: Finances, Job Issues for Pat, Job Issues for me, etc. But the first question that needed to be answered, in my estimation, was whether it was in the highest good for both of us to live in NOVA after our lease is up in May 2010. I believe that we needed to think about / meditate / pray / arm wrestle with this question before any of the other questions are considered. It is hard to plan possible vacations, retirement parties, college orientation visits, if we haven’t decided if our furniture will be in storage, in another state or to re-up the lease.

When I explained this to Pat, he agreed with the approach and said it was like a decision tree, that wonderful logical tool of every project manager.

While I like the usefulness of a decision tree, the limitation of the tool is that you usually need to know all the options up front in order to follow the logic of the binary paths. I believe we need to give up the binary approach of a well managed project decision tree and instead look at the decisions we have to make in life more like a well aligned spinal column.

I want to line up the Cervical 1 vertebra, the atlas, with the base of the skull, as perfectly as possible before worrying about the alignment of the C2 (question number two). And I want to get the C2 – C7 aligned way before I worry about the Thoracic spine, the lumbar region and definitely before I even consider the sacrum. I am not saying that I want to ignore the health of the lower back. All the other questions need to be answered and possibly aligning these questions may take more time than answering the first question. For instance, scheduling a moving truck in the summer in the Washington DC area will take some pre-planning and I have already “pre-investigated” a cruise to Alaska, but as real or as fun as thinking about those potential options are…until the C1 is aligned with the bottom of the skull, the date we leave for glacier bay really doesn’t matter.

Obviously, the tricky part here is how to align an individual vertebra with the vertebra above it. We all have different ways of seeking the inner wisdom: meditation, fishing at a quite pond, jogging, dancing, sitting near the Potomac watching the planes land at Reagan National, seeking a counselor or simply being still without music, TV or other people to influence the wisdom we know, but frequently deny, is within us.

Interestingly, once you have aligned each question in proper order, there maybe a whole host of different answers more joyful than just the binary answers you thought about in your two dimensional decision tree. That is the true freedom of using alignment with inner wisdom to make decisions instead of the “if / then/ else” statements.

I encourage you to still the mind, seek the heart, and I know you won’t fail. OK – maybe you will fail…but the effort won’t be for nothing. As Friedrich Nietzsche said: On the mountains of truth you can never climb in vain: either you will reach a point higher up today, or you will be training your powers so that you will be able to climb higher tomorrow.

Focus on your alignment with your wisdom. Know once you have the C1, C2 and C3 aligned continue to align the rest of the vertebrae and the pain anticipated in the lumbar region, will go away, magically. I will remind myself this and to lift with my legs, when I am unpacking all those boxes!!

Become of Fan of the only game in town

2009-09-23T15:19:00.002-04:00

Every Autumn we hear the rallying calls of high school, college and professional teams….”Are You Ready For Some Football?” I saw a show recently that said the reason Americans get away with having NFL games on Sunday afternoons is that Football is a religion in the US. I am not suggesting we all become apostates from this national fervor, but I am hoping to hearken us back to the original turf for these Astroturf games; Mother Earth.

This autumn, we will see a plethora of venues to discuss debate and determine a way forward for us, the children of Mother Earth, to honor and respect all that she provides us.

These gatherings are as grandiose as the United Nations Summit on Climate Change that occurred in New York, yesterday (Sept 22, 2009), to the G20 Countries conferences in Pittsburg, PA, today and tomorrow, to the well publicized and lauded last-best-hope for the planet at the Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen, Denmark, held Dec 7 – 18, 2009.

If your ticket to these conferences has gotten lost in the mail, as I am sure mine has, I invite you to do something as meaningful for the game as being one of the players; be one of the fans. You can be one of the fans by attending more local gatherings like the Green Festival in the DC area Oct 10 / 11 (www.greenfestivals.org), finding more energy friendly pursuits or simply spending more time enjoying the great outdoors. These are just a few ways to show you are a fan of Mother Earth.

For me, however, I want to invite you to the ultimate tail gate party for Mother Earth that doesn’t require a cooler full of beer, sleeping in the parking lot the night before the game or a funny hat. Whether you set intentions, goals, practice a healing modality or pray, I am inviting you to keep Mother Earth in your thoughts at least once a day every day of the Fall Season 2009.

Our encouragement will let all know that we are in this game no matter how many wardrobe malfunctions we have to over come and no matter how many overtimes we must cheer. We can be the fans whose encouragement the world leaders need to know they will be welcomed back home with the preverbal ticker tape parade. We are fans because, truly, losing is not an option. And with the greatest fans in the world, Mother Earth won’t lose.

Spring Cleaning, Getting Rid of Hate Crime Terminology

2009-04-28T13:21:00.001-04:00

{Writer's note: The Washington Post challenged us to think of what we should get rid of this Spring. Here is my entry.}

We have all seen the news stories with graphic details regarding a young man being beaten because he was gay or the dangling of nooses around trees in the South. These actions against another human are motivated by hate. However, these are not the only crimes motivated by hate or its many gradations.

Bullying, beating or terrorizing a person doesn’t cause the recipient less panic just because he is the same ethnicity as the assailant. These crimes stem from the idea that the other person is lesser than or not as worthy to have the same liberties as the bully. The crime manifests from the fear that the recipient’s influence on people, systems and governments may upset the balance of power.

This applies to white collar crimes as much as to violent crimes. The possibility that racism and other “hate” crimes are the only ones motivated by hate diminishes our need to look to the root causes for other crimes. Take the current economic situation. The motivation for the actions, some criminal, is hate; total contempt for the effect our actions have on one another.

Why call one action a hate crime and not the other? Society is trying to assuage its guilt and shame for participating in, condoning or ignoring when certain groups had their rights, freedoms and sense-of-self abused. To atone for our involvement, whether covert or overt in these heinous crimes, we want to stand on the bully pulpit, declare that the actions of the new perpetrator is above the pale and punish them more harshly, just to prove our point.

This spring, let us rid ourselves of the collective misperception regarding hate crime terminology. Let us remember that all crimes are a motivated by a lack of compassion and love toward our fellow humans.

Evolutionary Reiki Information

2009-02-27T10:59:00.001-05:00

Evolutionary Reiki

Reiki is an ancient healing modality that was “re-discovered” in the late 1800’s by a Japanese man named Mikao Usui. His followers brought Reiki (which means Universal Energy) to Hawaii and the West around WWII.

Scientists tell us that matter is energy, which can’t be created or destroyed, just changed. Reiki harnesses this universal energy surrounding and in all of us as a healing force.

In Evolutionary Reiki, we capitalize on the higher energy and frequency levels that we all feel now in the 21st century. We honor and teach the traditional aspects of Reiki updated with the higher energy and frequency levels in mind.

In Evolutionary Reiki I, we teach the basic principles and background of Reiki and the Reiki I hand positions, and how to do an Evolutionary Reiki hands on healing session.

In Evolutionary Reiki II, we teach the Reiki II symbols and the powerful combination of symbols for hands on healing and for sending the energy distantly. We also discuss the universal law of cause and effect, as well as other principles.

In Evolutionary Reiki III, we teach more symbols, how to access higher levels (levels 4 – 13) of Reiki Energy and how to pass attunements.

Each student is passed an attunement to activate the power of the energy at the end of each class. Certificates of completion are provided.

For those interested in the healing aspects of Reiki but do not wish to take the classes, I am available for hands on healing or distant healing sessions.

Lori Rock
Evolutionary Reiki Master
LARock.Namaste@comcast.net
703 837 0049

Magnified Healing Workshop Information

2009-02-27T10:55:00.001-05:00

Magnified Healing is a divinely simple and powerful healing technique introduced to this planet by Ascended Master Kwan Yin in 1992. This healing was previously used only in the higher dimensions by the Ascended Masters to assist themselves and the Masters on earth to lay the foundation for the Ascension process.

When the energies on earth were high enough to allow the use of Magnified Healing in our dimension, Kwan Yin channeled the healing information to Gisele King and Kathryn Anderson. They have shared this gift with tens of thousands of people around the planet, and with Mother Earth herself. After completing the Magnified Healing Workshop, you will be able to use this energy for healing yourself, healing others and healing Mother Earth and her kingdoms, and know how to teach this technique to others.

Magnified Healing not only provides divine energy for the healing of the physical, emotional, mental and spiritual bodies, it truly provides techniques for raising the Light frequencies of the body in Preparation for Ascension, something vital to us all.

New Spring 2009 Workshop Schedule

2009-02-27T10:51:00.001-05:00

INCREASE YOUR ENERGY WITH
EVOLUTIONARY REIKI and
MAGNIFIED HEALING®

Evolutionary Reiki: Honoring the Traditional and Non-Traditional Reiki healers and in recognition of the higher frequencies on the planet, we offer EVOLUTIONARY REIKI classes. These classes combine the traditional healing powers of REIKI updated with additional healing techniques. Advance Materials required (not included in class fee.)
• Evolutionary Reiki I: $75, June 21, 1 PM to 5 PM,
Register by June 15
• Evolutionary Reiki II: $125, March 29, 1 PM to 6 PM,
Register by March 22
• Evolutionary Reiki III: $150, May 17, 1 PM to 6 PM,
Register by May 10

Magnified Healing® is a divinely simple and powerful healing technique introduced to this planet by Ascended Master Kwan Yin in 1992. This healing was previously used only in the higher dimensions by Ascended Masters to assist themselves and the Masters on earth to lay the foundation for the Ascension process. Pre-registration required ensuring materials, included in class fee. (Class Workbook, Practice CD and Essence.)

• Magnified Healing I: $111, March 22, 12:30 to 6:30 PM,
Register by March 9

LARock.Namaste@comcast.netor 703-837-0049 to register / classes in Alexandria, VA

Yellow Submarine - AWAD

2009-01-29T10:36:00.003-05:00

Ok - so I am now I'll be humming The Beatles' "Yellow Submarine" all day. Just this morning I was reminded what great teaching we can learn from many of their songs. Here is the background!!

I have been a subscriber to the free weekday email service called “A Word A Day” (http://wordsmith.org/awad/) for years. The publisher takes an English word, tells the word origin, pronounces it and quotes where it has been used in a newspaper or magazine. I have been a subscriber for a decade; long enough to remember when it used to be sent 7 days a week.

Normally, there is a theme to the week’s worth of words. The week of January 19th, the publisher focused on words that now US President Barack Obama has said in speeches or his books. There was quite a bit of feedback on some of the publisher’s comments that accompanied those words and the publisher shared those comments with the readers in the weekly “Compendium of Feedback.” That is what has sparked my blog entry today.

Some of the feed back was on Mr. Obama’s use of words which makes sense considering the forum. Plus, there was feedback in favor of the new President and others expressing displeasure at the unveiled support of Mr. Obama’s presidency that the publisher shows.

My favorite visceral comment was from a reader who doesn’t agree with Mr. Obama’s fiscal policies. This AWAD reader’s comments included a derisive tone that it wasn’t rational for a policy to be based on “each should give according to his ability and take according to his need…” It is not my intention to discuss whether this reader is correct in her summation of Mr. Obama’s policies nor indeed whether I agree with said policies.

Instead, there are many universal truths that we could debate in this one statement, "each should give according to his ability and take according to his need." One of these pearls of wisdom might be that Divine Responsibility and Divine Compassion can be used in the same sentence as examples of principles for which we all should strive. But my immediate response to the statement was to hearken back to the lyrics from the Beatles song, “Yellow Submarine”.

“As we live a life of ease
Every one of us is all we need, (is all we need).”

What a great sentiment! The line doesn’t say that we all HAVE all we need. It says that we ARE all we need. WOW. What a wonderful way of remembering the essence of what is truly important; not the having, not the taking, but the being. And in the being, we are all we need.
Couple this concept with a previous stanza of:

“And our friends are all aboard,
Many more of them live next door,
And the band begins to play.”

We start to see the benefits of viewing this earth as a place where we all live and thrive together; only not just living and not just thriving. We are living and thriving in joy. I would find in nigh impossible to listen to this song and not have loving joyful thoughts for my shipmates and those living next door.

Here is to a life of peace and ease where we rely on all and none! Let the band begin to play! Namaste.

The Times In Which We Live

2008-11-24T12:14:00.002-05:00

(Author's note: I wrote this is July hoping it would be published this fall in a holistic magazine. Please enjoy the energy and sentiments of it, now. Have a wonderful Thanksgiving, giving gratitude for all that is.... And May you feel the love, joy and abundance of the universe, within you, always. Namaste. Lori)

As a practitioner of energy work, I have had occasion to discuss these seemingly terrifying times in which we live with like minded entrepreneurs. As disposable incomes become more disposed on fuel and food, and vacations become “stacations”, holistic entrepreneurs and purveyors of healthy foods and lifestyles are wondering whether our services and products will be the next trend to go the way of the SUV and boating holidays.

Are our services nice-to-haves that promote peace, health and long life, but something that can be put on hold until the economy is stronger? Or maybe our clients might find a different method for what ails them that is covered by their medical insurance.

Others may wait for a new administration to feel secure enough to trust a more holistic approach for their troubles. Maybe our clients, friends and fellow practitioners can wait another half year to learn new techniques for relaxation and better health. It is only a half year, right? How much harm can we do to ourselves by waiting until we feel more secure?

Light workers truly see our responsibility and service to Mother Earth and Humanity as self growth, holding the space for others to evolve and creating the infrastructure for all of us to move together. For us light workers, these times that seem so channeling and wrought with potential for terrifying actions and outcomes are really just the opposite. To paraphrase my teacher, Kris Duffy, these aren’t terrifying times; these are terrific times.

These times are terrific because of the opportunity we have to step out of our hiding places onto the path where our services and voices will do the most good. It is time to step out in the faith that we have trusted so many times before to hold us, it is time to walk the talk of no fear. It is time to walk the talk of universal love, universal energy, and universal brotherhood. It is not time to fall back on the divisive ways of recession, digging our heels in, building our barricades, stocking our shelves, bolting the doors, arming the alarms, waiting for the potential thief to come to us on his terms. If divisive ways worked, we would be home by now. We would already All have reached Nirvana, if divisive ways worked. They don’t. Those of us who know this must re-double our resolve to break down the barriers between ourselves and others. But, most importantly, it is time for us to redouble our efforts to remove the barriers within ourselves.

How do I do this, you ask?

First, we all need to look at how we spend our time, not just our money. Does the time we spend further us on the path we seek? Or are we simply waiting for the clock hands to move to the next position that we prefer…the evening cocktail hour? The weekend? Don’t get me wrong. I think Miller Time is a divine time of the day. But, so is oatmeal time, service time, walking time and devotion time.

Do we use our time to further our efforts or thwart them? Can we, in good conscience, say that a force outside of ourselves is hindering us from moving forward? Or do we remember that all pressure and power is within? The trouble with realizing that all the power is within us is that we then only have ourselves to blame (or congratulate, for that matter) for our situation.

Thus, we need to spend more time on the actions that affirm ourselves and our path and eliminate those that don’t. Then, as the old phrase goes, follow your bliss and the money will come. Once you sort out how you spend your time and whether you are doing the things that thrill your soul, you will prioritize how financial resources are spent and obtained.

Secondly, we need to remember that true abundance doesn’t have that much to do with financial security. Try this exercise. Make a list of what makes you feel truly abundant. I bet the items on the list will look more like “smelling the warm grass on the community greenbelts”, “sitting in meditation” and “quietly contemplating the unlimited abundance of the universe” than it does “saving for the larger house complete with maid service” or “billing an extra 3 hours a week”.

Finally, consider how you feel about your own security. Do you feel secure in your daily activities as they exist today? If not, waiting for a new administration, a new protector or a new rescuer won’t help the matter. The answer to our troubles, indeed to the condition of the country and world as a whole, is where it has always been; inside each one of us.

Inside each one of us, individually and collectively, is the security we seek, is the abundance we crave, and is the love we desire. We only need to remember the vast unlimitedness that is our true self and work toward merging with this energy daily. Inside each one of us is the power to create and destroy our own plight and our own pathway. Reach for the invitation that the universe offers us. Inside our daily practice to grow and evolve, to help our fellow man, is the power to change our situation from terrifying to terrific.

Winter Workshop Schedule; Evolutionary Reiki and Magnified Healing

2008-11-13T20:37:00.000-05:00

Evolutionary Reiki: Honoring the Traditional and Non-Traditional Reiki healers and in recognition of the higher frequencies on the planet, we offer EVOLUTIONARY REIKI classes. These classes combine the traditional healing powers of REIKI updated with additional healing techniques. Advance Materials required (not included in class fee.)

• Evolutionary Reiki I: $75, February 22, 1 PM to 5 PM,
Register by February 15

Magnified Healing® is a divinely simple and powerful healing technique introduced to this planet by Ascended Master Kwan Yin in 1992. This healing was previously used only in the higher dimensions by Ascended Masters to assist themselves and the Masters on earth to lay the foundation for the Ascension process. Pre-registration required ensuring materials, included in class fee. (Class Workbook, Practice CD and Essence.)

• Magnified Healing I: $111, February 8, 12:30 to 6:30 PM,
Register by January 26

Private Sessions AvailableLARock.Namaste@comcast.netor 703-837-0049 to register / classes in Alexandria, VA

Washington Post Letter to the Editor

2008-07-26T13:32:00.002-04:00

Hi All,

I was enjoying a morning in our back court yard lingering over eating breakfast outside and reading the Washington Post, yesterday. I was reading the Op-ed page and disagreed with something one of the authors said regarding whether peaceful measures have ever stopped war-like behavior. I then meditated for a while and realized I should probably write a letter to the editor explaining my ideas on the topic. Well, low and behold, they published my letter to the editor today.

So - I will put the original link from yesterday's paper and the link to my letter, today.

Op-ed page, July 24, Topic A: Obama in Berlin. Click on the comments by Michael Rubin.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/07/24/AR2008072403148.html

Letter to the Editor on July 25, What even a strong military can't do
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/07/25/AR2008072503165.html

Enjoy.

Namaste.

Fall Workshop Schedule

2008-07-26T13:29:00.001-04:00

Evolutionary Reiki: Honoring the Traditional and Non-Traditional Reiki healers and in recognition of the higher frequencies on the planet, we offer EVOLUTIONARY REIKI classes. These classes combine the traditional healing powers of REIKI updated with additional healing techniques. Advance Materials required (not included in class fee.)
• Evolutionary Reiki I: $75, September 21, 1 PM to 5 PM,
Register by September 15
• Evolutionary Reiki II: $125, October 19, 1 PM to 6 PM,
Register by October 13
• Evolutionary Reiki III: $150, January 18, 2009, 1 PM to 6 PM,
Register by January 11

Magnified Healing® is a divinely simple and powerful healing technique introduced to this planet by Ascended Master Kwan Yin in 1992. This healing was previously used only in the higher dimensions by Ascended Masters to assist themselves and the Masters on earth to lay the foundation for the Ascension process. Pre-registration required ensuring materials, included in class fee. (Class Workbook, Practice CD and Essence.)

• Magnified Healing I: $111, November 16, 12:30 to 6:30 PM,
Register by November 3
LARock.Namaste@comcast.netor 703-837-0049 to register / classes in Alexandria, VA

Arbor Day

2008-06-30T17:03:00.001-04:00

I am the tree in your neighbor’s courtyard. I hang over into your courtyard with the imposing and un-apologetic-right-to-be-here only surpassed by teenagers at a mall, all in your face, talking on the phone assuming the world wants to hear what should be a private conversation.

I am here. I will drop non human edible cherries on the courtyard, staining the brickwork, tripping you up if you don’t notice another cherry has fallen and you roll just a little with the momentary loss of footing. I laugh a little when that happens. Not because I want you to fall, but because I want to be noticed. I don’t want to be taken for granted.

Then, I laugh even harder when, amongst my many branches, a squirrel takes a bite of the non human edible cherries and drops the un-wanted portion on you as you eat your human food while sunning in the courtyard. Yes, this makes me laugh and smile and take full enjoyment of the interconnection of us all. Me, the squirrel, the sun, and you. We are all in sync, laughing, loving and doing what we do best.

But, I remember when the rains and winds came in a couple months ago. There was so much moisture in my spring foliage that a couple of my branches gave way, and fell into your courtyard. Nothing and no one other than me was harmed in this situation. And I had plenty of back up branches, so even I didn’t morn the loss. It was simply a chance to downsize a little. This allowed more wood for your wood stack and more light to come into the courtyard.

Your neighbor said that she would have a professional group come in to trim the rest of me once the arborists had time for non emergency tree trimming.

Well, today, the professional came and now you are sad. You are sad because what use to be a home for birds and squirrels, blocked so much sun that tomato plants wouldn’t bear fruit and instead bore non edible cherries that shed itself in a raking mess, won’t be doing that for a long time. All my branches have been cut 6 feet. I look sick. I look like the people who have gone on radical diets or had their stomachs stapled and now look unhealthier than they did when they were clearly overweight. So – it seems with tree pruning, as well as dieting; very few know the benefits of moderation.

You tell me you regret having ever thought or expressed one complaint about me, for I am now a eunuch, without strength or power to guard. I am home to no birds, no squirrels and no shade.

The only saving grace is, similar to most people who have lap band surgery, my virility, my passion, my appetite isn’t really measured by my girth, but by my heart. I look forward to the day I am an imposing being again; the day of joy when the squirrel once again drops cherries on your head. I know you look forward to that, too.

Just Breathe - Suggestions to Lessen Acute Stress

2008-05-15T12:10:00.003-04:00

Hi All, This is part two of the suggestions to lessen stress. This entry deals with ideas to lessen acute stress. These ideas and others are discussed more in the workshops I am teaching this summer. See the April 25th entry to learn more about the workshops.

Enjoy. JUST BREATHE.

Suggestions to Lessen Acute Stress

(These are ideas to help when you are in the middle of a very stressful situation. They can be done at other times of the day, too, as part of an inwardly focused practice.)

1. Breathe with intention. Take three deep breathes.
a. Set your intention to breathe in Life, Light, Joy, Happiness, whatever good vibration works for you. (You can do this at the beginning of the day…”Every time I breathe in today, I will breathe in Perfect Health”, etc.)
b. Set the intention to breathe out negativity, stress, manic thoughts, etc. every time you breathe out.

2. Ask your inner self / higher self (or if you have a favorite guide, angel or master you work with) to help you let go of the emotional and mental reasons and causes that you are feeling stress. Your inner self (the space you go to when you are quiet) knows how to do this. These reasons and causes may be fear, anger, resentment, hatred, anxiety, lack of abundance, jealousy, envy, etc. It is time to let these negative vibrations go.

3. Start breathing in the good vibration that is the counter to the reason of the stress. For example: If you have fear, breathe in love. If you have jealousy, breathe in self love (you can’t be jealous of someone else if you truly love yourself in a healthy way.) If you have anxiety, breathe in ease and flow of energy or movement. The sky is the limit!! If you can’t think of anything, breathe in light to counteract the darkness of stress.

4. Repeat as necessary!

5. Consider the longer term suggestions to lessen chronic stress and improve your health so that acute stress happens less and less often.

Lifestyle Suggestions to Lessen Chronic Stress

2008-05-15T11:53:00.005-04:00

Dear All,

I had the opportunity to speak at a health fair yesterday on the topic of Lessening Stress. I know these are things your mother has told you (or every other health care provider you have had!) for many years....but thought it was worth committing these to paper again...oh I mean to bits and bytes.

This is the companion entry to the one on Suggestions to Lessen Acute Stress. Check it out as well.

Lifestyle Suggestions to Lessen Chronic Stress

1. Get plenty of sleep. 7 – 8 hours a night
a. If drinking alcohol interrupts your sleep, you may want to cut back on it or at least stop a couple hours prior to bed.
b. Consider making breakfast and lunch the bigger meals of the day. Dinner should be lighter so that your body can work on healing itself while you sleep instead of digesting a big meal.
c. If you fall asleep with the TV on, consider getting an automatic timer to shut it and lights off. (Or consider shutting TV off earlier in the night.)
d. Take a hot bath or enjoy a caffeine free tea.
e. Be your own best advocate for getting a better night’s sleep.

2. Drink more clean water and less caffeine

3. Eat more fresh vegetables and fruit and less processed foods or sugar.

4. Exercise more…especially more outdoors where you can enjoy the sun, wind and energy of Mother Earth. Walk, bike ride.

5. Consider taking a stress reduction class or energy class like Evolutionary Reiki or Magnified Healing to give you tools for self relaxation and stress reduction.

6. Take regular breaks from work during the day. (This is the “non-smoking” version of a “smoke” break.)
a. If you don’t have time for a 15 minute break every 2 – 3 hours, at least stand up at your desk and stretch, roll shoulders, get the tense energy out of your upper back and shoulders.
b. If you can’t take a full break, consider changing the project you are working. A change is almost as good as a break. (This is especially helpful if the change is from a static project…like computer work, to a movement project, like filing.)

7. Consider regularly scheduled “atta boy / atta girl” sessions. (Massage, Hair appointments, private energy sessions.)

8. Consider Yoga and other classes where the teachers and other participants are there to help uplift you.

9. Listen to music that uplifts or relaxes you.

10.Remember and re-start the hobby that you really always wanted to do as a career when you were little. This probably gives you a lot of passion and joy, thus less stress.

11. Volunteer at your favorite non-profit.

12.Anything that brings you True Joy will help alleviate your stress.

13. Meditate, use energy work or other inwardly focused practice to relax.

14. Enjoy Life. Remember why you are here…Why you are Truly here!!

NEW CLASS SCHEDULE FOR SUMMER

2008-04-25T08:27:00.002-04:00

Check out the new class and energy share schedule for the summer.

THE GRACE OF EVOLUTIONARY REIKI CLASSES IN OLD TOWN ALEXANDRIA, VA Evolutionary Reiki: Honoring the Traditional and Non-Traditional Reiki healers and in recognition of the higher frequencies on the planet, we offer EVOLUTIONARY REIKI classes. These classes combine the traditional healing powers of REIKI updated with additional healing techniques.
Advance Materials required (not included in class fee.)
• Evolutionary Reiki I: $75, June 22, 1 PM to 5 PM, Register by June 16
• Evolutionary Reiki II: $125, July 27, 1 PM to 6 PM, Register by July 21
• Evolutionary Reiki III: $150, August 24, 1 PM to 6 PM, Register by August 18

MAGNIFIED HEALING® CLASSES IN OLD TOWN ALEXANDRIA, VA
Magnified Healing® is a divinely simple and powerful healing technique introduced to this planet by Ascended Master Kwan Yin in 1992. This healing was previously used only in the higher dimensions by Ascended Masters to assist themselves and the Masters on earth to lay the foundation for the Ascension process.
Pre-registration required ensuring materials, included in class fee. (Class Workbook, Practice CD and Essence.)
• Magnified Healing I: $111, May 18, 12:30 to 6:30 PM, Register by May 5
• Magnified Healing I: $111, June 8, 12:30 to 6:30 PM, Register by May 27

SUMMER ENERGY SHARES: Call About Energy Shares on the Third Wednesday of the Month starting March 19.
Email: LARock.Namaste@comcast.net or 703-837-0049 to register / classes in Alexandria, VA
Energy Shares In North Old Town Third Wednesday of the Month
WHAT: We will be hosting a monthly energy share session in North Old Town Alexandria on the Third Wednesday of the Month from 7:30 PM – 9:00 PM. The next three dates are as follows: May 21, June 18 and July 16.
WHERE: North Old Town Alexandria
WHY: To gather with kindred spirits to share our unique energies for healing of self, others, humanity and the planet.
WHEN: Third Wednesday of the month from 7:30 PM to 9:00 PM.WHO: Anyone. The host is an Evolutionary Reiki Master and a Magnified Healing Teacher, but all modalities and anyone who simply has the intention to help heal themselves, others, Mother Earth and Humanity are welcome.
EXCHANGE: Exchange of energy, multiplying all of our forces is the only exchange currently required. (No entrance fee.)
Please RSVP to Lori Rock at LARock.Namaste@comcast.net The RSVP allows us to determine the configuration of the room, and whether we eventually need to find a larger space. Directions sent in a reply email once you RSVP. Currently, participants limited to room space availability!! Please RSVP by the Monday previous to the Exchange Date.
Host: Lori Rock, Evolutionary Reiki Master and Magnified Healing Practitioner and Teacher, holds workshops and private sessions for both of these healing modalities in North Old Town Alexandria. Lori also has a blog at www.wisdomfromlori.blogspot.comContact Lori at LARock.Namaste@comcast.net or 703 837 0049

RELEASE THE BRAKES

2008-04-21T17:13:00.001-04:00

I was on the way to meet my sister for lunch the other day. I was speeding along the parkway (don’t tell the park police) and had gone about a half mile from my house when I realized that the car was shaking a little. I looked to the dash to see if there was anything amiss. The parking brake indicator light was shining like a blinding flash of the obvious. Sure enough, the brake handle was sticking up between the seats and I hadn’t even noticed.

HMMM…doesn’t that seem like real life sometimes? We are traveling at break neck speeds toward some particular goal without taking the parking brake off. We start to hear the clicks, the clatters and feel the shakes just a little at first and then more and more pronounced as the trip continues. Sure, we normally seem to get to the destination, maybe even on time…but what is the wear and tear on ourselves in the process?

Thus, Today’s entry is to urge you (ok – it is really to urge myself) to release the parking brake.

It is amazing what a smooth ride I had once I released the brake. Releasing the brake wasn’t hard. The real trick was in noticing that it was still on. But, even then, all I had to do to was listen to the subtle differences from when the ride is effortless, efficient and maybe even EASY and then started to investigate the potential causes.

On a twist of the old saying we teach kids for crossing the street, I listened, I looked and then I stopped the behavior that no longer made sense.

That is what we should do in all aspects of our lives. 1) Listen to the inner wisdom for information, 2) Look for potential causes or solutions, and 3) Release the obstacles, old patterns or anything that is putting brakes on the actions that will get us efficiently, easily and effortlessly to our true destination.

What brake do you need to release today?

Vows of Unconditional Love

2008-03-14T15:25:00.002-04:00

Scandals. Scandals. The public can’t get enough of scandals. And if the scandal includes sex or drugs, then we fall all over ourselves to read more about it. It seems just when the news and political cartoons have just died down from the last scandal, another one hits us in the pituitary.

Recently, the pundits have focused on the spouse in these situations. Is it appropriate for the dutiful spouse to stand next to her man through think, thin, gay and wide stances? Why is it that instead of admiring the women for supporting their spouses, we tend to criticize them for being a little too Loretta Lynn – esque? We could explore the motivations regarding the reason each of the women stand by their men, but really shouldn’t that be left to each of her own meditations or therapist’s couch?

Instead, we should appreciate, at least on the face of it, that each of these spouses is standing by the vow they took at their wedding; to love and honor in good times and in bad. Isn’t unconditional love supposed to be UNCONDITIONAL? Or does unconditional love only apply when it is reasonable for unconditional love to apply…like when the other loves you unconditionally back?

Please do not think I am advocating staying in an abusive relationship or even a relationship that no longer serves you because you think that is what I mean by unconditional love. First and foremost, you must feel unconditional love for yourself. Not allowing someone to have power over you or you no longer exerting power over another is one of the first steps to showing yourself unconditional love.

I am more trying to point out the juxtaposition that society has with its marriage vows. We are suppose to love, honor and cherish our spouse until society determines that they aren’t worthy of that trust. And then he / she should stand alone to face the music. It may be appropriate for the “scandalous” spouse to be interviewed by the media alone.

But, society seems to treat the other spouse as if she is vapid for supporting her husband. Isn’t that Unconditional Love?

If a person has unconditional love for another, why do we bother with the vows in the first place? If I love my man unconditionally, do I need a vow to get me to support him through thick and thin? Vows are fear based, not love based. I fear that after 10 years, my love will find another and leave me without a way to support myself, without medical insurance, without a place to live. Thus, I expect a vow to ensure that I have recourse when the relationship goes south.

In these high profile cases, do you suppose that it is even more difficult to be kicked out of the White House when your spouse has forgotten one of the fear based vows he made during his wedding ceremony? And do you suppose that your eventual bid for the White House might be forestalled by no longer being married to said spouse and having his secret service detail remove your “delicates” from the First Lady’s Bedroom?

We make the vows during the wedding ceremony because society hasn’t evolved to the place where it believes in, let alone experiences, unconditional love. We have the vows to protect ourselves and our offspring from the lack of unconditional or even conditional love from another.

Whether the “wronged” spouse is truly feeling unconditional love or simply trying to save face amongst the media feeding frenzy, we should not judge how unconditional support is shown. We may all be just one scandal away from hoping our support system is unconditional both in and out of the public eye.

Snow Falling

2008-02-20T16:45:00.002-05:00

As I watch the snow fall during rush hour in the city, I am reminded how like wisdom snow flakes are. I don’t see it so much as us being the warm ground ready to integrate and embrace the snow flakes of wisdom into our lives. Instead, we are the harsh ground hoping to eliminate the unwelcome advice of the universe before we have a chance to enjoy the beauty. We don’t want to alter our habits and our plans for the evening. In fact, this life giving moisture is seen as inconvenient at a minimum; do we have plenty of bottled water, milk and toilet paper (and wine, if you are in my house) in case the electricity goes off? I am never quite sure how the toilet paper is suppose to help if the electricity goes out, but if conventional wisdom says to buy it, we do. And at its extreme, at least on the days we need to commute, the snow is threatening, a burden and potentially has the power to kill. (At least that is how the headlines would read…”5 killed in freak snow storm.”)

Aren’t new ideas (aka wisdom) seen as inconvenient? “I am going to have to learn something new? Didn’t I learn everything I was suppose to in Kindergarten, anyway?” Oh we allow ourselves, grudgingly in some cases, to learn new technologies, new techniques, but do we really open ourselves up to new ideas and concepts? “If my mother didn’t tell me about it, well then, it probably doesn’t need to be learned.” OK – I learned a heck of a lot, both practically and spiritually from my mother, but I am willing to admit (as would she) that there are plenty of other teachers out there who might have another piece to help me complete my puzzle.

If we don’t embrace the wisdom when it is falling slowly, lovely and silently from the heavens…If we don’t get it when the wisdom is gentle, then we may only open ourselves up to the wisdom when it is piled high and terrifying. Just like the snow during the afternoon commute, the wisdom will eventually take hold. The only question is whether we will embrace it and be an early adopter; enjoying the benefits of the secrets the universe has for us and all? Or will we be late comers to the new information? It doesn’t matter which we are. There is no judgment from the wisdom. It is simply a matter of how joyful is our commute home.

Being prepared for the snow may be as easy as being open to the gentle wisdoms; integrate the snow flakes as they fall into our conscious awareness. Shovel as you go along and have the cork screw ever at the ready. Then, do as the teenagers do: pray for a snow day.