Loved

Breathe

Breathe as a gain,

an expansion of the heart and mind

through the Loving breath of the One that breathes us

to expand into a greater expression of ourselves

and thus the One.

All  My  Love  Always,  Keith

We Already Are

 You'll never know what lies below

unless you go there.

You'll never know what lies within

unless you explore there.

So take a journey into your Soul

and find out who you really are.

All  My  Love  Always,  Keith

Waves

Waves

Sitting on the beach in tune with Gaia,

the waves pulse becomes known,

some soft and subtle.

The sound of them slowly rising

like a frothing static

only to recede

and be followed by another.

There is a surrealness

to their rhythm and pace

ever changing

yet seeming so familiar in nature.

Some crash with a power

that is unexpected

yet expected.

Others lull you into a trance

with their beauty and grace.

Mesmerized by the endless nature of them,

experiencing the pulse of the planet,

getting lost in their ever present nature

drifting in and out with them

in an everlasting dance

with your senses.

Waves

the primordial pulse

of your being.   

All My Love Always, Keith

Always Held

Always Held

We forget that we are always cared for,

always held in this Divine Presence

that breathes us.

We get lost in the hustle and bustle

of our humanness

and fail to remember we are Spiritual Beings

having a human experience.

In those times of quiet reflection,

if we ponder past events

we witness a plan unfolding

this awakening to a power

far beyond our control

that has moved into our lives

people, places, and events that changed us.

Made us grow

in ways we sometimes thought

were impossible

or improbable

only to see the wisdom of it

after the fact.

If we take the time to reflect

on our life's path,

we begin to realize

there is much more going on

than we first suspect.

If we get lost in our daily lives,

in the rush of doing,

the frantic day to day existence

it is easy to lose sight of the power

that breathes us. 

If we can quiet ourselves

and reflect on all the pieces

that needed to fall in place

for us to get where we are.

We realize that even with this thing

we call free choice

many other things had to align

for us to be where we are in life.

In the stillness of this reflection,

we come to know this Divine Presence

that breathes us,

has also been guiding us,

nurturing us,

and loving us all along the way.

Always held,

always guided,

always Loved Beyond Measure.

All My Love Always, Keith

Grow

To  Grow  In  Love,

To  Share  In  Love,

To  Be  Love,

And  To  See  Where  It  Takes  Me.

All   My   Love   Always,   Keith

A Spring Day

A Spring Day

The sun creeps ever higher in the sky;

a gentle breeze wafts through the air.

The birds sing their melodies

with too many voices to distinguish.

My little dog slumbers on the sunlit deck.

The birds flit to and fro from the bird feeders.

A cardinal hangs on the chain holding a feeder

as if defying gravity.

I sit and observe

with a contentment of

just being the witness

to the beauty

of a spring day.  

All My Love Always, Keith

With Love

Breathe

Breathe as a gain,

an expansion of the heart and mind

through the Loving breath of the One that breathes us

to expand into a greater expression of ourselves

and thus the One.

All  My  Love  Always,  Keith

Your Inner Light

To  Grow  In  Love,

To  Share  In  Love,

To  Be  Love,

And  To  See  Where  It  Takes  Me.

All   My   Love   Always,   Keith

Guiding And Nurturing You

Guiding and Nurturing You

In my Spiritual journey, I elected to have

an evidential mediumship reading with Suzanne Giesemann.

I remember thinking it was a bit nuts

to wait so long for the reading.

She's magnificent and has a long waiting list.

Finally, it came in December of 2015,

and it was perfect timing.

I had made plans to dive into my Spiritual life

exploring mediumship myself in a deeper way

by studying at Arthur Findlay College in England and the U.S. 

I wanted to clean out any old emotional baggage I had

before I left in February for AFC.

A comment that was brushed off

in my December reading with Suzanne

took on a whole new significance

when shortly after that, during a Reiki healing,

the same issue came up.

When I went back and reviewed them,

I was stunned by a connection to another session I had.

The magnitude of all three

from three different unconnected people

swept me up into emotions and realizations about my past.

I had just become aware of how distinct childhood memories

can be so thoroughly buried in your psyche

that they never see the light of day

and in that darkness, healing cannot take place.

It's a child's natural defense

to bury a painful or hurtful memory,

or it was in my case anyway.

These memories I speak of were just that.

Any of you who know me,

have heard one of my Spiritual mantras is:

Keep an Open Mind,

Watch for Signs,

for There Are No Coincidences.

I guess that's what this is all about.

Keep exploring your Spirituality.

These subtle nudges to explore something

or get a healing session

whatever you feel led to pursue.

Being guided and nurtured to grow spiritually

is something I firmly believe is ongoing in our lives.

So as I read through my old notes the other day

I knew it was no coincidence

that I was moved to be open and explore them.

How we must face our fears,

emotional pains, or sorrows to rise above them.

Bring them into the transformational light of higher awareness,

thereby diminishing their emotional hold on you.

So it is no coincidence that I share

part of my personal journey with you today.

For in sharing I help myself heal and others too.

What drove this piece

was a friend responding to yesterday's post with

"Thank you, I needed to hear this."

One of my earliest nudges in my Spiritual Awakening was

"To Share."

Listen to the subtle voice,

the intuitive nudges you receive,

they are guiding you,

always guiding you and nurturing you.    

All My Love Always, Keith

Even In Darkness

Even In Darkness

Even in darkness, there is growth.

Does not the seed germinate

in the dark, moist soil?

Are not some of the most profound lessons

you learned, learned the hard way?

Cannot the darkness in your life

be your teacher?

Those times of trouble

or loss in your life

where all seems hopeless,

but it's not.

Where when you look back at those times

they were periods of major growth

in how you view your very existence?

How you became aware

of the lessons learned?

How a gift was received

by the sheer experience of it,

therein lies the real meaning learning.

Experiential lessons in your life

that give it a deeper meaning,

a more profound knowing

for having had the experience of it.

How vastly increased

is the empathy you can feel for others

by having a shared experience.

These soul experiences

that rock you to the core of your being.

The dark night of the Soul

can birth a new you.

For even in the darkness,

there is growth.  

To awaken to my Spirituality

and to share it.

All My Love Always, Keith

Repressed

Repressed

Sitting here wondering

whether even to write this,

this inner journey I've been on,

looking at some old notes

from January of 2015.

Repressed was the word

that reached out

and grabbed me.

How as a youth I was taught

to hold the real me at bay,

physically taught that at one point,

emotionally taught it at another.

Many others actually.

My quandary is how to make this upbeat.

Uncovering old wounds

brings them to the light

of a new understanding,

birthing a new you.

As if I were a Spiritual seed

lost in the darkness surrounding me

only to break through the surface

into the light of the Love 

that I always knew was there. 

Once exposed

I bloom with Love,

understanding, and acceptance

of what was, and what is.

And that my journey

into the Light

of the Love that I Am,

and we all are

continues ever onward.  

Awakening to my Spirituality

and sharing it.

All My Love Always, Keith

My Friend Sandy posted this on her You Are Love Now blog today 

Here's the link it's worth exploring her writings.

https://youarelovenow.com/2017/05/14/mothers-love/

Mother’s Love

5/14/17

You have a day

to celebrate

the Love of “mom” 

and all that means –

how well you know

you cannot fit

all of the aspects

of Mother’s Love

into one day.

Does not the

relationship

of mother to child,

of child to mother,

stretch the limits

of what you think

Love is –

is it not often

your first experience

of unconditional Love?

And yes,

there are lessons

in this relationship,

as with all –

but is there not

a connecting bond

with who you call “mom” –

though life can test

the limits of Love

in this physical world,

is not this relationship

one that you learn

so much from?

And Mother’s Love

for a child

when as a baby

or when grown,

with you now

or waiting near,

together always

in your heart –

is there nothing

that can break

the connecting bond

that is always there –

even as life

bring changes to –

sometimes testing this

bond of Love

between mother and child?

Is not this

Bond of Love

at its core

unconditional Love –

even if you sometimes

do not believe it

with human eyes?

So yes, celebrate a day

that celebrates

a Mother’s Love,

a child’s love for

a mom –

in many roles,

in many ways –

but can you

contemplate a Love

that begins unconditionally –

and keep Love free

of any limits

or conditions

you place upon

yourselves?

Can you celebrate

a Mother’s Love

beyond a certain day,

a specific time –

have you not

all been touched

by a Mother’s Love?

Remember Love

that is born

so pure –

only Love.

That Is You.

That Is All.

That Is Love.

Healing

NAMASTE'

An Ancient Sanskrit Blessing

"I honor the place in you where Spirit lives

I honor the place in you which is

of Love, of Truth, of Light, of Peace

when you are in that place in you,

and I am in that place in me,

then we are One."

All My Love Always, Keith

Inner Peace

All My Love Always, Keith

The Sacred Seven

The Sacred Seven

A dear friend and spiritual mentor Suzanne Giesemann

brought into my awareness the Sacred Seven:

Joy, Peace, Strength, Courage, Gratitude, Humility, and Love.

Is it not our desire to live in joy and peace?

Do we not seek to return to joy and peace

when confronted with something less than that?

Do we not seek peace even when joy is not present?

When confronted with a challenging situation

do we not call on strength to persevere?

Do we not summon the courage

to remain strong and steadfast

in our pursuit of a joyful, peaceful life?

And do not these times

when we must summon our strength or courage

both lead us

to the awareness of gratitude

for the many times

we had been loving, joyful, or peaceful?

And in this reflection

do we not feel humble

for all the good times we have experienced?

Sitting in this humility,

we realize how loved we are.

How we are the love, we seek.

And how even when we are off center so to speak

or a challenged by what life has unfolded for us

do we not realize these are all but avenues

back to the love that birthed us!

How will you choose

to experience the love that you are today?

How will you choose to employ the Sacred Seven

to be the love that you are?  

All My Love Always, Keith