It's midnight on the
day before my guest blog piece on Peace is due; but I missed my own declared
deadline which was the day just ended.
The Mind Map loaded
with ever-increasing ideas, words and notes about Peace was started weeks ago
and boy did that feel like a victory over my often, okay usual, last minute
completion of anything with a due date, or dreadline, as I lovingly refer to
it.
I'd even kept my
agreement to myself to do the actual writing on the morning of my self-imposed
submission date. But as I wrote, some
Squirrel!!! idea took me and the article on a trail that didn't feel quite
right. Sure, it was talking about Peace
and how we can get there with steps and tools, but it wasn't what I wanted to
publish. Now I'd spent the writing time and ended up with crap on the page,
along with feeling like crap about what I read there.
As I've learned
through my writing life, I let it rest, figuring that when I came back to it
I'd realize that maybe instead of crap, I had a great piece or at least part of
one. Nope. I felt even worse about it because not only
had my writing window been blown, but I now couldn't justify enjoying the
rewards I'd set up to indulge in.
Bummer. And I had nothing to
submit...double bummer and self-love and peace destroyer.
Clearly, something
shifted because here you are reading this!
How did I move from freaked out to calm and confident? My first step towards peace (and a completed
article) was to:
1.
STOP and sit in a
favorite chair,
2.
Let out a few tears as
I was being healed and comforted by my Velcro cat, Yasmina, and then
3.
Sing my chantra I Am the
Light several times to
continue clearing what was holding me back from a sense of peace and flowing
writing.
Just like magic, I was
ready to write something congruent and submittable because I had cleared the
blocks, the stoppers, the resistance, to Flow that leads to calm, harmony
within oneself and serenity.
Whether I am zonked
out during an Acupuncture treatment, sitting alongside a river, or singing at the bedside of a client's final hours of life, the
uninhibited circulation of energy throughout all of my being (the mental,
physical, emotional and spiritual bodies) brings forth Peace. Time and time again, using breath work,
stillness and singing releases whatever I’m holding onto that is blocking my
Peace.
Does this practice
apply to two individuals, a corporate team, or nations? Absolutely.
When we are experiencing anything but peace in our personal, work,
community and world relationships, there are blocks keeping Peace from being
possible.
Each time we feel less
than peaceful with ourselves and others, let us ask ourselves what is blocking
us from flowing into Peace.
Is it judgment, fear,
ignorance, a righteous position we’re not willing to let go of?
Chances are it is one
or more of these.
We all have blocks and
resistance within us, and the power to let go, open up and flow into Peace.
I leave you with that,
for a river is calling me to come sit and sing beside her on a rocky blanket.
Photos by Heather Michet
Heather Michet is an impassioned
healing artist, educator and Ceremonial Songstress who weaves lyrical, a
cappella vocals throughout a wide array of ceremonies in a myriad of
settings. From weddings in the woods, graveside memorials, and ashes
scatterings at the shore, to house blessings, birthday parties, and natural
births in bedrooms, her Celtic style voice embraces the heart and stirs the
spirit of all who gather to honor life events.
You can connect
with Heather and her work in any (or all!) of these ways:
* Listen
to her music on YouTube
· * Read
about her Ceremonial Songstressing at Purple Crow Sings
· * Learn
about her wellness tools rooted in nature at Iris Healing Arts
W: PurpleCrowSings.com
IrisHealingArts.com
