You were born with potential.
You were born with goodness and trust.
You were born with ideals and dreams.
You were born with greatness.
You were born with wings.
You are not meant for crawling, so don’t.
You have wings.
Learn to use them and fly.
~Rumi
Everyone sees the unseen in proportion to the clarity of his heart, and that depends upon how much he has polished it. Whoever has polished it more sees more – more unseen forms become manifest to him.
— Rumi
Below you’ll find questions for self inquiry as we come away from a powerful solar eclipse. Paper and pen may be handy as people tend to find response in writing to be different than pure mental chatter. If you want to really stir things up, try writing with your non dominant hand. Give yourself space to answer from the heart as you consider the following:
How could you soften into your heart when you feel caught in the mind?
What does the heart allow you to see?
What could be seen differently if you release yourself from the storyline of your life as told to you by your mind?
What would you do next if you saw yourself as a character that could be or do or say anything to shift direction?
come
let’s fall
in love
again
let’s turn
all the dirt
in this world
to shiny goldcome
let’s be
a new spring
a love rebornfind our aroma
from the essence
of all who
emit heavenly fragrancelike a fresh tree
Rumi (translated by Nader Khalili)
bloom and spread
all the blessings
right from inside
Your heart knows the way.
Run in that direction.
Rumi
As you find yourself waking up to the middle of another week, and approaching the full moon in Leo on Thursday, how would it be to pause and create a time for a little heart consultation?
Leo is sometimes branded with a bad rap for being the drama king or show off of the zodiac, however, in its higher octave of expression, this sign is all about fully embraced heart centered living. Not only does a full moon bring that energy into the internally felt emotional life, it turns it up to the max.
We are approaching a wonderful few days to take extra time to be in communion with your heart.
What would your heart say to you over tea, in a few lines scrolled out on paper or typed into your screen, in images on a vision board, whispered to you nestled next to a warm fire, or in promised blossoms to come?
Truly, you need to sit before you run.
“Tell me the truth,” I asked love,
“What are you?”
“I am the everlasting life,” love said,
“I am the recurring joy of living.”
– RUMI
What about your current thinking may keep you in resonance with outdated patterns? What has been categorized as definite that could benefit from less black and white perspective? Where is the grey space? Where is the light creeping in? Could your aha moment be hiding out in there? Could a little more ________ ( inspiration, understanding, joy, fill in the blank for what fits for you at this time) be there too?
Whatever it is that’s happening in your life now, what would be different if you were in consultation with your heart and letting that dictate your next movement?
What does loving compassion have to say?
What if a simple willingness to ask yourself what your heart has to say could clear up what’s foggy, loosen the grip on what’s tense, or lift a burden that you’ve been hauling. Willingness to show up from a place of love (directed at yourself, perhaps another, or a situation) may offer you the opportunity to color your life with more vibrancy and hues fit for your best to come forward. There’s no need for perfection in coloring, only you willing to be genuinely you while love does the rest.
“Sell your cleverness and buy bewilderment! Cleverness is opinion; bewilderment is vision.” – RUMI
How can embracing what baffles you bring you into sharper focus and possibly lead you to receiving beyond what you thought possible?
What flows to a receptive mind that may otherwise go unnoticed by one that’s busy being clever?
The spring of love arrives
to transform the dust into a garden.
The call is heard from the heavens
to bid the wings of soul to fly.
The sea becomes filled with pearls.
The dry land receives the water of life.
The stone becomes a ruby,
and the body becomes all soul.
-RUMI
What is wishing to be transformed in your life? How can love lift the dust and guide you to the areas that are ready to be tended for growth and blossoming?
Presence and Positivity 