FREEDOM! – Page 19

ONCE UPON A TIME a long, long time ago, when we were little people growing, learning and exploring our world there was magic and play. We were told fairy tales which could be considered if you think about it our first lessons about energy! Stories from all over the world have been told time and time again. We continue to share favorites with our children.

Many of these stories have been adapted and transformed so that we can not only read them but completely be enveloped by them as we watch brilliantly animated, staged or musical versions. Each time we read or watch it brings a smile to our faces, allows us to hope & dream and brings out our inner child! We experience again that sense of play and PURE MAGIC!

One of my favorites was Cinderella. I’m sure that is no surprise to anyone who knows me! Specifically the 1964 Rogers & Hammerstein TV playhouse Cinderella. In this musical version the two songs that stick in my mind are “In my own little corner” and “Impossible”. The first one is that when you are in your own little corner “you can be whatever you want to be!” In the second “impossible for a plain yellow pumpkin to become a golden carriage…” and finishes with “it’s possible”. As I would dance around singing these favorite songs, there was never a question in my mind that you CAN be whatever you want to be and that EVERYTHING is possible!

In fairy tales we learn how the power of love and a kiss can awaken us. We learn that the energy within is what makes you beautiful not the appearance of being a frog or an ogre. We also learn that when you live your life from your truth and inner spirit it shatters any limits placed upon you. Cinderella was NOT a victim and could marry the prince! Shrek could find his princess and Fiona her one true love! Rapunzel could escape her tower to find her blinded price and restore his sight with the love in her tears.

One of the absolute MASTERS of visual magic was Walt Disney. He not only transformed these fairy tales but made them real. Through his vision of magic we smile, dream, believe in Fairies & Princes, we can fly, find answers within our magic bag and that spirit watches over us.We can go to Infinity and Beyond (Toy Story), triumph over evil, go to the jungles of Africa (Jungle Book), visit China (Mulan) or England (The Sword & The Stone) and we even find out the wonderful thing about Tiggers! We see the eyes of our children light up as they watch those amazing stories unfold before their eyes!

So when was the last time YOUR eyes lit up? When was the last time you felt playful and magical or allowed your inner child to come out and play? Have you danced by the light of the moon…or maybe even howled at it recently?! 🙂 Hugged a tree? Kissed a frog? (if you are single trust me on that last one! 😉 ) Jumped in a puddle? Made a snow angel? Have you swung on a swing? If you haven’t done any of that for a while, why not? You have all of it inside you just waiting to come out again!

Turning your attention within to find your sense of magic and play can transform your life! Like Cinderella in her own little corner meditating, you can be whatever you want to be! When you meditate you step out of the drama of daily life. When you choose to find your playful self, it is a vacation in Disneyland!

When was the last time you said hello to your vibrant inner child and gave them a hug? Sometimes YOU need YOU to do that! No need to play hide and go seek! Your spirit is already PURE MAGIC and full of play! Why not ask yourself to come out and play for a moment!

Here’s something to make you smile…repeat after me and click the link that follows! ;-)”I won’t grow up!” Really! It’s OK! All the stuff you are worried about will still be there when you are done but maybe…just MAYBE, after playing, you will see things in a different light and LIVE HAPPILY EVER AFTER! THE END…. Or is it really a new beginning? 🙂 Shine your magic light!~Debbie

©Debra Taitel 2010

For nearly 20 years Debra has been doing clairvoyant readings, spiritual healings and teaching meditation workshops. For more information on Debra’s readings please visit her website at Spiritlightinsight.com You can contact her directly at Debra@Spiritlightinsight.com

Have you ever considered that you are a moving form of the most beautiful art on the planet? You have a physical body which is made up of chemicals and particles that have come together to create one being…YOU! All these little atoms and molecules unite with an energy of their own to create ONE. As with all energy in nature not every ONE is the same. These particles are unique not only in their own form but in how they come together to make a perfectly unique human being. You don’t see each little molecule when you look at someone, nor do you see the movement within. The heart beats, blood flows, breath brings oxygen to every cell, organs & muscles are all working. You don’t see this with the naked eye but you KNOW it’s happening! You don’t need to think about doing these things….there is no effort. The ebb & flow, at times in unison, creates movement within very much like a dance. There is a master choreographer who put together your physical body with its glorious inner movement and when you think about how amazing the body really is well…it’s a miracle and vision to behold!

You are made of energy in motion and the same is true with your spirit. The energy of your spirit is not only inside you but flows out and dances around you. The energy that surrounds you is known as your AURA. It is always in motion and is unique to YOU. Some can see it or feel it, others are aware of it, and some merely KNOW it is there. Your spirit energy is what animates the body and allows you to BE alive! It is who you are. There is truth and beauty in your spirit, it is vibrant and musical! When you can see it, feel it or merely become aware of it, that in itself creates a shift and changes not only your perspective but how others see you as well! If you’ve ever taken a moment to meditate, pray or to look inside yourself and just BE you may have noticed how you feel afterwards. Each time you turn your attention within a twinkling dance begins anew! Your truth is alive in the ebb & flow of color and YOU become the CHOREOGRAPHER of that dance and indeed your life.

There really is a fine art to turning your attention within and bringing together body and spirit. After all, you have this amazing body and it’s equally amazing to BE in it! However, as with all forms of art, it may take a bit of practice to be able to quiet the mind. A nice example of this is the art of the dance. If you’ve ever seen a dance performance, what you see on stage looks effortless. The dancers create a picture of beauty and movement that was originally in the mind of the choreographer. BUT what you see may not have been the original picture or idea. There is a process that is rehearsed and perfected until it’s very spirit comes alive on stage through each dancer. The choreographer may have started out with a vision of what they wanted to create but then, while creating it with the dancers and watching it come alive, find there is something they’d like to change. Maybe what they envisioned didn’t work, maybe it didn’t flow right, or maybe they discovered another movement that expressed a deeper meaning to the piece. Has that ever happened to you? Once you began to create your vision, you wanted to change it for some reason?

The dancers on the other hand don’t just merely wake up in the morning knowing by osmosis what the choreographer has in mind. They also didn’t wake up knowing how to do each step, they must learn the steps and practice their art. They rehearse over and over. It’s interesting to note that what makes a great dancer is not just knowing the steps and doing them well. What makes a GREAT dancer is what THEY bring to the table. It is the part of their spirit that comes forth and shines through with each flowing movement! (I can tell you from personal experience that if you’ve never seen a brilliant LIVE dance performance you should! It is a spiritual experience just to watch!)

Now, getting back to you! 🙂 The art of quieting the mind and turning your attention within to find your vibration and flow may take some practice! Especially since in your life, YOU are both the choreographer AND the dancer! You may be choreographing many things in your life. When you quiet the mind and just BE you can sit back and watch as what is not part of you falls away to reveal your true dance within! So often I hear that someone “can’t” sit still. Well, with practice, you CAN learn to quiet your mind. It might only be minutes to start but in time 5 minutes turns into 10 and so on. It’s not always easy, like when learning a new dance step, but in time it becomes effortless if you practice and allow it to become a part of your daily life. With practice comes certainty and certainty allows trust that if something doesn’t work, you can change it yet again!

You truly ARE the choreographer of your life! You ARE the dancer! You get to choose the flow of your life by getting in touch with your inner BE ing, your spirit. You can dance to your very own essence! When you choreograph your own life you have the choice and free will to change what you would like to change. Whether it is thought, vibration, what you want, your life path, and even how you live your day-to-day existence. There is music in your being and if you merely take a moment to listen…you can dance to the music of your heartbeat, your breath and your unique vibration within. Watch and experience your spirit as it dances in flowing movement in and around you. Notice the beautiful dance you are doing as the physical and spiritual parts of you come together and work in unison to create your life. Practice your art not to make it perfect but to see what works and if you desire….change the choreography! Thank you for reading my blog! Shine your Light~Debbie

For nearly 20 years Debra has been doing clairvoyant readings and teaching classes on meditation & spiritual healing. For more information on clairvoyant readings please visit her website at Spiritlightinsight.com You can contact her directly at Debra@Spiritlightinsight.com