Pause for Uplift
Requesting Alien Abductions
“Between stimulus and response there is a space. In that space is our power to choose our response. In our response lies our growth and freedom.” —Viktor Frankl
Because Human-ing is harder than Adulting. This is a weekly publication for heart-centered warriors, swimming through this thing called Life.
Selected Readings and Sounds:
Bent to the Earth, Blas Manuel de Luna
We Have Come to be Danced, Jewel Mathieson
Making Peace, Denise Levertov
Dear Embodied Hearts and Dancing Souls,
It has become even more difficult and challenging time to be alive and sane right now. My government is being toppled over from the inside out. I feel angry at those who allowed this. It is a time when the revolutionary in me wants to roar at the injustices in the first poem while the light in my heart wants me to remember the truth in the second. My only pathway is in the third…through the peace of my presence.
The Monsters are Real. I notice…my mind or focus can start splintering. I notice it on FB. This is when I can feel compelled to act or speak from Fear, powerlessness. My fear makes my mind wonder what I can do and then I’m off…a FB post here, a helpful piece of information there. Many of us are losing our minds imagining the worse case scenarios. Note 1 of authoritarian regimes: They want your focus to splinter. They want to spread Fear.
I (and you) can’t let them. This is one thing in our control. One treasure trove I found in the midst of our deteriorating situation is an interview by Andrea Chalupa, an expert on authoritarian regimes and host of podcast Gaslit Nation. She reminds that we are not the first country to go through this. This means there are others to learn from. A paraphrased quote by her:
Monsters are real. We know from Assad, Putin, Bannon and Trump. But the biggest fear monsters have is to scare you. Do not let them scare you. Focus on being creative. Focus on creating something of lasting value. Focus on making these years the most productive of your life. ~ Andrea Chalupa
So is Your Power. I created this activation (see link below) so you can feel resourced by your wholeness, rather than splintered by fear. Remember, you have an invisible force working on your behalf. I do this so each of you can step into that vital Pause Victor Frankl reminds us about. You want to emerge nourished not depleted, bringing your full faculties—body, heart, mind and spirit— to bear on a direction, focus or action of your choosing. Choose this pause for the uplift and remain engaged with the light of your knowing!
Into the light of your knowing
This meditation is inspired by Victor Frankl’s quote about finding the pause between a stimulus and response. In times of turmoil, which the U.S. government is in, it is vital we can bring our whole selves to our choices, rather than be splintered by fear. Step into this meditation to find uplift from inside your Whole Self.
When I finished this meditation, I was reconnected to my wholeness. I could detach..and discern. A bunch of thugs 17 miles from me are destroying the rule of law. It was happening, but not to me. They are not destroying me (yet). What is mine to do? I have taken the actions I know for now.
This pause is invaluable because when I am connected to my wholeness, I don’t act to spread worry or divisiveness for others. Instead, I return my focus to my creative act, to what captures my light and provides lasting value.
Now, if your body is feeling Anger without Fear, like me, then the Anger becomes fuel for the Action.
Here are additional resources and information to share:
As things get nuts out there, it seemed to me that more than ever, people can benefit from even one experience of embodied play. I am offering a free on-line introductory experience called The Joyful Body: An Invitation to Glow as a nourishing space for folks to pause and replenish on and around Valentine's Day. I want to give people an experience of their own Glow. Read more on the next page. This is especially suited for those brand new to InterPlay so SHARE those you feel would benefit from an introductory InterPlay class!
To further assist in these turbulent times, I co-lead an online Body Wisdom tools class with CC King and Linds Roberts. Info in the link.
Remaining Vigilant. That said, I want to be part of an active, vigilant network. Something tells me our way through will be grassroots. I want to find my Dumbledore’s Army (reference from Harry Potter). Grateful to my InterPlay colleague Lee Edwards for these list of reliable news sources:
MOMocrats News and Information Resources (great list!)
- (Substack)
- (Substack)
And yes, I have been trolling astrology sites to understand when the horrors will end but did not list them above. Also feeling the tug to write the Space Aliens again to ask for a pick-up. Or maybe they could simply abduct the troublemakers?
Bowing in humility to this human journey!
To your exquisite unfolding. Stay #heartwoke.
Monisha
When we belong to ourselves, we move freely. ~ Monisha Mittal
New Offering! The Joyful Body: An Invitation to Glow
Give yourself the gift of self-love for Valentine's Day. Step into this introductory on-line class on Embodied Play to take a nourishing pause and discover how play replenishes your wholeness and vitality. Experience the ease of moving gently with your body's wisdom, listening to your inner compass, and experiencing your own unique GLOW. Rather than draining energy, play restores and sustains it—offering you a powerful resource for resilience, joy, and well-being.
This free one-hour class is being offered multiple days and times for your busy schedule. Find a date and time that work for you!
Excited to co-lead this on line deep-dive into the InterPlay system’s Body Wisdom tools, leaning into relationship with our precious planet! Please consider.
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“Focus on being creative. Focus on creating something of lasting value. Focus on making these years the most productive of your life. ~ Andrea Chalupa