In Like a Lion

In like a lion hoping the lamb shows up soon! Okay, I know that it usually used for January not March, but January seemed to come in like a lion. Not weatherize. No, it feels rather leonine from personal to professional to politics and beyond. There have been lots of opportunity to show up beaming our light from our core.

I know, I know….this is a tall, a huge order. What do we do? Sometimes all I want to do is hide under the covers and hope for calm. While that is sooooooo tempting, I cannot. What can we do? Well, I am a proponent in listening for the messages that show up around me. Lately a lot has been showing up in my inbox about being a prophet, a change agent, a shaker-upper. 

We are being called to step out into chaos, into uncertainty and use both as springboards into a new way of being. Sounds scary, right? How do we do this? As with all aspects of our life, living in these leonine times is an inside job…we’ve got to live from our core.

Living from the core is being comfortable with our core. It is about finding that space inside of us where we are aware of how the world impacts us. The core is not necessarily a place of peace and clam but a place where we can access peace and calm. 

Here are some suggestions: 

• Spend time — 90 seconds, five minutes, 20 minutes or more daily resting at your core. Breathe into the moment. Quiet your mind. Just be. Listen to the whispers in your core however you define their origin (your intuition, the sacred, a guide, etc.)
• Anchor yourself to the core. Become familiar with the cord that connects you to your center. Befriend it. Know that you can follow it back to the core whenever you need respite. 
• Create a stance of aware recall. This is a way of paying attention to what is happening to you. When the mental, physical, emotional, or spiritual alarms ring, you will be able to energetically back up and and follow the tether to the refuge in your core. 

We all get battered by the winds of change. That is inevitable. But, we can seek refuge in our core. Practice my suggestions, change them up, find some of your own. It doesn’t matter how you connect and live from aware recall, what matters is that you do connect at the core and live your truth.  

Van Hurst, ms, is an intuitive-coach-catalyst. She uses mindfulness practices and intuition tools to create strategies for navigating the mundane and extraordinary. The result of time with Van? An evolving blueprint for your life that sustains a deeper connection to your intuition and contemplative nature. 

Van is a professional speaker & author who weaves inner wisdom into all she touches. Her books are available @ www.wildefyrpress.com. Her most recent book, As Natural As Breathing: Being Intuitive, is available on Amazon. Contact Vanessa for life coaching, intuitive consultations, keynotes, and programs. 

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