Sparks in Wisdom's Fire: question

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Tuesday, February 21, 2023

thin slivers of magic

Magic. Within each of us are thin slivers of magic — little pieces of wonder that light the world from within. These iridescent sparklies are within each of us. Their humming glow invite us into our self. They ricochet from our core calling us home, and then moving outward sing the world into a new way of being.

The world can be a scary, uncertain place. Do you ever have days where you’d like to runaway but you just cannot figure out a safe place to go? Maybe you want to hide under the covers. Or do anything but venture out into the chaos. I know that I do.

So what do we do? Return to our core not as a safe haven but as a place to gather our kindling and spark the flames of courage and awareness. Those sparks become the iridescent sparkles that fly from us into the world. As we change, we invite others to change. Ultimately the world undergoes transformation.

We kindle those flames not by knowing all the answers but by asking questions.

What do I fear?
What does my courage look/feel/sound like?
How am I asked to show up in the world?

These are “starter” questions. Others will come. They soar with your intuition wafting up on the breeze of your soul. For now, we only need an inkling of the answer — a flicker of light, a spark of understanding to get started. Within each of those answers is the flame that will illuminate our core and shed light on the path ahead.

This is the path that cleaves the chaos and fills us with peace. It is the place where each of us can be our true self. All we need to do is show up as our true self. In this showing up as who we are, the world becomes a bit less chaotic and a whole lot more peaceful.

Van Hurst, ms, is an intuitive comtemplative catalyst. She uses mindfulness practices and intuition tools to create strategies for navigating through your mundane into the extraordinary. The result of time with Van? An evolving blueprint for your life; a sustained, 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.

Tuesday, August 2, 2022

A Whisper of Wisdom: Do You Hear?

Within you is a whisper of knowing that gets louder when you listen to its voice. What is that whisper? You choose. You can call is god’s whisper, internal guidance, inner wisdom, the voice of a guide. Me? I call it intuition.

How do you connect with your intuition? Let’s focus on how we ignore it first. I’ve been there. Maybe you have, too. I can remember that friendship I so wanted, that job I took despite reservations, that relationship I engaged in even though I felt unease. I can be a slow learner…the list is long. But, it is hopefully getting shorter with listening to my intuition!

Those situations occurred because I put what I wanted before how my intuition was guiding me. How do we get past our wants into the ways that our intuition is calling us to be? Before I answer that question, I want to be clear: I do not see any path taken as “wrong” or a “failure.” Those paths taken are opportunities. Challenges to meet and lessons to learn. We figure out the lessons and challenges by listening to our intuition. Full circle. So, listening or not listening we grow either way!

Here are three ways to listen to your intuition. Breathe into your intuition or use your breath to get calm and centered.

Ask a question. Then listen to the pings in your body, mind, emotions, and spirit. Take a piece of paper and separate it into four quadrants. Set a timer for 5-10 minutes. Jot down what you are picking up. Use descriptors, images…don’t second guess what comes to you. Just jot it down.
Ask a nonspecific, “What would you tell me?” This is a great way to check-in throughout the day. Then listen to the pings of your body, mind, emotions, and spirit. Take a piece of paper and separate it into four quadrants. Set a timer for 5 minutes. Jot down what you are picking up. Use descriptors, images…don’t second guess what you pick up. Just jot it down.
Listen to the external world. What grabs your attention? What says, “Hey, look at me! I am important.” Keep a small notebook to write down what caught your attention (or use your phone to make a note.) I recommend writing because it connects your body, mind, and emotions in a different way than using your phone. When you have time, return to those cues jotting down what comes to you.

The more that you connect to your intuition, the more you will spontaneously notice it.

Intuition is a playful trickster that shows up in the moment. The more you play with it, they more you will be aware of how it speaks. Sometimes intuition speaks to me and I totally don’t hear it only to have something happen later that triggers inner knowing.

Intuition is speaking to you. How are you listening?

Van Hurst, ms, is an intuitive-coach-catalyst. As a contemplative coach, she uses mindfulness practices and intuition tools to create strategies for navigating the mundane and extraordinary. The result of time with Van? Being the change you want to see in the world by creating a blueprint for your life through a deeper connection to your intuition and contemplative nature.

Tuesday, June 14, 2022

A Wild Ride Into The Question

This current ride is wild. Honestly? I am not a roller coaster kind of gal. The dips and turns. Wow! It seems we are living in a time where the good, the bad, and the ugly…all happen simultaneously. There are times when I get so caught up in the melee that I just have to disconnect less I get mired in despair or just overwhelmed by everything.

How did we get to this place? How do we get out? Those questions overwhelm me until I remember that to answer any question, I need to calm and centered into myself. Only when I am calm, can I hear a gentle voice rising from my core. It tells me that I am not asking the right question. “So, what is the right question,” I ask?

Focusing my attention on the voice, I hear three questions:

How am I being impacted?
How am I called to be?
What is my learning/takeaway?

How am I being impacted?

To discover the answer: Breathe deep into what you are experiencing. Find the calm at your core. Choose one thread to focus on. It can be something that personally impacts you or something that impacts the greater world. Listen to what your body, mind, spirit, and heart/emotions say to you. You don’t have to have all the answers, just get an initial impression of how you are impacted.

How am I called to be?

Take what you gleaned from the first question. Name what you noticed. Identify what catches you. If you need to dive deeper into the first question, do so. Come to an understanding of how you are called to be. Then ask, “How am I being called?” Or, “What is the one thing that I can do to make a difference in my life or in the life of others?” Create a plan to act!

What has changed inside of me?

Ask yourself, “How does the experience of understanding change me? What is new in the knowing about myself?” Take what has changed inside of you and find ways to integrate it into your being.

Life is all about asking the right questions and being courageous enough to live into the answers.

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