tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11763580775334023062024-03-12T20:23:29.639-07:00Daily GoddessDaily Musings inspired by life & the GoddessPatty Kennellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13835301223856955096noreply@blogger.comBlogger117125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1176358077533402306.post-84433900838186396062011-02-16T06:31:00.000-08:002011-02-16T06:47:52.344-08:00Tuesday - The Day of "Karma"<span style="font-size:78%;">Excerpted from Deepak Chopra's The Seven Spiritual Laws for Parents pg 81</span><br /><br />"Tuesday is the day of "Karma"<br /><br />Today we tell our children "When you make a choice, you change the future."<br /><br />On Tuesday we agree as parents to do the following things with our children:<br /><br />1. Talk about some choice they made today<br />2. Show them how our future was changed by a past choice we made<br />3. Explain right and wrong in terms of how choices feel."<br /><br />Hmmm. I was frustrated by today and I think that I know the reason why. When I read this this morning, I read "decisions" - when you make decisions you change the future. And what I was faced with all day is the frustration of relying on other people to make decisions that were out of my control. And I talked to Finn about how my future was changed by a past decision I made - and I equated moving back to the states with the arrival of Finn - the possibility of Family. But of course, since that decision brought up all these memories of extreme challenges that we faced - it was a bittersweet discussion.<br /><br />If I were to flip my day and think in terms of choice instead of decision, I could see I made a choice to interact with a breakdown at work with grace and compassion instead of anger, I could see that I made a choice to make it a teaching opportunity instead of one of discipline. I would have told Finny that when his Dad and I made the decision to become allies instead of adversaries - regardless of our circumstances - that there was no mistake that there was suddenly room to make our family bigger. And instead of being frustrated about my day yesterday, I could have made the choice to take ownership of my feelings and been fully self-expressed and clear in my expectations.<br /><br />And honestly - until I re-read this this morning to write this post I wouldn't have made a huge distinction between decision and choice.<br /><br />Choose love, choose life, choose to get in the game.<br /><br />Love to you,<br />PattyPatty Kennellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13835301223856955096noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1176358077533402306.post-27058032811968462892011-02-14T05:38:00.000-08:002011-02-15T05:55:19.703-08:00Monday - The Day of Giving & Valentine's Day...Perfect<span style="font-size:78%;">Excerpted from The Seven Spiritual Laws for Parents Pg 69</span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;"></span><br />" Monday is the Day of Giving<br /><br />Today we tell our children, "If you want to get something, give it."<br /><br />On Monday we agree as parents to do the following things with our children:<br /><br />1. Invite them to give one thing to someone else in the family<br />2. Inspire them to receive graciously<br />3. Share a brief ritual of gratitude for life's gifts"<br /><br />So at 16 months old, Finn is a pretty good sharer...kisses, food, books, colds ;) although Aunt Mary really likes that "one more kiss" that makes him cranky. And I tried before we went to bed to do a little ritual of gratitude with him which was really me saying that I was super grateful for him. But I wasn't inspired with a blog post story, I didn't feel like I had anything to share...<br /><br />Then this morning I woke up at 6 and Finn wasn't awake yet so I contemplated another 30, 40 minutes of sleep or getting up and getting a move on the day. I thought about the Daily Goddess and wondered what I would share and then I remembered dinner. This is the first Valentine's Day I have spent with my family since high school and when I got around the table everyone had written cards and my dad had gotten us all a box of candy and I didn't do anything. My Valentine is in Costa Rica - I figured I had the day off!! I was feeling a little guilty, so I don't know if I inspired to recieve graciously but in thinking about this law this morning I really connected to the power of the little things. The smile, the acknowledgement, an email, a hug. None of these things cost money (which I have been focused on for the past 2 years plus) but they can and do absolutely have the power to transform a person's day, life.<br /><br />It did make me think that it's time I played bigger, that it's time I stopped feeling self conscious and I just got out there and started playing the game. And Deepak Chopra is right - it's not about the time you spend on a particular activity - because at the end of the day yesterday I truly felt like I had failed at Monday, failed at Giving. It's about <strong>paying attention</strong>.<br /><br />Love to you.<br />Patty<br /><span style="font-size:78%;"></span>Patty Kennellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13835301223856955096noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1176358077533402306.post-32241611699635660112011-02-13T19:23:00.000-08:002011-02-13T19:51:03.540-08:00Dearest Goddesses,<br /><br />It's been a very long time since my last post. I sort of felt like if I was stuck and couldn't really get myself out of this difficult time that I was going through, how could I possibly be a "voice" of the Goddess. How could I possibly provide guidance and support for people. I was acutely aware of the people who might be reading and I simply got self-conscious.<br /><br />Over the years, the times that I felt the most powerful were times when I was connected to people, to my various communities and especially to spirit and it's been a long time since I've felt that connection - and this blog was a way that I connected - a chance to get out of my own way to share with the world and so it is time that I get over myself and start sharing again...and honestly, noone has to read it.<br /><br />I took out a bunch of books from the library a few weeks ago in an effort to get some support about discipline. My little boy Finn is now 16 months old and just a vibrant life force and I so do not want to dim that source, but I also want to make sure that I set boundaries, so I wanted some help. One of the books I grabbed was Deepak Chopra's <u>The Seven Spiritual Laws for Parents</u> and I felt that old tingle of inspiration. I'm only a couple of pages in and he's described what the seven law are - and how they translate into in kid's speak and he broke them up in days of the week truly begin to practice these laws. It's not about the time that you spend on each of the tasks (he gives three per day) it's simply about paying attention. And perfectly - today is Sunday which was when he started his week and I'd like to share with you...<br /><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">Excerpted from Deepak Chopra's <u>The Seven Spiritual Laws for Parents</u>, page 55:</span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;"></span><br />"Sunday (Law One) The Day of Pure Potentiality<br /><br />Today we tell our children "Everything is possible, no matter what."<br /><br />One Sunday we agree as parents to do the following with our children:<br /><br />1. Lead them in a few minutes of silent meditation<br />2. Inspire them to appreciate the beauty and wonder of Nature<br />3. Show them the hidden possibilities in familiar situations"<br /><br />So after reading this, I packed up my little boy in his winter jacket and hat and mittens and we headed outside so I could "inspire him to appreciate the beauty and wonder of nature." Once we got outside I was stuck. What was I going to talk about? So of course we are surrounded by snow, so I told him about individual snowflakes and how they are all different but join together to make all of these snow drifts and when the sun comes and melts some snow it can become ice (which was what we were walking on). Then all of a sudden Finn starts going crazy mooing. (His first words beside hi and bye were not Mom or Dad but MOO. We were approaching this big wooden bear, so I figured he thought it was a cow, but then I looked where he was looking and saw the moon in the sky! He was going crazy for the moon! And suddenly, I am completely inspired over the beauty and wonder not only of nature but of my amazing son.<br /><br />So - I will keep sharing these laws and my days of paying attention and look forward to reconnecting to my spirit and the world outside of my head.<br /><br />Blessings,<br />PattyPatty Kennellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13835301223856955096noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1176358077533402306.post-32758663939672566102009-03-26T13:06:00.000-07:002009-03-26T13:07:29.638-07:00Choose Peace<p class="MsoNormal">Dearest Ladies,<br /></p> <p class="MsoNormal">I think genetically my worry bone kicks into high gear during stressful times and in asking for some guidance/direction last night from <u>Living With Joy</u> by Sanaya Roman – I came across the following that I wanted to share with you. Choose peace ladies.</p> <p class="MsoNormal">Love to you,</p> <p class="MsoNormal">Patty</p><o:p></o:p><blockquote>“Inner peace means releasing attachments to anything – to having a person act the way you want or to having the world work the way you expect. When you let go of those attachments, you will find your life working even better than you could have expected or planned. It does not mean giving up control of your life; it means coming from your own center of peace at all times. <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p>Right now, make the decision that you can bring inner peace into your life. Make the decision that you´re going to open your heart even more, be more compassionate, more understanding, more loving, and more forgiving of everyone you know. Form a picture in your mind of yourself going through the next week, and see yourself coming from totally new level of peace. See the smile on your face and the joy in your heart. </p> <p class="MsoNormal">Take one thing in your life that you would like to feel peace about, something that possibly you have been reacting to, and make a mental image of releasing, forgiving and letting go, finding inner peace with this issue. Ony you can create inner peace. From that space you will see the world you experience reflecting it. Other people, events, and situations do not need to trigger a reaction in you. If, instead, you maintain this center of peace, you will change those events that used to disturb and upset you. If they do not change, it will no longer intrude on your sense of well-being. You can find your center, your soul´s light and your inner being reflected and carried out in the world you experience.<span style="">"<br /></span></p></blockquote><p class="MsoNormal"></p>Patty Kennellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13835301223856955096noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1176358077533402306.post-18759521484103985482009-03-19T14:36:00.001-07:002009-03-19T14:36:46.280-07:00Spiritual Constipation<span xmlns=''><p>Dearest Goddesses,<br /></p><p>I apologize in advance for the metaphor, but I just couldn´t resist. <br /></p><p>Being pregnant, I have been experiencing some issues with elimination – nuff said. So as I was feeling a little uncomfortable, I couldn´t help but relate that physical feeling to the emotional feelings that I´ve been having and I felt like it was more than physical - I was spiritually, creatively, emotionally constipated, stopped up, clogged, blocked.<br /></p><p>The key is movement. That is certainly what we hope for when the issue is physical and I think it´s also the key when it goes beyond the physical. Movement. Physical movement, energy movement…Taking those baby steps. <br /></p><p>SO – what is the solution? What is your spiritual, creative, emotional equivalent to eating lots of fiber and drinking lots of water? Remember, the key to feeling refreshed is movement – that´s the goal. What are you going to have to do / what are you going to have to give up in order to get things moving?<br /></p><p>Fiberous food for thought.<br /></p><p>Love to you,<br /></p><p>Patty</p></span>Patty Kennellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13835301223856955096noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1176358077533402306.post-66406306226836320342009-03-16T14:56:00.001-07:002009-03-16T14:56:58.516-07:00Lost: Funny Bone – Reward Offered<span xmlns=''><p>Dearest Goddesses,<br /></p><p>Over a year ago, I randomly made a list of the Goddess Oracle which is how I am presenting them. I am shocked at how they constantly seem to be showing up in my life. Uzume – this week´s goddess represents laughter. This weekend I turned to John and said that I felt like I had lost my funny bone. And then with the most intense sadness, I broke down and tried to recall the last time I had let myself go and just have a good time – to that core of fun. I was reminded of my lost funny bone when I was watching this commercial with all of these kids just playing in a pool – splashing. When did I stop laughing? When did I start taking myself so seriously? When did things stop being fun?<br /></p><p>If you´re feeling like me – check out Uzume´s ritual – and take it on as a creative project. Write out the "story" of your life right now and then watch it play out like it was on a stage. (Extra points if you really do act it out – like a monologue). And then what if Will Farrell or Adam Sandler were the stars of your story? <br /></p><p>And write a list of things that make you laugh – things that are fun. Or write out times when you remember letting yourself go and having a great time. And then recreate it. Start adding in some fun. FIND YOUR FUNNY BONE! <br /></p><p>I know I am desperate to find mine!<br /></p><p>Love to you,<br /></p><p>Patty</p></span>Patty Kennellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13835301223856955096noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1176358077533402306.post-82327970988765068622009-03-16T13:37:00.001-07:002009-03-16T13:41:55.752-07:00Uzume - Laughter<span xmlns=""><p><span xmlns=""><span xmlns="" style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-size:85%;">The following is excerpted exactly from </span><span style="text-decoration: underline;font-size:85%;" >The Goddess Oracle</span><span style="font-size:85%;"> by Amy Sophia Marashinsky and the illustrations are by Hrana Janto. For more information on their work, please visit the following websites:<br /><br /><strong>Amy Sophia Marashinsky</strong>: <a href="http://www.amysophia.com/"><span style="text-decoration: underline;color:blue;" >http://www.amysophia.com/</span></a><br />You can download the meditations included in the ritual suggestions at<a href="http://deepspiritualnourishment.com/catalog/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=2"> </a><a href="http://deepspiritualnourishment.com/catalog/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=2"><span style="text-decoration: underline;color:blue;" ></span></a><a href="http://deepspiritualnourishment.com/catalog">http://deepspiritualnourishment.com/catalog</a>/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=2</span><br /><br /><strong>Hrana Janto: </strong></span><a href="http://www.hranajanto.com/"><span style="text-decoration: underline;font-size:85%;color:blue;" >http://www.hranajanto.com/</span></a></span></span></span><br /></p><p><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8egV2-w4z-qAh6pzFcOwg7o8ZSTlv0_yANY1b1Y0EfhiOELFPcGTn9ldAazD_uq5ifsD1pkiEE6YEFsNLzH3jkrbBgFOxQnvcmg1RB0xSuL1aboeKC4oNunVPyVO1CZuDXRkR8ChWaVNq/s1600-h/Uzume+-+Laughter.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 226px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8egV2-w4z-qAh6pzFcOwg7o8ZSTlv0_yANY1b1Y0EfhiOELFPcGTn9ldAazD_uq5ifsD1pkiEE6YEFsNLzH3jkrbBgFOxQnvcmg1RB0xSuL1aboeKC4oNunVPyVO1CZuDXRkR8ChWaVNq/s320/Uzume+-+Laughter.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5313888023501481298" border="0" /></a></p><p style="text-align: center;"><em>Before the Rock Cave of Heaven<br /></em></p><p style="text-align: center;"><em>where Amaterasu Omi Kami, the Sun Goddess<br /></em></p><p style="text-align: center;"><em>had hidden her radiant face<br /></em></p><p style="text-align: center;"><em>where all the assembled Gods and Goddesses had tried<br /></em></p><p style="text-align: center;"><em>and failed<br /></em></p><p style="text-align: center;"><em>to lure her out<br /></em></p><p style="text-align: center;"><em>I stepped up to the Cave<br /></em></p><p style="text-align: center;"><em>with utmost seriousness<br /></em></p><p style="text-align: center;"><em>with grave determination<br /></em></p><p style="text-align: center;"><em>with proper decorum and a lofty mien<br /></em></p><p style="text-align: center;"><em>and with a bump and a bump and a bump bump bump bump<br /></em></p><p style="text-align: center;"><em>lifted my kimono and revealed myself in ways<br /></em></p><p style="text-align: center;"><em>that caused the mouths of the exalted ones<br /></em></p><p style="text-align: center;"><em>to water and fall open<br /></em></p><p style="text-align: center;"><em>Then I played puppet with my labia<br /></em></p><p style="text-align: center;"><em>and paid myself a little lip service<br /></em></p><p style="text-align: center;"><em>I heaved my breast over one shoulder<br /></em></p><p style="text-align: center;"><em> then the other over the other<br /></em></p><p style="text-align: center;"><em>and landed on my ass<br /></em></p><p style="text-align: center;"><em>with a bump and a bump and a bump bump bump bump<br /></em></p><p style="text-align: center;"><em>amidst the explosions of laughter and merriment<br /></em></p><p style="text-align: center;"><em>of the esteemed crowd<br /></em></p><p style="text-align: center;"><em>With breasts tied in a knot<br /></em></p><p style="text-align: center;"><em>my legs spread like a welcome mat<br /></em></p><p style="text-align: center;"><em>I called in the Spirits<br /></em></p><p style="text-align: center;"><em>and offered them my body<br /></em></p><p style="text-align: center;"><em>but they refused to take it<br /></em></p><p style="text-align: center;"><em>The crowd howled and laughed as I continued my dance<br /></em></p><p style="text-align: center;"><em>till Amaterasu Omi Kami couldn´t stand it any longer<br /></em></p><p style="text-align: center;"><em>and rushed out to see what was what<br /></em></p><p style="text-align: center;"><em>And thus did laughter<br /></em></p><p style="text-align: center;"><em>win the Sun Goddess from her dark cave<br /></em></p><p style="text-align: center;"><em>and bring light and warmth back into the world.<br /></em></p><p><br /></p><p><strong>Mythology<br /></strong></p><p>Uzume (pronounced oo-zoo-may), ancient Japan´s shaman-Goddess, is credited as being the one to entice the Sun Goddess, Amaterasu Omi Kami, out of the cave where she had hidden. Uzume did a bawdy dance making fun of shamanic ritual. She exposed her breasts, she played with her genitals, amidst the howls of laughter of the deities assembled. So loud and enticing was the uproar she created, that Amaterasu´s curiosity got the better of her and she came out from her cave.<br /></p><p><br /></p><p><strong>Meaning of the Card</strong><br /> </p><p>Uzume begins her comic dance in your life to tell you it is time to nurture wholeness with laughter. Laughter causes us to relax, enables us to gain perspective, helps ease us through difficulties. Have you been taking life too seriously? When is the last time you had a good laugh? Are you able to laugh at yourself in a gentle way? Perhaps life is challenging you with such ferocity that you find it hard to see the humor in your present situation. Uzume says that wholeness is gained when you choose to laugh and see the humor in all of life´s challenges.<br /></p><p><br /></p><p><strong>Ritual Suggestion: Journey to Uzume</strong></p><p><span xmlns=""><p><span style="font-size: 100%;"><span xmlns="" style="font-size: 100%;"><p style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-size: 85%;"><span style="font-size: 78%;"><a href="http://www.hranajanto.com/"><strong><em>Click the link below to download the meditation for Uzume for $1.50<br /></em></strong></a></span></span></p><p><a href="http://deepspiritualnourishment.com/catalog/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=2&products_id=67"><span style="font-size: 85%;"><span style="font-style: italic; font-size: 85%;"><span xmlns=""><strong>http://deepspiritualnourishment.com/catalog/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=2&products_id=67</strong></span></span></span></a></p></span></span> </p></span></p><p>Find a time and a place when and where you will not be disturbed. Sit or lie comfortably with your spine straight and close your eyes. Take a deep breath and release it with a "ha, ha, ha". Take another deep breath and lift your shoulders up and down three times as you exhale. Take another deep breath and release it with a "ha, ha, ha" while moving your shoulders up and down as if you were having a good laugh. Take another deep breath and, as you exhale, see, sense or feel the Rock Cave of Heaven. Take another deep breath and, as you release it, see yourself standing in front of the cave. Enter the cave. It is warm and pleasant. A small dancing sun appears before you to light your way through the darkness of the cave. You follow the dancing sun, enjoying its playfulness, becoming more relaxed, more at ease. The sun leads you to the light at the end of the cave where you step out into the Underworld. There you are met by Uzume who warmly walcomes you with a big smile. She takes you by the hand and leads you to a stage area with some cushions in front of it.<br /></p><p>She sits on the cushions and gestures for you to do the same. She asks you what you need. You tell her you need help seeing the humor, the comedy, in a particular situation in your life. She agrees to help you. As you give her the details, the entire situation is played out before you on the stage. Once you have finished, she claps her hands twice and the entire scene is replayed as a comedy, complete with clowns and your favorite comic actors. It is very funny and you find yourself laughing and feeling light and carefree. When the scene is finished, Uzume claps and the scene vanishes. You thank Uzume and she asks you for a gift, which you give to her with an open heart. She escorts you back to the cave entrance where you are met by the dancing sun. You and the sun dance your way back through the cave, feeling energized, refreshed, revitalized and as light as air. At the cave entrance you take a deep breath and come back to your body. Take another deep breath and, when ready, open your eyes. Welcome back!</p></span>Patty Kennellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13835301223856955096noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1176358077533402306.post-41589859401474169802009-03-12T12:27:00.001-07:002009-03-12T12:27:59.327-07:00Open to Receive<span xmlns=''><p>Dearest Goddesses,<br /></p><p>I sure am glad that Kuan Yin is our goddess this week to remind us to have compassion for ourselves and others. I had this awful dream last night that I had my baby but then forgot about it – didn´t feed it or anything and when I finally realized that it had been sitting there silent and hungry and dirty for like 2 days, I rushed to feed it – horrified more at what a lousy mom I was – not that this poor child was hungry. So Kuan Yin reminded me to show myself compassion and fear will manifest in many ways!<br /></p><p>I went to one of my favorite books today – <span style='text-decoration:underline'>Living with Joy</span> by Sanaya Romin for inspiration. I asked Orin for some guidance and for a message that perhaps my goddesses needed to hear and this is what came to me. I hope you enjoy…<br /></p><p>This excerpt is taken directly from <span style='text-decoration:underline'>Living with Joy</span> by Sanaya Roman, Chapter 10 – Opening to Receive.<br /></p><blockquote><p>"Imagine, if you will, that you are a king, and your treasury is fill. In fact, you have so much you do not know where to begin distributing the wealth. All of the people in your kingdom are walking around saying how poor they are, but when you offer them your money they act as if they do not see you, or they wonder what is wrong with what you are offering. <br /></p></blockquote><blockquote><p>I look out and see the storehouses all over – untapped, unused and even unrecognized. You have hard the expression "Heaven on Earth." There is nothing that stops you from having it, except your ability to ask for and receive it. What are these storehouses? What things lie within them that we would love to pass out?<br /></p></blockquote><blockquote><p>One is love. We do not measure growth as you do (career advancements, more money, etc.). We look to spiritual evolution, which includes joy, self-love, the ability to receive, reframing the negative into the positive, the refinement of the ego, a willingness to embrace the new, and the ability to work together for a common purpose.<br /></p></blockquote><p style='text-align: center'><span style='font-size:16pt'><strong>There is so much love available it is as abundant as the air you breathe.<br /></strong></span></p><blockquote><p>Do you ask for love? The more you give and receive love the greater your spiritual growth. Every moment you spend focused on something that is not working, thinking of someone who does not love you, makes you like the men who turn away from the King´s money. You always have the opportunity to think of times you were loved, imagine a future of abundance, and thus partake of spiritual wealth.<br /></p></blockquote><blockquote><p>What do you think of? Every in-breath takes you up to the world of essence where form is created, and on the out-breath you send to the world your wishes. Every time you recognize the love you have, you increase it. One of the laws of receiving is that recognizing when you have gotten something increases it in your life, and every time you do not acknowledge something you make it so much harder to have more sent to you.<br /></p></blockquote><blockquote><p>The more you focus on what is wrong, the more wrong you will create in your life; the more it will spread to other areas that WERE working. The more you concentrate on what is right in your life, what is working, the more other areas of your life will work. It is the same in receiving. The more you acknowledge how much you are receiving, the more you will have."<br /></p></blockquote><p>Open to receive ladies – you deserve all that life has to offer.<br /></p><p>Love to you,<br/>Patty</p></span>Patty Kennellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13835301223856955096noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1176358077533402306.post-17091638436906209392009-03-09T08:02:00.001-07:002009-03-09T08:04:06.449-07:00Fighting Against What Is<span xmlns=""><p>Dearest Goddesses,<br /></p><p>Talk about standing in your own way and giving yourself permission to be successful. I´ve been feeling a bit displaced here in Atlanta. While I didn´t have a TON of friends in Costa Rica, I was VERY lucky to connect with a few awesome likeminded people that I loved being with. I haven´t really had that opportunity / given myself that chance here in Atlanta and I find myself comparing every experience to the past. While I worked with some very wonderful ladies, I didn´t develop close relationships with them where I would want to hang out beyond work and I wasn´t really meeting anyone outside of work – other than the occasional person introduced to me by John. I couldn´t help but CRAVE (desperately) what feels like a once in a lifetime connection that I felt for the people I worked with at Legacy. (Ladies – can we please get together somewhere in the world and start a new school?!!) And of course wanting to get back to New York to be with my world back there. BUT – simply a change in location is not going to be what I need exactly to fulfill me. That´s got to come from within. And trying to recreate past experiences is just a disaster of unfulfillable expectations that I´d rather not experience.<br /></p><p>So, in the spirit of Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young and the song <span style="text-decoration: underline;">Love The One You´re With</span>, I have decided to start loving Atlanta – and since I know that Atlanta is loveable, it´s up to me. Just as I´ve been focusing lately on reasons why it might not be the place for me long term, I can instead, choose to love it. I can´t help but be reminded of the three lessons that the Brigadier General had for me that day.<br /></p><ol><li>Give yourself permission<br /></li><li>Adapt for success (it hasn´t looked the way I wanted it to look and I haven´t found my Legacy or WE with powerful, creative women)<br /></li><li>Fail Forward – get out there, talk to people instead of waiting for new friends to coming knocking on my door.<br /></li></ol><p>Now, I have a VERY EXCITING announcement to make. My gloriously gifted, talented, creative, inspirational friend Rowena Murillo has FINALLY opened her Etsy shop and is selling her AMAZING art series called Flying Girl. You will be floored at how connected you are to just about every one of her paintings. And FINALLY she is allowing us to purchase them from her! I was lucky enough to order some prints for some loved ones for Christmas and was so impressed with the quality of the prints. They were simply fantastic. Go visit her new shop and pick out some gifts for your friends and family – you will NOT be disappointed. Besides the fact that they are TOTALLY UNDERPRICED at only $18 a print right now. I´m so excited that her work can finally be shared with the world! And I noticed that a lot of the prints available on etsy are new ones I haven´t seen before – so be sure to check out her blog for more of Flying Girl…<a href="http://www.warriorgirl.blogspot.com">www.warriorgirl.blogspot.com</a>.<br /></p><p><a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=6493421">http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=6493421</a><br /></p><p>Challenge: Where are you holding on to how you think things should look? Where are you killing off present happiness by comparing your experiences to the past? Where can you give yourself permission to succeed in the here and now and allow yourself to adapt instead of fighting against what is?<br /></p><p>Love to you,<br />Patty</p></span>Patty Kennellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13835301223856955096noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1176358077533402306.post-64453211438468820752009-03-09T07:48:00.001-07:002009-03-09T08:00:29.563-07:00Kuan Yin - Compassion<span xmlns=""><p><span xmlns="" style="font-size: 100%;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"><span style="font-size: 85%;"><span style="font-size: 85%;">The following is excerpted exactly from </span><span style="text-decoration: underline; font-size: 85%;">The Goddess Oracle</span><span style="font-size: 85%;"> by Amy Sophia Marashinsky and the illustrations are by Hrana Janto. For more information on their work, please visit the following websites:<br /><br /><strong>Amy Sophia Marashinsky</strong>: <a href="http://www.amysophia.com/"><span style="text-decoration: underline; color: blue;">http://www.amysophia.com/</span></a><br />You can download the meditations included in the ritual suggestions at<a href="http://deepspiritualnourishment.com/catalog/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=2"> </a><a href="http://deepspiritualnourishment.com/catalog/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=2"><span style="text-decoration: underline; color: blue;"></span></a><a href="http://deepspiritualnourishment.com/catalog">http://deepspiritualnourishment.com/catalog</a>/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=2</span><br /><br /><strong>Hrana Janto: </strong></span><a href="http://www.hranajanto.com/"><span style="text-decoration: underline; font-size: 85%; color: blue;">http://www.hranajanto.com/</span></a></span><a href="http://www.hranajanto.com/"> </a></span> </p><p><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj75x9UnHl1YPUqfMwgvnI1FbAJTVFyaHlnt0Wv2VPS_GORL4_rb3zZV0o84SVlP_lMw8Leyjoa5wj0x43UY6wnZb_yUyBWhhws_DAIc0Aab-xR2kGnVXUVTLt0IVpT92RKgJmQQFqoQfy4/s1600-h/Kuan+Yin+-+Compassion.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 241px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj75x9UnHl1YPUqfMwgvnI1FbAJTVFyaHlnt0Wv2VPS_GORL4_rb3zZV0o84SVlP_lMw8Leyjoa5wj0x43UY6wnZb_yUyBWhhws_DAIc0Aab-xR2kGnVXUVTLt0IVpT92RKgJmQQFqoQfy4/s320/Kuan+Yin+-+Compassion.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5311200669885513298" border="0" /></a> </p><p style="text-align: center;"><em>I made the vow<br /></em></p><p style="text-align: center;"><em>and kept my word<br /></em></p><p style="text-align: center;"><em>I reached enlightenment<br /></em></p><p style="text-align: center;"><em>but rather than pass over<br /></em></p><p style="text-align: center;"><em>to the state of eternal bliss<br /></em></p><p style="text-align: center;"><em>I retained human form<br /></em></p><p style="text-align: center;"><em>till all beings attain enlightenment<br /></em></p><p style="text-align: center;"><em>Keeping human form<br /></em></p><p style="text-align: center;"><em>enabled me to know more deeply<br /></em></p><p style="text-align: center;"><em>the pain others experience<br /></em></p><p style="text-align: center;"><em>Because of my deep feelings<br /></em></p><p style="text-align: center;"><em>because of my understanding<br /></em></p><p style="text-align: center;"><em>of misery and suffering<br /></em></p><p style="text-align: center;"><em>because of my decision<br /></em></p><p style="text-align: center;"><em>I am called The Compassionate One<br /></em></p><p style="text-align: center;"><em>She Whose Name Alleviates All Suffering<br /></em></p><p style="text-align: center;"><em>But wouldn´t you prefer to wait<br /></em></p><p style="text-align: center;"><em>feeling what others feel<br /></em></p><p style="text-align: center;"><em>suffering what others suffer<br /></em></p><p style="text-align: center;"><em>knowing their pain as your own<br /></em></p><p style="text-align: center;"><em>wait till the end of all suffering and pain<br /></em></p><p style="text-align: center;"><em>till all beings attain enlightenment?<br /></em></p><p style="text-align: center;"><em>For me there was no other choice.<br /></em></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p><strong>Mythology<br /></strong></p><p>Kuan Yin (pronounced koo-wan'yin), or "she who hears the weeping world" is the Chinese Buddhist bodhisattva of Compassion. She lives on her island paradise of P'u T'o Shan where she is said to grant every prayer she hears. She is so powerful that even the mention of her name will ease suffering and hardship. Choosing to remain in this world after having attained enlightenment, Kuan Yin has vowed to retain human form until all beings attain enlightenment. In Japan she is known a Kwannon.<br /></p><p><br /></p><p><strong>Meaning of the Card</strong><br /> </p><p>Kuan Yin appears mercifully in your life to tell you it is time to nurture wholeness with compassion – compassion for others, compassion for your loved ones, compassion for yourself. Do you find yourself feeling irritated or apathetic to the suffering of others? What keeps you from your compassion= Do you allow yourself space and ease when you are less than your idea of perfect? Do you find yourself wanting to hurt others because you have been hurt? Do you fear opening your heart to the plight of others because it will hurt you? Compassion is the ability to listen deeply and allow others and yourself the space to go through what needs to be gone through and to feel what needs to be felt. Kuan Yin says the way to alleviate your suffering is to develop compassion for yourself. From that compassionate placed within, you can manifest compassion without.<br /></p><p><br /></p><p><strong>Ritual Suggestion: Journey to Kuan Yin</strong></p><p><span style="font-size: 100%;"><span xmlns="" style="font-size: 100%;"><p style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-size: 85%;"><span style="font-size: 78%;"><a href="http://www.hranajanto.com/"><strong><em>Click the link below to download the meditation for Kuan Yin for $2.25<br /></em></strong></a></span></span></p><p><a href="http://deepspiritualnourishment.com/catalog/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=2&products_id=50"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic; font-size: 85%;"><span xmlns=""><strong>http://deepspiritualnourishment.com/catalog/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=2&products_id=50</strong></span></span></span></a></p></span></span> </p><p>Find a time and a place when and where you will not be disturbed. Sit or lie comfortably with your spine straight and close your eyes. Take a deep breath and release it slowly. Then take another breath, breathing deeply into your heart, and release it slowly while feeling your heart expand. Take a deep breath and release it with a sigh from your heart. See, sense or feel yourself inside your heart. Hear your heartbeat pulsing around you. Inside your heart is a rainbow bridge. You step onto the rainbow bridge and begin to cross the great waters. As you travel the bridge, you become more and more relaxed. The great waters are serene and calming, the bridge itself is a delight to walk on, the air is refreshing and pleasant.<br /></p><p>On the other side of the rainbow bridge lies Kuan Yin´s island paradise of P'u T'o Shan. She greets you as you arrive and hands you a beautiful flower. As you inhale the flower´s fragrance, you feel your heart open. She takes you by the hand and leads you through the rich, lush, fragrant vegetation to her pavilion. After seating you with care and consideration, she washes your feet then serves you what you need to be served. She asks you to tell her your troubles and you do. She listens deeply and attentively. You feel nourished and loved at the very core of your being. You feel completely and utterly heard, seen, listened to It feels wonderful and deeply healing. You feel lighter and more at ease with yourself. Sit with Kuan Yin until you are ready to return. She takes you back to the rainbow bridge and embraces you. You thank her and begin your way across the bridge, feeling recharged and revitalized. The trip back across the rainbow bridge is short and you arrive back in your heart. Take a deep breath and, as you release it, you come back into your body. Take another deep breath and, as you release it, open your eyes. Welcome back!</p></span>Patty Kennellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13835301223856955096noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1176358077533402306.post-73487451701555838652009-03-05T12:03:00.001-08:002009-03-05T12:03:48.894-08:00Caring for the Shepherds<span xmlns=''><p>Dearest Goddesses,<br /></p><p>One of the other major things I took from the Brigadier General´s presentation was this story she told about reconnecting with one of her classmates from West Point a few years ago. They were exchanging emails and this woman had told her that there were three things that she focused on during her four years at West Point that allowed her to get through that difficult time. Survival, Survival, Survival. Reflecting upon her classmate´s words, she thought of Maslow´s hierarchy of needs (I included a copy from Wikipedia below). That when you are focused on your physiological and safety needs – essentially your survival, there is no way to step into the higher levels of thought to truly make a difference for yourself, an organization or even the world. You don´t get to the love/belonging level or achieve confidence in esteem or self-actualization. <br /></p><p>I know that I have been stuck in that cycle of focusing on that worry, the "what ifs", the "what are we going to do ifs", etc. And all it´s really done is keep me present in the idea of scarcity and of not enough. This cycle of fear is very powerful and one that I think the whole world is experiencing right now which ultimately does not serve the greater good. <br /></p><p><br /> </p><p><br /> </p><p>And related to this idea, for those of you who might be like me in a sort of "what is my purpose" state – the second speaker at this event I went to was full of energy – Lily Winsaft – and she described this time in her life when she was searching and searching for her purpose and after months of actively searching, she woke up in a cold sweat with the possibility that maybe, just maybe she didn´t have a purpose and then what has all this searching been for?! And after the shock of that idea washed over her, she felt a sort of freedom – that if there wasn´t some divine purpose set out for her, well then why couldn´t she simply take matters into her own hands and make one up! And so she decided that her purpose would be to inspire others to see the greatness in themselves.<br /></p><p>Jack Canfield has an exercise to get to our own inner purpose or mission statement. List three times in your life that you had the greatest experience of joy. What did you experience at that time? (freedom, love, compassion, passion…) And to take note that our emotions are a good gauge for when we are on track – if we have goosebumps or are feeling passionate, etc. we are generally on course. If we´re bored or resentful, we´re off course. And that out of this, you can come up with your own mission statement or own purpose for your life. In working with a heart surgeon and going through this exercise with him, he listed his three times in his life when he experienced freedom and they were all in his personal life (playing with his grandchildren, etc.) Jack asked him if there were any times that he felt that at work, and he listed two times – once when he operated on a man who couldn´t afford to pay him (but was reproached by his partners) and when his skills allowed him to save someone. Both of these people would most certainly be dead without him. Other than that, he felt a lot of pressure – that there would always be a need for his services, but he couldn´t possibly help everyone. Jack asked him a question – If you were faced with a patient who would die if you did not operate on him, but that you would die if you did what would you choose? He said, of course, I would not operate on him. Well, you need to get that sometimes by not doing, you end up taking care of yourself and allowing yourself to be fully present to more people than if you simply gave and gave and gave. And what he came up with as a mission/purpose was "to bring joy, compassion, happiness and freedom to people in the world and experience it myself in the process." <br /></p><p>And remember…"sometimes the shepherds need caring for too." Another gift of insight from the Brigadier General.<br /></p><p>Love to you my shepherds.<br /></p><p>Patty</p></span>Patty Kennellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13835301223856955096noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1176358077533402306.post-25372727824377242752009-03-04T08:28:00.001-08:002009-03-04T08:28:39.500-08:00Onward The Journey<span xmlns=''><p>Dearest Goddesses,<br /></p><p>I´ve been hiding – camped out in my hermit crab shell. And after some loving prodding from my external GPS (thank you, thank you, thank you) I am emerging. Onward the Journey. <br /></p><p>So, a brief update to my ladies – I´m 11 weeks pregnant which is very exciting and nerve-racking and scary and… I was also laid off – and while I am grateful that I am no longer working where I was working, it´s never good to the self-esteem to be on the receiving end of a pink slip or have to start from scratch on the job search. But…onward the journey.<br /></p><p>I suppose I´ve also been confronted by the next Goddess in the series – The Erinyes which represent Crisis. Jeez, I didn´t need any more crisis on my hands and I certainly didn´t want to create any crises for any of you! But I don´t think I'm that powerful. Truth is, crisis will show up when it shows up how it shows up – why not have the tools to deal with it. I suppose since I made the decision to be confronted with The Erinyes, I have been going through my own crisis of sorts – a redefinition of who I am in light of the changes in my world these days. Sometimes I feel so far away from that Patty who was facilitating creativity groups, teaching and learning and being creative. And I suppose there are some aspects of that Patty that I don´t miss – but I´m looking to reclaim that creative spirit and that passion. I feel like it´s been a long time since I´ve allowed myself to be passionate. Which leads me to what I want to share today.<br /></p><p>Last week I had the distinct privilege to be invited to a group put on by <span style='text-decoration:underline'>Atlanta Woman Magazine </span>called "Empowering Yourself". It really was perfect. The keynote speaker was Brigadier General Anne F. Macdonald who was a part of the first class of women to graduate from West Point in 1980. She shared her experience, which she called the most difficult period of her life, but how going through that experience really paved the way to the incredible leader that she is today. (She didn´t underestimate the power of hindsight in her ability to make these realizations. At the moment of her graduation, she walked out of there ready to never look back.)<br /></p><p>She described that time of her life as her spiritual desert, but wanted to emphasize three points of leadership that the experience taught her:<br /></p><ol><li> It is up to you to give yourself permission to succeed. No one else will grant you that permission and you may encounter people who do not always have your best interest at heart, not to mention the fact that the biggest obstacle that you will probably face on your journey to success is your own self standing in your way. GIVE YOURSELF PERMISSION.<br /></li><li>Allow yourself to adapt in order to achieve success. The world may not look exactly how you´d like it to look, so it is up to you to adapt in order to succeed. She said that when she got to West Point the circumstances were NOT set up to ensure her success. It´s not always going to look the way you want it to look. <br /></li><li>Fail Forward. There will be failures in your attempts at success. If you learn from those mistakes, you make sure that you fail forward and not backward. <br /></li></ol><p><br /> </p><p>She shared so much more that I will share with you in the next few posts. <br /></p><p>Thanks for listening, it really feels good to be sharing again! <br /></p><p>Love to you,<br /></p><p>Patty<br /></p></span>Patty Kennellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13835301223856955096noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1176358077533402306.post-68796464472342133212009-03-04T08:11:00.001-08:002009-03-04T08:21:12.238-08:00The Erinyes - Crisis<meta equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><meta name="ProgId" content="Word.Document"><meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 12"><meta name="Originator" content="Microsoft Word 12"><link rel="File-List" href="file:///C:%5CUsers%5COFFICE%7E1%5CAppData%5CLocal%5CTemp%5Cmsohtmlclip1%5C01%5Cclip_filelist.xml"><link rel="themeData" 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mso-style-priority:99; mso-style-qformat:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0cm; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi;} </style> <![endif]--><span xmlns="" style="font-size: 100%;"><p><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-size: 85%;">The following is excerpted exactly from </span><span style="text-decoration: underline; font-size: 85%;">The Goddess Oracle</span><span style="font-size: 85%;"> by Amy Sophia Marashinsky and the illustrations are by Hrana Janto. For more information on their work, please visit the following websites:
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<br /><strong>Amy Sophia Marashinsky</strong>: <a href="http://www.amysophia.com/"><span style="text-decoration: underline; color: blue;">http://www.amysophia.com/</span></a>
<br />You can download the meditations included in the ritual suggestions at<a href="http://deepspiritualnourishment.com/catalog/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=2"> </a><a href="http://deepspiritualnourishment.com/catalog/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=2"><span style="text-decoration: underline; color: blue;">http://deepspiritualnourishment.com/catalog/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=2</span></a>
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<br /><strong>Hrana Janto: </strong></span><a href="http://www.hranajanto.com/"><span style="text-decoration: underline; font-size: 85%; color: blue;">http://www.hranajanto.com/</span></a></span><a href="http://www.hranajanto.com/">
<br /> </a></span></p></span><span xmlns=""><p><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcrN1u6C-NzEuVYHlqNdj-Fv6-pee28I4enLVvnlC_z_7U9XWYkZ5izxesojt42Vk6sXpOaf9lUcWjat2yTGt3fFqun3II_FdINwsf0OxrsTk1KVcT63RNWNSPZyjvJMTvHAighbpcOWV8/s1600-h/The+Erinyes+-+Crisis.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 236px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcrN1u6C-NzEuVYHlqNdj-Fv6-pee28I4enLVvnlC_z_7U9XWYkZ5izxesojt42Vk6sXpOaf9lUcWjat2yTGt3fFqun3II_FdINwsf0OxrsTk1KVcT63RNWNSPZyjvJMTvHAighbpcOWV8/s320/The+Erinyes+-+Crisis.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5309366409808841698" border="0" /></a> </p><p style="text-align: center;"><em>We snap you
<br /></em></p><p style="text-align: center;"><em>crack you
<br /></em></p><p style="text-align: center;"><em>flapjack you
<br /></em></p><p style="text-align: center;"><em>We are that wild chaotic place
<br /></em></p><p style="text-align: center;"><em>that sharp edge
<br /></em></p><p style="text-align: center;"><em>the point that activates your fears
<br /></em></p><p style="text-align: center;"><em>the point of no return
<br /></em></p><p style="text-align: center;"><em>the point where anything can happen
<br /></em></p><p style="text-align: center;"><em>We always demand your death
<br /></em></p><p style="text-align: center;"><em>or complete surrender
<br /></em></p><p style="text-align: center;"><em>you can´t get beyond us
<br /></em></p><p style="text-align: center;"><em>around us
<br /></em></p><p style="text-align: center;"><em>or over us
<br /></em></p><p style="text-align: center;"><em>you must meet us and go through us
<br /></em></p><p style="text-align: center;"><em>We are the cosmic steamroller
<br /></em></p><p style="text-align: center;"><em>the place of greatest opportunity
<br /></em></p><p style="text-align: center;"><em>We are crisis.
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<br /></p><p><strong>Mythology
<br /></strong></p><p>The Erinyes (pronounced eh-rin'yees) were the forces of retribution personified as three immortal dark maiden Goddesses. They took revenge and punished anyone who killed their kin in matriarchal pre-Hellenic Greece. In poet Aeschylus´s play, The Oresteia, Orestes – the son of Clytemnestra and Agamemnon – kills his mother, thus enraging the Erinyes who go after him. When his trial results in a deadlock, Athene, Goddess of Wisdom, is called on to cast the deciding vote. Her vote sets Orestes free from ay punishment for the matricide. The Erinyes, unappeased, demand vengeance. Athene consoles them with promises of special rituals in their honor. They are then renamed the Eumenides, or kindly ones.
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<br /></p><p><strong>Meaning of the Card</strong>
<br /> </p><p>The Erinyes are howling after you because you and/or a loved one are in crisis. The way to nurture wholeness for you now lies in reaching out and asking for help. Whether it is from the human, animal, or spiritual kingdoms, help is required at this juncture of excess, psyche-breaking stress, and instability. Identify and name the kind of crisis you are in. If your crisis is psychological, call a crisis hot line or make an appointment with a healer of psyches. If your crisis is financial or job-related, seek financial assistance or find a career counselor. If it involves your health, visit a health-care practitioner. It is vital for you to get the help and support you need, for you are not in a place where you can help yourself. Do something. Or ask a friend or loved one to do it for you. Crisis in your life also brings the experience of crisis into the lives of your loved ones. Don't blame yourself or try to take care of them. Be selfish. Deal with your crisis and let them deal with theirs. The Erinyes say all crisis are accelerated growth/transformation points that bring opportunities. However, before you get to the opportunity, you must get through the crisis, and for that you must reach out for help.
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<br /></p><p><strong>Ritual Suggestion: The Cocoon</strong></p><p><span style="font-size:100%;"><span xmlns="" style="font-size: 100%;"><p style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-size: 78%;"><a href="http://www.hranajanto.com/"><strong><em>Click the link below to download the meditation for The Erinyes for $.75
<br /></em></strong></a></span></span></p><p><a href="http://deepspiritualnourishment.com/catalog/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=2&products_id=40"><span style="font-style: italic;font-size:85%;" ><span xmlns=""><strong>http://deepspiritualnourishment.com/catalog/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=2&products_id=40</strong></span></span></a><strong><em> </em></strong></p></span></span></p><p>The time to do this is now, wherever you are. No time to look for perfect conditions. Use this ritual suggestion to give yourself some breathing space while dancing with your crisis. There is no limit to the number of times you can do the Cocoon.
<br /></p><p>You can sit or stand anywhere. Close your eyes. Take a deep breath and release it gently. Sense, feel, or see a cocoon being built around you of the most nurturing and comforting materials. Do you like silk or cotton flannel? Does lambswool or a blanket of your favorite flowers soothe you? It could even be a cocoon of rosy pink light or your favorite soothing sounds. Once you have wrapped that cocoon around you, fill it with the love of those who care about you. You can also include animals, plants, stones, the Goddess, trees, the sky, the universe.
<br /></p><p>Once your cocoon is filled, allow yourself to take the love and comfort of your cocoon into every cell in your body. Feel yourself handing over to the Goddess the challenge that overwhelms you. Feel the comforting sensation as she takes the challenge from you. Keep breathing in the comfort of your cocoon until you feel full. When ready, take a deep breath and exhale gently, open your eyes, and come ot of the cocoon. Or you may prefer to stay in while you go about your tasks in the world. Remember if you leave it, you can always come right back by taking a deep breath and sensing, feeling or seeing your cocoon around you.</p></span>Patty Kennellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13835301223856955096noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1176358077533402306.post-57817393363079280982009-01-28T17:15:00.001-08:002009-01-28T17:15:12.599-08:00Here Comes The Sun<span xmlns=''><p><br /> </p><p><span style='font-size:12pt'>Dearest Goddesses,<br /></span></p><p><br /> </p><p><span style='font-size:12pt'>I woke up a little blue this morning – no particular reason. It might have to do with not being able to remember the last time I saw the sun! But as I was sitting in the car waiting for John to get our morning decaf´s, I looked up at the sky. What I saw at first was the grey-black clouds, but when I looked closer, those clouds were moving real fast and peeking out from behind was this beautiful blue sky with peppered white clouds. I thought of flying on an airplane and a lot of times, even if you take off in a crummy storm, you get high enough to where the sun is shining and you are flying through puffy, white clouds. <br /></span></p><p><br /> </p><p><span style='font-size:12pt'>That view – that sunny, blue sky is the backdrop. The clouds and storm systems are just passing through, making its way. You´ll always have the good days and the bad days – the sunny and the not so sunny – but if the sunny days are truly the backdrop – then the other is just a storm doing its business. And living in Atlanta now and knowing that the one thing that would probably fill Lake Lanier is a hurricane – there is a definite time and a place for storms in our life. Rain helps things grow. <br /></span></p><p><br /> </p><p><span style='font-size:12pt'>So take the storms and ride them, for they are just passing through and be confident that your backdrop is sunny blue skies with fluffy white clouds. It´s true! I witnessed it today! (Now I also witnessed the Easter Bunny when I was a kid too, but I think that was just our goddess Nut playing in mystery…!)<br /></span></p><p><br /> </p><p><span style='font-size:12pt'>Find your blue skies ladies!<br /></span></p><p><br /> </p><p><span style='font-size:12pt'>Love to you,<br /></span></p><p><span style='font-size:12pt'>Patty</span></p></span>Patty Kennellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13835301223856955096noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1176358077533402306.post-60923297120271202142009-01-27T04:03:00.001-08:002009-01-27T04:03:48.247-08:00GPS Continued<span xmlns=''><p><br /> </p><p>Dearest Goddesses,<br /></p><p>I wanted to share two responses I got from yesterday´s Daily Goddess…(by the way, why doesn´t spell check work in the title? Sorry for yesterday´s Dialy Goddess…)<br /></p><p><span style='text-decoration:underline'><strong>From Susan:<br /></strong></span></p><p>Patty, I love this idea of a life gps. I think we have one -- built right in -- we just don't turn it on! or tune it in...it's that inner voice don't' you think? Often drowned out by the static of life when we are not moving mindfully...so, slowing down, quieting down and tuning in and you have your own personal internal Janie! <br /></p><p><span style='text-decoration:underline'><strong>From Rowena:<br /></strong></span></p><p>Ahem.<br/><br/>I believe you are not aware of the Welsh version of my name. It is in fact Gps, but people don't seem to understand the no vowels thing, and rowena sounds better.<br/><br/>Now, knock it off and go join one of those online creative groups I've been sending you.<br/><br/>Silly mama. <br/><br/>That's what G calls me anytime I don't listen to him.<br /></p><p><br /> </p><p>It´s absolutely perfect, because of course there is that inner GPS and sometimes when you´re blind and deaf to the directions that it gives, the people in your life step in and help direct you. I feel like it´s been a looooooonnnng time since I was silent enough to be able to hear the directions. I´ve been too busy listening to worry and doubt and my own judgment. Moving mindfully, slowing down, taking purposeful steps. Or enroll a person in your life to be more overt until you actually slow down.<br /></p><p>I´m up for the challenge. To slow down and stop listening to the chatter and to truly connect to Nut and the mysteries she has for us and also to the people in my life who I hope will keep nagging me!<br /></p><p>Have a quiet day goddesses!<br /></p><p><br /> </p><p>Love to you,<br /></p><p>Patty</p></span>Patty Kennellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13835301223856955096noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1176358077533402306.post-69239043647455576812009-01-25T16:16:00.001-08:002009-01-25T16:16:53.915-08:00Life GPS<span xmlns=""><p>A couple of months ago, John and I were gifted a GPS and it has changed our lives. Suddenly we don´t need pages and pages of mapquest printouts in order to get somewhere and that is priceless in a new city – especially one where you can be at the corner of Peachtree and Peachtree at any given time. It´s changed our experience and freedom in the car, not to mention the improvement of our relationship – getting lost is just one less thing we have to fight about!<br /><br /></p><p>I can´t help but crave a GPS for my life though. Janie, which we have affectionately named our GPS tells us our next move – keeping our final destination in mind and when we aren´t paying attention, or we make an "unscheduled" stop, or whatever – she simply recalculates and non-judgmentally lets us know our next move, even if that move is "turn around when possible". I want to plug in my goals and dreams and have a gentle reminder to get me back on track when I get distracted or am not acting in line with what I am committed to. Simple reminders to exercise, eat right, create, write my goddess emails. <br /></p><p>If I were a bit more disciplined I would say I would do it myself – create some habits so that I can plan and assess each day. What´s an undisciplined girl without a life GPS to do? ;) Knock it off, I suppose and just do it.<br /></p><p>But then, the Goddess speaks. I wrote this before I looked up which goddess from The Goddess Oracle would speak this week – and funny how <a href="http://mydailygoddess.blogspot.com/2009/01/nut-mystery.html">Nut</a> comes go guide us to embrace the mystery of life. Please read her and open to the mystery, while keeping your goals in mind.<br /></p></span>Patty Kennellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13835301223856955096noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1176358077533402306.post-22652273374592193892009-01-25T16:08:00.001-08:002009-01-25T16:12:30.177-08:00Nut - Mystery<span xmlns="" style="font-size:100%;"><p><span style=";font-family:Times New Roman;" ><span style="font-size:85%;">The following is excerpted exactly from </span><span style="text-decoration: underline;font-size:85%;" >The Goddess Oracle</span><span style="font-size:85%;"> by Amy Sophia Marashinsky and the illustrations are by Hrana Janto. For more information on their work, please visit the following websites:<br /><br /><strong>Amy Sophia Marashinsky</strong>: <a href="http://www.amysophia.com/"><span style="text-decoration: underline;color:blue;" >http://www.amysophia.com/</span></a><br />You can download the meditations included in the ritual suggestions at <a href="http://deepspiritualnourshment.com/catalog/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=2"><span style="text-decoration: underline;color:blue;" >http://deepspiritualnourishment.com/catalog/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=2</span></a><br /><br /><strong>Hrana Janto: </strong></span><span style="text-decoration: underline;font-size:85%;color:blue;" ><a href="http://www.hranajanto.com/">http://www.hranajanto.com/</a></span><a href="http://www.hranajanto.com/"><br /> </a></span></p><p><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipitWfRODvQSkBswGsRa_ngqR6S8Sy-IrLnLBO0fXG7jcGwSZjWDdI6NY3kyRdUdq7bufMjDK7MLNCPZTM8pTfnrxBPKOQ3bv6kVZPWrF0xy90fWWQlbazCdtZY2XA42-0bpj1yKVYFrNp/s1600-h/Nut+-+Mystery.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 234px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipitWfRODvQSkBswGsRa_ngqR6S8Sy-IrLnLBO0fXG7jcGwSZjWDdI6NY3kyRdUdq7bufMjDK7MLNCPZTM8pTfnrxBPKOQ3bv6kVZPWrF0xy90fWWQlbazCdtZY2XA42-0bpj1yKVYFrNp/s320/Nut+-+Mystery.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5295388360082356578" border="0" /></a><a href="http://www.hranajanto.com/"> </a></p><p style="text-align: center; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><a href="http://www.hranajanto.com/"><em>Reach for me<br /></em></a></p><p style="text-align: center; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><a href="http://www.hranajanto.com/"><em>touch me<br /></em></a></p><p style="text-align: center; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><a href="http://www.hranajanto.com/"><em>I am always beyond your grasp<br /></em></a></p><p style="text-align: center; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><a href="http://www.hranajanto.com/"><em>Don´t try to figure me out<br /></em></a></p><p style="text-align: center; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><a href="http://www.hranajanto.com/"><em>for you can´t<br /></em></a></p><p style="text-align: center; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><a href="http://www.hranajanto.com/"><em>I am the ever present unfathomable unknown<br /></em></a></p><p style="text-align: center; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><a href="http://www.hranajanto.com/"><em>I am the immensity of the star-filled sky<br /></em></a></p><p style="text-align: center; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><a href="http://www.hranajanto.com/"><em>I am beyond human comprehension<br /></em></a></p><p style="text-align: center; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><a href="http://www.hranajanto.com/"><em>In the vastness of my being<br /></em></a></p><p style="text-align: center; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><a href="http://www.hranajanto.com/"><em>I am a mystery<br /></em></a></p><p style="text-align: center; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><a href="http://www.hranajanto.com/"><em>even to myself.<br /></em></a></p><p style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><a href="http://www.hranajanto.com/"><br /></a></p><p style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><a href="http://www.hranajanto.com/"><strong>Mythology</strong><br /> </a></p><p style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><a href="http://www.hranajanto.com/">Nut (pronounced not) is the Egyptian Goddess of the night sky, also known as the Great Deep, the Celestial Vault, who daily gives birth to the sun each morning then consumes it again each night. Disapproving of the nicest of Nut as she lay over her brother Geb, the earth, Ra, the sun or high God, has them pried apart. Nut was then lifted into the sky where she remains, her body formed into an arch. Painted inside the inner lid of a sarcophagus, she mothers and protects the dead on their journey.<br /></a></p><p style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><a href="http://www.hranajanto.com/"><br /></a></p><p style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><a href="http://www.hranajanto.com/"><strong>Meaning of the Card</strong><br /> </a></p><p style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><a href="http://www.hranajanto.com/">Nut´s twinkling vast dark vault stretches out in your life to remind you to open to the mystery. Have you been planning every aspect of your life and left no room for mystery? Is your life wound up too tight? Are you trying to make everything safe by defining it, labeling it, knowing it all? Give way to the mystery, the unknowable. The Wise Woman knows there is much in the universe that will remain a mystery and leaves space for it in the weaving of her life. Nut says the way to nurture wholeness is for you to trust that the mystery you let in will be exactly what you need for your journey to wholeness.<br /></a></p><p style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><a href="http://www.hranajanto.com/"><br /></a></p><p><a href="http://www.hranajanto.com/"><strong><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Ritual Suggestion: Nut´s Embrace</span><br /></strong></a></p><p><span style="font-size:78%;"><a href="http://www.hranajanto.com/"><strong><em>Click the link below to download the meditation for Nut for $1.75<br /></em></strong></a></span></p><p><span style="font-size:78%;"><a href="http://deepspiritualnourishment.com/catalog/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=2&products_id=55"><strong><em>http://deepspiritualnourishment.com/catalog/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=2&products_id=55</em></strong></a></span><strong><em><br /> </em></strong></p><p>You can do this as a journey in imagination or as a ritual if you life where you feel safe outside at night. If you choose to journey, find a time and a place when and where you will not be disturbed. Sit or lie comfortably with your spine straight and close your eyes. Take a deep breath and exhale quickly. Take another deep breath and exhale slowly. Take another deep breath and exhale with the slowness of a turtle.<br /></p><p>If you choose to enact this ritual, go outside. If you are journeying, visualize, sense or feel the immensity of Nut´s body, the night sky, above you. See her form clearly. She is smiling at you. She holds her hand out to you, inviting you to come to her. She points to a spiraling path of stars that begin to twinkle in front of you. You step onto the path of stars. Now you are surrounded by Nut´s immensity, her vastness, her blackness. You see her waiting and you continue to climb the spiral path of stars until you are standing before her. She holds out her arms and you walk into her embrace, you also feel something you will never comprehend: her mystery. She urges you to open your heart to her and to trust her. You open your heart and experience a deep sense of oneness with the unknown. You feel safe and calm, centered and secure. You stay in her embrace until you feel full, satisfied, ready to move on. You thank Nut, and she tells you it is time to return. You walk the spiral path of stars back to Earth, back to your home, back to your body. Take a deep breath and, when ready, open your eyes. Welcome home!</p></span>Patty Kennellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13835301223856955096noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1176358077533402306.post-676827588827230542009-01-06T20:03:00.001-08:002009-01-06T20:03:05.965-08:00Enjoying the Inquiry<span xmlns=''><p>Dearest Goddesses,<br /></p><p>John tells me that yesterday's Goddess was not my most brilliant moment and my message was perhaps lost in an attempt to be clever. Oh, the power of distraction and bad tv! I guess I'd love to see real shows about relationships and women trying to really make a difference in their lives instead of showing women put in situations in which they need to fight each other for the attention of a man or for the attention of the camera in shows like "Bad Girls." It just seems like there are so many shows that exploit the insecurities of women. Well, there are probably plenty of good shows like that out there but I still got sucked into the bad ones. <br /></p><p>Anyway, I'm sorry that my message was lost and unclear and, most embarrassing – typos!<br /></p><p>I've taken on reestablishing my community and rebuilding relationships that may have been neglected while I was out of the country. Where I find that I´ve gotten stopped is – as always – my own perceptions – mostly about how I think things should be or look. And if I don´t show up as at least "together" then people would think less of me. So I´m working on these distorted sunglasses because no matter how NOT together I ever am, the only evidence that I have is that I am still loved.<br /></p><p>Where might you need to change your distorted sunglasses – change your beliefs to transform your relationships?<br /></p><p>Enjoying the inquiry.<br /></p><p>Thank you ladies.<br /></p><p>Love to you,<br/>Patty </p></span>Patty Kennellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13835301223856955096noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1176358077533402306.post-9189818226610855722009-01-05T18:26:00.001-08:002009-01-05T18:37:37.753-08:00A Rose is a Rose<span xmlns=""><p>Dearest Goddesses,<br /></p><p>So – it´s all about relationships this week in honor of Lady of Beasts and I can hardly focus because I'm watching The Bachelor…the quintessential conversation regarding relationships, eh? I´m not sure the goddess had this in mind with her message regarding relationships. I can´t help but feel as uncomfortable as when I watch Steve Carell on <span style="text-decoration: underline;">The Office</span>, only these women are supposed to be for real..?<br /></p><p>Anyway…<br /></p><p>I´ve been pondering the idea of creating relationships new. With all of the new years resolutions and goals that you can´t help but think of at this time of year – if our relationships remain the same, can they ever transform? Or a more powerful question might be – if we remain the same inside of our relationships, can they transform? And while we may evolve and transform, if our experience of or our perspective of the people in our life don't transform and evolve, can they transform? <br /></p><p>Well ladies – I will explore these question this question further, but right now someone is getting voted off The Bachelor. The Bachelor meets Survivor. Excellent. (I think I'm watching too much tv.)<br /></p><p>Love to you,<br /></p><p>Patty</p></span>Patty Kennellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13835301223856955096noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1176358077533402306.post-27529563356437082592009-01-05T17:52:00.001-08:002009-01-05T18:33:18.216-08:00Lady of BeastsThe following is excerpted exactly from <span style="text-decoration: underline;">The Goddess Oracle</span> by Amy Sophia Marashinsky and the illustrations are by Hrana Janto. For more information on their work, please visit the following websites:<br /><span xmlns=""><p></p><p><br /><strong>Amy Sophia Marashinsky</strong>: <a href="http://www.amysophia.com/">http://www.amysophia.com/</a><br />You can download the meditations included in the ritual suggestions at <a href="http://deepspiritualnourshment.com/catalog/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=2">http://deepspiritualnourishment.com/catalog/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=2</a><br /><br /><strong>Hrana Janto: <a href="http://www.hranajanto.com/"></a></strong><a href="http://www.hranajanto.com/">http://www.hranajanto.com/<br /></a></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.hranajanto.com/"><br /></a></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhStY7Jl4VwjWzkJ-PYLwEAOYLkuIgP2W7mnKhlQk032mNlS-xnWGoZ7XGfK4ObZLHx7WIcQhCJ8ljJXQFPMLVg0BXQxjka9UjwAWCVbEHtGN0HUPwMZWDA5tAZOIzkAfsqgs7quDXhSNWj/s1600-h/Lady+of+Beasts+-+Relationship.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 239px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhStY7Jl4VwjWzkJ-PYLwEAOYLkuIgP2W7mnKhlQk032mNlS-xnWGoZ7XGfK4ObZLHx7WIcQhCJ8ljJXQFPMLVg0BXQxjka9UjwAWCVbEHtGN0HUPwMZWDA5tAZOIzkAfsqgs7quDXhSNWj/s320/Lady+of+Beasts+-+Relationship.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5288002517118588610" border="0" /></a><a href="http://www.hranajanto.com/"> </a></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.hranajanto.com/"><em>I desire union<br /></em></a></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.hranajanto.com/"><em>in ways comfortable and appropriate<br /></em></a></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.hranajanto.com/"><em>I open to the dance with another<br /></em></a></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.hranajanto.com/"><em>knowing that it will take me<br /></em></a></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.hranajanto.com/"><em>to all the places I fear<br /></em></a></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.hranajanto.com/"><em>some of the places I love<br /></em></a></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.hranajanto.com/"><em>many of the places that need healing.<br /></em></a></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.hranajanto.com/"><em>I listen with the ears of my heart<br /></em></a></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.hranajanto.com/"><em>and communicate from a place of self-knowing<br /></em></a></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.hranajanto.com/"><em>I consciously give myself away<br /></em></a></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.hranajanto.com/"><em>and know how to take myself back<br /></em></a></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.hranajanto.com/"><em>I see myself reflected<br /></em></a></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.hranajanto.com/"><em>so perfectly in the other<br /></em></a></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.hranajanto.com/"><em>that I begin my most important journey to seek out and claim<br /></em></a></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.hranajanto.com/"><em>more of who I am.<br /></em></a></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.hranajanto.com/"><br /></a></p><p><a href="http://www.hranajanto.com/"><strong>Mythology:<br /></strong></a></p><p><a href="http://www.hranajanto.com/">The Goddess as Lady of Beasts was known to the people of Sumer, Crete, and the Indus Valley (India). Her name is largely unknown because worship of her predated writing. She was also known as the Cosmic Creatrix, the creative, fertile, life-giving force. Her special animals were held sacred as manifestations of the deity herself. She is depicted here pregnant, surrounded by pregnant animals, which speaks of her as a powerful fertility figure. She usually appears enthroned with a lion at her side indicating sovereignty and strength.<br /></a></p><p><a href="http://www.hranajanto.com/"><strong>Meaning of the Card:<br /></strong></a></p><p><a href="http://www.hranajanto.com/">Lady of Beasts walks slowly and serenely into your life to tell you it is time to focus on creating supportive and nurturing relationships, with your unborn child, the animal(s) in your life, a lover, family, friends, and/or coworkers. Relating to others enables you to look at the parts of yourself that you don´t ordinarily see. Relationships are the mirror in which you can see who you really are. Wholeness is nourished when you see who you really are, accept what you see, and strive to heal what needs to be healed.<br /></a></p><p><a href="http://www.hranajanto.com/">Are you in a relationship that presses all your buttons, brings up all your issues, leaves you feeling like a "woman on the verge of a nervous breakdown"? If both (or all) of you are committed to doing the work, willing to accept your pieces, your responsibility, this could be a gold mine. Perhaps you are in an abusive relationship, one that keeps hurting and hurting with no redeeming factors or one in which your partner is not looking at issues. This could be the time to gather your strength, lick your wounds, and move on. Perhaps better communication or acceptance could help your relationship. If you are contemplating a relationship, this is the time to open and engage. Lady of Beasts says the dance of relationship is the fast trace to evolving consciousness and personal power. It is joyful, painful, frustrating, exhilarating, annihilating, and completely worth it.<br /></a></p><p><a href="http://www.hranajanto.com/"><strong>Ritual Suggestion: Creating Win-Win Situations<br /></strong></a></p><p><a href="http://www.hranajanto.com/">Find a time and a place when and where you and your partner, coworker, family member, or friend can be with each other uninterrupted. If the other person is not available to do this with you, you can do this as a journey on your own. You will need something that can serve as a "talking stick or stone"* You and the other(s) should be clear on what you all need, so that each of you can state that need clearly. Creating win-win situations brings all parties together to negotiate for those needs so that everyone wins. If there is any emotion around a need or if some feelings come up during the ritual, those emotions and/or feelings will need to be dealt with before a win-win situation can be achieved.<br /></a></p><p><a href="http://www.hranajanto.com/">To create sacred space you can do a full ritual of calling in the elements/directions, burning incense, inviting in your power animals, the Goddess and God, and/or other spirit guides; or you can invoke the spirit of cooperation and completion. It is up to you. Remember to do what is appropriate and respectful for all.<br /></a></p><p><a href="http://www.hranajanto.com/">Once sacred space has been created, it is time to pass the talking object. Each person states his or her needs, then you come to an agreement. For example: You want to go roller-skating on Thursday nights and need your partner to watch the kids. Your partner wants to go to science club meetings on Tuesday nights and wants you to watch the kids. You agree to wath the kids on Tuesday nights if he will watch them on Thursdays. This is a win-win situation.<br /></a></p><p><a href="http://www.hranajanto.com/">There may be situations where you will have to do more negotiation and possibly some compromise, in order for everyone's needs to be met. It is important to really sit with any proposed compromise. Only you can decide if you can compromise, and in some cases you may not be able to. Not all situations can be resolved in a win-win way. There may be times when you give, the other person gives, and you both give. Relationships are a balancing act. The more you strive to create win-win situations, the more often you will succeed.<br /></a></p><p><a href="http://www.hranajanto.com/">*An object held by one person at a time, signifying that s/he alone has the privilege of speaking. All present have the privilege of listening in a respectful way until that person is finished talking. When that person is finished, s/he passes that "stick" to the next person and so on, till all have a chance to express themselves and be heard.</a></p></span>Patty Kennellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13835301223856955096noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1176358077533402306.post-69459595481697886542009-01-02T07:45:00.001-08:002009-01-02T07:49:49.376-08:00Be the person of your dreams<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:arial;font-size:100%;" xmlns="" ><p><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 102);">Dearest Goddesses,<br /></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 102);">Today I began the cleanup of my life and decided to start with my email and the 1,980 unread messages in my inbox. They are the myriad of emails that I´ve signed up for, yahoo groups, motivational emails, etc. You miss a few days (or months…) and suddenly you've got 2,000 unread messages. So in my effort to get rid of the clutter, I started taking a look at my emails and decided to "unsubscribe" to tut.com. And of course, I get the perfect message which totally relates to Minerva and the exploration of our beliefs…</span><br /></p><blockquote><p>Patty, today, <em>be </em>the person of your dreams.<br /><br />See life through THEIR eyes.<br /><br />Make decisions with THEIR mind.<br /><br />Let every thought, word, and action come from THEIR perspective, as if you had already arrived, and just watch how 2009 warps into the kind of year you talk and laugh about forever and ever and ever...<span style=""><br /> </span></p></blockquote><blockquote><p>Peace, love, and green M&Ms -<br /> The Universe<span style=""><br /> </span></p></blockquote><blockquote><p>Thoughts become things... choose the good ones! ®<br /> <br />©<a target="_blank" href="http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?e=001xcLH51T_IKCXa3_n3_Ed2c8tAKo57vToEC4a6VbBB9gTg8RUmCIFtOXD818cTEXdAmiEztwpcsNZwPRJgfEurFSvmu2-xsNII2c040skAFM="><span style="">www.tut.com</span></a>®<br /> Patty, here's a little secret: That person already exists, there's nothing new to learn, just "let 'em out."<br /></p></blockquote><p> I know that (prepare for a convoluted rationale) I have let my beliefs about what I THINK others believe about me change my perception of myself and who I am in this world. It´s changed the way I´ve interacted with the people in my life, it´s kept me from sharing, it´s kept me from being present. The truth is, I´m probably making it all up anyway!! Silly girl…<br /></p><p>Be the person of your dreams for that already is…you!<br /></p><p>Love to you,<br /></p><p>Patty<br /></p><p>P.S. Check out your<a href="http://docs.google.com/Doc?docid=dnmqck4_5g8ftntcv&hl=en"> Personal Year Number</a> according to <span style="text-decoration: underline;">Numerology: Key to Your Inner Self</span> by Richard de A'Morelli </p></span>Patty Kennellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13835301223856955096noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1176358077533402306.post-29728722030816454332009-01-01T15:45:00.001-08:002009-01-01T16:17:12.104-08:00Happy New Year!<span xmlns=""><p>Dearest Goddesses,<br /></p><p>It´s New Years Day and I have been waiting for the chance to open a brand new calendar and sort of brush off 2008 for what it was for me – A year of transition, of completion of contraction. I am looking forward to growth , joy, abundance and expansion beginning in 2009.<br /></p><p>As you can tell from the distance between this and my last post – I have allowed my life and circumstances to distract me from my goal which is to truly make a difference. And rather than go through the grocery list of why and how come the distance existed – which would also not be in keeping with my commitment – I have decided to complete what I started last year which was sharing The Goddess Oracle and my life inside of those messages and hopefully make a difference for the people in my life.<br /></p><p>My new boss has asked us to write out our goals for 2009 and put it in a sealed envelope with our names on it and give it to her to hold for the duration of the year. At the end of the year, she´ll give this envelope back to us to review – what did we want to create that we accomplished and then some? And also, what was important to us in January that changed over the course of the year? I encourage you to do the same and either have someone hold it for you, or put them away where you can review it in December.<br /></p><p>In closing, to tell on myself, I don´t feel ready to begin sharing again, but I felt it was important to get over myself and to not make this about me. That perhaps my message, however small they may be…well it might just make a difference. And so, hopefully, as you are contemplating what it is that is important to you in this year - get out of your own way and take action, regardless of whether or not you are ready.<br /></p><p>So, I leave you with where I left off last year…This weeks goddess is: Minerva who represents Beliefs. What a great way to start the New Year!<br /></p><p>Wishing you all love, abundance, joy and expansion.<br /></p><p>Love to you,<br />Patty<br /></p></span>Patty Kennellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13835301223856955096noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1176358077533402306.post-57959854621671593582009-01-01T09:00:00.000-08:002009-01-02T06:51:03.577-08:00Minerva - Beliefs<span style="" lang="EN-GB">T</span><span style="" lang="EN-GB">he following is excerpted exactly from </span><u><span style="" lang="EN-US">The Goddess Oracle</span></u><span style="" lang="EN-US"> </span><span style="" lang="EN-GB">by Amy Sophia Marashinsky and the illustrations are by Hrana Janto. For more information on their work, please visit the following websites:<br /><br /><b>Amy Sophia Marashinsky</b>: </span><span style=""><a href="http://www.amysophia.com/"><span style="" lang="EN-GB">http://www.amysophia.com/</span></a></span><span style="" lang="EN-GB"><br />You can download the meditations included in the ritual suggestions at </span><span style=""><a href="http://deepspiritualnourshment.com/catalog/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=2"><span style="" lang="EN-GB">http://deepspiritualnourishment.com/catalog/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=2</span></a></span><span style="" lang="EN-GB"><br /><br /><b>Hrana Janto: </b></span><span style=""><a href="http://www.hranajanto.com/"><span style="" lang="EN-GB">http://www.hranajanto.com/</span></a><br /><br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrPebYRzAXBL4Dv0x2YUkIkSau_23GNt34vlMKRTx5kD8rAPFFBv45UN8WhSvXKNRGHglW9w-p5JtNhD3qRdICGDEqVphzNzV2OkwGyDp23e-3ZpVxxQ6YvwruIkF1RScOqTk40856jUyb/s1600-h/Minerva+-+Beliefs.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 241px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrPebYRzAXBL4Dv0x2YUkIkSau_23GNt34vlMKRTx5kD8rAPFFBv45UN8WhSvXKNRGHglW9w-p5JtNhD3qRdICGDEqVphzNzV2OkwGyDp23e-3ZpVxxQ6YvwruIkF1RScOqTk40856jUyb/s320/Minerva+-+Beliefs.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5286478477753257042" border="0" /></a><br /><span style=""><br /></span><span style="" lang="EN-GB"></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-style: italic;">I am what I think<br />my life is shaped and formed<br />by what I tell myself<br />Who I am in the world<br />is who I think I am<br />WHat I have in the world<br />is what I think I can have<br />The contents of my mind<br />ae what I choose<br />I discard, cut out, drop<br />that which doesn't contribute<br />What others believe about me<br />is their story<br />It tells more about what they think<br />than who I am<br />In my journey<br />I make sure that what I carry<br />is of my own careful choosing<br />and serves me well.<br /></span></div><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;"><br /><br /></span>Mythology:</span><br />Minerva, the Roman and Etruscan Goddess of inelligence, creativity, wisdom, domestic skills, and handicrafts was the patroness of artisans, of all people whose handiwork was guided by their minds. Her very name comes from the ancient root for "mind". Minerva appears here with her sacred tree, the olive. She wears an aegis, which is a breatplate edged with snakes, and an owl on her headdress which identifies her as a Goddess of death and the deepest mysteries.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Meaning of the Card:<br /></span>Minerva has come to tell you it is time to examine your beliefs and change them if they do not nurture your wholeness. How are old, outworn, unhealthy thoughts undermining your life, your energy, your happiness? Do you believe what other people think and/or say about you? Are you still running the tape of negative messages your parents or caregivers gave you when you were a child? Do you believe the worst about yourself, or the best? Are your beliefs too rigid to permit and support your evolution? We are all born with a story. It is our choice whether we want to live the story we were born with or create one that nourishes all we want to be. Minerva says that wholeness is nurtured when you see yourself with all your parts - both dark and light - and choose your beliefs to serve your highest good.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Ritual Suggestion: What's in My Attic?</span><br /><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:85%;"><b style=""><i style=""><span style="" lang="EN-GB">Click the link below to download the meditation for Minerva for $1.75<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></span></p> <span style="font-size:85%;"><b style=""><i style=""><span style="" lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-size:85%;"><a href="http://deepspiritualnourishment.com/catalog/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=2&products_id=33">http://deepspiritualnourishment.com/catalog/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=2&products_id=52</a><br /><br /></span></span></i></b></span>Find a time and a place where and when you will not be disturbed. You will need paper and a pen. SIt or lie comfortably with your spine straight and close your eyes. Take a deep breath, breathing into all the parts of your body, letting the breath fill you as if you were a balloon. When you are absolutely filled, release it. Take another deep breath and release it. Close your eyes and sense, feel, or see a flight of stairs leading up to an attic. It can be an attic you know well or one you imagine. Climb those stairs. At the top of the stairs is a door. You have the key to the door on a cord around your neck. Take the key and open the door. You enter a room. On one wall are shelves. On one of the shelves is a box marked "beliefs." Take the box down and open it. Inside the box are your beliefs. Reach inside, pull one out, and examine it. After you have finished examining it to your satisfaction, ask yourself the question: "Does this belief serve my highest good/wholeness?" If you answer yes, put it back into the box and take out another. If you answer no, then change the belief into something that serves you, something that feels good, something nurturing.<br /><br />Repeat your new belief several times and feel it sinking into your heart, into your consciousness. Let yourself feel the joy of having this new belief. When finished, put the new and improved belief back into the box and return the box to the shelf. Close the attic door and lock it with your key. Come down the stairs. When you arrive at the foot of the stairs, take a deep breath and exhale slowly as you come back into your body. When you feel ready, open your eyes. Welcome back!<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Note:</span> If you find that your belief seems to resist your efforts to change it, repeat this ritual at another time. This is a process and te beliefs you are working with have been in place for a long time. Commitment is important here. You might even try writing your new belief and posting it in a prominent place where you will see it often.Patty Kennellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13835301223856955096noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1176358077533402306.post-63616926409717484702008-10-02T14:14:00.001-07:002008-10-02T14:38:09.639-07:00Winning FormulaDearest Goddesses,<br /><br />We all have winning formulas, ways in which we interact with the world that puts us out ahead, but doesn't really leave us feeling fulfilled or taken care of. I always thought that my winning formula was being accommodating - I would make sure everyone else was taken care of and not consider my own needs. And while that very may well be it, I've been confronted by another winning formula lately that I actually got clear about in my last post which was ultimately about facing my vulnerability, specifically relating to my body. <br /><strong></strong><br />I have always been strong and being strong, or rather being strong<em><strong>er</strong> (</em>than everyone) is the winning formula I have been facing since that last post. My body is made for strength - 6 feet tall, NYU record holder in shot put and discus (I decided to use that instead of putting my weight ;)) I've never been a small girl. And because I'm not a small woman, I believe I have used my strength to set me apart. And this strength has become my armor. If I am not perceived as strong (and this goes beyond the physical) I feel like a failure. Somewhere along the line, I decided that vulnerability = weakness. And since who I have defined myself to be is strong, there is no room for vulnerability - or rather, I have not made room for vulnerability.<br /><br />My mantra didn't work and I ended up getting sick. It didn't last very long at all, but as I was driving to work yesterday morning, feeling rotten, I realized that there is a place for being sick. A time to regroup and force yourself to take care of yourself. Just because my mantra didn't stick, doesn't mean that my mind is weak, it just means that in order for my body to stay strong, it needed to fight off whatever I got which caused the symptoms that I had. And it really was only for a day - others were sick for a lot longer, so I can still work my winning formula at being strong<strong><em>er</em></strong>! I suppose everything is all about perspective anyway...<br /><br />What is your winning formula? How is it keeping you at a distance from the people in your life?<br /><br />Love to you,<br />PattyPatty Kennellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13835301223856955096noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1176358077533402306.post-37012540384982637762008-09-30T14:52:00.000-07:002008-09-30T15:20:33.513-07:00Vitally HealthyI am vitally healthy, I am vitally healthy, I am vitally healthy.<br /><br />Or at least that's what I'm trying to convince my mind so that it doesn't listen to my body or my stuffed up nasal passages. I haven't had a cold in about 2 years. I've had days of the sniffles and I've been under the weather and sad and I broke my wrist and I even think I've thrown up, but I haven't had that throw down kick you in the arse, can't get out of bed, residual snot for two weeks kind of cold. When I feel the sniffles coming on, I get my mantra out to work it<br /><br />I am vitally healthy, I am vitally healthy, I am vitally healthy.<br /><br />But the combination of air conditioning and germy co-workers has given me a sore throat and the sniffles and while I will not come right out and say that I am sick - because that's like an invitation or self-fulfilling prophecy and I truly believe in the power of the mind to determine the state of your health - I'm not quite connecting to the power of my mantra. And as I curve my arm at the keyboard, I understand what the shift is...I'm vulnerable. A little over a month ago I broke my arm. After 35 years of never breaking a bone, my arm broke. After 35 years of falling down stairs, of slipping on wet pavement, of running into doors (I think you get the idea, I'm more clutz than grace)...I broke something. At a different time, I know that the fall that I had wouldn't have resulted in a broken wrist. Some bruises, a big scrape perhaps, but not a broken wrist. There was something in that day - my state of mind, my circumstance, whatever - that allowed the break to happen. <br /><br />Like any vacation, when you take time off from living your best life (connected, centered, powerful) you come back to lots of work in your inbox. In order to make my mantra work, I need to chip away at the onion layers that have accumulated since I've been on "vacation". And understand that while I've been broken and while I still feel a bit vulnerable, I do have control over my thoughts, beliefs and actions and Yes, darnit, even whether or not I succumb to the sniffing, sneezing, coughing, aching, stuffy head, fever, please just kill me cold.<br /><br />Here's to health. Vital Health.<br /><br />Love to you,<br />PattyPatty Kennellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13835301223856955096noreply@blogger.com1