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Soul Work

10/9/2013

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I love the way the universe works. After much searching last night I finally decided to go with "the soul" as today's blog theme. Mind you, this was after hours of listening to music on YouTube and getting lost in artists that are new to me. I started out with one idea and ended up here. With thoughts of the soul. 

My Facebook quote today is, "If it doesn't nourish the soul, get rid of it."

I have a friend who has changed her way of thinking this year to a simple, "If it doesn't being me joy, I am not doing it." If it is something that can't be avoided, of course she will do whatever it is. However, as a busy mom running around all over the place, she scaled back her kids activities after chatting with THEM to figure out what brings them joy. She is starting their soul work early. They are breathing easier and enjoying quality time together at home versus in the car. Isn't that awesome?
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Another friend is facilitating this event tonight. It is not an easy topic to speak of; I imagine it is a much harder topic to survive.

As the evening is drawing close several key people are unable to attend. As a result, my friend reached out to several of us to ask for support. I saw another friend sent her this quote by Steven Pressfield this morning. "The more important a call or action is to your soul's evolution, the more resistance we will feel to toward pursuing it." Ah, soul work. It isn't easy.

If you are in this area, I encourage you to go to the vigil if you or someone you love needs the tender hug of others who have survived domestic violence.

Be the soul of wherever you stand. It is not always easy to do this. Sometimes you want to hide in the face of difficult situations or people. (I know a thing a two about going into hermit mode.) But when you need to be on, do it. If it doesn't bring you joy, stop it.

So many of the things we do are done by choice. I said it a few weeks ago, NO is a full sentence. We have so much more power than we allow ourselves to use because often, we are worried what others will think; for the most part, they don't care. We are pretty egotistical, and as such, we look out for ourselves, and yet, we don't look out for ourselves at all. It's a pretty ugly circle.

It's a lot to ponder, isnt' it? If you can think of one thing that no longer brings you joy and you can purge yourself of it...go for it.

If you have ever watched ThePianoGuys you KNOW they play for the sheer joy of the music. THIS is one of my favorites from them.
It is joy for your soul.

http://youtu.be/OW0NknpVolU
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Michele link
10/9/2013 01:22:31 am

Thank you Maggie for all your positive energy. I had never heard of the Piano Guys before I was introduced to them by you through a blog post of yours from many many months a go. Not only do I love The Piano Guys, but my 9 year old loves them too. The Cello Song is our alarm and wakes us every week day. :)

I love the quote you share here from Steven Pressfield...and it rings so true for me. Whenever there is something I need to do for muy soul ...it seems the resistence is SO great that I can't move forward..but when I do....it is of course exactly what i needed.

My thought today was be courageous....be honest.

Thank you Maggie for the post and the reminder and the music!!

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Maggie ~ TGHR
11/11/2013 02:46:43 am

I *LOVE* that this song wakes you up each day! It sure beats the blaring noise of a typical alarm!

Keep on moving forward my friend; you shine with greatness!

xo

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