As a healthcare worker, I have the opportunity to get the Covid-19 vaccine. I am surprised at how fast this vaccine has arrived. So, now it means that I have to make a decision. I gave myself a few days to decide before I had to email the nurse manager my decision.
There are a lot of controversies around the experimental Covid-19 vaccine. I am not going to discuss them. I understand how vaccines work, so I am informed. But I also need to listen to my intuition (or gut feeling). I decided not to get the Covid-19 vaccine at this time. My main reason is that I am worried about immediate side effects (I have a shellfish allergy) and the long-term side effects. There are no long-term studies on this Covid-19 vaccine (it is not approved by the FDA). Once you get the vaccine, there’s no going back. Remember, everything is energy.
After I made my decision, I emailed my nurse manager. I felt relieved, and this is a good sign that I made the right decision. As a healthcare worker, I feel pressure to get the Covid-19 vaccine.
In my last blog post, I wrote about being a sovereign being. Ultimately no one can control me. With the arrival of the Covid-19 pandemic, the government has placed more rules and control on society. Humans need to “be in the world but not of the world.” As spiritual beings, life on this planet is a journey – not a destination.
There is light and dark in this world, just like the dualities of night and day. Right now, it’s of crucial importance to be the light in this world.
“We define light as the promoting, dispensing, and sharing of information. Dark is the controlling and withholding of information.” -Barbara Marciniak
It’s easy to see negative things during this pandemic. However, there are some positive things too. One positive aspect is that you understand what is important in life. Also, you have an opportunity to go deeper within yourself. Let this unique opportunity crack you open and allow yourself to be who you are.
Be honest with yourself and be secure within yourself. It doesn’t matter if people judge you. You know who you are.
Ultimately, no one can control you. You are a sovereign being. Sovereign means possessing supreme power. If you are secure within yourself, then you know your power.
Dear Life (December 2020)
Oh dear life
I want to emerge from my shadow
Allow me to be me
To find beauty, laughter, and joy
Oh dear life
Show me the power of my being
Let me dance to the rhythm of my heart
Oh dear life
I taste moments of bliss
As the sun always shines
I turn my shadow around, and there I am
- Gina M. Gafford
We are born in this lifetime for a reason. We must help our fellow human beings – it is our most important task, especially now with the worldwide pandemic. Please step-up to your leadership role. There are several things we must do:
Show people how to develop consciousness (awareness) and how to retain it.
Encourage people to meditate every day.
Control and manipulation in energy form will come from the technology that we use every day (smartphones, computers, television, and smartwatches, etc.). Help people limit their screen time. The pandemic is pushing us more and more to use technology (especially children).
Teach people how to keep the love energy running – instead of fear-based energy. Give them the tools (meditation, Reiki, prayer, mantras, symbols, connect with angels/teachers, scripture, visualizations, love-mantras, etc.). Love energy is power and protection (armour = protection + amour = Love).
Teach people how to access their holographic brain. We need to understand the concept of living multidimensionally. We have access to the past, present, and future. We can heal past events.
Remember, energy is connecting to information. What kind of information is beneficial to us? And what kind of information is damaging?
Help people move the focus of their spiritual practice from yoga to pranayama (start with alternate nostril breathing). The breathing practices balance the human brain. Everyone should still do yoga and meditation every day.
Teach people how to use intention and how to open their third eye.
Help people realize there is strength in their religious and spiritual beliefs. Everyone needs to stay connected with their church or spiritual center.
Yesterday, I went to my bank to have them look at my statement and order a new credit card. But when I got there, the person who greeted me at the locked door said that I needed an appointment. Usually, I can walk into a bank – no problem. I got frustrated and said out loud, “The coronavirus is ruining everything!” At that moment, I realized how much our world has changed since March 2020.
Right now, we all need a heavy dose of patience. The virus and the condition of our world will challenge us on every level. It is a good time to become centered and strong-minded. We must not give up on our integrity and goodness.
We all want life to go back to the way it was in 2019. The virus will make drastic changes in human life on this planet. However, if we look at history, the virus will subside. It will be interesting to see how the virus changes our technology, communication, and politics.
So, hang in there! Take one day at a time. Nothing can stop the power of love. Use your energy to empower yourself and others.
The mere sense of living is joy enough. – Emily Dickinson
Life is the first gift, love is the second, and understanding the third. – Marge Piercy
The single greatest thing you can do to change your life today would be to start being grateful for what you have right now. – Oprah Winfrey
The best things are nearest: breath in your nostrils, light in your eyes, flowers at your feet, duties at your hand, the path of God just before you. – Robert Louis Stevenson
The vibration of gratitude attracts more positive things into your life. – Cherie Roe Dirksen
Thank God for dirty dishes; they have a tale to tell. While other folks go hungry, we’re eating pretty well. With home, health, and happiness, we shouldn’t want to fuss; For by this stack of evidence, God’s very good to us. – Anon.
If you can’t be thankful for what you receive, be thankful for what you escape. – Anon.
Welcome everything that comes to you, but do not long for anything else. – Andre Gide
Happiness always looks small while you hold it in your hands, but let it go, and you learn at once how big and precious it is. – Maxim Gorky
Jesus, please teach me to appreciate what I have before time forces me to appreciate what I had. – Susan L. Lenzkes
Eden is that old-fashioned house we dwell in every day. Without suspecting our abode, until we drive away. – Emily Dickinson
Gratitude is the memory of the heart. – Massieu
It is possible to own too much. A man with one watch knows what time it is; a man with two watches is never quite sure. – Lee Segall
I wept because I had no shoes, until I saw a man who had no feet. – Ancient Persian saying
He who is contented is rich. – Lao-tzu
Everything has its wonders, even darkness in silence, and I learn, whatever state I may be in, therein in to be content. – Helen Keller
A man with ambition and love for his blessings here on earth is ever so alive. Having been alive, it won’t be so hard in the end to lay down and rest. – Pearl Bailey
‘Tis better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all. – Alfred, Lord Tennyson
Right now, it is a good time to check in with yourself. How are you?
Psycho/Social:
Family support. Right now with the Coronavirus, we need to make extra effort to keep in touch with family members. How are your relationships?
Keep a positive attitude. “We either make ourselves miserable, or we make ourselves happy. The amount of work is the same.” – Carlos Castaneda
Perseverance. The pandemic might make you feel “down and depressed.” Right now, more than ever, it’s important to take care of yourself and your loved ones. Never give up!
Help people. Can you find one way to help people? Donate food, donate money to an organization, or volunteer.
Physical:
Exercise. Do yoga, walk, jump rope, dance, lift weights, or use exercise machines. Do you exercise every day?
Eat well and take vitamins. Make sure to take vitamin D.
Mental/Emotional:
“Go with the flow.” Be in the present moment. Learn to let go of your thoughts.
Share your feelings with someone that you trust. Create strong kinships and bonds. Do you express your love?
Laugh. Have a sense of humor. Watch funny movies.
Reduce your time on social media. Don’t get trapped!
Spiritual:
Pray or meditate every day. It is important to connect with your inner self and the divine. How do you feel about God (or the divine) lately?
Keep in touch with your church or spiritual center. Attend services each week (online or in person). As a group, we can be there for each other in challenging times.
Last night I had the most amazing dream. I dreamt that I was breathing underwater. I was about 20 feet underwater. The water was clear, and I could see the sun shining on the surface. While I was floating, two other human beings were floating near each other. One of the humans told me that if I continue to breathe the water, I would die. I didn’t listen to the human, and slowly a bright, beautiful light started to descend into the water. As the light saturated the water, I realized I was dying, and I woke up from the dream.
So what does this dream mean? According to gotohoroscope.com: To dream that you can breathe underwater also shows that you have obtained complete mastery over your emotions. Many times in dreams, the sea, or the ocean, or any body of water, will be represent your emotional state. When you are on a boat, you are showing that you can navigate through all of your complex emotional responses. However, when you are swimming in the water, this suggests that you have greater mastery over your emotions than you thought. You are in touch with yourself. (See more at http://www.gotohoroscope.com/txt/dream-dictionary-breathing-underwater.html).
I agree with the above statement. I am in touch with myself and my emotions. I can experience my feelings, and then let them go. In the past, I was so judgmental about my emotions. In my mind, I think I should have felt a certain way or that I should not have shown a particular emotion to someone. Now, I realize that at that moment, I felt that way. I am responsible for my feelings. Therefore, if I didn’t hurt anyone, I can let them go.
I like the quote from Awakening Joy by James Baraz: “I’ve seen the Dalai Lama get very serious, even cry, upon hearing about a tragedy and then, as the subject changes, laugh a few minutes later. His complete openness to the sorrows of the world lets him also be touched by delight, goodness, and joy when these arise.”
I was so glad to read that even the Dalai Lama will cry sometimes. The Dalai Lama is fluid with his emotions; without being attached to them. He is present moment by moment.
Here is a mindful approach to working with difficult emotions (taken from the book Awakening Joy, by James Baraz):
RAIN -When you are in the midst of a strong emotion, take a few moments to try this approach:
Recognize what you are feeling and name it. Label it: Anger, fear, sadness, confusion.
Allow the feelings to be present, without pushing them away and without getting lost in them.
Investigate the feelings in your body and mind. Where in your body do you feel it? How does it feel in your mind – heavy, tight, open, agitated?
Non-identification is the key to freeing yourself from the emotion’s grip. What you are feeling is a human emotion that arises and passes away. It does not define who you are.
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