New Years and family

December 31, 2013

And so we prepare to mark the passing of one year and move into the next, an artificial marking of time that has as much meaning as we ascribe to it.  Each moment is a new opportunity to be born afresh; what will I express in this moment?  How will I relate to myself and each of my family members in this moment?  What I feel at this moment is immense gratitude for each and every member of my family, for both the blessings and the challenges; each has been a gift.  And so I radiate this gratitude and love to each of my family members right now, knowing that no matter where in the world each is now, the message will be received.  May each of you reading this today take a moment to express gratitude and love to each of your family members.  Happy new moment!  Happy New Year!

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May you be both blessed and a blessing to many today.  May the blessings you offer be felt far and wide and may they return to you multiplied manyfold!

Love,

Cynthia

Christmas and family

December 24, 2013

And so it is Christmas, that time of year when gatherings of friends and family provide opportunities to offer love, forgiveness, compassion and light.  My heart is happy; my daughter has flown across the country for her 2 week vacation from college.  Christmas Day she will travel with her father to visit his relatives; her grandparents, Aunts, Uncles and Cousins who live about 400 km away.  Once more I recall the pain of the separation of our small family 16 years ago. Those first few Christmases after the separation were difficult for us all.  We alternated; one year with his family; one year with mine.

The first Christmas without her I spent at home alone; then my soul spoke to me of all of the people who are suffering and brought to mind the lines from the Prayer of St. Francis:

O Divine Master, Grant that I may not so much seek

To be consoled as to console;

To be understood as to understand;

To be loved as to love.

Here is one of my favourite sung versions by James Twyman

Prayer of St. Francis

Two years later, I spent Christmas Day as a volunteer handing out winter clothes and serving a meal to homeless people.  And so began my journey toward unconditional service.  I am so grateful to the Divine, my Heaven's team, my earthly family and other teachers, and to Master Sha and his Worldwide Representatives and the students I have been studying with since 2007 that have supported my soul healing miracle journey for healing family relationships and more!

And what is different this year?  Christmas Eve the three of us will spend together with a shared meal and gift exchange then I will see them off Christmas Day with the peace that comes from forgiveness of the mistakes we have each made that led to the separation of our small family 16 years ago.

How about you?  Are you ready to experience the peace and joy that comes from forgiveness? Are you ready to let love melt all blockages and transform all of your life?  

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May you be both blessed and a blessing to many today.  May the blessings you offer be felt far and wide and may they return to you multiplied manyfold!

Love,

Cynthia

A picked flower, cut off from its source of nourishment

Sunday December 15, 2013

Have you ever been at a large gathering where most of the people know one another, but there are a few who are apparent outsiders and are feeling quite awkward?  I was at such a gathering this past weekend and I experienced myself watching an outsider, but making no attempt to help that person feel at home.  How could I be so cold?

Prompted by our teacher Master Hudoba, I brought the incident into meditation the next day and the answer came, as  I witnessed my 2 year old self as she was separated from her 5 year old sister and brought to live with her new family.  She was grief-stricken.  Never mind the less than ideal family life she started in; it was all she knew.  That day she closed her heart to stop the pain.

The trouble is, love cannot be received when the heart is closed; a closed heart leads to a different kind of pain.  Life with a closed heart is like a picked flower, cut off from its source of nourishment, which soon withers and dies.  From the time we come into this life there are so many painful experiences!  Can you remember a time when your heart closed?

So what is the solution?  I can start by considering the person in front of me, longing for a warm heart to connect to, so brave, willing to try one more time.  What comes to mind are lines from the Prayer of St. Francis:

O Divine Master, Grant that I may not so much seek

To be consoled as to console;

To be understood as to understand;
To be loved as to love.

How does this work?  Well, in order to give love, I must first open my heart and as I open to offer love, love can flow in!

Try it tomorrow; reach out and offer kindness to someone who is suffering then I invite you to share what you experienced.

May the blessings you offer be felt far and wide and may they return to you multiplied manyfold!

Love,
Cynthia