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The Voice Inside Your Head

This week I’ve been challenged and liberated by an idea that got pressed into me by one book and a documentary. My consciousness was reflecting back to me that “It’s Time” to deal with this little roommate I have that is no longer friend, the ego.  What is that?  As Michael Singer puts it in his wonderfully simple but mind-altering book, The Untethered Soul: “It’s the voice inside your head.”

Did you ever notice that you  have an incessant voice inside your head that chatters constantly, about everything?  It can be positive or negative, and usually stops to analyze or comment on just about everything, including things in the past, present or future.  Most of the time it is mindless chatter that has nothing to do with the present moment or the possibilities in front of us. It is generally a great distraction and protects us from really experiencing what is happening, or what could happen, without our constant vigilance and self-protection.

In other words, it is the shell that keeps us “safe”, contained and curiously separate from other beings.

When our safeguards are down and we are engrossed in a conversation, or enjoying a tea, or going for a walk, or feeling love for someone or something, we don’t hear the voice so much. We are too busy – living and being.  Life feels easy, effortless and full of love.

When we feel tense or worried, according to Singer, we close off our heart and other energy channels, feeling constriction in our chest and throat (so we won’t share or express anything), and a general dip or plunge in our energy.  This is what makes us sick.  And this is what depression is if it goes unnoticed.

Another documentary sealed it in:  “The Quantum Activist” with Amit Goswami, Ph.D, (from the film, What the *bleep* do we Know?) claims that local consciousness (the one that is stuck ‘inside our head’) is different than, but connected to, the larger cosmic or causal consciousness, which animates and manifests all material and living things.  Consciousness precedes matter.  But more than that, non-local, non-physical, “God-consciousness” or prime Source moves through everything, and unites everything.

Science has proven the quantum field underlies everything, and connects everything in one unified field.  But Newtonian physics still resists accepting the implications of the quantum field.

So as we are going about our day, hearing the voice inside our heads, feeling separate from everyone else, think like a Mystic (or Quantum Physicist):

You are not a drop in the ocean. You are the ocean.

You are not a separate human being. You are a being connected to all human beings and the cosmos.

You know what it’s like to be you. You also know what’s it’s like to be All of You, and that includes everything. 

Just imagine if you could transcend this local, time-oriented, limited voice that is constantly telling you what to do, and what not to do, what to think and what to avoid, what feels dangerous and uncertain.  What if you could just look at it as a separate entity, as not yourself?  What if you could detach from this voice and identify with your larger, more expanded Self as a new reality?

You can.  In meditation, or other transcendental states, including a walk in the park, or a communal moment with a friend, stranger or loved one.  Whenever we bypass self-interest and find common ground. Whenever we share something.  Whenever we laugh and forgive.  Whenever we stare into someone’s eyes and see our Self, we are looking in the mirror of our own Soul, the Unified Field of consciousness, of energy, of Life.

Perhaps there is more than that.  Perhaps this is just the beginning of the cosmic wheel, of understanding the universe and how our minds think and feel.  I delight in knowing this is not “it”, that I am not trapped in a body or in my own thoughts or the past anymore. I can transcend what I think I know now based on limited understanding, and I can share that larger picture. I can go beyond.  Or I can find true love in the spark of a friend.

I hope you experiment with this idea this week.  Whether it is new to you, or you have known it all along – let’s practice the idea that we are not alone. And that there is a plane of existence we can all share.

Ah, the true Friend.

Shine Your Light for the Holidays!

“Shine Your Light for the Holidays!”

Relax, Let Go and Get into the Glow

LIVE TALK Events with Krista Moore:

Dec. 3/12

LIVE Online: “Shine Your Light for the Holidays!” (Mon. DEC. 3/12 at 11:30am ET  with Tash Jefferies via Spreecast) and…

 

Dec. 5/12

LIVE & In Person: “Shine Your Light for the Holidays!” Evening Fireside Chat with Krista Moore (Wed. DEC 5/12 8:00pm -9:30pm at In The Spirit Yoga Studio & Wine Lounge in Scarborough) See flyer for details: Shine Your Light for the Holidays with Krista Moore In the Spirit Dec 5 2012). 

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Add Your Light to the World! Video

November 2012 – Krista talks with Tash Jefferies about “Empowerment” and “Shining Your Light in the World”.  Spreecast Video interview with live guests – FREE REPLAY BELOW:

 

Miracle 23: “The Miracle of Love”

Bud Opening – Photo by Patty O’Hearn Kickam 2007

“And the day came when the risk to remain tight in a bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom.”

                                                                                           – Anais Nin

 Today’s miracle was taken from an audio that came through the process of forgiveness and allowing.  This is a transcription of that audio.  The audio is available to those who signed up for “30 Days of Miracles” on the “Subscriber Audio” page.

Today I awoke and came outside. I’m sitting out on the lounger and the sun is rising over my house, and I realize there is a part of me that has numbed out, that is afraid to open my heart again.

There is a part of me that gives everything in a moment and then pulls everything away.  When things don’t work out the way I want them to, or a person fails me in some way, or I fail myself, or even question my faith (is this just randomness and mistakes?)…

On a deeper level I know this is not true, because I see the miracles that happen in relationship.  And when everything seems to be going wrong, when there are tears and heartache, pain and separation, when I start to imagine what the other person is thinking without really knowing what is true, and then defend myself in my mind by shutting down… This is a mistake we all make at times when life is difficult and hard. And when my fragile heart is just too afraid to open again, like that tiny bud that is so tight it cannot possibly fathom the light.

 Today I open myself to a miracle, that that tiny bud inside of me and inside of you, might feel the warmth of the light upon it, and DARE to raise its head and open again knowing that the beauty and the love and the peacefulness and the happiness that comes from opening ourselves to joy, to love, no matter how hard they may be – that those openings and those gifts are worth it. 

Our human mind closes down when it is not safe to love – we might get disappointed, or someone may turn around and say something that we don’t like or didn’t expect, or they may go away, or we may decide it’s too late, and that we have to go our own way. These things are not what love is all about.  And yet, at the same time, the world is the way the world is…

A miracle is the forgiveness that happens regardless what the external circumstances looks like,  that no matter what we’ve decided to do or say, or not do, or not say, at the deepest level, the sun is rising over us, at the deepest level the bud is opening, at the deepest level that person loves us, and at the deepest level we know that love is real and true, golden and pure.

Our human minds may not allow us to achieve love the way we would like to in this world, but when we get a glimpse of it, we know that its true – it’s worth fighting for, it’s worth rising up for, it’s worth forgiving and asking for a miracle instead.   How that may look we do not know, whether it’s a conversation, a letter that we write to ourselves or to another, a prayer in the hidden parts of our heart, walk on the beach, a sacred trek, or just a simple moment of forgiveness and curiosity, open to the answer that we don’t have, knowing that any answer that we come up with is just a defense.

Love is sacred and true, no matter what the world looks like, no matter what we do.

Keep hold of this today, as I do, as I feel the sun on my face, knowing that the miracle of love will always rise again in our hearts, and that our minds, too, will open like a lantern to receive it, and to allow it, that deeper connection that we all crave, and that we all know in some secret place in our hearts still exists and always will.

For this I say,

Amen.

 

What is your miracle of love?  Who can you forgive today? Can you forgive yourself? Can you allow that tiny bud in your heart to open once more to love, and allow Love’s Light to shine on it again?

Miracle 21: “Second Chance”

Power & Love cards – Goddess Tarot

If you could revisit a part of your history, would you? Or be given a second chance to get it right, now, in the present. Completely new. Forgiven. Would you?

There are parts in my history I can’t yet talk about. I write them for myself. They are hard lessons, and sometimes, even the most miraculous events. But they are personal. And so I shield them, even from myself. When something goes awry, or is misunderstood, there is a vacancy, a request, a longing. An unfinished story that needs entering into.

Or does it? Is it dead or just resting? Is it dangerous, or a calculated risk, one worth taking?

These are the questions which plague me sometimes on my live wire of life. (Was very glad the fine young gentleman, Nik Wellanda made it across Niagara Falls! Believe me, I was holding my breath, but I knew he wouldn’t fall).  It was a part of his history too, and a part of his destiny. It took guts, faith and charisma. And he didn’t fall.

What makes us great when we’ve made a mistake, or think we haven’t lived up to that call? Do we try again? Do we risk it all? Risk the fall? Or take another route, find another way?

When I listen, this is what I hear:

You didn’t make a big mistake. You arrived here, that’s all. You were brave. You just miss it, but you haven’t missed anything at all. You only think you missed it, but maybe “it” missed you, maybe you’re the one whose

worth all the trouble, who’s got it all. Maybe your happiness is realizing there’s nothing “out there” at all. All your guts, charisma, chutzpah, dynamism, skill, lighting rod smile – all of it – is in here all the while. It’s waiting for YOU to come out, to visit  – that’s all. You haven’t missed IT!

You have a second chance to come out of hiding – THAT’S ALL!

Wisdom card – Goddess Tarot

This is one of the greatest lessons I’ve learned. I often given credit to other people for my progress, my breakthroughs, my good times, even my talent or abilities. I forget that what they were so struck with when they met me, and what made me feel so good about myself, was them recognizing my true self.  They let my light shine – or I did!  Their gift in the relationship was calling me out of my shell, helping me see myself more clearly, giving me a little push – or pull out of that well.

No one can make you who you are. And no one – I mean no one, can take who you are away from you.  Your life is never over just because someone else moved on – or you.  Your life has just begun – again and again and again!

I feel calmed and happy to know that I will always have great people in my life who make me feel good, and I’m grateful. But when I’m missing someone, or feel I’ve done something wrong, or missed an opportunity, I know, I know, I know – I have to stop pretending – I didn’t do something wrong – I did what I had to do to move on.

And sometimes my miracle or second chance is not reconciliation or remembering, but Revelation. Illumination – on a part of myself I left behind, on the truth of what still lies ahead.  I recover her (my true, vulnerable self), dust her off, love her, heal her, dry her aching bones and give her a nice back massage.  Speak from the sore-heart places and resurrect her dreams and visions. And when I am done I don’t feel I’ve missed anything at all. I feel I’ve recognized, finally, again, maybe for the never last time, a new YOU/ME/IT – the vanquished dream has come to life again, and my second chance is a banquet.

I am host, and you’re invited!

 

 

 What is your second chance about? What part of yourself did you only think you left behind? How about drawing him/her back out and giving yourself another chance.

 

 

 

Miracle 6: “Answering the Call”

Miracle 6 in Krista’s “30 Days of Miracles 2012″ Series.

I was just going about my business, worrying about business, thinking of how I should be doing things and why I’m not doing them that way – when I got a “Grace Interrupt”.  A call for help.  One person raised their hand and said “I need help. Please, help me.”

If you are listening, here is my honest response to your question.

It is a war in the mind.  I have been battling for some time. You are not alone in your struggle to be free. I don’t know anyone who doesn’t struggle with this in some way. You may be alone, or feel alone, but you are not. I have been on calls and in workshops and I know based on what comes back to me that I am not alone in my “dis-ease”.  Fear is a collective problem, and loneliness, too.  It cannot be solved alone. It has to be healed, together.

Peace is possible, but it always comes with connection. You have to take the first step.

But that doesn’t solve your problem, does it?

What does?  Hearing this from a friend…

I love you

I believe in you

I want you to be happy

I’m here for you

You are safe

You will never be lonely again

There are people who understand who can help

I’m one of them

I want you to find your way

What do you need?

What are you missing?

How can I help?

I’ll give you encouragement

I’ll invite you over

I’ll listen

Don’t give up

You’re not alone

It’s going to be OK

You are enough

 

I am sending you love. I know I am not the only one who will, as others see this, and send theirs too. Your miracle is going to happen.  It is waiting for you.

Much love,

Krista

Miracle 5: “Cradled Truth”

Miracle 5 of Krista’s “30 Days of Miracles 2012″

Cradled truth in crackling

brilliance like an

egg broken through

the tiny bird with

weak legs -

soul-stirred – loved -

cared for -

flapless -

Fly

feed you, keep

you safe and dry -

encourage you -

believe in your

greatness -

give you my

Faith

speed you on your

Way

dispel your weakness

as

Keeper of the Flame.

.

What longs for you? What do you long for? What calls your Name?  I am here to bear light for you as Keeper of the Flame.

The Miracle Is You

10 Ways to Transform from Fear to Love

This is an article I wrote as Miracle 4 for my “30 Days of Miracles” trekkers.  

From SCARED to S-A-C-R-E-D:

10 Ways to Transform from Fear to Love

The Miracle Is You

by Krista Moore

We all get scared. That’s why there are so many ways to solve it. I have compiled my favorites into one convenient place.  Pick what strikes you, or write your own. Then put them on your wall!

 

1. SING, HUM, DANCE. That’s right. Nothing like looking silly to get you out of your head and into the present. Singing and humming short circuits negative thought and connects you to your spirit, bringing you into balance with renewed energy.  If you want to really lift your spirits, do a little jig, flash mob dance or mambo!  No one has to see. And if they do, who cares? Maybe someone will join you!

 

2. CHALKBOARD COUNTDOWN.  Close your eyes. Breathe. Imagine a chalk board in front of you. Imagine writing the number 25 on the board. Erase it and then write 24. Countdown in this way until you reach 1, let go and relax. Come back to the present moment refreshed and alert.

 

3. WRITE IT DOWN.  All of it. Everything going on in your head until you feel a slight twinge of hope, a feeling of an “answer”, even a breakthrough.  Even if you write down a few words of gratitude to end your thought, you will feel slightly better that you vented, got it out, and invited something good in.  Journaling is a sacred act. You are talking “to” something, whether it is yourself, an imaginary friend or a higher power

 

4. TELL SOMEONE YOU TRUST Vent to another – a friend, therapist, support person. Ask for guidance, support, or just a listening ear without judgment. Talk or cry it out. Receive praise, clarity, love.  Baring your soul to another person or in a circle is a sacred act of trust.  Your vulnerability, when poured out in a safe place, in a safe relationship, will transform your heart and mind (and the world!

 

5. PRAY/MEDITATE. Light a candle. Unburden yourself. Let the “income” flow through your breathe and feel your body and mind calm. Inspiration may come to resolve it. If not, have a bath, or curl up in bed. The light will come. Sometimes all you need is to detach and rest.

 

6. TAKE ACTION.  Make a promise you’re going to do something about it. If not right now, when? Make that call, pay the bills, whatever it is. Just do it as soon as possible and be done. Cross it off your list. Take the next step. You’ll feel instant relief like a plane that finally has lift off!

 

7. GO FOR A SENSORY WALK.  Walking or moving meditations out in nature can lead you back to the centre of yourself. Ask a question. Then listen. See, smell, hear, touch, FEEL. Let the answers come to you, spill into you. Be cradled in what is, and let go of what is not. Your mood will be lifted, with sunlight, wind, sea or storm. Immerse yourself and be transformed.

8. FIND A MORE POWERFUL THOUGHT. Start where you are. Don’t fight yourself. Just reach a little higher. The more positive and hopeful (yet still believable) words & feelings you can reach for, the higher your spirits will rise.  You will know when you’ve hit it: You will feel it in your body!  Try a new “I AM” statement. E.g.  From “I am nervous/afraid…” to:    “I am capable and strong. I Will figure this out.” 

 

9. LOVE SOMEBODY ELSE.  If you can’t “get it” right now, give it.  Try your best to give love and joy to another. Trust that the universe has something good to move through you, and that you are good, no matter how badly you feel.  Give a little, and the whole world will smile on you. The miracle is in realizing you are the same as everybody else. You are not alone. Everybody needs love. When you give, you receive. That is the miracle of love.

 

10. GO FROM SCARED INTO  S-A-C-R-E-D. It doesn’t take much to realize how holy you are. When you feel scared, look for something sacred to focus on. It could be a religious symbol, a hopeful sign in nature, an animal, a child, or your own innocence.  Wear your holy crown for a day, knowing you are safe and protected, deserving and loved.  Communicate with angels. Trust you are not alone. The sacred is within you, always accessible, always loving. Nothing can take that away from you.

 

 

Krista Moore is a professional actress, prolific writer and published author, and featured speaker/host/facilitator, dedicated to authentic self-expression and spiritual transformation.  She is the creator of “Evolutionary Woman” Workshops and Circles in Toronto and worldwide, and “30 Days of Miracles”.

 

Copyright ©2012 Krista Moore

 

MIRACLE 1: “A New Day”

I awake this morning and stand on my deck facing a giant hole in my backyard.  Piles of dirt and gravel lay before my eyes… 

But what do I see?

Krista’s Morning

Light. Miracles. Happiness.

I host (and toast) to it with my chocolate Vega drink.  It is morning and I am awake. I am at peace. It has been a long journey – and it hasn’t yet begun.

I am excited. For you, for me, for all who will be touched by this “30 Days of Miracles” trek. I feel as if we are taking our bags on a pilgrimage across foreign lands, yet we all remember, like a chorus breaking through.

Oh yes! This is it.  “30 Days of Miracles”.  Ironically, without expectation, free…  This is the way it should be. At least, for me.

I hope you will join me, in word, spirit or deed.  Feel free to Write to me.  Or follow me on twitter @KristaMooreLive. And if you are in the “group” (Join me), you know where to find me.  If you are not, I am right here with you. Always. Thank you for being here, in whatever capacity.

A new day is born within you.  I have courage, faith, trust, hope and love. Nothing else. I can’t wait to explore it, deliver it, feel it, Know it. Pour it over you.

 

LOVE BEING HERE – on this NEW DAY with YOU!

 

What is new within you? What is asking to be born?  What miracles are percolating within you? Can you hear them, can you listen?  

 

Krista Moore is a professional actress, prolific writer and published author, and featured speaker/host/facilitator, dedicated to authentic self-expression and spiritual transformation.  She is the creator of “Evolutionary Woman” Workshops and Circles in Toronto and worldwide, and “30 Days of Miracles”.

The Miracle Is You

Copyright ©2012 Krista Moore

Let Your Radiance Shine!

Tash Jefferies, “Green Minutes”

 

This week  I spent a couple hours with the lovely Tash Jefferies, author of The Little Book of Green Minutes, a dynamic speaker and woman with big hair and a big smile. We met in a little coffee shop on the Danforth, a basket of coral impatiens hanging outside the door. I came floating in around 3 wearing a bright coral top and scarf (and accidentally matching handbag). Tash instantly beamed, stood up and embraced me.

 

“Mirroring”

Women seem to recognize each other’s radiance.  After Tasha and I shared “what we do”, there was an instant recognition of each other’s passion and brilliance, and our mission in the world. We shared our visions and dreams, but more importantly, we shared the wisdom of right now.  And this is something I am witnessing more and more in the Evolutionary Women’s groups:  women can witness for each other, we can stand in each other’s presence and ask to be seen.  It can be a very vulnerable time, but is worth the moment of risk.  I call this “mirroring”, but it is more than that. It isn’t just about mirroring each other’s feelings and thoughts, or what someone said. It isn’t just “validating”.  It is an energetic exchange of light, a delicious feast pouring into you – if done right!

Be a Witness 

Here is what I witnessed:  “Tash, you are a beautiful human being. You radiate sunshine. Your smile, your big hair! Your soul just radiates JOY.  I love who you are.  You give so much love to the world, it is obvious.  And that love will always come back to you.”

This was after Tash had complimented me and I totally missed it, ironically.  I said, “Who me?” completing the joke.  She gave me another chance, I received her kind words, and the circle was complete.  With tears in our eyes and our hearts full, we said goodbye.

This is what is possible when women allow themselves to witness each other’s radiance.  Maybe it’s not always possible, but when you see it, as my friend Tash does on a regularly basis (and stops people in the street to tell them!), miracles happen.  I hope you venture off-course of usual conversation and witness for each other.

The brilliance, radiance and love that result is eminent.

 

P.S.  Mark Your Calendars:   – Radiant Talk with Tash Jefferies  – JULY 10/12 at 6pm

Tash also invited me to speak on her BlogTalk radio show on July 10/12 at 6:00pm, about my personal journey of self-discovery, spiritual connection and purpose, and how I help others seeking their path to greater meaning, connection and joy.

You can join us that day by calling (347) 215-9711 or TUNE IN LIVE – JULY 10 at 6pm.

Thanks for listening, and Let your Radiance shine!

 

What woman do you love? Can you share her brilliance? Please feel free to write about her in the space below and spread the love…