making a difference just be being you.....

The rains have returned. In fact I was woken up this morning by thunder and lightening, or is it lightening and thunder. I saw through my closed eyes a bright flash and immediately started to count and poof....after 6 seconds a resounding and rolling thunder arrived. Must be because of the fact that the heat was incredible a mere two days ago (record setting actually) and now it is back to less than normal for our part of the world.

But think about it.....everywhere on the planet the earth is experiencing devastating natural occurrences. Who am I to think that we on the West Coast will escape whatever wrath the universe is choosing to throw our way. There seems to be a mass global cleansing happening and we should all sit up and pay attention. Not wanting to be all doom and gloom here but I'm sure you know what I am talking about. Something is afoot and we had better open our eyes and hearts and see what we can do about it.

Sure you will say "Hey, it is not my fault that there are thousands of people dying on the other side of the planet through earthquakes, typhoons, floods and the like" and it is true that you personally are not the one responsible but as one part of the whole of humanity, your thoughts and actions DO make an impact on the general well being of the ALL.

It is so easy to just simply forget about the plight of others when we are in the midst of managing our own little life but last night I found myself feeling VERY connected to much of the world by simply tuning in during a meditation circle that I held in my home.

I used to host meditation circles and facilitate spiritual development classes here on a weekly basis and last December I had to stop. My own life was causing me too much angst to feel "powerful" enough to hold the energy anymore. I didn't realize why I was stopping but 6 months later, with my own energy returning I am receiving direct guidance to start doing so again. And yesterday morning, on a whim, I sent off an email saying that I would be holding a circle here in honour of the Full Moon last nigh and just let it go.

A perfect little group showed up and the energy was incredible. Even one of the participants that usually acts up was fully present and resonating along with everyone else. We came together as one and even though there was a participant there who had never attended any of my gatherings in the past, her energy added considerably to the whole enchilada. In fact, I know that her presence there is something that needed to be paid attention to. I had met her a couple of years ago but when I saw her at my door I didn't have a clue who she was. The difference not only in her physical presence as amazing but it was her energy that was so foreign. Her life has gone through so many changes this past two years that it had completely changed EVERYTHING about her. I'll be talking with her later this week as I do know that there is something we are meant to be doing together.

Everyone has been going through their own "earthquakes or typhoons" the past 6 months and at the end of our time together, the stillness and sense of calm was amazing. For me, I realize that I am meant to share with others............share of my own energy and also the energies that choose to channel through me. And, it is not the number of people who DO show up, it is the energies of those who bring themselves to be a part of the whole........creating a much larger energy than we could have possibly imagined.

I know that as we all open our hearts, and our minds, to the largess of which we are all a part, we will realize the difference we do make when we focus. Like a pebble in a pond, the energies that we send from our hearts has a ripple effect that touches many even if we are not aware of it or never even know what occurs from a simple thought of love and healing that we issue forth.

So shine your light today and know that you make a difference.......just be being you.