by Julianne Kulosa Julianne is a Spiritual Intuitive and Guide, empowering others to live a life of miracles and magic through trusting the power of love. Spirituality is something I’ve been passionate about since I was a child. I’ve been most interested in lifting that thin veil between the reality we’ve been taught is “real” and the one that contains magic and miracles, the one where anything is possible and everything is an aspect of the divine. Some people have stories of their spiritual awakening, those sudden profound experiences that changed their world. Others, like me, are slow and steady.
I understand that spirituality is also my “hobby”. Not everyone is an avid researcher and experience seeker like me. Maybe you are passionate about your relationships, career, health, nature, music, art, or sports. Most of us weren’t trained to talk about spirituality, so it’s becomes a bit of a mystery. It’s either enmeshed in religion, a taboo subject at the dinner table like politics is, or considered unrealistic, “woo-woo” or new age thinking. If we do go there, it’s compartmentalized. Today I’ll be spiritual when I meditate in the morning, then I’ll eat, get some exercise, work, be with and take care of my family and friends, and relax in front of the television. The thing is, spirituality isn’t just a form of entertainment or a hobby. It is the nature of who we are. It permeates every aspect of our lives. It is there when you wake and while you are sleeping. Why would you want to consciously separate it out from the rest of your life? That’s an easy one to answer: When we feel separate, or compartmentalize spirituality from other aspects of our lives, it is simply a part of our forgetting. Spirituality is a journey, one of forgetting our true divine nature and then remembering. Truth, deep wisdom, is a felt experience and state of being, so it is difficult to put words to. Once we start to talk about our true nature, there is a natural feeling of separation from it in order to understand and dissect it. What I want you to know is that you cannot separate yourself or your life from your true authentic self. It’s all part of the game, an illusion! It’s not like, “Well, I don’t meditate, I don’t live from my heart, I don’t believe in God, or I don’t go to church. I’m not into spirituality.” Or worse, “I’m not spiritual enough. I’m not aware enough, loving enough, happy enough, or don't practice enough.” Being spiritual can easily become a game of getting to some place, some ideal life or way of being, that you aren’t already at. One day, you’ll arrive. What if you have arrived, right here, right now? What if there’s nothing to do but practice remembering you’re perfect just the way you are, with all your “imperfections”? Yes, it is a practice. We’ve built up a strong wall to have us feel safe and in control of an ever-changing reality. This wall is filled with habits that have us successfully survive this life yet keep in place the veil of illusion between what we were raised to believe reality is and the true nature of ourselves and the universe. Are we doing something wrong if we’re suffering? Absolutely not! Suffering is what propels us toward remembering. Suffering is purposeful and part of our soul’s journey. It is a gift, a teacher and is divine. Whatever screams at you as not divine and spiritual is exactly the thing asking you to remember. There is a reason why you’ll keep hearing about the power of the present moment. It is because your spiritual practice is right now, in this moment. Right now you can choose to remember, despite any circumstance. What could be more important? If you are struggling financially, consciously practicing living a spiritual life makes available the reality that abundance is the nature of the universe. If you notice your home is dirty or you need to take a shower, it could be because you are drawn toward the truth of beauty and the deep care for honoring your body and environment. If you want more love in your life, it could be because you are being called to love yourself more than ever before. If you are upset with someone, it could be a call to listen to and understand others, and yourself, more deeply. If someone is violent toward you or others, it could be a way to alert you to the violence within yourself and to see that you deserve to be honored, respected and loved. If you want to lose weight, it could be a call to love your body, care for it more deeply, and shift your relationship with food from enjoying your food to infusing your food with joy. There is plenty more to list, but you can see that spirituality is a shift in perspective and a state of being that includes every aspect of our lives. Who does not want to feel free to be authentically self-expressed, seen and loved for all that they are? Who does not want to trust themselves, to feel joy, to feel loved, and have a rich and meaningful life? Spirituality gives us an opportunity to be empowered rather than victimized by a dangerous world, filled with rules, limitations, lack and just simply unfair experiences. We do not need to seek out living a spiritual life, for we are already living one. Waking up to this reality is what has the universe be able to support the fulfillment of our dreams in magical and miraculous ways. Most of the world is asleep, and this is also a part of the game afoot. You, my beloved, are waking up. How do I know? Because you’re reading this. Know that it’s not your job to wake others up. It is for you to wake up more fully, experiencing the beauty, perfection, magic and love that permeates every moment of your life when you choose to see it. This includes when you notice you are sleepy, drowsy or asleep. It’s all a part of your waking up to the truth of who you authentically are. It is your offering and service to the world. Is the goal, then, to wake up fully? It would be easy to say yes, but honestly, I’m so done with that goal. Instead, let your goal be to trust your process here and now, infusing your life with joy in all that you are and all that you do. For today you are alive! How cool is it to get to be a multi-dimensional spiritual being able to create and have experiences in a dense physical world? Let it go, just let all that “yadda yadda” talk in your head go, for just this moment. Put your hands on your heart and breathe. Right now, at this very moment, there is so much to be grateful for and appreciate. Truly! Look around you or look within you, seeking out the sparks of beauty, love, care, peacefulness, connection and abundance that are here right now. Right now, move in the direction of your deepest values, your greatest heart’s desires and full self-expression of the wonderful, magical, divine and joyful gift that YOU are.
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by Julianne Kulosa Julianne is a Spiritual Intuitive and Guide, empowering others to live a life of miracles and magic through trusting the power of love. With Spring Equinox yesterday and the upcoming Lunar Eclipse Full Moon on Wednesday, March 23rd, there is a powerful opportunity to plant the seeds of our dreams and desires. Right now, our intuition and emotions are also heightened. Before we declare our dreams and intentions, we must be willing to look at and release that which is holding us back. Choosing to commit to being awake to the truth of who you divinely are is the Hero’s Journey, the warrior’s path. For on this path, we must bravely and honestly face all of our thoughts, feelings and experiences. As you look at what your are wanting to manifest, you can ask, “Are these dreams feeding the growth of my soul, the desires of my authentic self?” Any dreams that are based in love, in a feeling of pure joy for being alive, come from the authentic self. Any doubts that you can have those dreams fulfilled alert you to your forgetting about who you really are and what you are actually capable of. Your fears and doubts give you an opportunity to move toward your greatest dreams and desires. They show you where you have outdated habits that are based in upset from the past or fears of the future. By being aware of them, honoring how they guide you to move toward your true divine nature, you can then choose practices that bring you into conscious connection with your authentic self. You can choose to trust your process, which includes upsets and challenges. Because of the powerful energies affecting all of us right now, you are naturally more in touch with your heart’s desires and the path to reaching those desires. Trusting that your intuition is heightened, you can tap into your inner knowing as well as the divine guidance that surrounds you. This is a truly magical time! You deserve to take full advantage of having your dreams fulfilled! A Simple Releasing and Manifestation Ritual You’ll need: Pieces of paper and pen, a fire-proof container such as a kitchen pot, matches or a lit candle, a bowl of water large enough to dip your hands into, your journal or paper to write on. 1. Set aside a quiet time where you will be uninterrupted for at least 20 minutes. 2. Make your space feel good! This could be with a beautiful or inspiring image, crystals, flowers or a statue. Maybe you’d like to light a candle or put on some soothing music that creates peacefulness and warmth in your heart. 3. Begin with your regular meditation practice or the following: Sit comfortably, close your eyes and breathe. Place your hands on your heart and as you exhale, make a sound such as “Ahhhh.” Do this a few times. Imagine white light is expanding from your heart, bringing with it peacefulness and relaxation. This white light, the divine essence of who you are, expands more and more, enveloping your body like a bubble of white light. 4. Ask yourself, “What am I willing to let go of that no longer serves me?” Notice whatever comes to mind, whether a habitual thought, judgment, fear, or a way of acting in the world. For example, this could be eating habits, unhealthy relationships, or physical pain. Open your eyes and write each down on a separate piece of paper. 5. For each item you wrote (filling in the blanks with that item), declare: “I am willing to let go of ________. Thank you, _________ for trying to protect me and keep me safe. I now release you for my highest good and growth. I forgive myself for _________. I did the best I knew how, given my state of consciousness at the time." 6. If you feel any doubt, repeat your declaration until you feel you truly are affirming you are willing to let go. 7. In a safe and secure space (or outside), do the following for each piece of paper: Over your fireproof container, light a corner of the paper with your candle or matches, placing it in the container. As each piece of paper burns, declare, “I now release you with love. I am free. So it is.” 8. Be sure all fire is out completely. 9. Placing your hands in the bowl of water, declare, “I wash away the old and open to the new.” 10. Sit with your journal or paper and pen in arms reach. Close your eyes and place your hands on your heart. Feeling the white light surrounding you, call on your angels. “Angels, I call on you for guidance for my highest dreams fulfilled. Please assist me in clearly knowing my next divine step. Thank you! I am open to magic and miracles!” 11. Notice any thoughts, feelings, sensations, memories, sounds, or images that occur. Open your eyes and begin to write in your journal. Allow whatever comes to mind to be put on paper. Write all the things you notice, no matter how seemingly unrelated. Trust that whatever you write is coming from your intuition and divine guidance. If something doesn’t make sense, you can ask for clarity, breathe, let go, and write more. Remember: you’re not “trying” to get answers. You’re simply writing freely whatever you notice or is guided through your hand to pen and paper. This could be drawings as well. 12. Drink plenty of water. Consider leaving your journal entry for 3 days and returning to reading it then. Often more insight, integration and understanding blossom after a few days. 13. Take any action guided by your insights! May you be blessed with empowered magic and miracles manifest! by Julianne Kulosa Julianne is a Spiritual Intuitive and WayShower, guiding the way to living a life of miracles and magic through trusting the power of love. Doubt is a powerful emotion that comes with a list of reasons why we are in a wrong situation. Doubt about the self comes in many forms, such as our beauty, intelligence or choices. Doubt about the world can show up in our finances, relationships, or feeling of safety in our environment. Our heads spin stories about how we are not good enough, can't have what we want, aren’t making the right choices, or aren’t where we are supposed to be. When we doubt, we feel helpless in our ability to control our thoughts, feelings, situation and experience. Doubt can stop us from moving forward with our dreams and enjoying our lives now. The freedom, joy, relief, love and trust we are craving does not lie outside of doubt. The way out is the way through. Rather than trying to solve the problems that doubt seems to create, the first place to start is by changing our minds about what doubt actually is. We can choose to tell a different story about doubt, even if there is no evidence that our new story is “true” or “factual.” Remember that you can gather evidence to prove that your doubts are real. That is just one viewpoint of many you can choose to live in. Instead of making yet another enemy in life, the “doubt monster,” we can begin by greeting our doubt as we would a friend, a wise teacher, and an ally. Doubt screams at us to listen, and if we resist, it only screams louder. We can hold up the white flag and say, “Ok, ok! I surrender! What are your terms?” You might think that the way through doubt is to take action despite your doubts and concerns. While this is a part of moving through doubt, using action alone it is like putting a small Band Aid over a deep cut that needs much more attention. Ignoring the wound will not make it go away. If you take a step towards your doubt by acknowledging it and asking what it wants, you’ll find that the peacefulness that trust brings is available within your doubt. Acknowledging your doubts opens up freedom to make a different choice. We often drown in our doubts or use any means necessary to avoid, escape or find relief from them. What is being called for is to understand that these doubts are based in the past, when you experienced separation from your true authentic self and the divine. They are a gift because they show you where your attention is and that you have forgotten your authentic nature, which is connected to and in harmony with all. By the nature of who you truly are, your choices and challenges are always a part of your divine path. This includes the experiences that had you feel unsafe, alone and uncertain. When you choose to trust your path, you open to the abundance, peacefulness, support and love that reside within you and around you. When you doubt, you have an opportunity to choose trust. This means you must first be honest about your doubts, thanking them for trying to protect you, and then choose to focus on trusting yourself, the universe and your unique path of evolution and growth. This will begin to give you clarity as to whether your doubt is based on fears or your intuition. The difference between the two lies in your experience of doubt. Know that intuitive guidance that directs you, for example, to stay away from a dangerous situation, is not doubt but rather a type of inner knowing. Your intuition may suddenly alert you to an immediate action to take, but it not bogged down by your busy mind, fears, anxiety, worry or stress. Anytime you notice a doubt, you can breathe, place your hand on your heart, and say, “I trust myself. Thank you for my life!” Be gentle on yourself and your doubts. Each time you allow yourself to actually notice and feel your doubts, you are receiving the gift of an opening to bring more loving attention to yourself and return to trust. A MESSAGE FROM THE ANGELS & ARCHANGEL JOPHIEL
Trust comes from a place of allowing. Many of you do not feel comfortable with the word surrender, so we will use allowing to explain the energy of trust. Allowing is a statement to the universe, to God and the angels, that you are willing to be supported, open to the possibility that you are not alone, not in danger, and never held in a negative view by a vengeful God or universe. You are here to thrive, not survive. You have survived for so long, many of you repeating lifetimes on this Earth in which your survival was your primary task. Or so it seemed. Archangel Jophiel steps in to speak: You are meant to feel the joy of the angelic realm, the beauty of your abundance of experiences. Look at the earth around you, at nature. I am here to assist you in seeing the abundance and joy that surrounds you. It is always surrounding you. Oh, the beauty of the world opens your heart! Can you feel it? Nature calls you to allow yourself to open to its beauty, its harmony and its abundance. Call on me, Archangel Jophiel, to assist you when you feel doubt. I am here to protect you, to envelop you with the pure essence of trust. All your desires live within you, and if you were not capable of having them manifest, you would not wish for them. This is the illusion of time. Just because you do not have things as you see they could be does not mean you have done something wrong. It means that you see your future, and it is certain. How can this be? You, beloved, are here to create more love and beauty than has ever been known. You were born to do this. You can have this now by enjoying the beauty around you, infusing it with the love in your heart, with the attention of your sweet gratitude and appreciation. Do you see? Open your eyes to the beauty around you and you will have more! This is surrender. You surrender to trusting that all you need is here now, and all you seem to not have is simply not time for yet. Your doubt of the present is really just seedlings beneath the earth promising beautiful flowers in Spring. Are you willing to trust? Are you willing to infuse the flowers in bloom now with your loving appreciation? You are loved and cared for unconditionally. Allow yourself to feel your connection to the divine, even just to connect to the smell of a flower, the smile of a stranger, or the warmth of the sun. Trust and know that you are completely enveloped by the light of the divine at all times, even in your darkest hour and doubts. Open to receiving all the love, support and guidance by trusting yourself and your divine unfolding. You are so loved! by Julianne Kulosa Julianne is a Spiritual Intuitive and WayShower, guiding the way to living a life of miracles and magic through trusting the power of love. Decisions, decisions. Why is it so easy to see what looks best for a friend to do and sometimes so challenging to make decisions for yourself?
Okay, maybe it’s not so hard to decide what to eat for dinner. Or is it? Research shows we make between 15 - 200 decisions a day around food. Furthermore, we make anywhere between 5,000 and 35,000 decisions every day. The ability to make wise choices isn’t a personality trait, and having no willpower isn’t your problem. Psychologists call it “decision fatigue,” and it depletes your natural willpower. Given my background in fitness, I like to think of each decision as doing one repetition in strength training. If you’re doing bicep curls, at some point, your muscles are going to weaken and fatigue. We start out in the morning filled up with energy and our best decision making skills. As the alarm goes off, we have to decide to snooze it or not. We decide if we’ll get out of bed, brush our teeth, take a shower, what to wear, what to eat or drink, and not to mention whatever else in going on in that head of ours about things we will be doing that day. Feeling a little depleted already? Decision fatigue effects our ability to make the best and healthiest choices. That’s when we grab the easiest thing to eat, do our impulse shopping, or snap at a loved one when we otherwise would have stayed calm or communicated more lovingly. If decision fatigue has the ability to make our day-to-day decisions more challenging, imagine what it can do to those bigger life decisions around career, health, money, and relationships. These are decisions we’ve probably been thinking about for quite a while. Filled with doubt and uncertainty, we are probably exhausted by the stress of it all. As time goes by, clarity seems to elude us even more. How To Make Decisions More Effectively 1. Meditate. Meditation is a way to calm the mind and become more present. Taking even a few minutes to simply notice your breath begins to illicit more relaxation in your body and clarity in your mind. Remember that the mind and your thoughts are not something you need to “turn off” during meditation. Meditation offers peace of mind as we embrace whatever we are experiencing in the moment with gentle attention. Once you are aware of your experiences, with nothing to fight against, you then have a greater ability to choose what to give your attention to, be it your breath, bodily sensations, thoughts or emotions. This gentle awareness cultivated during meditation allows you to have more clarity and make better choices. 2. Take a Walk. There’s nothing like fresh air, sun and nature to clear your mind and relax you. Even in the city, where I grew up, nature shows itself through the cracks in the sidewalk, the air, the sounds of pigeons and the sky above. Put down what you’re doing and take a walk, even for 10 minutes. I promise you’ll feel even better and clearer about your decisions. 3. Become Aware of When You’re Fatigued. Sometimes we don’t like to admit when we’re fatigued. The “be tough” attitude keeps us moving forward despite illness, pain and emotional upset. What are we trying to prove and who really cares? What if the coolest thing you could do, the thing most respected by others, was taking care of yourself? Admitting you’re fatigued allows others to step up and assist you. I know you can toughen up and get it done. You’ve got nothing to prove to me. Notice when you’re on edge, when you want to grab those chips or candy bars at the check out, when you’re more “snappy” or impatient with your loved ones, or just plain not enjoying your life. You’ll be at your best when you admit those times you’re not in the best state to make decisions. When you’re confused, hungry, sick, tired, angry, frustrated, doubtful or agitated, know that you are not going to make the most effective decisions in the moment. Make the ones you absolutely need to right now, and save the rest for when you feel calmer, more peaceful, clear and loving. 4. Connect To Your Heart. Your heart is a source of infinite solutions. It is meant to guide your mind and ego. Your heart holds and expresses the most loving viewpoints and choices available to you. Placing your hand on your heart and putting your attention and breath into your heart aligns you with your Divine Will-Power to make the best choices in the moment. It may surprise you by its guidance, but if you take action from that gentle quiet voice beneath your stressful thoughts and concerns, you’ll find that each step you take is indeed for your highest good. 5. Plan Ahead. Even the most spontaneous of us can benefit by planning ahead. Write out your grocery list before you shop. Schedule in when you’ll pay the bills. Commit to what time and days you’ll exercise. Plan your meals ahead of time, whether that morning or for the week. Clear out your closet of clothes you don’t wear. Choose what day you’ll do laundry or clean house. You don’t need to be a schedule hound, but by planning ahead the things you know you’ll be doing anyway, you’ll have more energy for the decisions you need to make today, especially if there are big life-changing decisions you are thinking about. 6. Ask for Help From the Universe. You don’t have to believe in God or the angels in order to get assistance from a universe that is in a living co-creative relationship with you. The thing I love about divine guidance is that it comes one step at a time, relieving us of a laundry list of decisions to make when making plans toward a goal. Calling, praying, or asking for help works! Do it in your style, in a way that feels good to you, knowing that the universe and divine guidance are an ever-present source of love and support that will assist you if you ask and are willing to take action. You are never alone! 7. Talk to a Neutral Friend. If we are stressed, trying to decide something, the last thing we need is for someone else to tell us what to do or rev up our stress by agreeing with us about how difficult our decision is. You may think this is what you want, but if you reflect back, you’ll find that although your friends meant well, what you really wanted was someone to just listen to you with love and compassion. You want to find your own answers. When a loving friend gives you even the best of advice without your asking, you are usually left feeling bad about not using it and they are left feeling frustrated by you not taking it. Asking a friend to just listen and gently reflect back what they hear helps you see more clearly. You might ask for their advice as a way to open your mind to a new viewpoint, knowing that in the end you are the one who will make your own decisions. Your friends love and care about you, and it is their love that holds you up in challenging times. 8. Journal. Writing down your thoughts, concerns, dreams and fears is a way to get them out of your head so you can think more clearly. By taking the time to give attention to your thoughts on paper, you get to know what you really want, what is stopping you, and which choice feels best. Journal. Draw. Doodle. Put those choices out on paper so you can see more clearly. 9. Make Decisions Quickly. There’s plenty of research to back up the fact that successful people make decisions quickly. Now wait a minute – remember you do want to be in a calm clear state of mind before making major decisions. I’m talking about those day-to-day decisions that you might put off or doubt. What restaurant should we go to? Which shirt should I buy? Should I take a walk or continue working? Over thinking decisions has us doubt ourselves and creates more stress. When you practice making decisions quickly, you begin to trust your own choices. You tap into your intuition, which is depleted when you analyze and dissect your choices. By practicing making decisions quickly, you’ll be better able to make those important choices when they arise. 10. Get More Sleep. Yeah, yeah, you’ve heard this before. But seriously, our culture right now seems to pride itself on being over-worked and sleep deprived. Put down the phone, turn off the television and close your computer. Some of you remember the days before cell phones, computers and Cable T.V. Did you miss anything important back then? That text, Facebook post or T.V. episode is not that important. It’s all a form of more unnecessary stress, increasing your decision fatigue. Should I answer that text right now? Should I like that FB post, emoticon it, or type a comment? Cut out unnecessary decisions and instead treat yourself to more rejuvenating sleep. Fill up your cup of clarity and energy for your next decision-filled day! 11. Eat Your Vegetables. We live in a country of abundant food choices where many of us are under-nourished and sick. A plant-based whole foods diet feeds your body with the nourishment it needs to make the best choices for your life. Glucose levels in our brain play an important role in our decision-making ability. We might habitually increase our glucose by eating sugar, but unfortunately, sugar spikes our glucose levels and then crashes them down quickly. We need to fuel our bodies with healthy nutrients throughout the day. If you’ve ever dieted, you know the effect that minimal food or lack of certain nutrients has on your willpower. Worrying about the sugar, much less the carbs, fat, chemicals, GMO’s and processing that goes into your food will only create more stress. (I felt stressed just writing that last sentence!) Instead, consider adding more whole foods, organic if possible, into your diet. Add double the veggies in a recipe. Eat a handful of nuts instead of a Snicker’s bar. Choose to have water instead of soda. Buy whole grains like brown rice instead of white. Order a side of steamed vegetables. Eat an apple. You get the idea. More veggies please! 12. Make Your Important Decisions In the Morning. Knowing that decision fatigue increases throughout the day, consider making your most important decisions in the morning. This is when you are well-rested and those glucose levels in your brain are at their highest. P.S. Did I give too many choices on ways to make better decisions? Well, just pick one! Tell me a number between one and twelve. That one! |
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