Dear Friends,
Over the last 7 ½ years I have had a deep, soulful, and often fun experience of working with a Network Chiropractor. I have been to the practitioner’s office dozens of times. And every single time, no exception, I have been met with love, caring and full presence of spirit. I know there were probably times the practitioner was tired or dealing with something that was difficult. However, not once did I feel he did not make space for me while I was in his clinic. His wife, who manages the office, is a healer in her own right. She greets every person with a smile and her full presence as well. They are an integral team, both healing in different ways. I can wholeheartedly say, I have felt better after every appointment. Most times, I feel physically better and often I feel emotionally and spiritually better. And usually on all levels, I feel enlivened.
I strive to bring this same presence into my own work as an energetic healer and nurse. I must admit I do fall short of this goal sometimes. However, for the most part, I have learned the ability to put aside my own discomfort in order to serve another being whom I am called to serve. And during those times I am fully engaged and present, I feel uplifted and more alive, and I believe the other person I am connecting with is energized by the interaction as well.
I have been contemplating on the concept of presence and the power to heal. When we are fully present with another being, whether it be person, animal or even insect, we are accessing the Divine Source Energy. This energy is in every cell and between every atom and molecule of our being. This energy envelopes us as individuals and when we are in communion with another. It is the power of all that is, of universal consciousness. Being present with another being, means stepping outside of our judgements, and mind talk to fully take in another’s energy of being. When this happens, you access the energy of divine presence and healing, and miracles become possible.
Being fully present for ourselves is also immensely powerful. This means suspending judgement about what we are doing, what we look like, what we have accomplished, etc. It also means not allowing the litany of mind talk to take over and keep us from being present with the task at hand.
I love to watch America’s Got Talent. Every year it seems that the talent becomes even more amazing. Last night, I watched a young woman sing with every fiber of her being. There was only she and her music. This young woman, talked about watching her parents murder during a robbery and how her grief filled her. But she also knew she needed to forge ahead. She found the presence of spirit to follow her joy. Listening to her sing, was transcendent. She was so fully present with the song, her music, her grief for her parents and the joy of what she was doing. Her presence sent out waves of healing for all of us touched by grief and sadness. Observing the power of her courage, encouraged all of us to find our own courage within ourselves and we were also able to be witness to her joy and feel that energy transform ourselves.
Some of the other talent on this show requires amazing presence to accomplish leaping and flying and somersaulting through the air. If any of these contestants in those situations started thinking about what they were going to have for dinner, the result could be disastrous. That kind of talent requires full presence of being while performing the task at hand. And when the rest of us observe what they are accomplishing, it opens the door to find more of what we are each capable of as we open into the presence they are sharing.
How many times have you gone to the grocery store, and connected with a cashier who gave you their full smile and attention? Maybe you were having a bad day, but when you left you felt like you had more of a spring in your step. The power of that person’s presence provided a healing for you. And perhaps you were the person offering that connection for the cashier.
I love to garden. And often, I like to sit and commune with my plants, the birds, and the bees. I have dozens of bees in my gardens this summer, and when I am pruning and planting around them, I am present with them, and they are naturally present with me. We are in harmony with each other. There is such a sweet energy to the bees, and they summon in me a deep joy. I feel very alive around them and healed by their being. And yesterday, a new flower opened up and it took me by surprise when I turned and gazed at it. I felt a moment of deep communion with this precious beauty.
When we are fully present with ourselves, or another being whether person, plant, animal or insect, we evoke the power of love, healing and peace. If you can stay fully present with another being who is suffering, including yourself, you are accessing the power of the divine. I promise you there will be a healing on some level. In the space of presence is God, universal love or whatever you want to call a higher power.
Imagine if we took this power of presence to a global level. If politicians gave another politician their full presence while discussing matters at hand instead of harboring their own agendas and thinking about what tactic they are going to use next. Imagine a world where people showed that kind of love and respect to each other. Imagine the healing that would occur between countries and different races if we could stay fully present with another being no matter what their color, nationality or religion. If we could suspend our judgements to fully listen and be present for each other no matter if one of us is white and one of us is black. Imagine how our world would change!
We are all healers to each other on this earth. We all have the ability to provide our full presence to our children, our co-workers, our spouses, and every person or being we meet when we walk out of our doors every day, every moment. It isn’t always easy, but it can be done. And the more we practice being present with ourselves the more we can access this energy while out with others. If it is hard to be fully present with another person, then start with a flower, a bee, a bird. Each of these beings are naturally present in every moment. This is a gift they give to us all the time.
I wish for all of you the presence of God, of healing, of peace that comes from awakening the ability to be present with yourself or another. There is no greater gift you can give and no greater gift you will receive.
Namaste,
R0semary