May intenSati Series

Good morning! It's a rainy one today in New York City on May 3rd. I'm craving sunshine, of course, but don't feel too bothered by the conditions.

I'm teaching a new intenSati series this month that I wrote, in all honesty, at the dentist. They say "There's no atheist in a fox hole" and for me, I'm no atheist in a dentist's chair while getting a crown. I'm never really an atheist anymore but for the sake of conversation, the disproportionately nervous anxiety I feel at the dentist often propels me into conscious contact with Source energy. So, while I was numb for a little while, I wrote the following series which feels like a beautiful expression of where I am at in my intenSati practice. I hope you enjoy practicing it with me this month at Equinox and inside Central Park!

MAY SERIES

My vision is clear (Desire)
I have a plan (Focus)
I am following it (Strength)
Yes, I am! (Commitment)

I relax into faith (Faith)
I am willing to grow (Willing)
I deepen my joy (Joy)
I trust what I know (Confidence)

I am powerful (Willpower)
I am out of my own way (Passion/Perseverance)
My heart is grateful (Gratitude)
I live for today (Enthusiasm)

My needs are met (Gratitude)
I help and give (Energy)
The more I love (Love)
The better I live (Lotus balance)

I already taught it once and loved it, I think because it feels more about flowing and giving than about getting. It's about adjusting my expectations, feeling grateful for what I have, abiding by plans I have (action steps) without getting consumed with results, and being in a place of connection to the Source energy out of which springs faith, joy and of course, love.

I am really looking forward to seeing the growth in my students and myself this month.

While walking to get coffee this morning, I saw quickly how my mind can float some ideas about my current conditions that are very disempowering. I needed to do a reality check and reframe. Without getting specific, allow me to just say it was the usual feeling of not being where I want to be with respect to career, finances, relationship, etc. The judgments seemed to just crop up and for no reason, really! I just got up after all. So, while walking home, I reminded myself of my power of choice.

I always have a choice to view my life and circumstances with a grateful heart and when I do, I relax. The affirmation above about relaxing into faith is where I will close this morning, since it's one of my favorite affirmations of the series. Instead of shocking yourself like a kid jumping into the deep end of a cold pool, I take my faith these days like someone dipping her toes in the shallow end of one that is mild to moderately heated. A little dip here of "It's all working out" and a little wade there of "The Universe is benevolent". Slowly, easing into the faith that "Discoveries come when I ask and listen" or "Not on mine but on The Universe's time table". Little thoughts which deepen my faith seem to last the longest.

Have a beautiful day!

Thank you,
Lindsay