Nowhere to Go But IN
(original art by me, Sarah Seidelmann above)
Here are a Few Tips to Help You Show Up and Grow in Your Own Life!
Originally posted Jan 30
It’s been another week of what felt, in many moments, like an unchecked coup de etat in the US and, with my heart hepped on fear +helplessness, I find that there is…
1. Nowhere to run but IN. I am getting outdoors a few times a day and connecting with friends and family IRL and via phone and that all helps. ANNNNND, what has helped me the most is meditation. And visiting my spirit animal Alice, an elephant. All the wisdom traditions in the world admonish us to go in, go in, go in. That’s where I find Alice.
If you are struggling to find your center and could use an incredibly understanding friend, I highly recommend heading to seek out your very own spirit animal. Mine has become a most beloved companion. I wrote about how we met in Swimming with Elephants.
2. The Meditation with the Most Merit? The one where you meditate on your own death, of course. Here is a beautiful 3 minute meitation from Thicht Naht Hahn to listen to.
Here is a bit longer one that is also sweet.
There is something about thse sorts of meditations that bring me back to life…maybe absurd –but true.
3. Quote That Made Me Sigh With Relief.
“If you can sit quietly after difficult news; if in financial downturns you remain perfectly calm; if you can see your neighbors travel to fantastic places without a twinge of jealousy; if you can happily eat whatever is put on your plate; you can fall asleep after a day of running around without a drink or a pill; if you can always find contentment just where you are: you are probably a dog.”
~ JACK KORNFIELD
4. Now Might Be a Good Time to Start a Journal. Self expression, it is said is the opposite of depression (and, I believe anxiety too!). Watching all the beautiful humans expressing themselves in our 30 day project BEAM that began this week….I cannot tell you how refreshing it is. The beauty being generated there BRINGS ME TO MY KNEES. . To simply sit with ourselves and reflect or create brings light into our cells. Austin Kleon has some wonderful ideas to take to your journal!
5. A Message From Spirit. This week I decided to go to visit my helping spirits in the Upper World to ask for a teaching about a symbol that I received in Guatemala in Oct. 2024 during a meditation.
The symbol was the Flower of Life.
Here is what they shared with me.
“The sacred flower of life is a divine design and it is also a frequency. You are held safely in this design. This sacred frequency is what holds all of life together. To fully enter and experience this frequency directly, you can express yourself (sing, dance, tell stories, write and more!) or you can simply drop into wordlessness. Spending time in the company of beings (human, animal or mineral!) will also bring you into the frequency of the sacred flower of life. This is your default or original frequency, and now there are many artificial frequencies present that many of us are attuning to. To aid in restoring this world, devote time to vibrating in your original, the frequency of the sacred flower of life. “
~message from spirit on 1/27/2025
(Art by me on @procreate using #publicdomain imagery
I am sending you all deep peace.
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with much love,
Sarah
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