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About Midlife
Journeys
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For many people, midlife is a time of
transformation, a time of seeking greater purpose, joy and meaning in the
second half of life. Midlife Journeys is a monthly newsletter
designed to support you in reconnecting with your authentic self and
energizing your life through deep self-nurturing, creative expression and
heart-centered living. Each issue contains inspiration and resources to help
guide you on your journey to greater aliveness, joy and fulfillment.
NEW WORKSHOP!!
Conscious Aging, This Sunday, July 22, 2007, 1-3:30pm at
Santa Monica Yoga. Facilitated by Carol Sutherland and Mary Donovan.
What would it be like to experience midlife not as a crisis but as a time
of awakening to who we really are, a time to live more consciously,
authentically and creatively? Explore the possibilities in this
experiential workshop.
Through meditation, movement, music, and writing exercises we'll share
our stories, our challenges and our wisdom and dare to go where few women
have gone before! Create the second half of your life as the best yet to
come!
Dress comfortably, bring writing materials, and if you'd like, a
percussion instrument. Register under Upcoming Events or call
Santa Monica Yoga at 310-396- 4040.
To ensure that you receive your editions of Midlife Journeys newsletter,
please put the following email address in your email address book: newsletter@midlifejourneys.com
Please feel free to forward this newsletter to anyone who would enjoy
receiving it!
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Be The Change
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"We must be the change we wish to
see in the world." Mahatma Gandhi
I am sending my newsletter this month at the moment when millions of
people around the world, including myself, are joining in meditation and
prayer for the healing of our planet (11:11am Greenwich Mean Time, July
17, 2007). In California, this is 4:11am!
Shelley Yates, a Canadian mother, is the inspiration for this event
called Fire the Grid. Many of you may have received information about it
through the Internet. (Her website is www.firethegrid.org.) She went
through a near death experience and powerful spiritual awakening and was
moved to spearhead this event and future projects to assist the healing
of the planet.
Shelley is encouraging people around the world to sit at this time, alone
or with others, to reflect on the beauty of the planet we all share, to
appreciate everything we have and all that we are, and to envision a
better future for us all. It's meant to be a time of upliftment for both
our individual and collective energetic fields and then for sending that
energy to the core of the earth in service to her healing.
What a beautiful vision! The power of the collective consciousness is
potentially huge. There are a number of scientific studies documenting
the powerful impact of prayer on individual healing. Why not extend that
to our living Earth?
And, when this particular moment in time has passed, we can extend this
kind of practice into our daily lives. As you continually uplift your own
consciousness, you make a significant contribution to the consciousness
of the whole. It is an act of loving service.
One of the key ways to do this is to discover what brings you joy, give
yourself permission to do or be whatever that is, and then give thanks
for the opportunity.
Another way is to practice random acts of kindness for no other reason
than to express the best of your humanity. This might be feeding someone
else's expired parking meter, offering a blanket to a homeless person, or
giving assistance to an elderly person as she attempts to carry her bags
home from the market. You're looking out for your "tribe",
recognizing that as we care for others we are truly caring for ourselves.
Other ways include: meditating; walking in nature; listening to music
that inspires you; cutting down on the time you spend ingesting the news
and other media; coloring your world with shades that uplift you and
surrounding yourself with objects of beauty and meaning in your home or
work place; gracing your environment with fresh flowers; etc.
This month, if you don't already know, I invite you to spend time
discovering what brings you joy. If you do know, be sure to give yourself
permission to experience it regularly and give thanks for the blessings
it brings to your life.
Here's to a more joyful and loving future for us all!
Carol
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Upcoming
Events
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Womens Sacred Journeys Workshops
NEW WORKSHOP!
Conscious Aging
Sunday, July 22, 2007
1-3:30pm
Register
Group Coaching
COMING FALL 2007
Conscious Aging Group</< b>
CONTACT CAROL for more information
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