A Mother’s Love is Unwavering

Some days it is hard being a Mom.

Other days it is pure bliss.

More than once my daughters have told me that they perceived me as a strict Mom.

As parents, we strive to keep our children safe. We aim to give them independence at the right time and allow them to learn from their own mistakes. We teach them that trust needs to be reestablished when it has been violated. Most importantly, we see their inner light when they can’t see it themselves.

And now a decade later, they have thanked me for being that same “strict” mom.

Originally posted and published on Elephant Journal. Read more —> https://www.elephantjournal.com/2015/05/a-mothers-love-is-unwavering/

The Best Date of My Life

by Lulu | Inspiration, Mindset, Relationships

It has been decades since I have dated.

I am happily married (most of the time).

But if I were to date, I would want to date God (Grace/Source/Creator/insert the name of your own faith, religion, liking or perception here). For continuity, I will use God and will refer to this Divine Presence as He.

In my own life, I tend to use She more than He for God. The truth is that I would date God no matter what gender because God is no gender, but both aspects of what we in our human mind call masculine and feminine. I know and experience God to be genderless.

So one day, while meditating, I decided to go on a date with God.

And this is what happened:

Originally posted and published on Elephant Journal. Read more —> https://www.elephantjournal.com/2015/04/the-best-date-of-my-life/

Travel to Home

by Lulu | Mindset, Relationships

I love to travel, new sights, sounds, people and adventures to have.

And I love to be at home pottering around, being creative, hanging out with family and friends, I like knowing about new shows or restaurants that are worth exploring.

The time of one’s life speeds by so quickly.
Having a plan and focus is great and so too is free-wheeling, having an adventurous heart and a gypsy mind, spontaneously being lead or drawn to things is a great motto to live by. I achieve this occasionally, and welcome it more.

Juggling this does become difficult, when you have to throw into the mix, partners, children, homes, and pets. Oh and work.

I believe strongly in creating rituals and memorable moments.

I think I have passed that on to our children and it has also rubbed off on my hubby too.

Here is one of the sweet memories I have; for no reason, one night my husband lined our windy long driveway with tea light candles either side. And when I arrived home from teaching Yoga, these little lights created a blissful luminous pathway home.

Times like this remind me of holidays, when you think less, worry less, complain less, laugh more, be spontaneous more, relax more, play more, be kind to yourself more.

Life ultimately is about enhancing one’s joy factor, adding more of what you want and letting less of what you don’t want, fall away.

Celebrating myself in numerous ways

by Lulu | Creativity, Feminism, Inspiration, Mindset, Relationships, Spirituality, Women's Health

Just 9 days ago I did not even have a blog,now I do. (patting myself on the back) I did however have a website with information that had not been updated for a while and was not shining bright or creating anything at all. So I have created a blog, using WordPress, it is basic and has no pictures on it. (how the hell do I add them?) In the process of doing this I changed my host company. I also live in a different company from where I lived when I set up my website many years ago. And well, I lost all my information. Challenge One. I lack technological now-how that’s for sure. I bumble my way along, but celebrate myself that I have kept up with the writing side. And my personal writing also. I have briefly looked at a few other participant posts, but would love to read many more. In todays session, I plan to create a list of all things to check out, both from Natalie and others. This is a fabulous resource, of those that have gone before me, and paved the way. I salute ye all, and humbly thank you. I will implement lastpass. I recently signed up with Square a payment/credit card system which I used for markets with the creative goods I make, I assume I can link to my website somehow, when I get it back up and running. So I will look in to that also. Then Google Drive and Google Calendar, will be possibilities. But more so, a team, to do those things I would rather not spend my time on. Bring on Day 10, because Natalie said that’s whats coming next.

Waking Up to Myself

by Lulu | Creativity, Feminism, Inspiration, Mindset, Relationships, Spirituality

Too many years have gone by when I prioritised everyone else way above myself, living by the unwritten ‘Mothers Code’ – they need you 24/7, and putting myself last on the very long list of things to do and people to please. Ugh!

Each day wake up to yourself

Well, it is logical enough to understand that that does not work. More recently the practicing and prioritise my personal self-care and aligning my day to what makes my heart sing has played a leading role. And it is simply that – a practice.

A gentle, loving, honouring practice, which eases up any attachment to an outcome. Because I am simply practicing.

And when I miss a day or slip back into old ways, I gentle guide myself back and tame the raging Gestapo voice that has no honour for my divine glorious expression and ways of being in the world. The taming of that voice gives me a space in my life to live more in the place of delight. And that journey is worth sharing another time.

With a long background in yoga and meditation this has normally been my first choice, but now days, 20 years on, I find simply rising before the rest of the household in silence is deeply comforting. I spend 5 minutes focusing on my breath. I use my mantra following this, and then the practice of allowing my eyes to gently ‘land’ on things around me, noticing colour, shape, dimension and any feelings that arise in me. I call this practice “Seeing with The Eyes of Love”

Each day has never been before; view it with the eyes of wonder

Then some practically moves through our household, with my husband and child rising, and all that that entails each morning.

Soon after they leave I resume my self-time, I do a Gratitude in Motion practice and drink a Kickstart mixture, which evokes something that speaks to that inner part that says, “Ready”.

I share this small snapshot of a practice that is evolving with my own loving attention.

From Gentle to Kickstart in 90 minutes, companioned by delight