There is a deep underlying energy of Christmas that enfolds all cultures and religious presentations.
It is the energy of an opening heart, seeking to gift life with Essence.
This is the silent voice of Life, seeking expression, in spite of appearances: consumerism, short tempers, fear based choices, abuse, misuse of power and money, disrespect of all life….
It is the heart’s recognition and the Soul’s call to Oneness, way beyond what we consciously think the word, Oneness means.
Examine your world - partner, children, parents, siblings, neighbors etc…..have you made room in your heart to include them in your life? Just by acknowledging their presence or their “differences”, this makes room in you for gifting your attention, silently or obviously.
Attention is a primal need for all human beings. We cannot survive without attention and we cannot thrive without attention, thus we see many versions of an “invisible human” seeking attention in the only way they know how to get it.
Deepak Chopra made a call earlier in this year of 2008, to enroll 100 million in a commitment to Non-Violence. This is a conscious invitation to join in this silent energy of Christmas. This is an initiating factor to manage our thinking, our beliefs, our attention and intention that influences our behavior and our actions, from the inside out.
Let us use this Energy of Christmas to openly accept our heart and Soul’s call and dedication to Oneness, life with conscious recognition that all life matters – all life is breathing and living in and from the same Oneness, no matter what we call it.
This is what the word Aloha means: ALO – universal space, HA – breath. We all share the same breath.
We all share the same breath; we all share one home, our Earth Home. We all share the elements of fire, earth air and water as vital components of life, without consciously recognizing or understanding this.
Our heart and Soul’s know this.
Now it is time for us to live this as a lifestyle, on a daily basis. Give our attention to gratitude and appreciation of all that sustains Life beyond what we think we know, beyond our illusions and exclusions through economics, politics, religion, race, color, creeds, sexual preferences, etc.
Let us honor Life, today, on this Eve of what many know as Christmas Eve, and be in gratitude for all life, be in gratitude for this magnificent Earth Home, be in gratitude for our breath, so we can be fully present
in Life.
Let us commit to Non-Violence by committing to live the Energy of Christmas, 365 days a year, as if our Life depended on it, because it does.
We do not have to have money, we do not have to shop, we do not have to fight the traffic, we do not even need to know the recipient - we just have to wake up and give from our heart what we were given when we took our first breath, Life through Oneness.
Your Presence and attention is a gift to Life,
your smile is invaluable…..
and it is FREE.
December 25th, 2008 at 12:32 pm
In the Energy of Christmas, with a HUGE *free* smile on my face, I give gratitude and appreciation for this beautiful, thought-inspiring post…and I give enormous gratitude and appreciation for YOU in our lives, for YOU on this planet~right now! :0)
For several years now we’ve taken the illusory pressure off and we’ve made a conscious choice as a family to be in the Spirit of Christmas, of open hearts and gratitude every day of the year. We’ve chosen to relax our expectations for this *one day* and just enjoy the “presence” of each others company. (OK, we still make fabulous feasts and have extra yummy treats… :0)
I’ve thought about the topic of your post more this year than any other for some reason. As I was out and about, noticing others in their Holiday frenzy, some weathered and grumpy…many still smiling (thank goodness!)…but all spending more, more, more to receive what? It really became clearer to me that what is being felt is this energy your speaking to, Kay. The energy of an open heart, a heart knowing that it wants to give, to express its Oneness, it’s connectedness. Somehow as the message travels from the heart to the mind, the mind, trained by our culture here in America tends to translate it as buy something. Buy more, more, more stuff. As if somehow this will feed the hunger in our hearts. Except it doesn’t touch it. So…we buy more. Still doesn’t touch it. But, we don’t give up easily…we’ll keep trying! :0)
Bless our Hearts! …kind of gives that saying deeper meaning right now, doesn’t it? Truly, bless our hearts…and allow our minds to open as widely as our hearts to hear the message that is lovingly coming forth. It’s not likely we’ll ever feel lasting, meaningful satisfaction from ‘things’. We will feel lasting, *more than* meaningful satisfaction and fulfillment from sharing a smile, an embrace, a glance where eyes meet, souls connect and all is right with the world. I know this is true as I put it in practice this season with ’strangers’. With an open heart, a smile and just a glance of meeting eyes…with no attachment to outcome, I gave freely; and I know it made a difference, I can feel it.
These things are small and oh so powerful…and as you pointed out, Kay…they’re FREE! :0) Thank you!
Peace, Love and Harmony…
With ALO~HA!
Debra
December 25th, 2008 at 1:17 pm
Aloha to you Debra on this Holy Day of Christ mass…..yes, I think one at a time, heart, mind, belief and action is the way that life is changed - organically, and sustainable. I intention coupled with action makes the difference. I so deeply appreciate your family and your deep and committed intentions to LIFE….and the action behind it all. I am blessed on this day and each day that you and your ohana are in my life. Mahalo Nui Loa, Kay