Plugged In?

Are you plugged in or running on empty? When we remember that there are so many beings there available to share the journey and cheer us on, we know to invite them in and welcome their assistance.

The earth is there, beneath our feet, solid and true. The sky so vast above us, the trees feeding our every breath. The rain brings water so we and so many others can drink. Giving thanks to Water, Fire, Air, Earth; elements we often don’t realize are our allies if we choose. Without them life is not possible.

Sometimes I forget to call in my loved ones to the party of life. You know, my loved ones that I know about and the ones I don’t know. Land ancestors can be allies. Those who lived on this earth in your area before you arrived. The ones who knew how to honor the earth and live in harmony. You can call them in.

Blood ancestors, those loved ones that have transitioned can be your allies, and you can be theirs. As I transform, I benefit my blood ancestors and they can help me along the path. My mother is in every cell of my body, she is in my dna and when I walk, she walks within me. Making that a conscious act is much more beautiful and love amplifies.

Spiritual ancestors are their too. Our spiritual teachers. Ones that you know, ones you have not ever met. You can invite them in. Making ourselves a vessel for good we invite everyone to work with and through us. We focus on honoring and growing those connections.

I have much more practice connecting with the earth but now I am bringing in a greater awareness of ancestors and honoring ancestors. I realize it’s time to deepen my connection and awareness of the ancestors that can work with and through me. It’s time for all hands on deck. It’s newer to me than connecting with earth, animals, ocean…but it’s time.

One of my spiritual ancestors is Vietnamese monk Thich Nhat Hanh. Sister Chan Kong, the nun at his side all these years is also one. She shares that when she was doing so much work during the Vietnam war to help others she never got tired and everyone would ask her how she could do it. “I eat the energy of my ancestors…” she replied. Every day she connected into her spiritual, land, and blood ancestors. And she is a part of a thriving, dedicated spiritual community.

We all have the capacity to help build the boat of community. We all have the capacity to plug in to a vast amount of energy outside of our individual selves and outside of time and space. Like a lot of other things in life, it’s a matter of conscious choice and building the habit. First is asking the question…and inspecting for ourselves, “Am I Plugged IN?”