dark moon magic

life is not defined by what the universe brings to our doorstep...

 

but by how we relate and respond to it. 

 

 

it's not about what you receive...                                        

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                      it's about how you receive it.

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how we receive anything is a reflection of the meaning we give it.

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is she a welcome guest you embrace with open arms?

...or a persona non grata you're desperate to get rid of?

 

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is it a blessing 'in disguise' that gives you something of value ?

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the chance to learn a profound lesson that changes how you think and what you want from life?

the opportunity to build a muscle that turns out to be one of your hidden superpowers ?

the gateway to mastery of a seemingly invisible skill the success of future-you will depend on?

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...or is it a curse ?

proof of your unworthiness?

 

punishment for some unknown crime committed in a past life by a version of you that stopped existing 'hundreds of years ago', or worse - when you were eight ?

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is it a terrifying teeny tiny puppy ?

...or an almighty beast... that triggers you to feel safe... to laugh, to play ?

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the bad news is... the meaning we give things is deeply rooted in the stories we believe.

 

the good news is...

         the meaning we give things is deeply rooted in the stories we believe!!

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perhaps, like me, you were imprinted with stories that taught you to believe the world is not safe

...that puppies are something to fear.

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perhaps your parents (and your parents' parents and the parents of your parents' parents that you never even met!) passed down stories that taught you to believe your internal guidance system is faulty

...that you cannot trust yourself.

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perhaps you were raised in a society with stories that taught you to believe you don't matter

...that it's wrong to have any boundaries at all...

let alone boundaries that are consistent with what self-care looks like for you.

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and so what!?​

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​you aren't bound to those stories.

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​life is a choice because we can choose to tell ourselves

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whatever                                                                  

god-damned                                  

or         

               god-blessed

                                                        stories we want.

 

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we can choose empowering stories, rejuvenating stories, inspiring stories.

 

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we can choose exciting, expansive, intoxicating stories

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where success is not limited  by how much 'will-power' we can muster

 

but fueled by our blazing desire to Be                       

to Do                   

to Have            

what sets our soul on fire.

 

 

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we can choose to ask the questions

the ones that make space for who we are

 

that peel away the 'could's and 'should's and 'i think i would's we took on as our own

 

and reveal the objectives that light us up because they are our own

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we can choose to align with the stories that drive us forward

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     we can choose to be smart ;

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we can use                                                

the cacophony             

                                        of tools and practices

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that enable us to believe in ourselves.

 

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  ...the truth is

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it's not the obstacles and misfortunes that deplete our energy and hold us back...

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it's what we waste                                   

                          resisting, resenting and rejecting

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the opportunities for growth these challenges offer.

 

 

 

it's not the circumstances that make us helpless victims...

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it's the finger of blame we point at everything outside ourselves  

  

that strips us of the power we have to create the life we long for.

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you don't get to choose if you are a creator.

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you create results with every choice you make.

 

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you get to choose how you create.

 

consciously or unconsciously                                                      

by default or by design

                                                        intentionally or... unwillingly.

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choosing to not decide is a choice for things to stay the same.

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the perspective you identify with, live from, reinforce

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the one that sets the parameters on what is

and what isn't

possible for you

 

is not set in stone

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it's a choice

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and it's not just the wisdom traditions

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science agrees - you can rewire that remarkably plastic brain of yours (and recondition that amazingly regenerative body of yours) ​to improve every sector of your life by choosing to take on empowering beliefs

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you can choose to reinforce the perspective that gives your life no meaning, leaves you feeling lost, feeds your struggle with suicidal ideation and use self-harm is the best 'coping mechanism' to 'self-soothe'

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you can embrace the perspective that transforms the darkest of your days into the light you shine so bright it makes the whole world smile what makes you priceless and give you purpose

 

 

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you can choose the perspective that dooms you to watch the addictions you "can't let go of" destroy your heath and relationships

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you can choose to replace that perspective with one where those addictions are the guiding lights that teach you how to self care meet the needs to see the wounds deep within you that get in the way of your happiness.. so you can heal those wounds become the healthy-boundaried person that is capable of having healthy loving relationships tht you parents did not teach you how to have

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you can choose the perspective in which you are completely alone

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you can choose to replace that perspective with one that makes you feel so deeply connected, you couldn't 'isolate' yourself even if you tried

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you can choose to believe that you live in a friendly universe

that does have a plan

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that is rooting for you

that believes in you

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you can choose to believe this friendly universe makes you climb the formidable mountains

 it knows you have the capacity to conquer

 

because it wants you to have the healing, to feel the freedom, to know the indestructible confidence and indescribable joy that lie on the other side of those excruciating climbs

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you can choose to believe the universe is guiding you (somewhere amazing)

and you can choose to see the evidence of this all around you

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you can choose to give yourself permission to take off the muddy, 'glass is half empty (and evaporating As. We. Speak!)' goggles you've been been given.

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you can choose to view life through a 'glass is half full (and look out roses! get ready to bloom because the rain is a-coming!!)'-coloured lens that lines the previously invisible path to your joy with flashing lights and ringing bells

 

most important, you can choose to learn how to keep those rose-coloured lenses clean

(because life is a ride, folks - it goes up and down and round and round and there's plenty of mud, allover the gods-blessed place, and it makes no difference if your lenses are blue, pink or green.... if you can't actually see through them)​

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you even can choose to have fun getting covered in mud

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