Wednesday, November 30, 2011

With a bright spirit

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Healing.  The word itself is evocative.  It conjures up an immediate visceral response with attendant mental images...memories, fears, dreams, wishes.  Good health is vital to every living organism on this Earth School of ours.

When I think of healing, I think automatically of love and of Light.  The pure vibratory expression of love is the most powerful form of healing in existence, in my opinion.  When love is present, our whole body just relaxes and sighs, luxuriating in the peacefulness of that beautiful energy.

We know from a medical perspective that those who are happy, who feel loved and cared about, who receive regular hugs from loved ones - these are the people who heal more quickly, and who have stronger immune systems.  I have always found the healing strength of such a simple thing as a hug to be profound.  A simple embrace, the hug, and yet that simple thing can boost white blood cell count in the human body - the part of our blood system that fights off infection and wards off opportunistic illness - and sustain a sense of calm well beyond the physical experience of the hug itself.

Just the act of writing my thoughts about healing is increasing my own vibration - I can feel it as I type the words and thoughts.  I spent a good part of the 1990s working as a massage therapist, but was never truly fulfilled in that career.  The healing part and the knowledge of the human body fascinated me, but massage therapy in and of itself didn't really fit for me.  What did resonate was energy work; what many might recognize as the Biblical "laying on of hands", or in the traditional medical world, it is called Therapeutic Touch among other names.  I learned that I have an innate ability for energy work, and to this day, although I no longer practice as a massage therapist, I still embrace energy work occasionally.  It is effortless for me and is a gift I can bestow upon anyone in pain, whether it is physical, mental, emotional, or as is most often the case, a combination of all of these.

When I stepped into the unknown world of blogging over two years ago, I had no idea what I was doing with the concept.  It was something I was trying on for size to keep my mind occupied during a very dry period for my freelance writing career.  I've spoken of this before and I will doubtless bring it up again - the title of my blog, Healing Morning, was divinely driven.  I knew I wanted it to have something to do with healing, and the word "morning" was a play on my name, Dawn.  At the time, I had no idea how absolutely appropriate a title this would be, or how the title would grow with me as I grew in my blog writing.

You would think, as a result of the strong healing energies around me over a lifetime, that it would come as no surprise that this healing energy would translate into my writing.  Yet, it has been a surprise.  I did not know, to begin with, that my writing would touch others around the world and instill a sense of peacefulness, calm and healing.  That was a vague goal, but at the time that I created this blog, I had thought to focus more on a clinical type of writing application.  Instead, I found that I was being drawn to write from my heart and to allow a level of transparency that I had never dared to embrace.  I began to share very private concepts here, and opened up about my spiritual side in a manner that I had rarely done before.

Again, to my surprise, the articles that I wrote that exposed very personal aspects of who I am, and my healing and intuitive abilities - those articles have, without fail, turned out to be the ones that have garnered the most interest, the most written comments and the most support.  I've learned over the last two and a-half years that when I've written an article that makes me more than a little nervous about publishing it, this is when I'm writing and channeling a level of truth that needs to be shared.  And that energy is received in similar fashion...in a very positive, honest manner.  People respond in kind and tell me they feel a sense of peace here.

So, I continue to grow with my blog title.  I continue to grow in my healing abilities and I continue to learn that my previous horizons are constantly being broadened.  It is a very surreal experience at times.  Just recently, I began to recognize a return to that childlike sense of creation that we tend to lose as we age.  Children have an innate sense of acceptance that all will be well; they have an equal belief that good things will happen simply because those good things are wished for and anticipated with a bright spirit.

I have also just recently weathered some rather trying times where I wasn't sure how I would get from one day to the next.  The darkness that accompanied those challenges was quite intense and looking back, I have no idea how I managed to maintain even a wee shred of optimism and belief that good experiences were in my personal pipeline.  Somehow, though, deep within me, I did hold onto that small flame of belief.  That small flame of pure love, of pure healing, of pure manifestation....it all rested deep within me, despite the trying times.

And then, in the midst of an admittedly scary phase, I felt the shift beginning.  That knowing, that awareness that I've always had grew inside me.  I clearly remember feeling it happening and I admit there was a bit of a struggle....a bit of lingering doubt that it was real.  Yet the sense of rightness was so strong that all I could feel was delight and a sureness inside.  A glowing, expanding welling of liquid, golden, pulsing brightness is how I would describe it.  That is what the energy of pure love looks like to my mind's eye. Many who practice various healing modalities will point out that various levels of healing energy carry different colors and textures.  I don't dispute this.  What I am describing here, that golden, pulsing brightness is how I experience healing at its most profound.  If I could invite you into my heart to see it and experience it the way that I do, I would do that very thing.  Since I can't do that, the next best thing is to write it for you and create the image and the emotion, the textures and vibrations with words.

This article may seem to have very little point....just a jumble of thoughts about healing.  I don't argue that point, as I'm writing from a stream of consciousness perspective, just allowing the thoughts to flow from my fingertips.  I will go back and read through this and see if the progression is strong enough to publish the article.  I think it will be, because I feel that same sense of rightness as I type the words.  This jumble of thoughts is going to make absolute sense to someone...perhaps many someones.  You will read this article and smile and nod, recognizing what I am attempting to convey.  Your own deep well of healing energy and love will respond and there will be that magical "click" from me to you.

In this way, in this fashion, I continue to heal.  Myself.  My readers.  The very air that I breathe in and exhale.  The earth that I walk upon, as this energy overflows and spills down from my hands and flows through my feet as I walk.  For those who study esoteric concepts of healing, this will make sense.  For those who trust in the simple process of honoring the physical manifestation of that spark of the Divine translating into human form, it will also make sense.  For those who are searching and wondering, looking for something that will lead them deeper into self-discovery, perhaps this article will light a new Divine spark.  It's a beautiful and never ending cycle, of course.

With a bright spirit.  This is how I write this article, at this moment.  That would make a beautiful t-shirt slogan, yes?  Healing is such a bright thing, yet very calm and sure.  Peaceful and quiet, but also exuberant and full of that childlike sense of delight.  I was asked to write an article with the word "healing" as the focus.  I sat down to write and did so with a bright spirit.  My hands are literally buzzing from the extreme level of energy that has been prompted as a result and I accept that manifestation in the same way....with a bright spirit.  With a bright spirit, my friends.

With a bright spirit.


35 comments:

  1. Dawn... sometimes when we embark on a journey we do not realize the magic we are creating...Like you I started writing out of boredom which then turned into healing myself..never did I think that my blog would be helping another... brit the odd 1/3 people...but that was fine..
    Your writing brings clarity and honesty which many are looking or seeking for.A place where one can come to understand the intricacies of life....
    Keep writing...
    Savira

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  2. Savira, thank you for sharing your thoughts on this one! It was a request for a magazine article, and came with a very short turnaround on deadline. I had no idea what I would write until I started typing, but the words just flowed. I rarely write a blog article and publish the same day - I generally take at least a few hours to walk away, then come back to it. This time, I wrote it, edited and published within 20 minutes. I love those moments when all the planets align and the vibrations are so pure!

    I find a similar sense of clarity and peace with your writing, and I'm looking forward to visiting as soon as I finish posting this reply.

    Much love to you!

    Dawn

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  3. I hope I can add a spark to your golden glow with this small gesture - Hugs (virtually)

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  4. Anna, I love it! Hugs are such beautiful things, aren't they? I'm smiling fit to beat the band, just reading your words, so thank you for making my evening that much brighter!

    Much love and virtual hugs back to you!

    - Dawn

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  5. I am amazed at how the Universe works at putting me where I am supposed to be at the right moment in time for what I am needing at that moment. I have suffered from pain both physically and emotionally for years now. I hope, wish and pray for that bright spirit that you describe.
    However, I am afraid! The fear is as real as the pain. Knowing what I need to do, but not having the courage to do it keeps me in a state of bondage that grows and swells as I get older.

    I lay at night meditating and telling myself that my body does not hurt. I mask my pain with medication that does nothing for my spirit which needs healing as well. Thank you for posting this today and on one last note. My search engine has been nothing but self healing websites all day long-- I look forward to reading more and learning what I can from you Dawn.

    Blessed Be--Angie

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  6. Oh my, Angie, your comments brought chills in the best way possible. Isn't it beautiful how God/Universe/Spirit guides our hands to the exact, perfect spot? I am humbled that what I wrote here has helped you in some small way. I understand your fears, honey. I think we've all experienced such moments, but I hope for your heart that what you're feeling right now is fleeting. I believe it can be, and I know there is that beautiful, bright spark inside you as well. I'm reaching out to hold your hand in the dark, dear one, so I hope that that lifts some of the fear. Bright days are coming for you, I'm sure of it!

    Namaste',

    Dawn

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  7. I’m thankful for your bright spirit in this dark, dark world Dawn. It seems that your mother had the intuitive sense to aptly name you! I’m a believer in divine healing too. It’s interesting that I happened to read this tonight, when just this morning I journaled my feelings of inadequacy as a hands-on healer. My black lab, Rip, has been sick for several days now, and I’ve prayed and laid hands on him several times, and have waited for that heat that is an evidence of the healing to flow through my fingertips. I only hope it works its magic in due time!
    I feel that my forte in the healing department may be more of the inner and emotional variety. I trained in counseling and studied psychology for more years than I can name. And I realize that we don’t just chose to do things for no reason. I think healing is the divine path we’ve been called too.

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  8. With a bright spirit, indeed! You are the embodiment of a bright spirit, Dawn, and your words never fail to uplift and inspire me (and countless others, no doubt)! Like you, I felt my vibration gently shifting as I was reading this post...thank you for sharing from your heart.

    It is so wonderful and magical how the Universe helps us to connect with the perfect people, and the perfect information, at the perfect time...always!

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  9. Dawn reading this post of yours today, I think I can understand what you mean by healing. I have had my share of bad but that has never stopped me from believing that things happen for a reason and that there are better things to come. I can imagine that well of happiness you must be going through every time you feel that golden liquid pulsating sensation. All I know that if your think happy and positive, good things will come your way. Thank you for sharing this

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  10. Dawn I agree with Savira... my own writing came from a sudden crisis and despite not having a clue about what I was doing it managed to help me on my path to healing, which inadvertently with pleasure helped others... Sometimes I sit in wonder, at the differences in each and everyone’s writing differences and distinctive abilities, but I grew to understand on a global level, there are all sorts of individuals out there who definitely need lots of different writers with their own uniqueness...

    Your article is outstanding as always, beautifully written, with the brightest thoughts that hit each one of us straight through the heart, but I feel this is what we need, to encourage and inspire each and every one of us to embrace and accept the extraordinary gift of healing... We also need to trust, and you more than anyone know how many times over the past two years I have personally needed that magical, golden healing light to touch upon my family and myself. That would not have been possible without the truthful connection from a beautiful person who is able to be her true and genuine self.
    I am blessed for knowing you and equally blessed from what I have learned from my beautiful soul sister.

    Thank you, Dawn.

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  11. I am so grateful that you have followed the path of purpose for your life, even through those dark moments you clung to what you believed. Every word you wrote made total sense to me. Every word was ALIVE, full of life and love. Every word was you.
    Loving you

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  12. We all heal in our own way and definitely healing is a process and a spiritual journey. Your blogs are insightful. Thanks for sharing.

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  13. Just a quick note to let you all know that I've read each of your comments and will respond to each one this evening when I get home from work. For now, I will say that each of you have touched me deeply and humbled me with your response to this post. Much, much love to you all.

    - Dawn

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  14. There is no sorrow that heaven cannot heal. (A proverb). Everything gets back to normal, if its not getting back to normal then its not the end; its just the bend. Lovely post. Thanks for sharing. :)

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  15. My dear Debra, how interesting that we have healing abilities and the study of psychology in common! I am endlessly fascinated with what makes each of us tick. I do understand your frustrations with those feelings of inadequacy. I've never been able to heal myself as efficiently as I can others, and that's never made sense to me. It's one of those works in progress for me, and I continue to hone that particular aspect. You mentioned my name and my Mom choosing it. She has told me often over the years that when she found the name, she knew immediately that that's what she would name me. (The odd thing is that it's my middle name, rather than first name, which is a whole different story.) Thank you so much for sharing your beautiful thoughts with me!

    Much love,

    Dawn

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  16. Bec, I love that you felt an energy shift as you read this! I wasn't sure if that would happen for people reading it, but it definitely happened to me as I was writing it. Very cool! It makes me smile to know you have a positive, uplifting experience when you visit here; that's always my goal when I write. And I agree, the way that God/Universe/Spirit connects us and allows us to find one another again is magical. You're one of my blessings in that regard, dear one. <3

    - Dawn

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  17. Rimly, your words have me nodding my head in agreement. It's definitely a challenge, on some days, to keep hold of that belief that better times are coming. I fall off that wagon occasionally, I won't lie. But the happier truth is that for the most part, there's something inside me that stubbornly holds onto Light, onto positive thoughts, onto Hope and belief. Faith. Your own thoughts here are full of wisdom and I'm impressed with your quiet strength.

    Namaste',

    Dawn

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  18. You are healing personified my dearest. Whatever you do holds healing in it's heart. I adore you, beautiful post!

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  19. AngelJane, that name describes you so perfectly! You speak of the wide range of writers in this huge, beautiful world - I agree with you that it's such a deep pool that exists. And through some mysterious, perfect manner, we are guided to find those Souls whose thoughts resonate with us in that "just right" manner. I've been brought such beautiful friendships through my writing, and I count you as one of those unique, deeply special connections. You delight with your own thoughts equally, sweetheart! <3

    - Dawn

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  20. Janie, you made me cry. Beautiful, humble, touched to my heart tears with these words: "Every word you wrote made total sense to me. Every word was ALIVE, full of life and love. Every word was you." Oh my. You lift me up in so many ways, Janie-love. I smile to know that every word made sense to you. That was a very clear and certain truth to me when I was writing - I knew that some people would read and understand what I was working to convey. I am not surprised that you are one of those beautiful lights. I love you in return. <3

    - Dawnie

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  21. Janu, I agree...the journey for each of us is unique, and is a beautiful experience. I am so happy to know you enjoy yourself when you visit here! Thank you, my friend, for taking time to visit, read and leave a lovely comment.

    Namaste',

    Dawn

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  22. Shreya, I love the thought of, "..it's not the end, it's just the bend". How beautifully expressed and how true! And do you know, often I find those bends in the road to provide some really spectacular scenery to enjoy. Thank you for visiting!

    - Dawn

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  23. Tinker, I love you in return, my dearest sister-friend. "You are healing personified." Oh my, what a beautiful thing to bestow upon me. You know, occasionally, we're blessed to meet others who truly see us, right down to our core, and accept us without reservation. I am fortunate to call you friend, honey. {{Alien}} <3

    - Dawnie

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  24. Healer Heal Thyself...the Spirit is always calling us to heal. It does not surprise me Dawn that you were drawn to write this blog. It is your journey of healing, sharing and drawing those who need to hear the message your blog brings...to add "Tools" to their own healing journey. When you come from the heart it is the most powerful. The Spirit recognizes truth and honesty and will resonate with the healing words within your post. You share from experience and faith within your own understanding..facilitiating the healing journey within others...as they recognize themselves within your words. Because you come from the compassion and caring for others..there is a feeling of peace and acceptance within this post..allowing others to choose within their own recognition...." The Freedom to Heal"...Wishing you the beauty of Discovery within your own Soul Search...revealing the Shining Light you carry to light the way for others to follow. Wrapping you in the Healing Arms of those who walk with you my dear friend...Always...xx

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  25. Raven, thank you for your thoughts! Your comment "..as they recognize themselves within your words" was very powerful. I've always held that same mindset, that we recognize our own vibration as it comes back to us in a mirroring effect. This is how we learn the most effective lessons, I believe. Thank you for taking time to walk with me, chickadee! <3

    With love,
    Dawn

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  26. Dear Dawn, yes, I agree with you that the title of your blog 'Healing Morning' was divinely driven and i feel blessed to be connected to you through this enlightening blog.
    -PORTIA

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  27. My Dear Dawn, I love when you flow with the Spirit, speaking from the heart of who you are. You are a healer and your words and actions bear witness to this.
    I'm glad that you took the time to write this post as it gave me time to pause and reflect on love, healing, and courage. You were brave when you went through that recent dark tunnel...it was inspiring. Thanks for that sweetie. I'm sending you loving thoughts, complete with festive sugarplums and attentive angels.
    Love,
    Leah

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  28. Portia, it's so nice to see you here! Thank you for the beautiful words, sweetheart. I'm very happy with where this particular journey exists with my writing, and I'm excited and curious to see where it will lead me. It has already produced beautiful friendships such as yours. Much love to you, dear one! <3

    - Dawn

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  29. Leah, I'm glad I decided to publish this one too. I've said it countless times since I began blogging - the articles I've written that make me a bit nervous to post are the ones that seem to speak the loudest to those who visit here. That's a continual lesson for me to embrace - that sense of belief on a personal level. When someone like you visits and recognizes that Divine Spark, this is when I smile and feel the most at peace with knowing I am exactly where I am meant to be, doing what I am meant to do. Thank you, dear friend! <3

    - Dawn

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  30. reading u after such a long time !!
    a kind of of magic is there in your words... n this healing morning is just a treat to readers.

    I always feel positive n good after reading your posts !!!

    Keep more coming :)

    Much Love !!

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  31. Jyoti, what a lovely thing to say! That's always the inner goal, that what I write brings joy to the hearts of those who visit here. You made me smile with your thoughts, as always.

    Much love in return, sweet girl. <3

    - Dawnie

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  32. Hi, a first time visitor.
    ur thoughts are so thought-provoking..
    the blog title 'healingmorning' allured me and your content does full justice to it-deep and profound-soothing to read..
    I'm a newbie in blogging world and the blogging journey I have embarked upon has taken me to wonderful writers!
    keep sharing and stay connected :)

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  33. Hello Rohit, welcome to Healing Morning and to the world of blogging! How exciting for you to be stepping into this new journey and experience. I'm so happy to know you've enjoyed what you've found here and I look forward to visiting your blog in return.

    Namaste',

    Dawn

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  34. Dawn, I always miss you when I don't see posts from you. Reading your thoughts about healing are really connecting with me right now. This has been one of my most challenging years to date and if it were not for my faith and belief in healing I know I would not have made it. Times are still uncertain, but my belief in healing is, so I know everything will be alright! Blessings to you and your family this holiday season!

    http://lyricfire.typepad.com/lyric-fire/2011/12/lyric-fire-my-first-this-moment-post-.html

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  35. Tameka, thank you for the lovely words! I am wrestling with finding balance with my freelancing work and my blog writing, I admit that. Right now, the blog writing is feeling the squeeze on my time and energy that's left over after the business day and week are finished. I hope that with the New Year, I'll do better. For now, I'm so happy that this post had such value for you. You're so correct - "times are still uncertain, but my belief in healing is [certain]". Beautiful words, my dear friend! I believe all will be well also. Blessings to you and those you love the most this Christmas in return! <3

    - Dawn

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