Be Inspired by Miss Stone

When Cata said 'Tap into my Chi', I didn't realize how much it would affect me. These four words from a song, this one line; it changed my life. What is Chi? In its literal translation, it is 'breath' or 'air'. Simply put. Chi is life. It is that which gives life. However, Chi is more than the physical body. Chi influences both our emotions and cognitions too. Unbalanced Chi causes distress. Balanced Chi causes your emotions to become smooth. When mental Chi is refined, it causes creativity, not only in art or business, but in child rearing and relationships. It is that natural energy that each living being has. Our goal, as humans, is to manage our Chi flow in our homes and around us in such a way that there is a good flow of Chi in our bodies. Thus, we want to avoid the Chi flow that is aggressive, attacking, low or depressive (Energy Arts, 2014; Tchi, 2014). So, why am I telling you all of this you might not have an interest in? It's simple. Wheth...

I sit here, alone, with my thoughts. I am filled with gratitude. My heart is overflowing. I have joy in leaps and bounds. I look to the heavens, and I cannot help but laugh and cry simultaneously. The Lord has been good to me. He invited me to a special event this year and I am still in awe. I look back on the year. The challenges were so great. At times, I was unsure of how I'd make it through another day, or night for that matter. My body was exhausted and everything within me wanted to give up. I still don't know how I did it, but I do know there was something in me that was not ready to give up yet. And because of that, I had no choice but to hang on.  And then, the invitation came... A few of my favourite quotes come from a poem (which later turned into a book) entitled 'The Invitation' by Oriah Mountain Dreamer. In this poem, three lines spoke to me, especially this year. She says 'I want to know if you can sit with pain, mine or your own, witho...