Dawn Elgin 10/26/22 Dawn Elgin 10/26/22

Daily Living Rituals of a Spiritual Journey - step 4

I used to wake up with my mind already flying through my list of tasks to be done. I would begin on the fly with my heart rate going up and tension in my body. I wasn’t even aware of it, it simply was my existence. Most days I would go to bed worrying whether I had done enough, or if what I had done was right. This would all bring on the gifts of tension headaches and a stiff aching body. Sound familiar?

Dawn Elgin 10/23/22 Dawn Elgin 10/23/22

Daily Living Rituals of a Spiritual Journey - step 3

“When I started to dedicate myself to my healing journey one of the biggest adjustments was the commitment to my spiritual journey. I have looked at many ‘styles’ trying to figure out what resonated for me, what was my truth. As I touched each path of belief I grew to understand that there is a vast difference between ‘right and wrong’ versus ‘for me or not for me’. “

Dawn Elgin 10/18/22 Dawn Elgin 10/18/22

Daily Living Rituals of a Spiritual Journey - step 2

“Meditation is coming into the seat of awareness, becoming aware of what thoughts and what emotions have been guiding our choices and decisions. This can be extremely uncomfortable and scary, especially if you have a habit of negative self-judgement. However, this is where we learn the first step of forgiveness and compassion. After All these thoughts and emotions are sly, and they make a ‘good case’ for getting to stay. But in meditation we create a pause or gap that allows us to be aware and in that space choose again. It is NEVER too late to choose again! “

Dawn Elgin 10/16/22 Dawn Elgin 10/16/22

Daily Living Rituals of a Spiritual Journey - step 1

“Back when my life was over the top hectic my doctor suggested meditation as a tool to help me center and relieve stress. I tried it and thought it was a ‘neat idea’ but didn’t give it a ton of value, nor did I make it a priority by any means. Then, after struggling with a concussion for many months with ALL of my doctors and caregivers nagging me to meditate I started to dig in a little deeper.”

Dawn Elgin 10/16/22 Dawn Elgin 10/16/22

Another Disappearing Act

As many people do, I struggle at times with my creative flow, often not meeting my own expectations. I am usually quite gentle with myself these days as berating myself has proven to have less than zero value.

Dawn Elgin 7/14/22 Dawn Elgin 7/14/22

Suffering - Friend or Foe?

Think of suffering like a road sign, ‘GO BACK, you’re going the WRONG WAY!’ We receive many warnings prior to this - pain ahead, turmoil coming - but we either don’t pay attention or blow them off as something ridiculous, so we speed up rather than slow down.