I am CONNECTED - Intention Series
What matters is you are here now...Connected to this very moment.
Ask yourself…
Do I engage with the world in a meaningful way each day…acknowledging I am connected to all things great and small?
Are there times when I feel as expansive as the sky above me or the sea before me?
When I talk with loved ones, or strangers out in the world, do I connect through eye contact, active listening, by offering a warm smile?
Do I give small, simple gifts of time, kind words, an open heart…and find that the outcome of these gifts given is: connection with something far greater than I could have imagined?
Do I surrender to the will of God in times of great joy and distress alike, because I know, through his connection to me, that all is unfolding in divine order?
The “yes” or “no” answers to these questions do not matter.
What matters…is that you are here now. That we are connected…to this very moment…
through these words you are reading,
through the oxygen the two of us are breathing,
by the light of the sun, the moon, and the stars above us both.
Awaken to the light, the sounds, the love filled inside this great world, and feel at your core…
I am connected to all that is now, was,
and will be…forevermore.
i am connected
With one simple breath I engage fully with nature. I breathe with the trees. I sway with the winds. I glide with the waves. I flicker with the flames.
The elements that created the Earth also created Me. I am the Earth. I am a Star. I am you, and you are me. We breathe together, we are together. We exist because of one another. All that I am is also you, the trees, the seas. Breathe and know we are connected as One.
Welcome to the Intention Series ~ i am connected ~ April 2025
Let us open with a prayer…
As I am now fully rooted into spring, let me wake completely from my slumber to notice, to look at all the splendors of the Earth…
Find solace in the passing of winter…enjoy the ‘fruits’ of the blooming season filled with new growth all around me.
Allow the death of one season and the birth of another to remind me that I am connected to all beings, all elements…in both physical and energetic form…
Allow this one present breath to connect me to the next…free from thought, worry, apprehension, guilt, judgement…
Allow this one present breath to connect me to all that exists…breath after breath after breath…
Inside this Edition of the Intention Series…i am connected
Contemplation on Energy…connecting to all that is important to you in this world
Tools to enhance exploration of the present moment - Working with The World and the oil blend ~ Breathe
Meditation - (15 minute audio) Quietly settling in to experience “I am connected”
Journaling Prompts - Two prompts and two activities to guide you into an experience of connection with the world inside and all around you
The Energy & Importance of Connection
Did you notice the green around you this morning? What about the color of the clouds, the birds or the flowers, grass, or trees?
When was the last time you stopped to touch the grass, smell a rose, pet a small creature…and at the same time were fully connected to that moment?
When was the last time you gave attention to your breathing, your heart beating? Even if the attention was fleeting…what did you notice when you took the time to connect to your breathing lungs or beating heart?
We are connected to all things, and can find this connection if we look, with our five senses…quietly, in stillness and silence…when we look, we can find the connection.
We are connected to our ancestors, grandparents, blood relatives, and dear ones through the visits of cardinals, dreams and visions, observed energies, prayer, quiet conversation in the (w)holly open parts of our minds and hearts.
We are connected to places…ones where we’ve lived ~ homes, cities, the people who have been a part of these places.
We are connected to cherished items…dresses, jewels, furniture…
Without connection, we are mere empty vessels…filled of course with the standard features of a physical, human body, but lacking a certain ‘zest for life’ ~ lacking a fulfilling energy that comes when we are connected to that which is greater than us…that which is also us when we connect to the energy, the Spirit of God.
Without connection, we fade into the darkness, a void of eternal sadness and longing…loneliness and craving.
So…what is it, my dear, that is most important to you?
Who are the people, what are the things…places, gifts, abilities, talents, desires…that allow you to really feel who you are at your core, your true essence of being? That allow you to connect fully to your divine nature?
Self-Guided Workshop: Tools for Experiencing…I am CONNECTED
Your Supports: A Tarot “Looking Session,” an Essential Oil, a Meditation, and Journaling Prompts
Tarot…image, symbol, connection to Spirit ✨
T h e W O R L D ~ le Monde
BEHOLD! Le Monde, the world, is before us, around us, within us
…the world is us.
Inquiry…
Before taking part in this inquiry, maybe you’d like to close your eyes for a moment and visualize the image of the card. Drop into your body right here, now, by taking a few quiet, slow breaths…allow yourself to become connected to that which is you and greater than you…remembering you are you and you are Spirit.
What do you see here, before you, in this image?
Allow your eyes to move around this image, noticing the details that stand out to you the most. Look deeper…Why are you connected to these details? What do they represent to you in your life, as you journey through each day?
Who is this woman? What allows her to be fully present in her body, in her environment? What is she thinking? Where is she headed?
What do the angel, lion, bull, and bird represent to you, in your life at this moment in time?
Which figure would you choose to be in this image? Why? What does your connection to this figure tell you about your current self?
Essential Oils ✨
Breathe…can you feel it?
With just one inhale and one exhale…can you sense the deep connection you have right now with the world that surrounds you?
Invigorating peppermint. Expanding eucalyptus.
Laurel Leaf, Tea Tree, Lemon, Cardamom, Ravintsara, Ravensara.
The plants offer us their gift of relief, peace, connection.
This blend in particular…reminds us of the key component that allows us to connect to our one true and perfect life…
breath….B R E A T H E
When I inhale, I allow the plants to work subtle, expansive miracles inside me.
When I exhale, I gift the plants my gratitude…a gift of thanks for the connection we offer each other.
Meditation
Find yourself in a comfortable, cozy, resting position…in a safe, quiet, and still environment for this 15 minute meditation.
You may like to have something to write with and on for this practice.
We begin with breath…
Breathe, inhaling with the words “I am" and exhaling with the word “connected.”
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