Day 8 of the 12th annual Season For Nonviolence: "Healing"

Greetings, family!

Today is Friday, February 6 and we are starting our second full week of the Season For Nonviolence! If you are "playing along" at home, I would love to hear about your experiences thus far; as for myself, my "season" started out with a bang and has veered wildly off course during my first week! Ironically enough (actually, it's probably perfect), the first 10 days of the season are focused on nonviolence toward the self, and this is where I seem to be having the most difficulty right now (if I'm singing your tune, "put your hands in the air and wave 'em like you just don't care..."). They say that whenever you decide to heal a particular aspect of your life, "Watch out!" because the universe is going to shine a really bright light on that area for you in the interest of helping you along in your process--yay!! The glaring light in my own life right now is in my self-care, be it the way I "feed and clothe" myself, the way I rest and rejuvenate myself or--most significantly--the way I speak to myself throughout the day. To say that I have been struggling is an understatement, which is why I am so excited about today's word: "Healing."

Poet and activist Dr. Maya Angelou turned a traumatic childhood experience into a catalyst for creativity and achievement. She used this experience as a reason to bring peace to the world.

We all have had such experiences, sometimes holding on to the experience for a very long time. A mantram is a wonderful way to resolve conflict we hold in our mind and one of the best times to repeat the mantram is while falling asleep at night. Tuck yourself in, close your eyes, and start repeating your mantram. Between the last waking moment and the first sleeping moment, there is an opening into deepest consciousness. You can send your mantram in through that opening, repeating itself in your sleep, healing old wounds and restoring your peace of mind.

Today's exercise: I will reflect on an incident in my life to find the "gift" it has brought me. I will write down two ways I can use this memory to become a more creative and peaceful person. Consciously, I share this gift with others.

Today's affirmation: "Today, I let go of one thought or behavior that no longer serves my highest concept of myself.

ZOROASTRIAN PRAYER FOR PEACE
We pray to God to eradicate all the misery in the world;
That understanding triumph over ignorance, that generosity triumph over indifference;
That trust triumph over contempt, and that truth triumph over falsehood.

CULTIVATING LOVE (Janis Kelly @2008)
I am growing love, nurturing love, nourishing love;
I am growing love, nurturing love, nourishing love:
I am growing love, nurturing love, nourishing love;
I am growing love, nurturing love, nourishing love;
Cultivating love!
(Love, love; cultivating love!)
(Love, love; cultivating...)

I am the light of the world, I am the author of life;
I am the mother, father, sister, brother of all--of all!
I am the maker of peace, I am the bearer of hope;
I am the healer of all hurts, when anyone falls!
And I am more than this, so much more than you know;
For I bring beauty, grace and goodness with me, everywhere that I go!

And I am growing love, nurturing love, nourishing love;
I am growing love, nurturing love, nourishing love:
I am growing love, nurturing love, nourishing love;
I am growing love, nurturing love, nourishing love;
Cultivating love!
(Love, love; cultivating love!)
(Love, love; cultivating...)

I am growing love; LOVE!
I am growing love!
I am growing love; LOVE!
I am growing love!

And I am growing love, nurturing love, nourishing love;
I am growing love, nurturing love, nourishing love:
I am growing love, nurturing love, nourishing love;
I am growing love, nurturing love, nourishing love;
Cultivating; Communicating; Illuminating; Activating:
Cultivating love!
(Love, love; cultivating love!)
(Love, love; cultivating--LOVE!)

I WILL BE POSTING THIS SONG ON YOUTUBE LATER TODAY! CHECK IT OUT AT: https://www.youtube.com/janiskelly62 . PEACE, BLESSINGS & BRILLIANCE 2 U!