The sun is in the sky shining in the zodiac sign of Taurus this month.  While Taurus represents many things, the quality of Taurus that is inspiring me right now is its ability to be deeply connected to the senses.  Taurus is an Earth sign, encouraging us to plant our feet deep into the ground and feel what is going on around us.  To get our heads out of the sky and be in our bodies.  To be present and really feel what its like to be in a human body here on Earth.  To notice and appreciate the nourishment and beauty that nature is continually providing for us.


And what a better time to do that than in the spring when so much is emerging from the Earth to tickle the senses and wake us up after a deep winter’s sleep?


Just for fun, take some extra mindful moments this week to tune into your senses and nourish yourself by doing so.  This can be a great way to practice self love if using words, meditation or journalling just isn’t your thing.


The grass is getting greener.  The leaves will soon be budding on the trees.  Animals that have been hibernating or migrating away for the winter are coming out to be seen again.  Nature offers so many vibrant colours, interesting plants, insects and animals for us to witness.  The sky is forever changing.  Notice what you can see.


The snow has now turned into rain.  Flowers will soon be blooming.  You can open your windows and let the scents of spring fill your home.  Maybe you have a favourite candle or essential oil you can bring out this week.  Notice what you can smell.


As the weather warms up and you trade in your winter clothes for summer ones, your skin can again be exposed to the breeze of the air floating by and the warmth of the sun’s rays.  You can walk bare foot in the grass or the sand and stick your hands in the dirt.  Notice what you can reach out and touch.


Maybe you are getting out more with family and friends, having picnics, sharing food and memories together.  Try slowing down this week to really notice the taste of the foods you are nourishing your body with.


And what can you hear?  What words, music, and sounds are you surrounding yourself with?  I love listening to the sounds of the birds outside.  Sometimes tuning into the silence of nature can be magical too.


And finally, what about your sixth sense?  The part of you that senses beyond the physical world?  Your inner knowing and gut feelings?  How can you trust and honour your inner knowing this week?


There is so much we miss out on when we get caught up in the worries of the mind and the business of trying to survive, pay the bills, get the work done, take care of others and figure out what we are doing wrong and how to get it all right.  Some days the pressure of it all just gets to be too much.


The medicine for this is to ground into the nourishment the Earth provides for us and create moments to appreciate the beauty and magic that surrounds us every day.


How can you connect with your senses today?


With Love,
Kristen
XO

And when it is not…


May the pureness of your heart nourish your mind’s troubles.


In many modern day spiritual teachings we are told to pay no attention to our thoughts.  That they are not who we really are.  That they are deceitful and that we should turn away from them in favour of aligning with love.  


I would like to offer a different perspective.  The perspective that our mind is a part of our human experience.  And to the reject the mind is to reject a part of ourselves.


Whenever we reject a part of ourselves, and the reason is always as some form of protection, we only create more separation within our human experience.  Us vs them, me vs you, my mind vs my Soul.


This is just one of those funny things we do as humans.  For some reason, a part of the deal about being here is to experience this separation.  Only Source truly knows the purpose of this and what it is leading us towards.


In the meantime, consider this - that rejecting the mind in favour of love is causing us to miss out on some really beautiful moments for healing.


Those repetitive thoughts, the worrisome, shameful, critical, uncomfortable and even disturbing thoughts, are nothing more than the part of you that is calling out for love.  To be seen, heard and understood.  


I would like to offer you this as an alternative - instead of turning AWAY from your thoughts in favour of love, what if you turned TOWARDS those same thoughts, and loved them up?


This is wholeness.  To have love for ALL that is.


It is no easy task!  It usually takes several human lifetime’s and many trips around the sun to grow in to this.  So please, be patient with yourself.  This is not a destination as much as it is a practice.


To be in the practice of turning towards ourselves, with love, every day.


What thoughts have you either been playing on repeat or pushing away out of fear they make you a bad person?  Can you offer this part of yourself the gift of grace today?  Take a pause and reeeeallly, listen. What nourishing words of love does this part of you need to hear right now?  Can you offer yourself this nourishment, with love, every day?


May the pureness of your heart nourish your mind’s troubles.


With Love,
Kristen
​XO