Amy L. Burns, CLC Filled with interesting and inspiring thoughts, quotes, and questions, this blog is intended as a sacred space where I explore and reflect on my personal spiritual experiences as they relate to coaching, and share my favorite tools and techniques to assist you in your own journey.

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Friday, February 23, 2007   Acceptance "Whatever the present moment contains, accept it as if you had chosen it. Always work with it, not against it. Make it your friend and ally, not your enemy. This will miraculously transform your whole life." Eckhart Tolle The Power of Now Page 29 Labels: Quotes # posted by Amy L. Burns @ 10:39 AM 0 comments Wednesday, February 14, 2007   Chapel of Sacred Mirrors For a beautiful, artistic journey inside the mind, body and spirit, I recommend the Chapel of Sacred Mirrors. "The Chapel of Sacred Mirrors (CoSM) is a sanctuary in New York City for contemplation and a center for events encouraging the creative spirit. The Sacred Mirrors, on display in the Chapel, are a series of paintings that allow us to see ourselves and each other as reflections of the divine." - CoSM website Apparently there is also a DVD available on the CoSM website, and through Netflix. The Netflix give the film a fairly low rating, however, I'm willing to check it out. Labels: FunStuff # posted by Amy L. Burns @ 9:37 AM 0 comments Thursday, February 01, 2007   What is Love? In honor of February, Saint Valentine, Aphrodite, and Cupid the theme for our February Tele-Gathering is Love! Inquiry: What is love? What makes you feel loved? In what ways does the Universe remind that you are loved? In what ways do you show yourself that you are loved? My responses to the inquiry: What is love? I broke this down into 4 "levels". Physical - Love is a tightening in the chest, kind of a deep dense tickling sensation behind the heart. Emotional - Love is great joy! Intellectual - Love is everything. Every blade of grass, every face, every moment, every star. Every thing. Spiritually - Love is deep connection, total presence in the moment, and complete gratitude. When I am fully present, I am deeply connected, and I feel so much gratitude for everything. For the way the light changes when a cloud moves in front of the sun, a seagull passing, the froth of the waves as they fold into the water, 600 shades /hues/tones of green in the trees, the moon's reflection off the water at night, the sliver of silver or gold on the telephone wire or in a puddle. What makes you feel loved? From within, being fully present and Being and expressing gratitude creates in me a sense of love. This sense extends to my feeling of being loved. Externally, When others truly see my magnificence and express that to me through a look, words, a touch, a gesture of kindness. This really boils down to them being fully present and in a place of gratitude. It occurs to me then, that I can best give and show love to others by being fully present with them, and honoring their true self with gratitude for who they are being. Full acceptance. When I can smile at my sweetheart's grumpy face and see how beautiful his spirit is, even if he's being unpleasant, I am being loving and I feel loving. What a powerful gift! In what ways does the Universe remind that you are loved? I am non-stop reminded by the Universe that I am loved. I can't think of any way I am not reminded! The Universe is constantly bringing me what I need. It constantly provides me with opportunities for learning and growth, and provides just the right people to help and support me on my journey. Even the fact that I continue to exist after success and "failure" (I don't believe in failure, just lessons) is proof that the Universe loves me! The more present I am, the more the Universe whispers "I love you." This is true for me because as I am more present, I am able to see so many gifts the Universe brings me - like the wind, the stars, etc. And in being present I feel gratitude and this creates that sense of love within - so I feel loved and loving. In what ways do you show yourself that you are loved? For me, self-care is a huge part of showing myself I am loved. And self-care means honoring my truth, being consciously connected to Spirit, being present in the moment, giving to myself, allowing myself to receive. It also means choosing a home, career, and partner that nurture me and bring me joy. Every time I choose something I don't enjoy or don't want I am telling myself "I don't love you." Likewise, every time I choose the things that I want and enjoy I am telling myself "I love you!" What beautiful gift! Labels: Exercises # posted by Amy L. Burns @ 9:04 AM 0 comments