Ahimsa: I drew this card today when I was trying to come up with some clarity about what to write my first blog about. I have been wanting to write a blog for as long as I can remember and of course now that I have ALL this time on my hands to actually do it I drew a blank so to my favorite oracle deck (The Yogic Path) I went for inspiration.

And inspirational it was…

Ahimsa: if your not familiar is one of the Yamas the first of the 8 limbs of yoga meaning nonviolence. It’s about being kind not only to others, but to yourself. Something I have been working on tirelessly for some time now. Changing my inner dialogue has been difficult, but I have had quite a bit of success from where I was a few years back and its something I can riff on and on about, but for the sake of keeping you engaged I’ll just dwell on today’s findings in the inner working of my weird mind… I have had to do the unsavory work of digging deep into my psyche to stare at the scars that created the limiting beliefs that are the echos of my ego constantly telling me “I am not good enough, smart enough, nobody cares what I have to say, I don’t have the credentials & blah, blah, blah…”

Sound familiar??? No, just me??? Of course not… We all have an evil inner critic keeping us playing small, afraid to give off too much light because we might offend someone. When I realized I wasn’t THAT voice it was one of the biggest “aha moments” of my life. (I came to this conclusion upon reading Eckhart Tolles “The Power of Now” Read it! And then find Oprah’s podcast series where she and Eckhart go chapter by chapter sharing the lessons of the book. Game changer!) Anywho, I actually finally gave this awful voice in my head the name “V” for Voldemort just today, because obviously it’s as evil and wrong as the worlds greatest villain. (Voldemort is Harry Potter’s nemesis in case you’re new to planet Earth.) So I think its no coincidence I have drawn this card the very day I finally named that ugly, unkind voice in my head. Because guys, I have been trying to come up with a disgusting name worthy of this damn voice for a hot minute… so now I can call it by name when its telling me to dim my light down. When I call “V” out I take away its’ power and that is when I can begin to here MY inner guide, the divine me, whisper that my message is important. I am important.

I am important to the movement of waking up the collective, to moving us into the light, reminding us that we are ALL in this together and if we can shut up that voice that tries to keep us small and separate, we can rise up and shine bright enough to find our way out of this dark and scary place. We are ALL important to this movement.

So I encourage you to recognize that voice inside your own head and call it out, give it a name and tell it…

“Be kind to be well.”