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| Meredith showing us how it's done! |
What’s it like when you get to the top of a challenging
climb? How does it feel when you take that last step up and then turn around to
bask in the glow of what you just experienced? It is a feeling so BEAUTIFUL AND CLEAR it is almost impossible to describe. Sometimes it evokes tears, or laughter, or even primal,
echoing “wahoos!” that fill the valley below. It’s a moment where you FEEL ALIVE in every sense of the word, and on fire with a renewed sense of what’s possible in the adventure of your
life.
This was the type of AWAKENING I witnessed in the women who
came out recently for the Live Higher retreat in Smith Rocks, Oregon. We shared a powerful weekend of yoga,
climbing and connection that left my heart singing with gratitude and joy. Although I’ve seen this over and over
through the years, I’m still awed by the MAGIC OF THAT MOMENT and grateful for
all the ways it continues to teach and inspire me.
So what does it mean to live higher? It’s essentially a willingness
to use the events/challenges in our day-to-day life in a way that assists us in
awakening more fully to the truth of who we are… LOVING, DIVINE BEINGS HAVING A HUMAN EXPERIENCE. Instead of being
stuck at the ground level experience where it’s easy to feel like things are
“happening to me” with no other alternatives, we climb higher to see that in
fact everything that is happening in my life is just that… happening… it’s
nothing personal. And, without the
blinders that come up when I’m attached to old stories and limiting beliefs,
I’m WOWed by all of the potential paths forward. Things that seemed like huge barriers only a few minutes before are now just specks on the landscape below... SWEET HAND AND FOOT-HOLDS I CAN USE IN MY ASCENT. From this elevated perspective I see
all sorts of new options and possibilities and am free to move through them with
creativity, joy and upward momentum.
Are there areas of your life where you’re feeling grounded?
Curious to see what a little altitude could offer? Go for it! YOU'VE GOT NOTHING TO LOSE EXCEPT FOR YOUR OLD STORY and honey, let me assure you… it’s WAY
better without it!
Check out the video from this retreat on our YouTube channel
at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rpqws0HFjXI
