I recently had the opportunity to review the documentary The Shadow Effect by Debbie Ford.

Whenever anything comes from the heart, it’s always a good thing and The Shadow Effect is no exception. It is a beautiful expression of how to understand and use that which we perceive as our dark sides as teachers to help us grow and heal.

Because of my training in the healing fields, much of its lessons I already knew, so I cannot say that it helped me. However, I do realize that it can help many and that 10 years ago it would have been helpful information to me as well. It came across to me that its essence is about self-acceptance, which is key to joy, peace, and love. And it helps to bring an awareness about how we can accept ourselves more. Debbie shares herself and her experiences in hopes that it helps us. I’m sure that it will for many. I would recommend it for anyone that is too hard on themselves and would like to grow or heal.

My only problem with it is some of their examples. There were at least a couple of instances where political references were used to provide example for the point they were trying to make at the time. To those of us that believe that such references developed as propaganda and distortions, the use of them even though the presenters no doubt believe their information, was alienating and somewhat disheartening.

All in all, I believe it is a worthwhile and helpful DVD for many. We can all use some help with our heart. This documentary should be just what some people need. Ask the Holy Spirit for Its guidance and follow your heart.

Blessings,

Irene

I, Love, feel your pain

and understand your fear.

I’m here as your cane

and will always be near

and here.

I see you dangling

high from cliff of Homeland.

You think rocks you cling,

but holding you is Hand.

Love’s Hand.

I am a stranger to you.

Sometimes you want to know me

and other times you withdrew.

Peace. I hear your quiet plea,

and will set you free.

For the strength of love

is freedom. And as your

hand reaches for love,

the old you that you wore,

is no more.

But this cliff you think

is your home familiar.

You feel on the brink

yet you know not better.

Life’s blur.

Your grip has tired and you scream.

“Something better, please!” you cry.

Your hand awares to my dream.

Your grip strengthens and your eye

rests to my lullaby.

Feeling better you

succumb and engage

to this new stage too.

Until again you rage

for change.

The pain of hanging

is still separating,

but now there’s less divergence,

and more emergence

of love’s sense.

Step by step, rock over rock,

and hand greeting hand, will raise

you above stumbling block.

Each time learning more of love’s praise,

until all love rays.

I understand it takes time

for you to be ready.

I will wait and aide your climb

whenever you are ready.

You’ll know love steady.

I know you’re worthy.

Behind your pain is truth

of love’s potential.

Beauty you are, made aware from trial,

and Love.

I know well enough

to see that past your rough

character is love

wanting to be free.

The love that you be

is the you whom I see.

So I will sit, wait and listen

as your tears and struggles pray,

and I will never, now or then,

tire my grip or lead astray.

Love is here to stay.

And I may duck, dodge or sway

as your angers and pains fray,

but I will never, today

or ever, let go of your hand.

Welcome to Homeland.

Welcome to Love.

Irene Arndt

Blessings,

Irene

I received a surprise today.

About a couple of weeks ago I received an email forward regarding the healthcare bill HR3200. I researched all the claims on the forward and found them to be true or a few that appeared to be true but I wasn’t positive because of the difficulty in understanding sections of the bill. I let my contacts know what I found and I received a very angry letter from one of my contacts. This took me by surprise because I was working with the facts presented before me as stated in the bill. So I asked God to help me understand this. I am a very understanding person, but it was hard for me to understand how someone could blow off facts and then turn it into a personal attack without even verifying that what I said was true. Ok, so what’s it all about?

As I opened to God’s Love and guidance, I dropped into my heart and opened it up by feeling the love I do for people I know. What I received was not what I was expecting. I received that I needn’t worry about understanding right now. My job was to love her regardless of her rejection. So I worked it and briefly held love for her. It was hard. However, opening up my heart that way did lead me to holding a continual sense of appreciation for her though. I guess that’s a good start.

I checked back in again. This time my heart went to compassion and sympathy to her. I opened to feeling love for her and it resumed and for just a little longer. The compassion and sympathy remained, although there was also an awareness of frustration thrown in too.

I have thought before that maybe this is why the world has so much pain. People don’t take the time to remember the love within us before we say or act. Jesus said to love each other and God as primary to all else. Isn’t that simplicity and truth in its finest form? It may not be easy, especially when we don’t practice it regularly, but doesn’t love itself make it the most worthwhile endeavor?

One more time.

This time I got deeper and my feelings and awareness were all over the place. There was a stronger awareness that my job was to just love her and not worry about it. She has to have her experiences and my job is to let go and love. I sensed my anger at being attacked when I did nothing wrong. I continued to feel compassion and sympathy towards her, like one might feel for a lost child. I felt love for her, but it was still brief. Appreciation for her continued. Frustration continued but decreased. And forgiveness came up. I worked to forgive her and made good progress. I know that there is still more that I need to let go though, otherwise I would be thinking, “there’s nothing to forgive”. I’ll get there, because I have chosen to do so. I feel for her and wish to harbor nothing that impedes me from the truth of God’s vision of me. I choose love.

I guess that’s what it’s all about.

Blessings,

Irene

I got back last week from Matrix Energetics level 1 and 2. It was an incredible and fun weekend. I’m still trying to grasp and learn all there there is. Just as important as the learning something “new” is also the unlearning outdated beliefs and paradigms. Anyone can do it and I so recommend it. Check out matrixenergetics.com or Dr. Richard Bartlett for more info. It is basically having the awareness of quantum physics in the healing process and in our everyday lives.

I know that while it can be done with someone present or not, i.e. over the phone, I wonder if it can be done over the computer. So I will say a prayer and spend a few minutes letting come into my awareness what comes, and then I will let it go. And if you like, you can let me know if you notice anything.
I will write out the experience both so you may follow along with this particular experience, and to help integrate the process into my right and left brain.

Here we go…

Prayer

The question, “What is my intent?” comes through.

Answer: “To help people feel grounded and relaxed upon reading this.”

“Proceed.”

There was a sense of a swirling motion between myself and the computer. It was a good feeling swirling. It felt watery and happy. Then there was a sense of great busyness right in front of the monitor and a sense of poison in my mouth. I spit it out and I then felt a lightness and a sense of field of light eminating from my center. I then let it go into the infinite possibilities of God’s Love and Hand.

I’m curious how this experiment works out for us. Feel free to let me know if you notice anything.

Because we are energy/spirit, change is instantaneous when working with the morphic fields. Sometimes we are not aware of anything at all, and that’s ok. It commonly just means that the forces are in motion to help with what we need, and that sometime in the near future things will begin to happen in our favor/as we need them to.

During the third day of class, we were working with what are called the frequencies. I went into a frequency that moved me to move into yoga positions. Being with the energy fields, I went into a standing back bend for the first time in my life and then followed further into an advanced backbend called the diamond. I have never been able to do that before. There was no pain or discomfort. It felt great. I was a little sore the next day is all. I saw others who do not do yoga also go into yoga positions. This was just one of the many types of experiences that can happen just by allowing ourselves to be one with the Spirit that holds us, guides us, and loves us. God’s Love is infinite, and this awareness has been a great way to help me become even closer with Him. Maybe it can for you to if you decide you want to try it. Plus, it’s a lot of fun. In fact, the more we allow ourselves to be silly and like children, the easier it is to do this. Maybe this is what Jesus meant when He said to be like the children.

Thanks.

Blessings,

Irene

As I was listening to talk radio talk about nationalizing healthcare, I asked for clarity on what is needed most to be healthy and not become ill. This is simply what I have learned from mediprayer, study and experience, and what I am still learning.

Some of the answers may be oversimplified, but they are absolutely huge resources and reasons for being well or better than well.

These are not necessarily in order.

1. Love.

When I was recovering back in the mid 90’s, I was going for a walk and the Holy Spirit hit me with the awareness that “Love is all that matters.” Everything comes down to that and of course it all comes from God. Of our own selves we do nothing. It is His Spirit and His Love that breathes life and that which we cannot yet imagine within us. God’s Love is the healing power. How He expresses that within and through us may vary, but its power is still the same. It heals. It can only heal, for that is the nature of Love.

2. Passion, Purpose, and being true to who you are.

These are so intertwined that I put them together. Our passions and purpose create the fire of life within us. They motivate and excite us and brings us joy in life. That energy for life is healing power. And living our passions and purpose while being true to ourselves and owning our power is huge to allowing that healing power to self-generate on its own.

Conversely, when we stagnate or give up, our spirit has suffered a kind of death that then affects us physiologically. Too much self-defeat becomes a life sucking energy within us and to those around us.

3. Letting go and Forgiving

Everything that we experience, we either let it move through us, or we hold it within us. This is for both emotional and physiological holdings. At least most of everything that is not helping us can be let go, but we usually need help to work through that process. Doing so helps us to heal in ways we can’t imagine until we actually get to experience such a healing miracle. (This is why I love the work I do as a Biodynamic Craniosacral Therapist. It is so gentle and also potentially very powerful.)

And letting go of issues that hold us back from forgiving is also huge. I used to have a lot of anger at someone I love. When I realized that this person would have behaved more Christ-like if he wasn’t in as much turmoil within himself, then I was able to see him as the Spirit within him that he truly is. I was able to love him for real instead because I was supposed to love him. The peace, joy, and lightness and came from that can only come from the Love that is God, and thus can only have healing power.

Forgiveness is huge. Don’t let past hurts rob you of your power today.

4. Be open to God’s Love and guidance/Have faith, trust, and a personal relationship with God.

These also go hand in hand as it is difficult to have one without the other. This includes time for meditation and prayer (mediprayer).

5. Exercise

Make sure you enjoy whatever form of exercise you choose, and that it’s the right one for you. Do worry about what others or a fad might say (unless it is your doctor, of course). Explore your options, and see how your heart guides you. What feels right?

6. Laugh

Whether it’s going to a comedy club or watching the comedy channel or watching a funny movie or whatever. Take time to laugh.

7. Eat well and wisely

I don’t think that there’s anything wrong with enjoying desserts/junk food in moderation. Just as long as I enjoy it while I experience it’s tasty moment (without guilt) and keep it in moderation.

8. Adequate and quality sleep.

9. Positive attitude

As I was about to wrap this up, I checked in with God to see if I was missing something. I got quiet, asked, and waited. The answer came quickly this time.

10. Self-acceptance

This is one of the 3 areas that I still need more work and learning in, so I think that might be why I didn’t “get” it when I first opened up before writing this entry. I’ve accepted myself so much over the past 10 years, but I know that I am still missing some huge pieces to this. If I didn’t, I wouldn’t need to ask myself, ” Do I accept myself?”

I suspect that this is a major piece to being healthy and well for everyone, but I don’t yet know enough to say for sure. It makes sense, though. Since we are spirit, as God designed us with His Spirit within us, then rejection of ourselves is a rejection of Him. That is the same thing as rejecting God’s Love. How healthy can we be then, if we reject the ultimate and only True Healing Power?

What do you think?

Blessings,

Irene

I’ve made a decision.

Most of us know that negative attitudes keep us down and positive attitudes lift us up. And I have been struggling with my desire to grow my business, be domestic, homeschool, grow myself, and never seem to have enough time to do it all. I’ve asked myself where can I have more time and there’s not much leeway. I have complained in my mind and out loud a several times over the past several months. But I’ve been trying not too because I’ve been trying to break myself of that limiting mindset. I’ve been trying to figure out how to break free of feeling overwhelmed and still be able to get everything done that I want, need, and should.

As a child of God, I am a cocreator in His plan. Because of God’s Love, I am given free will and the power of choice. So I have decided, rather, I have chosen that I will have it all. God wants me to know abundance, so ok, I accept. I will be true to who I am and as God guides me. If He has put into my heart that I want to do all these things, then I will. God does not make a path for me that I cannot travel (Ephesians 3:20). So I have the full support of God’s Love to help me. My dominating thoughts on the matter are no longer “I don’t see how I can do this”, but now they are “Ok, Lord. What’s next? I feel drawn this way, so lead the way and show me how it’s done.”

I have reframed my perspective. In doing so, I no longer feel “can’t” but instead feel “Yes, I can.” With which attitude do you think I’m going to be more efficient, productive, and happier? Can you apply similar principles to something going on in your life? What recurring negative thoughts do you have that you might be able to reframe?

Call on God’s Love to guide you how to reframe something and let it become a liberating and empowering experience. After all, if you knew how to rise above your challenge, you would have already done so. God knows what you need. Call on our Lord and know that because of God’s Love, you will be heard and answered, although not necessarily in the way you may expect. Be open and trust. Let yourself be open to listening to the Truth held in God’s Love.

Remember, Love is all that matters and God’s Love is all that we want. Opening yourselves to that will bring you more of what you want.

I say yes to that. What do you say?

Blessings,

Irene

So epiphanies do happen for me in the shower sometimes, although it’s not the most common setting for my epiphanies. But this one flowed on through me this morning during shower time.

Just set your intent, and then let it happen.

This makes great sense and I’m sure it’s true, although I’m still learning the depth of its truth. If we let ourselves be true to His Spirit within us, then all His power is there to support us. If we set our intent on making the world a better place, and our heart is in the right place, then nothing can stop us because we have His full support. We do our part and God will do His, allowing us to ride His Hand as we develop our destiny.

To let it happen has nothing to do with allowing oneself to be taken advantage of or abused. It has to do with trust. When we trust in God’s Love and His process for us, then life flows. Even the challenging times show grace and His Hand in so much around and within us. Trust is that knowing that it’s safe to be open to God’s Love. And that it’s not only safe, but all that we want is to say yes and be open to God’s Love because being open to God’s Love is being open to receiving all of God’s graces and abundance.

And that trust includes trusting ourselves. As His Spirit is within us, we are infinitely connected with our Divine Lord. Opening ourselves to Him means being one with our Lord, and thus we can trust our decisions and ourselves. The key is remembering to be open to listening to His guidance, and having the pure intent of doing what is right in the name of Love.

Simple.

Not necessarily easy.

But we can do it.

Just set the intent to do so.

And then we can watch and live the miracles of God’s Love in our lives.

Blessings,

Irene

But everything happens for a reason. (Thank you, Lord.) And even though I don’t know all the lessons of this one yet, I love how God works.

Tonight I began to write about something else but was having trouble letting it flow. Ok, I’ll ask God for guidance and pulled out my Bible, said a prayer, and randomly opened a page where I felt drawn to do so. I was drawn to 2 Corinthians 1:18-22, where it talks about how the word Amen means yes.

Ok, I get it. Time to mediprayer on this NOW. Cool.

So I did and here’s how I connected.

It is a word of miracles. It is the word of acceptance. When we say yes to God’s Love and His plan, we are being open to all that He wants to provide for us which is all the abundance and Truth that His infinite Love provides. By letting Jesus’s Love into our hearts, we learn who we truly are. “Yes” is about being true to the nature that God destined us to be. Saying yes to God is being the manifestation of the glory of God, because then there is nothing that can stop us from being just that.

Nelson Mandela said in his beautiful poem that we are here to manifest the glory of God.

Sounds like “Yes” is the greatest adventure of all.

And I’ll say Amen to that too.

Blessings,

Irene

As I’ve been trying to grow myself, I have felt myself in a loop and feeling frustration. I handled it gracefully, and still am, but it’s been a challenging couple of months that is still being experienced. Only now I’ve made a little headway and feel like I’ve broken through the loop and now need to let myself ride the wave.

I have been frustrated trying to figure out what I need to do to grow my business to the height that I envision for it. Everything and everyone in the expert field says that I have to have clarity or a goal before I can move forward. I have had a strong sense of direction, but I’ve been lacking in clarity, assuming I’m understanding what they all mean by it. I kept thinking that I had to know exactly what I was going to do (i.e. marketing tactics), but nothing was clear. I have been struggling between how I think I’m supposed to do things and how to just be me to a truer depth that I wasn’t even aware of. I’ve always been a sincere and increasingly intuitive person. So the awareness that I have a deeper layer of my being that has not been expressed surprised me. I wasn’t aware that I’ve been dealing with the issue of how to just be me to an even truer sense until recently. I’ve had the issue of worrying whether I did something right or wrong and of not being good enough. So I have forgotten some of who I really am. And who I really am is a child of God. The depth of just what that means is what I’m currently exploring.

So I did some deep mediprayer and it came to me to just write and not worry about the rest right now. The more my purpose aligns with God, the more the pieces will come together when the time is right. I don’t need to know everything. I just need to do as Spirit within me moves me and let it all flow. I am at new beginnings of growth and learning who I am. I find it empowering and challenging. Thank you, Lord.

So here’s the interesting things that I received clarity on as I began to break through my loop. I let myself be open to receiving His Love and wisdom. And God’s Love helped me to understand to a deeper layer that God is in control, so I don’t need to worry. I let myself be open and felt how since God is in control, then I am in His Hands and so things are perfect, because it is all part of God’s perfect plan. So I can let myself be the spirit within me. It is then that I am one with God.

God’s Love always guides true. Being able to understand that guidance can be the challenge. But because God loves us, it is His Spirit that touches our hearts and guides us to grow, build and become in beautiful ways to express His Love. Being created in the image of God’s Love is about each of us becoming His finger to help and elevate each other. I assume the simplest (althought not necessarily easiest) way to do that is to let it happen.

Let yourself be who God created you to be. Let yourself see yourself as God sees you. As His child you are infinite and loved infinitely. With His spirit within you, you are powerful. Does it make any sense to see ourselves as anything less than capable to do great things and know great abundance? After all, this is what our Lord wants for us. So why not let it?

When we go against our true selves, we are going against God. That’s what makes life so hard. When we let ourselves be open to God’s Love and guidance, we create an alignment and partnership with the Hand that makes everything right, fluid, and the best it can be.

It’s quite an adventure. Let’s have fun with it.

Blessings,

Irene

I have been working on matters of the heart and am aware that I still hold issues about worrying what other people think of me. While it’s not nearly as much of an issue as it used to be, I’ve realized that I’m still holding myself back.

Ouch. That can’t be good. God created me uniquely to share what only I can share in the way that only I can, just like He did you. So as I work through what remains of this issue, here’s some of what I’m aware of so far. Hopefully it will help you also.

As I prayed on the matter yesterday and let myself be open to the guidance of God’s Love, I received the following awareness: To release my fear about worrying what other people think of me, I only need to fill my heart with love. The more love I feel, the less room for my fears.

I have felt this experience to varying degrees at different times in my life and know that it is true. So I’ve been using that awareness while I work to remember how I used to feel during times when I felt more love, understanding, and acceptance, in spite of the hardships that were tossed my way. I am working to remember who I am and using resources such as the Bible, Joel Osteen, Glenda Green, my mediprayer with God, and others. I am working to let my heart be open all the time. It’s not easy, but it feels soooo right when I’ve “got it”.

And It’s working.

Where we put our focus and faith is that which is and shall be.

I look forward to the growth I will go through. And I look forward to helping you grow also. Afterall, my life purpose is about Self-realization, my own and others. And what better place to start than at the heart of it all, the heart of the soul.

Blessings,

Irene