Who You Be.

I had the beautiful opportunity to speak to an audience of men and women this morning about body image and health as it affects the female gender. I was a last minute substitute guest speaker so I had little time to prepare.  I was living in mystery as I approached the place where I would be speaking. I felt excitement. An excitement similar to turning the page of a good book. I knew that what I was about to say may seem a bit untraditional and not meet the expectation of the audience, but I could not ignore the promtings to address love of self.

As the members of the audience moved into the room I looked at each woman. I wondered what I could say today that would touch this one and that one. What did I know that would make a difference in their lives. How would I inspire them to create change in their lives. I continued to feel a pressing importance to address love of self.

As I began speaking I chose to start by connecting the members of the group by their hands, the strongest energy connector, and draw them into the moment through a guided journey from wherever they were to where they were at that moment. Teaching them to let go of all that it had taken to get there. Teaching them about being present in the moment. Focusing on their breath. So many hold the breath. This has been the greatest tool for me as I have become conscious to its power for drawing me to a quiet and peaceful place of awareness.

If you are holding your breath right now, in this moment, begin taking deep cleansing breaths. Focus on the inhalation and exahalation. Draw in as much air into the lungs as you can. Notice the pause at the top of the breath. As you exhale, blow out all anxieties,aches and pains, thoughts, allow yourself to let go. Notice the space at the bottom of the breath. Notice that the breath happens inside of that space. This is one of my favorite meditations. I found it as a Podcast on Itunes but there is also a website MeditationOasis.com. These are beautiful 15 minute meditations. 

Back to my speaking engagement. As we explored getting in touch with the worth of the souls in the room. I observed that so many negate the positive activites that they do, rationalize away their apparant neglect of their bodies, and closed themselves to the idea that it doesn't have to look a certain way. If these resonate with you, take a moment and look into the mirror. Really look. Look into your own eyes. This is a powerful exercise. Do you know who is doing the looking back?

The women seemed surprise that I didn't spend the time giving them a laundry list of things to do to get healthy and to get their bodies back into shape. LIfe is not a list. Even if we have made it one. I have recently completed my reading of Jill Bolte Taylor's book 'My Stroke Of Insight'. What a wonderful book for the many of us who suffer from mechanicitis, a disease that detatches us from feeling, from the mystery of life. Where life becomes one list of to-do's after another. Schedules upon Schedules. Our spiritual and intimate times are also scheduled so we can fit them in between the other items on our lists because we 'should' do them. I did not give these women this information on purpose. These are intelligent, well educated women. If they wanted to find this informaiton they very easily could. They didn't need me for that. That was not the purpose of my being where I was today. My purpose was to get them in touch with the why's, not the how's. Haven't you noticed how you can find a plethora of information about any topic at anytime but how do you use it? What use is the information if it does not work for you? Today I spent some time teaching these women a little about what to do with what they knew already. Just a little bit though. I left my card. I am curious to see who shows up asking for more information.

To summarize why I chose to blog about this experience, when I have neglected blogging for some time, I bring you back to why knowing who you be is important to health and fitness of the body. Reverence has been misplaced when referring to the individual humans mulling about this planet. When you are in touch with who you be reverence is restored and entire thought processes, then actions, then habits are changed to align with the reverence for the soul as the complete body, mind and spirit connection. Who you be is the key to creating successful life strategies. If you don't know who you are then how will you know the direction to take your life? So. Who YOU be?

I AM a beautiful powerful inspiring creative woman of light. As I AM I bring forth love, joy, and healing that all God's children know they are love, creating a world of unity, peace and harmony, Returning all glory to God. And so it is.

Rashele Talbert
Lyfe Empowered