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March
2018
Dear
One,
I
have lived in this home that Adriano created for us for almost fourteen
years.
I
have loved it's warmth, the heart connections I have made here, and the
energy it has held.
When
I woke up this morning, I was shocked... it was snowing.
I
realized that my time here in Northern California is coming to and end.
I
have put my home up for sale... and my intention is to move to Florida.
I
am ready!
The
time I have spent here, working and teaching has helped in my
own transformation
/ evolution / awakening. What shall we call it?
I
have changed and transcended my narrow and negative intentions.
I
am so
grateful.
I
have begun to pack. My students are my teachers.
As
I reread the homework assignments and my own class notes...
I
came clearly to the knowing there is nothing new to be said.
My
question is: "Are you Listening beyond words? Have you heard?
Are you willing to enter into the silence
so that you can hear the voice of Spirit?"
Deep
within me, I know that silence is the language of love.
When
I remember, I know that the silence is not the absence of sound but
rather the absence of Self.
I
would like to share this poem that one of my students wrote:
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"I
spoke, I spoke, I spoke... So many words, but no one listened.
They
reverberate in my ears from so much repetition
even
the reverberation needed respite.
Deaf
ears heard nothing
Denial
could not comprehend a sound
Delusion
uttered a pleasant glee
Deceit
found its next victim.
Exhausted
and frustrated with overuse
The
words disappeared into the silence of the soul
DEAD.
Words...
There
are words of truth and words of deception
Words
of ego and words of love
And
words of ego delivered as love.
Does
your heart tell you which are true?
Are
you listening?
Words
are the poor man's tool!
Lost
without them
Unable
to communicate otherwise
Spirit
is sleeping the unconscious sleep
of illusionary bliss.
For
when Spirit speaks, the heart knows.
Words
are unnecessary
Truth
is self evident.
Are
you listening?
What
do you hear?
The
sounds of inner knowing
The
still small voice
It
does not utter a... word.
The
silence is speaking
a
soft whisper
A
breath of wind carrying the truth.
Are
you listening?"
~ Leda Anagnostopoulos
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I
have spent my life living, studying, teaching, and hopefully
demonstrating what love is.
My
intent today is to support myself as compassionately and lovingly as I
possibly can in every moment.
I
would like to share my intent with you, and perhaps you would like to
sign this contract as a reminder.
"I
want to embrace what I am feeling, not what I am reacting to, or
believe and/or assume is your intention.
I
want to know what I do not want so that I can create from what I do
want from my longing.
I
want to be in the moment so that I can choose my response from love,
instead of my defensive reaction to fear.
I
want as my intent to give myself space and not to react from the
demands of my ego and history.
My
intention is to bring my self love into this moment.... to accept with
consciousness what I am feeling without
shame, or guilt or blame, and to accept and choose to live from my
opened heart.
With
faith in G-d's love I know I can create unlimited joy."
signed.....................................................
witnessed........... date.
Dear
Hearts,
I
ask you to join me
heart
to heart in this moment
to
remember.
"You
are already who you are trying so hard to be."
Are
you listening?
~ Barbara
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