{"id":161,"date":"2014-08-10T15:45:54","date_gmt":"2014-08-10T15:45:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/sassyspirit\/?p=161"},"modified":"2014-08-10T15:45:54","modified_gmt":"2014-08-10T15:45:54","slug":"are-you-in","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/sassyspirit\/2014\/08\/are-you-in.html","title":{"rendered":"Are you in?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Tomorrow starts the Oprah Deepak 21 Day free meditation again. I love when I recommit to a practice that nurtures my soul. It&#8217;s the same with exercise. I&#8217;ve said I don&#8217;t have time before. There are guilty pleasure reality shows I make time for, but they do nothing for me. Tonight is the Full Moon. It&#8217;s a perfect time for me to recommit to a deeper spiritual practice with myself.<\/p>\n<p>For some people, they honor their connection to God-Goddess-Spirit-Universe on Sunday.\u00a0 Some read their holy books or say prayers at bedtime.\u00a0 Deepak Chopra mediates two hours a day.\u00a0 I&#8217;m thinking holy moly!\u00a0 I think it&#8217;s beautiful to commit to connect to your higher power in the morning and in the evening.\u00a0 Some do more than that, but I&#8217;m recommitting to at least twice\u00a0a day.\u00a0 But really, when we are loving, we are in that space.\u00a0 When we are in nature, we are in that state of grace.\u00a0 When we remember to be grateful, God permeates that\u00a0moment.<\/p>\n<p>I was so touched the other day when my two younger sons, ages seven and four, came and told me they heard a lot of sirens and prayed for those people.\u00a0 I&#8217;m not religious and not traditional, but I am old school in the way of kindness big time.\u00a0 I want my children to pray for strangers.\u00a0 To care about what is happening to people across the globe and to send love and pray as if we did know them.\u00a0 Teaching compassion, kindness, and empathy is so important to me.\u00a0 But again, I need to recommit to this.\u00a0 I&#8217;m good at this with strangers sometimes and forget to really be there with\u00a0my children, instead of yelling about bad behavior and the huge messes they make.\u00a0 I&#8217;ve been burnt out and lacked patience.\u00a0 I recommit to being kinder to myself and to my family.<\/p>\n<p>I am not going to commit to any &#8220;shoulds,&#8221; like I should be better, be doing this, or\u00a0not do this&#8230;but rather a new way of living.\u00a0 A\u00a0refresh of some things I&#8217;ve done that worked.\u00a0 I&#8217;ll\u00a0open up to explore some new things as well.\u00a0 I&#8217;m not the angry person\u00a0I was in my twenties, but I&#8217;ve noticed I&#8217;ve turned some business frustrations into an edginess at times where I&#8217;m snappy.<\/p>\n<p>Time to go back to joy and feeling good.\u00a0 Setting the tone for\u00a0my day and knowing I create my happiness, not people,\u00a0places, things, circumstances.\u00a0 Nope, it&#8217;s my choice.\u00a0 Going to reactivate my love muscles and\u00a0take responsibility for my vibe.\u00a0 It&#8217;s easy to complain.\u00a0 I don&#8217;t take the easy way out.\u00a0 I will focus on what I want, not what I don&#8217;t want.\u00a0 I&#8217;m\u00a0in.\u00a0 What can you change that can make a huge impact in your life?\u00a0 Your soul gives you nudges.\u00a0 Ask yourself.\u00a0 You are strong enough to do anything you put your mind and heart to.\u00a0 Use this Full Moon tonight to set an intention for yourself.\u00a0 What do you want to create?<\/p>\n<p>Are you in?\u00a0 Let&#8217;s go.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tomorrow starts the Oprah Deepak 21 Day free meditation again. 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