I AM ALIVE

For my 35th birthday I decided to make it a spiritual journey that would mean something more deeply for me than my last 34 birthdays! At 35; I have AWAKEN to many things in my life that are unique to my own.

In conjunction with this celebration and journey; I made the intention to celebrate the following:

• Gratitude for LIFE
  • celebrating I am ALIVE!
• Gratitude for EXISTENCE
  • celebrating I was born on this day!
• Gratitude for LOVE and PASSION
  • celebrating my love and passion to make a difference in my life and among communities this year and beyond!
• Gratitude for CREATIVITY
  • celebrating my creativity in creating miracles!
• Gratitude for CONNECTIONS
  • celebrating the existence of my lovely family and friends around me!

What I'd like to focus on is the first statement of the intention!

• Gratitude for LIFE
  • celebrating I am ALIVE!

What does it mean by being "ALIVE" in LIFE? I see "ALIVE" having many faces attached to it. You have "ALIVE MIND"; "ALIVE BODY" and "ALIVE SPIRIT". How we embrace each aspect has great influence on the 'quality' of how we 'depart' from this place we call earth - the 'physical' land. Of course this is stated under the assumption that our minds are still functioning and coherent!

Our minds are powerful 'motor beings' that could help make or break us to pieces! How we allow our minds to influence or nurture our thoughts creating the actions that follow that creates the 'spiritual experience' within each of us is a concept worth reflecting!

When most are faced with the possibility of death as a fact that's rubbed in their faces; most end up retreating into the land of 'depression'; land of 'confusion'; land of 'hopelessness'; land of 'anger'; land of 'regrets'; land of 'self-pity'; land of 'denial'; land of 'reflections'; land of 'dying' - which all of them encourage the 'spirit' within us to slowly die with much darkness and gloom within and around in spite of the possible love around the 'victim' - the dying person.

We as the 'dying' feel obligated not to burden our loved ones out of our love for them - we don't want them to suffer with us. And of course there are the ones that do exactly the opposite. Embracing the inevitable death is a partnership if not team work depending on your family network and support around you. The cause and effect is never one-sided. The grief affects both - the living and dying. The only difference is the grief lingers longer in the living! Without grieving completely to regain balance within ourselves to find love and peace within us and the departed; we would quite often find ourselves lost in gloom land of 'lifelessness'! What about you?

"GIVE POWER TO LIFE and not death."

"EMBRACE DEATH and LIVE A MEANINGFUL LIFE ANYWAY!"

The ball is always in your court from the moment you can sustain on your own. Which side of the court do you want to put your 'LIFE BALL'? The side that's "LIVING DEATH - knowing you've LIVED in spite of dying" or the other side that's "DYING DEATH - giving up the hope to live to create last moments abundance and die in gloom"?

How do you want to live your last moments? Share with loved ones so they'll honor your request. Embrace death together as a team. Create loving abundance for both - especially for the living to cherish till their own time come to face death in their journey.

WHAT's on your bucket list that haven't been fulfilled?

List them down NOW! Don't need to wait till you're near death's bed. Do it NOW!

HOW CAN YOU - THE 'LIVING' AND THE 'DYING' SUPPORT EACH OTHER THROUGH THE WHOLE PROCESS?

Could both of you be honest and brave with and for each other?

Could you support each other to embrace death more gracefully and live life with more meaning?

 Published on: Mar 2, 2010 @ 0:36