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December 28- NOBILITY

The Twelve Nights of Christmas: #4, Nobility.

Make a list of people from whose noble qualities you can learn.

I'm sure that Lynn Jericho intended for us to define nobility as: exalted moral excellence, as opposed to the idea of the class of people born of high rank in Great Britain (dukes and duchesses, etc.). I apologize but I can't seem to separate the concept of royalty from the word "nobility".

While some people may find it easy to come up with a list of people such as the Dalai Lama, Mother Teresa and Gandhi, visualizing them in (their) costume does not equate to the word "nobility". Moral excellence, yes. Nobility, no.

As I was pondering this, I had my hands on the back of a woman on my massage table and thought, "Wouldn't it be great to list every person that comes into my life? If I looked for that quality of nobility in each person (even if I have to picture them in Medieval costume) I'm sure I'd find it."

You should have seen the cast of characters! A blacksmith, a Baroness, a Princess, a couple of knights and a jester all came through the studio. While it may sound trite, the simple and playful act of fitting them for a role made me aware of their noble qualities:

• Blacksmith- strength and pride of workmanship
• Baroness-generous
• Princess-mindful and kind
• Jester-joyful and optimistic
• Knights- focused and organized

Artwork:Elizabeth I, Wikipedia Commons

December 27-HUMILITY

The Twelve Nights of Christmas: #3, Humility.

Think about how Humility can become a great source of strength and power for you.

The size, strength and apparent omnipotence of the Sun always gives rise to a sense of Humility within me. It also signifies unconditional love because it shines all over the world, no matter what the people are doing or not doing. At war or at peace, in poverty or in abundance...we are all worthy of its light.

Over the years, I have seen some amazing results in the bodies and lives of folks in my yoga classes and in my massage practice. So much so that I can not deny the fact that the choice to heal, recover and advance, all rests within the individual. The therapy and/or practice is the medium; the therapist or teacher, the messenger. I have a deep sense of Humility for the successes.

What I want to cultivate is that same sense of Humility when there are no outward expressions of a healing, a recovery or connection. Just as I am able to laud someone for their progress, I want to be able to place the responsibility of no progress, even disappointment, back to the person. It has been difficult to release myself of that responsibility.

A deeper sense of Humility would see that it is all the same on both sides of the coin. The effectiveness of my classes and treatments could be amplified. I could be a better messenger.

Photo: Cosmos

December 26-GENEROSITY

The Twelve Nights of Christmas: # 2,Generosity.

Think of three people and what you can give of yourself to them.

I read recently that the greatest gift that we can give anyone is the gift of Positive Expectancy. Here's the gist of it from two Abraham-Hicks articles:

We would like you to reach the place where you're not willing to listen to people criticize one another… where you take no satisfaction from somebody being wrong… where it matters to you so much that you feel good, that you are only willing to think positive things about people…you are only willing to look for positive aspects; you are only willing to look for solutions, and you are not willing to beat the drum of all of the problems of the world.

The greatest gift that you could give to anyone you love is the gift of positive expectation. But you can't give someone positive expectation until you know the Laws and have practiced them yourself enough so that they are very familiar.

The three people I have chosen to give my gift of Positive Expectation are:

1. Moku-wai Busch, as he recovers from a broken ankle and makes his way back to work as a massage therapist, and to joy as a para-glider.

2. Brede Shiotsuka, my son, so that he may have a rewarding year (and life) full of love and abundance.

3. Myself. I want positive expectation to become my nature and be able to increase my Gift list. More, more, more!

Artwork: Night11.Spaces.live.com

December 25-RECEPTIVITY

The Twelve Nights of Christmas:

#1, Receptivity

What gifts from the universe have you declined to accept or acknowledge?

I was just thinking about this last week: I want to allow myself to place more trust in my intuition. It is that innate sense of knowing what’s going to happen, a direct perception and quick insight. I believe I possess a lot more of that ability than I care to admit or display and therefore believe that it’s a gift that I’ve declined to fully accept or acknowledge.

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