Patty Cauley, LCSW

I AM WHOLE, I AM AN EXPRESSION OF THE DIVINE

patty — Tue, 11 Oct 2011 05:00:24 +0000

“Whoever can see through all fear will always be safe.” — Tao te Ching

From the book Eat Pray Love by Elizabeth Gilbert:

“The Yogis say that “Ham-sa” is the most natural mantra, the one we are all given…before birth. It is the sound of our own breath….every time we breathe in or out, we are repeating this mantra. I am That. I am divine. I am with God. I am an expression of God. I am not separate, I am not alone. I am not this limited illusion of an individual.”

THE SPIRITUAL OPPORTUNITY IN CHALLENGING TIMES

patty — Tue, 11 Oct 2011 04:46:46 +0000

The following quote reminds me that our personal and national political and economic struggles are due to fear and separatism. Duality is separatism, a split between either parts of ourselves or between ourselves and others. Our political parties are stalemated by their egos. Wall Street reacts in fear to beliefs based on a split between the wealthy and the “have-nots.”

Let’s commit ourselves to seeing the good in all parts of ourselves and in each other. Seek wholeness and unity; it leads to stability in challenging times. Stability creates the possibility of something new.

“Wholeness is safe; duality isn’t. Wholeness brings a seamless, unified world, but you will not know what that would feel like until you give your allegiance to a new operating system. Shifting from the old system to the new one is a process, one that each of us must commit ourselves to every day.

Our shared addiction to duality is total; it leaves nothing out. The good news is that no aspect of life is immune to transformation. Every change you make, however, small, will be communicated throughout existence–quite literally the whole universe will eavesdrop on you and lend you its support. From its point of view, the formation of a galaxy is no more momentous than the evolution of a single person.”

Adapted from The Book of Secrets, by Deepak Chopra (Random House, 2004). Read more at http://www.care2.com/green/living/are-you-addicted-to-your-ego.html

March Meditation

patty — Fri, 18 Mar 2011 07:13:10 +0000

May this month bring us all a deeper mindfulness about our connectedness to one another and our planet. In these troubling times, may we put our fears aside and reach out to and support one another. May our statewide, national and global troubles bring us closer together and more conscious of our responsibility to each other and our precious earth. May we take better care of one another, while we still have the opportunity to do so. Peace, abundance, and well-being.

December Meditation

admin — Wed, 29 Dec 2010 08:36:55 +0000

In most spiritual traditions, this is a time of honoring light in the darkness, holding hope in difficult times, using difficult times to expand our consciousness,and share our blessings and love. Let us use this time to share our love for our beautiful but threatened planet. Let us raise our awareness and take better care of our environment, to reduce pollution and live a green life. Find a way to help protect an endangered animal, to recycle, to politically advocate for causes that speak to you. Giving the gift of your time, energy and resources will empower and connect you to other caring and conscious individuals.

A blessed and healing holiday and a truly new year.

October Meditation

patty — Mon, 11 Oct 2010 04:12:05 +0000

Opening to the transformational fall energies:

Awareness of bright strong contrasts between lingering summer greens,

Frost-induced oranges, golds, yellows and browns.

The rich tangy smell of the open earth absorbing fallen leaves,

Transforming the mulch into a cushioning layer for new growth.

Deepening darkness amidst the crisp fresh air of fall nights,

The moon and stars seem lower, closer, more accessible,

Their lumination stronger and more intense.

Awareness of how my energy responds to the fall transformation –

More alert, more psychic, more vital, excited about deep possibilities.

Validation from the Celtics who believe that the barrier between physical world and spiritual worlds dissolve at Samhain/Halloween.

A wonderful time to tap deeply into my own intuitive and psychic abilities and

With Divine Guidance use these innate talents for the greater good of all.

What a marvelous harvest!

September Meditation

patty — Mon, 06 Sep 2010 09:40:10 +0000

Letting go of the need to control…is surrender and release.

Letting go of the hurt…is forgiveness and healing.

Letting go of the resistance…is acceptance and freedom.

Letting go of possession…is love and openness.

To let go again requires Grace — Divine Support.

Let us begin by seeking Grace to let go and and expressing Gratitude for our many blessings.

Adapted by Patty; original author unknown.

Contemplate the difference between letting go and opening up versus quitting or giving up. Letting go is an active, positive choice. Quitting or giving up is a collapse due to energy loss from depression, hopelessness or a lack of awareness about other choices. Let go and make room for so much more.

Healing Our Planet, Saving Our Wildlife

patty — Mon, 02 Aug 2010 14:00:33 +0000

“When the Earth is sick, the animals will begin to disappear. When that happens, The Warriors of the Rainbow will come to save them.” — Chief Seattle

“He prayeth well, who loveth well both man and bird and beast.
He prayeth best, who loveth best all things both great and small;
For the dear God who loveth us, He made and loveth all.”

– Samuel Taylor Coleridge, ‘The Rime of the Ancient Mariner’

Watch for more quotes from “Partnering with Nature: The Wild Path to Reconnecting with the Earth,” by Catriona MacGregor

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Foresaw Barack Obama’s Inauguration

patty — Sun, 25 Jan 2009 02:59:09 +0000

Dr. King said:
“I refuse to accept the view that mankind is so tragically bound to the starless midnight of racism and war that the bright daybreak of peace and brotherhood can never become a reality….I believe that unarmed truth and unconditional love will have the final word.”

Thank you for your courage and your wisdom, Dr. King.

January 20, 2009: What I Want to Remember

patty — Sat, 24 Jan 2009 22:43:45 +0000

I want to remember:
that hope uplifts my spirit;
and connection warms my bones;
how joy bubbles in my heart.
what tenderness and kindness toward a so-called adversary looks like.
what thoughtfulness and graciousness is.
the power of great mental focus combined with compassion.
what patience and trust on the part of an entire segment of humanity can accomplish.
that peaceful transformation is possible.
how togetherness of a million plus people can bring hope to the world.
how celebration spread across the world.

Lannon Fairy

admin — Mon, 05 May 2008 00:15:37 +0000

Golden grassy hills
Cloaked with spring sunshine –
Liquid amber-swirled green,
Pulsing with warmth.

Brilliant clumped flowers.
Fat-chattery robins strutting,
Timid rabbit among field stones.
Sunset over dinner,
Wisping pinks across the sky.

Blue-gray slender shadows
Wind-flitting through glass.
Flashing amidst sunshafts,
Doubled in the mirror,
Dancing on the walls.

Separateness disintegrates,
Boundaries intertwine.
Flesh-bound beings meet:
Delicately savor
Each other’s spirit.
Tentatively touch
Each other’s self.
Shying from physicalness
That may shatter
Web-fragile growing
Connectedness.

Word-spun strands of Spirit,
Poetry and prayer.
Themes of love and sadness,
Past lives and present losses.
Threads of future possibilities and
Out-of-body friendships.

Twilight goddess’s
Thick dark hair
Brushes tall tree tops.
Deepening layers flowing,
Enfolding into night.

Indefinite moonlit outlines
Hold all motionless
As though all movement
Merges into starlight.

Time flees into Moonbeams,
Evaporates into darkness
Soul-aching eternal tenderness
Caress land and folk alike.