As we hugged, saying ‘Goodbye for Now’, it dawned on me our Hearts had just kissed.  We became One for a cosmic moment, embracing fully the wholeness of one another, and I experienced the Bliss of the resolving of polarities.

What do I mean by the ‘resolving of polarities”?

This same friend had just walked me through a powerful installation of a conscious awareness of inner patterns/programs that embody, perpetuate and co-create Bliss.  Ecstasy. Ekstasis.

Ekstasis is defined as this: The state of being beside one’s self or rapt out of one’s self.

Ekstasis is a word I use to describe what it feels like when I’m in the ‘flow’.  When I am tapped into the rhythm of Source, in harmony with Self and the World, and fully able to embody, perpetuate and co-create inspired connections and experience the state of Bliss.

So, the ‘resolving of polarities’ is the Divine Union.  It is the merging of This and Not This.  It is accepting All that IS, embracing fully the quantum dimensions of present-moment expression,and acting from a place of integrity and Unity. A willingness to surrender the illusion of separation and become ONE. One with Self.  One with Another. One with Life.  One with God.  One with the energy of Love.

Such is the nature of a Hug.

As we feel into this truth, we become aware that Hugging is a Divine Union, a merging of This (Self) and Not This (Other).  It is an acceptance of All that IS between us, as we embrace the Cosmic embodiment beside us, and become ONE.

This state of Oneness, and the Love that flows through a hug, continues long after we have said our Goodbyes and parted ways.  The coming together has touched our soul so deeply, kissed our Heart so completely, we are able to return to one another instantly by remembering the HUG.

Interestingly,  hugging is akin to Gratitude (you knew I’d slip it in, right?)

Gratitude is both give and receive.   When we enter a hug, we are both giver and receiver, Embraced and Embrace-er.   In every way, hugging transcends what words cannot convey, allowing our hearts to speak the pure language of Love … and so comes the resolution of polarities - the Divine Union.  With it, the experience of ekstasis.

Perhaps the definition, ‘rapt out of one’s self’ also means ‘wrapped out of oneself’.  Ahhhh … the ecstasy of a HUG.

So beloveds … I’m feeling especially grateful today.  Grateful for a propensity towards hugging.  (Did I tell you I LOVE HUGGING?!!!)  Grateful to my Nana, who embedded a deep appreciation for being hugged.  Oh! to have those mushy Grandma arms wrapped around me. Grateful for my children, young and old, who still allow me to lay some Hug Love on them, and return it just as quickly.   Grateful for a (k)new friend, whose presence and guidance elicited an even deeper appreciation of something so dear me.

So I’m praying forward the Love, flowing through the inter-web a big, mushy *HUG* …  a Heart Kiss from me to you … in Gratitude for this gathering space, to shine light on inspired insights and for all the times your Love has kissed my heart.

OOOOoooo …. guess what just came thru …

even in the word HUG, we find the resolving of polarities:

Humanity

United in

Gratitude

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“Someday after mastering winds, waves, tides and gravity,
we shall harness the energies of love. And then, for the second time in the history of the world, Man will discover fire.”

~ Pierre Teilhard de Chardin

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Dagote shi gotah diyi ~ Welcome my family of Spirit . .

As always, I pray you are well and thriving!

What an amazing time to be alive!  Intense change is jolting us out of our comfort zone, and beckoning us to stretch, grow and go where Love calls us!

On our home front, we are preparing to move from WA to AZ. We’re excited to be reunited with family and friends there, and are always delighted to connect with new ones, too.

Maybe that includes you or someone you have ties to? As so, drop us a line and say ‘Hello!’

With sweet sorrow, we also are preparing to say our goodbyes to our family, friends and community circles here! We love the NW and will always carry its Spirit in our Hearts!

This move is a quick shift for us, requiring us to be present, sure-footed and have faith in our selves, our vision and Source. We are returning home, in many ways, after leaving for the NW just over six years ago.

It feels much aligned with the energy of the times.

Collectively, we are beginning to awaken!, to follow our bliss while trusting the still small voice of Love within. We are quickly ditching a dulling dream of lack and separation,to find we are World citizens, dreaming awake a One Heart Nation!

Blessed be!

With these massive shifts in our world reality, we are finding it necessary - yes, vital! - to turn within to find our Truth.

No longer can we rely on a crumbling, old-paradigm matrix to nourish and sustain us, to guide and inspire us.  Rather, it is our time to cleanse and purify our hearts and minds that we may see clearly the path before us.  To let go and flow with the swift waters of change that are carrying us to new shores, new communities, and new world realities.

One thing I love about the ever-evolving Portland area, our current home,  is the forward-thinking, cultural creative Spirit that weaves together the land and the people.  Fittingly, a common bumper-sticker here is, “Keep Portland Weird!”

In this *weird* city, we recently attended the NW film festival, to see ‘Fierce Light’, an engaging, inspiring and heart-breaking movie about spirited-activism by Velcrow Ripper. If you have the chance to see it - go!

For now, let me share this:

I walked away with a renewed passion and commitment to living an authentic life.

Beloveds, it became piercingly clear that nothing less at this time with suffice.  Nothing greater will ever be asked of us, nor a more priceless gift can we offer the world.

Who are we to deny our greatness, or to hide in the shadows and play ’small’?

‘Fierce Light’ is a radiant guide, beckoning us make the journey through shadow of separation — to merge Spirit with Action, Purpose with passion and step forward to shine our authentic light.  And live it!

Scene by scene, Ripper reveals acts of compassion in the face of
hatred, Love in the face of fear, and joy in light of miseries darkness.

Ultimately,  this film mirrors the beauty of Choice: one moment, one person, one heart at a time - choosing to harness the energy of Love and bravely stand for it!

Beloveds - This is why we co-created the Go Gratitude
experiment, and World Gratitude, with you:

To awaken this fierce light within and deliver us home to the heart of Love.

To help us recognize the feeling, and presence, of the Divine -
in all things, in all places, in all people.

To empower and fortify our ability to choose wisely no
matter what obstacles, ignorance or fear we are faced with.

To BE-Member we are One Heart United, in Love with Life, daily choosing to Go Gratitude!

With Gratitude as our guide, we can let go of all that no longer serves.  We can grow and stretch into beyond illusory limitations and separation, to find what connects us, inspires us, and what truly supports the continuance of Life!

Thankfully, each and every one of us have a built-in guidance system - the feeling and experience of Gratitude — that lights our inner path and guides our way home to the heart of what matters, home to the heart of Love.

It is the choice and courage to go within — to find our truth and then go with Gratitude — that IS and WILL BE our saving grace!  We will remember how to live peacefully and thrive by gratefully embracing, embodying and shining our own fierce light!

Blessed be!

As we flow into the holy-day season, and prepare to complete this turn around the Sun, we want to take a moment to thank you for all that you are in our lives.

Thank you for the opportunity to be of service, and for helping us - myself and the ground crew of Go Gratitude - to refine our program, build our community and daily evolve into a deeper experience of Love.

Thank you for the connections you share and the insights you offer that guide, inspire and enhance our lives.  Thank you for following your bliss, for living your Truth and for coming together, as One Heart united, to witness the Great Shift of the Ages and embrace the Great*Full*Ness of Life.

Thank you for supporting Go Gratitude - by word of mouth, through thought, prayer, offers of assistance and generous donations that make possible our outreach in the world.

We are blessed beyond measure to come together with you, reflecting what happens when a world wakes to the power of Love and Gratitude:

We have discovered fire for the second time. It lives and breathes in our *hearts*!

We look forward to sharing the unfolding journey as we witness the Great Shift, unwrap our fierce light, and make changes as we grow!

Thank you for joining us for this experiment in Gratitude. Thank you for being in our lives. Thank you for being YOU!

With deep love and Gratitude,

Stacey Robyn

and the ground crew of Go Gratitude

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p.s.  Have you seen the World Gratitude intro movie?  Check it out on the World Gratitude homepage.

It’s an up-close view of what happens when Spirit meets Action, Purpose meets Passion, and the fierce Light of Love is set free!

All this is made possible by using the Master Key of Gratitude.

Join us for this wave of World Gratitude as we Align with the Hearts calling, Embrace the Great*Full*Ness of Life, and let our Fierce Light shine!

The dates:

November 20th - December 31st, 2009

The place:

www.WorldGratitude.com

The cost:

You choose! Donation on the basis of Appreciation.

We believe so deeply in the benefits of this gathering, we want everyone to be able to participate, at a level aligned with current financial circumstances.   So what exactly does that mean?

You choose. $0, $5, $10 $42, $42 Billion. . . a miracle or two,
inspired ideas, connections, win-win possibilities, world peace . . .
just to name a few.

Come on in … we’re waiting for YOU!

http://www.WorldGratitude.com/join.html
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Let’s celebrate Love Water Day together!  Ready?

Breathe deeply into your heart, feel the Great*Full*Ness of Life coursing through you.  Now let your inner genius awaken to rise … to spill forth blessings, prayers, thoughts, intentions, ponderings and wanderings of Spirit into this Blessing Bin.

Deposit them here, at Inner Space.  See, we’ve even got a handy-dandy bin, especially built to contain Love and Gratitude

Let’s brighten up this place with waking dreams and blessings beyond measure.  We’ll fill the void with Gratitude, and so become ONE through our intent and willingness to lend our attentions and efforts in favor of Love.

Together our waters will wake with Joy and ripple with possibility. We’ll open gateways of bliss to fold gracefully into the dance of Being-ness … we are the flow-ers of Life.  One Heart beating to the tune of Love.  Beauty is the Song of Nature and we are the MasterPeace … the Great*Full*Ness. Ukehi!

Now it’s up to you … Imagine Clearly.   Love Dearly.  Go Gratitude!

Thank you for sharing your prayers for Love Water Day here and for co-creating a Blessing Bin that is joyfully overflowing!  It’s always better to play together –  so blog this, tweet this, play it forward.  Most importantly - Thank you for BEING here, for being YOU!

I love you all!  Free Hugs forever! Let’s grok!

Stacey