Miraculous Emergence

'Miraculous Emergence', an intuited sketch from my soul with a message for the week ahead, 19-25 August 2013;

From mud and murky waters the lotus flower emerges immaculate. 

Imagine if a lotus flower decided to focus on the murky water, refusing or resisting to blossom until it had purified every drop it drank? Instead it is the murky water that washes the lotus clean. Not a spot of mud adheres to the lotus leaves as the lotus makes its way above the surface to bloom in the open air.

The lotus starts off as a seed in the mud. 

As it grows it does not throw the mud over its shoulder to make its own journey more burdensome or difficult. The lotus makes use of the mud by planting its roots firmly in the river bed. Are you shouldering the mud in your life? The lotus says leave the mud where it is, no need to carry it with you. The mud is there to support your path not direct it.

From the darkness beneath the surface the lotus frees itself. 

It was born ready to emerge into the light. Are you waiting until you are ready; ready to be you, ready to shine, or ready to be or do… anything? The lotus says you too were born ready to emerge. You have been emerging into more of who you are your entire life. Even when it might feel like you are doing everything but.

The birth of a lotus is a miracle (like you). Its emergence is miraculous (as is yours). 

Are you holding onto a belief that your life right now is (or your yesterday was) as good as it gets? The lotus says it gets even better. Look to the miracles in your everyday. The lotus knows they are everywhere. This week pay attention to the presence of miracles in your life. They can help us shift from old ways of surviving to new ways of thriving.

The lotus seeds above the petals remind the self that when we open to our deepest truth we unleash our highest potential.

Rise up to who you are, it's your natural direction.

I'd love to hear from you. What miracles are showing up for you right now? Add your comments below or be a part of the conversation on my Facebook Page.

Shine on, Jelena x

© Copyright Jelena Mrkich 2013.

Permission is granted to share this post and images within it freely on the condition that the author is credited and this byline is included. Jelena Mrkich is an Artist, Art Therapist and Creative Catayst who is passionate about creativity as a tool for healing, transformation and self-awareness. For more info visit JelenaMrkich.com or for regular creative good things join her on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and Pinterest.

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You Are a Divine Offering

The universally loved Plumeria (commonly known as Frangipani) is a symbol of life, love and divine wholeness. In India it is known as the Temple Tree as it is often planted in temple grounds where its fragrant flowers are ritually placed on alters as sacred offerings.

One of the most sacred offerings we can gift ourselves is to express our wholeness through us and into our life.

The Temple Tree needs both light and dark to thrive. So do we. As we embrace our own light and shadow we create fertile ground for embodying the full expression of who we are. Who we are is ever-evolving. As one aspect heals and grows it helps our other aspects to heal and grow. Like the pinwheel petals of the Temple Tree flower, when one area of our inner or outer world experiences a shift, the others shift synchronistically.

It is said each petal of the Temple Tree flower represents one of the five qualities necessary for a divine state of being;

Sincerity tells us to express ourselves from our heart.
Faith encourages us to believe or trust in what feels right for the self.
Aspiration is our desire or that which pulls us forth into more of who we are.
Devotion speaks to us of the sacredness of prayer - the way in which you honour your wholeness and/or your interconnectedness with all life.
Surrender reminds us to let go of what no longer serves us and be present.

We each have our own list of (conscious or subconscious) qualities that are important to us for cultivating and maintaining a divine state of being, whatever that means to you.

You might like to ask yourself the following questions or explore them further by writing down your responses in your journal;
- Which qualities do you find important in your own life for cultivating and maintaining a divine state of being or sense of inner wholeness?
- In what ways are you embodying the qualities that are important to you?
- How can you enhance your connection with each of these?

Embrace your wholeness to open up to your most blossoming self and life.

I'd love to hear about the important qualities in your life! In what ways do you embody them? Add your comments below or be a part of the conversation on my Facebook Page.

Shine on, Jelena x

© Copyright Jelena Mrkich 2013.

Permission is granted to share this post and images within it freely on the condition that the author is credited and this byline is included. Jelena Mrkich is an Artist, Art Therapist and Creative Catayst who is passionate about creativity as a tool for healing, transformation and self-awareness. For more info visit JelenaMrkich.com or for regular creative good things join her on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and Pinterest.

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