Light In Your Mind: I Met God Through a Shoe Salesman

Light Mind, Bright Heart

Healthy Steps for a Healthy Mind....You may ask yourself..."What are some things that I can do to feed/heal my mind/brain" .... so here are some tips for you to do every day...

Eat certified organic GREENS at each meal
Drink 3-5 litres of pure FILTERED water between meals
Walk Run Stretch Laugh Dance Smile (Fitness)
Eat Whole Foods with high nutrient value

Take High quality Multi Vitamins, Minerals, Herbs

Consume Essential Fatty Acids (Omega's from Hemp...)
Play on www.fitbrains.com
Listen to Positive Music (Classical/Jazz/World)
Meditate on the Light in Your Mind
Hug your loved Ones to Brighten Your Heart

Give and Receive Loving Massage/Bodywork

Work at what you Love

Be Creative

Aloha from one Lighthouse to another :)
Melany Dawn

Monday, August 11, 2008

I Met God Through a Shoe Salesman

The question of faith has come up a lot for me lately. What is it? Where is it? How do I know that if I surrender and trust that 'The Divine' will show up? Well, today 'Divine' showed me what faith can do so that I would finally, once and for all, BELIEVE. This morning I asked to see a miracle, to experience synchronicity and to let go and today I met God through a shoe salesman. He touched my heart so deeply that I wept in his presence and when I got home while on my knees praying for surrender and gushing with gratitude for this miracle. Socrates (a person that may be an angel messenger for God) helped me with my shoe purchase and while at the till, began to share what his life was like with God by his side. He shared the picture of his abundance and how he tithes and how he teaches his kids to believe in a higher power. He shared his journey of rags to riches and how god was always by his side. He smiled and laughed and was so kind and with a twinkle in his eye and focus on mine, he said FAITH is the key. He is 71 and meditates twice a day with his wife, once at 4-5:30am and once at 7:30-9pm. For years now, I have been told over and over and over again by many other of Gods workers including messages in books, to meditate regularily. I start and then stop quite regularily. But today, after this divine meeting, I now know for sure that I am not in charge. I know now what faith really is. I will now set my alarm for 4:00am and be ready every morning to give my love, my heart, my gratitude, my willingness, my mind over to the creator for something much bigger than I can ever imagine. I Love You, I am Sorry, Please Forgive Me, Thank-you.

Living with an Angel

How do you know when you are Living with an Angel?

she will do special archangel readings for you

she will do your laundry and your ironing

she will prepare delicious, nutritious meals

she will keep the house clean

she will offer positive messages

she will hug you and rub your back and or Reiki your heart

she will dance and sing with you

she will listen and laugh when you need her

she will hold your hand while walking down the street

she will give you great advice

she will be honest and open hearted

she will believe in you

she will see your beauty

she will share her clothes with you

If you think you may be living with an angel...be gentle with her and love her with all of your heart.

Melany Dawn

Your Three-Level Brain

In a way, your brain is three brains layered together. It has three distinct parts that echo our evolutionary past. At the deepest level is the reptilian brain, or R-complex. This is the brain we inherited from our distant ancestors, long before there were human beings. This brain is home to our most primitive instincts: Reproduction, movement, the fight or flight response, and territoriality. The reptilian brain tends to be very resistant to change. Above the R-complex is the limbic system. The parts of this higher brain control learning and memory, the expression of emotions and the linking of past events to strong emotions. So when you remember a traumatic breakup with a partner many years ago and feel the anger or grief again, that is your limbic system in action. This center is also responsible for attachment and protective, loving emotions, so it might be called the source of our emotional intelligence.

Finally, at the top of the evolutionary ladder is the neocortex. This is the youngest and largest part of the brain, the seat of higher thinking, writing and language, our ability to reason and analyze, and our power to anticipate the future. These three brains perform their own specific functions, but they are also deeply interconnected, linking thought, emotion, memory, and action in complex ways that make us human. This network of nerves has the potential to make our brains agile and perceptive and our emotional lives rich and rewarding no matter how old we are. Yet often this potential is not reached, because the traumas or habits of decades damage the flow of energy between these brain centers.

Book: Your Integrated Brain

Can You Tell Me How to Get to Sesame Street?

I found myself singing in the kitchen the other morning....I wasn't thinking of the characters of Sesame Street, but more the melody and words of the song. I began to reflect on the words "Can you tell me how to get to Sesame Street" and what they meant. I then considered how from ages 4 to about 12, I watched this program so intently. I dove into the lives of Big bird, Grover and The Grouch and in some strange way, may have become like them. Neurotic, ADD and grouchy! What was my mind programmed for at that age? Was this a self-fulfilled prophecy? Do our mirror cells pick up what is on TV? Is the emerging of this song from my mouth another sign of awareness and healing? Is this old neural bundle piece of the projector reassembling itself for some greater experience?

I have been on the search since childhood... and I haven't found it yet.

Can you tell me how to Get to Sesame Street?

Melany Dawn July 29, 2008

Tribe of the Soft Hearts

A couple of months ago I decided to form a group called 'The Tribe of the Soft Hearts.' It was when I came to the realization and acceptance that I had a very soft heart and that force, fear and anger were not working for me. I listened to my chronic heart ache speak to me, asking for gentleness. She encouraged me to enter into my feminine, flowing nature. "Stop pushing, Stop trying so hard, Stop putting so much pressure on me ...... be gentle, be patient, be kind." She glows with a deep love and a deep desire for peace. She is highly sensitive, caring and nurturing. She has started to share herself with me and in this way so that I can share with other Soft Hearts. There are many of us who are saying 'Yes' to Love, gentleness and compassion. I believe this is a sweet portal to our whole healing. If you are a Soft Heart, you can join us at any time. We welcome you.

"Be the Change You Wish to See in The World" -Ghandi

Love is the Change.

-Melany Dawn SoftHeart July 27, 2008

Family of Origin

...One thing that I have learned about Love is that it never goes away. It is always there, sometimes hanging far off in the distance, but never the less, Love is there. Our family of Origin may not understand what we are going through. They may not even want to understand and that is Ok. I had to get Ok with this as I was isolating and pushing myself away. I knew that being around them during my healing would not help me because they would see who they always saw. They wanted to control my situation, sometimes with anger, without fully realizing the extent of damage. Meanwhile, I knew that I was changing and working with great determination to see my image in a brighter light. I am choosing patience and forgiveness. My family or origin may continue to see me from my dysfunction as it has been my shadow for so many years until I shift. Presently, I am choosing to be around people who have patience with me, who validate where I am at and who encourage me to take the time and gentleness with my soul and mind to get well. I pray that your family and friends see the light in you and are positive and supportive about your recovery. It is the greatest gift of all.

-Melany Dawn July 26, 2008

Characteristics of Trauma

Problems with self-regulation and Emotional Sobriety:

Trauma survivors are susceptible to swings on the emotional scale from zero to ten and back again. These swings might go from one extreme to the other bypassing intermediate stages. The intense emotional reactions of people who have experienced trauma result from a loss of neuromodulation-that is, the ability to regulate moods, which is at the core of posttraumatic stress disorder. "Traumatized people go immediately from stimulus to response without being able to first figure out what makes them so upset. They tend to experience intense fear, anxiety, anger and panic in response to even minor stimuli. This may lead them to either overreact and intimidate others, or to shut down and freeze."

(van der Kolk, van der Hart, and Burbridge 1995.)

Emotional Sobriety Tian Dayton

information on Brain Waves ... www.brainandhealth.com

....We're also in trouble when we get stuck in a certain pattern. (the chaotic attractor) For example, after injury of some kind to the brain (and that could be physical or emotional), the brain tries to stabilize itself and it purposely slows down. (For a parallel, think of yourself learning to drive - you wanted to go r-e-a-l s-l-ow to feel in control, right?). But if the brain stays that slow, if it gets "stuck" in the slower frequencies, you will have difficulty concentrating and focusing, thinking clearly, etc.
Flexibility and Resilience are key for efficient brain functioning!