My Hair Has Taken on A Life of Its Own

My hair has taken on a life of it’s own. I usually keep it super short and get it cut every 4 weeks. I seem to be hearing a little whisper that it has something to tell me and to keep letting it grow. Same with my nails.

This is VERY uncomfortable like my life right now. It’s unruly, frizzy and looks like an afro perched on top of my head!

And yet I wonder… what if I didn’t have to have everything soooo contained and controlled right now including my hair and nails?  What if I let them go to explore other options, stretch and elongate? What would they (and I) stretch into that is completely foreign and unknown to us? Can I sacrifice a little vanity to see where all this is leading?

Well, nothing is particularly familiar to me in my life right now so what have I got to loose? What if I didn’t snap right back into position like a rubber band that gets too stretched out and snaps back to it’s original shape?

What if I just keep stretching my neck out into the uncomfortable, yet exciting energy in front of me, sensing, smelling, feeling what’s out there and going wherever my senses lead me?

  • Johanna Pansera hahah coool – I just had the urge to run over to you and do some awsome nailpolish …you know twotones where you make like a french manicure just you use different colors hahahahaha Be wild and free my friend let’s se how much yummy fun that will creaSee More
  • Amy Hirsch Yes yes Johanna Pansera!! Come over and do my nails!! I would LOVE it!!!
  • Johanna Pansera see your body knows what’s fun smile emoticon If only I lived a little closer…you will just have to find a substitute for me (how on earth is that gonna work, I wonder LOL)
  • Annie Gelfand Hahaaa!! LOVE this! When I went to my first faciltiator’s training in Costa Rica, it was super humid and literally my hair defied gravity. And I was totally cool with it and actually grateful for it! Such a distinct difference from when I was a child when I would do ANYTHING for my hair to be straight. Let your hair ROCK Amy smile emoticon heart emoticon
  • Gloria Ronalds Annie Gelfand Did you iron it on the ironing board OR the bed? I did both…Now my hair is quite straight and I long for the curls & waves…BODY Was Listening! Silly me! Thank you Body, now WEIP?
  • Annie Gelfand Gloria my mom ironed it with a towel over my hair on the table because we didn’t have an ironing board and she hated my curls so I did too. My hair is still VERY curly! And now I am so grateful for it. It is such a contribution to me. 

As everything falls away

Everything seems to be completely falling away. After a humongous spirt of creativity and amazing juices flowing, all of a sudden I become aware that some of the things I so loved to do, lived to do, are no longer even relevant in my world right now. How can the energy change so frigging fast that I am not even fully aware that I have been catapulted into a completely different reality with my choices?

I am resisting it, of course, because I keep trying to make some logical sense of how I could change so radically and intensely but if I really look at it… is it soooo surprising and shocking? Haven’t I been asking for change? Actively seeking it? Even spouting off about how much I LOVE change (be careful what you ask for…) and then when it hits (and hits hard!) KABOOM!

So I scramble quickly back to some familiar state of hopelessness, rejection and despair to try to find some balance point in this equation. And it was totally working until I said… wait a minute. Is this whole thing a total lie and have I been living in a state of complete denial?

Because if I don’t go into some old pathetic pattern here, I may just have to admit that my journey doesn’t depend on anyone or anything but me and I’m not gonna let anyone or anything hold me back. And I may also admit that what I am taking as complete rejection is just another choice and that the elated feeling I had just 2 days ago could be renewed…

I mean I got caught up in someone else’s trajectory which was really, really fun for a week and then when it petered out or didn’t remain sustainable I took a nosedive. I stopped writing, I stopped feeling fantastic about myself, I stopped loving my life.

But something was just so fun about it and it created tremendous joy and excitement for me, and shed so much light on other parts of my life and other things I so desire in my life… So what would it take for me to feel and be that fun and excitement with or without someone else’s constant feedback, admiration, and support?  I think it’s called choice.

My Body is Aware

My body is doing some really interesting stuff. The last time my body did this I was changing my entire life in such a way that I couldn’t eat or sleep and lost such a noticeable amount of weight that to anyone who knew me I was like a neon flashing sign saying – ME!!! OVER HERE!!! some MAJOR SHIT is changing and I can’t friggin hide it from you cause my body won’t let me!!! — I dare say that i think I’m in something that seismic AGAIN!! That was 8 years ago…

And people are looking at me soooo funny. Like with their head tilted to one side, trying to figure out what it is exactly that is sooo different. Like they can’t quite place the energy they are seeing and can’t fit me back into the slot I’m supposed to go in. And really, it just makes me want to grin… cause they so have no idea…

And inside I am screaming! How can the world just continue to go about it’s business when I have all these volcanic rumblings going on inside me?

And I’m also fascinated. Like, “hey body, I know something major, major is up and how can I facilitate more ease with this? Oh, and by the way? How long do you think you will be on this minimal eating/sleeping thing? Just curious. It’s kind of getting embarrassing… and a little alarming?”

And truthfully, it’s not just the weight loss or the lack of sleep. It’s all kinds of things up for grabs like – nails, hair, makeup, jewelry, clothing. You see, 8 years ago, when i got divorced and began a relationship with a woman I changed everything. And now, it’s time to change everything again. The commitments I bought into 8 years ago – never have long hair, never have long nails, never wear makeup, never wear dresses, never dress up, never feel too sexy… just aren’t working for me anymore. I want things I haven’t wanted in a very long time.

I’m a hider by nature. Goes back lifetimes….I relish in the hiding. I’m super comfortable there. I hide all kinds of stuff – but mostly how I’m feeling from the people I’m closest to, as well as my deepest, darkest desires that don’t fit so well into the life I have created. I lock it all up inside and then get really, really busy (and resentful) so I never have to deal with what’s true.

But then I mixed in an awful lot of Access classes and an awful lot of Access people and … Rebellion and enlightenment. My body is saying “nope, I ain’t playing that game anymore…and I ain’t hiding your SHIT anymore.You can still try to hide but I am no longer going to be your accomplice and I’m not hiding it for you.”

And part of me is thrilled! “Ok, body, I see what you’re doing. I will go with this… for a little while.. and see where we end up. I know you are wanting change, demanding it really, and I’m willing to indulge you as best I can, for now… ”

A miracle has occurred — I have friends!

Seriously, what is happening universe? When I first started taking Access classes last September I had no friends. I mean, I had a few people I barely tolerated and yes, I loved my 2 horse trainers because we talk about all things HORSE. But friends? Someone I actually wanted to talk to, was interested in what they had to say and who they be in the world? Nope, just didn’t exist. Then enter Access and lots of classes in some amazing locations.

I totally remember those first few classes, when I didn’t know anyone yet, and how awkward and uncomfortable I felt as I watched others connect, hug, seem overjoyed at seeing each other and being together and the immense amount of creation that was happening all around me. Wow, could I ever be part of that? 

And an unraveling occurred. My barriers started coming down and with each class I took, I met people who I was fascinated by, longed to connect with, and was excited to learn about.

And I started coming out, realizing some of my gifts, exploring new options for myself, my being and my life. And everything started to change.

I now have friends and people I adore in all parts of the world and I am so excited to connect with them (thanks Facebook!) as often as I do! I am amazed by who they are and what they do in the world. I love that they are just a post, message, email, or text away at all hours of the day or night. And I love thinking about them being in my world, what they may be creating at this very minute and what is possible now that they are in my life.

And if you are reading this, YOU are probably one of them!!!

Is there a word that goes beyond gratitude? I think I need to create one!

My Body is Buzzing

My body is buzzing… or maybe it’s percolating…Something was turned on during my Access Consciousness classes in Denmark and no matter how aware I become of my old reality, go back into my old patterns, or become immersed in my old ways of being, I have been popping right back to the feeling of joy, expansiveness, knowing, and possiblity in the center of my being as if my body is saying…”Wohoo!! Over heeerrreee!!! Don’t get distracted by all that crap anymore!! So much more is now available to you that you haven’t even considered!!”

Is this for real? You mean I can choose not to be controlled by fear, doubt, lack, and judgement? I can realize that all of those are just lies and that my choices and my awareness of this space inside me can take me beyond any limitation that pops up for me. So what would actually be fun to create from this space?

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There’s A Hunger

There’s currently 3 options for posting in my world… here (30 Day Creation Challenge), my personal Facebook page, and the Access Worldwide site. I toy all the time with which one to post to and where my writing will be most received for the topic. I post to my personal page when I feel like there’s a larger message I want to get out to the world, to the Access page when it’s lots of inside awarenesses into things that people outside Access may not get or understand and I post HERE when I have a secret or a discomfort with myself and I need to feel super safe in posting. There’s something about creating a “secret” group that makes me want to reveal all my secrets!! How cool is that?

I felt the same way with the 30 day Body Challenge some months ago! Actually, that was where I first started posting on FB at all!! Kind of weird to think I’m completely new to Facebook just 5 months ago! I had never posted a single thing till the 30 day Body Challenge nor had an outlet for my writing except for an occasional email. Talk about a game changer!

And so I stall. How do I even describe what’s going on with my body and energy after my 3 classes in Denmark? The intensity and energy I am feeling almost all the time is potent. I can palpably FEEL the creative juices flowing like a raging river through every cell. I don’t want to eat, sleep is brief, and I am hungry, sooooo hungry…. and this hunger is not new to me. I’ve always been hungry as long as I can remember. And I have tried so hard to manage this hunger with food (and/or drama)…which led me down a slippery slope to self-judgment and constant psychic pain.

So now, after last week, my hunger is revealed to be something else entirely that doesn’t have to do with food at all. ( A few demon clearings during my 2 body classes and a discussion about entities have also helped immensely…) And I am left with the sometimes overwhelming and humongous hunger to create!

Amazing things are happening both with my writing and my riding AND lots of discomfort has come up as well as I wonder how to BE in this space that is soooo intense right now…will I actually combust? And is that a question? or one of those conclusion thingys with a question mark attached?

Copenhagen, Denmark

I’m in Copenhagen, Denmark at some phenomenal Access Consciousness classes. And everyone is asking me if it’s pretty here- and yes, it is pretty here. And then I feel kind of defensive cause I really haven’t seen too much of Copenhagen and can’t speak too much about it. Mostly I’ve been in class all day and then a short walk around my hotel. Maybe some dinner and then hanging with my pals who are in the classes with me who fascinate and stimulate and amuse me.

But what I realize is that what’s most beautiful and amazing is the climate that I am exploring inside me. To feel the amount of space available after each day of class and the expansiveness of my universe and the immense kindness and humor being demonstrated by the phenominal Gary Douglas, at the Advanced Body Class is what’s so impressive. To explore new countries and landscapes is thrilling but to tap into the infinite possibilities available to me is beyond words, definitions and this reality. Hdigbtt?

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My suitcase has a mind of it’s own

My suitcase obviously has a mind of it’s own. It neither got to Denmark when I did nor returned to Dallas when I did. So interesting to be in a different country for over 36 hours with only the clothes on your back. I thought about the concept of being willing to let go of absolutely everything in order to receive more than you ever thought possible which I have heard so many times before from Gary Douglas.

And as I checked back with the hotel multiple times throughout the next 2 days to no avail, I finally went about my business taking my classes and having fun with friends and when I got back to my hotel at 11:00pm that evening, was told by the front desk that no bags had been delivered from the airport. So as I was contemplating the loss of all my items, yet holding onto some shred of hope that my suitcase would be in my room, I opened the door and there it was!! 

I can’t tell you how grateful I felt in that moment and how even though I knew it wasn’t the worst thing in the world to loose my possessions, I was also reminded how much the universe does take care of me, pretty much continuously and constantly.

When my suitcase decided yet again not to show up at the baggage claim in Dallas and i was told they had no idea where my bag was or what was going on with it, I was again faced with the loss of my belongings! Could I really just let go of ALL that stuff? (This was actually quite a lot considering I was gone for 12 days and had to pack for basically 3 different seasons of weather. Plus I am a total over packer – If my suitcase has any room in it at all, I go ahead and shove 10 more shirts in there!!)

Although this was very discouraging and alarming, what no one seemed to take into account was that I had just taken 3 Access Consciousness classes, 2 of them being body classes and I was total space. I felt wonderful, joyful, and in communion with my body in a way I didn’t even know was possible before last week. So I totally forgot about my suitcase and went about my business the next day being overjoyed to see and be with my horses, get back into my barn routine — lessons, trainer, riding, horse chiropractor, boarders, feed, hay, stablehands, dogs. I didn’t even think to call once to see where the heck my suitcase was!!

Oops! So my suitcase decided to find me instead. They delivered it without me going through one ounce of stress or worry the entire day! Hummmmm…. just how much stress and worry have I clung to to justify getting a desired outcome and how much have I attached suffering and hard work to getting what I want and “making” something happen?

What if I never stressed again but was just the space that I truly be, trusting that the universe has not abandoned me? And what if just by staying with the energy of joy and peace in my body, all the possibilities of the universe open up to do my bidding with total ease? I wonder….

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I love this challenge

I just wanted to share that I truly LOVE this 30-day Creation Challenge with Blossom Benedict and Stephanie Richardson. I am not doing any of the exercises, missed the 2nd telecall and only heard parts of the 1st one. I haven’t been reading many of the posts, not even the ones from Blossomand Stephanie.

I’ve been out of the country for the last 12 days, constantly in classes for 9 of them and just got back with no sleep and little nourishment and you know what? It’s still totally changing my life simply from being in and feeling the energy of it. 

Oh sure, i have been getting little blurbs here and there and the small trinkets I get are like massive nukes which blow up my entire universe and everything I’ve ever even thought about or considered with creating.

And just from those tidbits, my whole notion of creation is changing. And now I have no excuses NOT to create and SO… I am massively creating!! And it’s about all this body can handle right now and it’s about one of the best things I have ever done and been a part of.

The Peace of Living With Horses

I love living with horses. Not riding, petting, grooming, learning from…. Ok, I lie, of course I love all that stuff too, that is a given, but there’s something about the day to day living with them and the unexpected gifts that come from the basic, routine, on-going being there and caring for them that still takes me by surprise.

Like tonight, when it was getting dark out, freezing cold actually, and I have just finished putting a blanket on my grouchy 20 year old appendix mare, Gypsy, who doesn’t always love to be touched or bothered with when she’s eating from her round bale in her paddock and she let’s me do it anyway without a kick or a bite, thank god, (just some ear pinning). I like to blanket her because she is super sensitive to cold weather and will violently shake all over without one, so I am thinking somewhere deep down she gets that she’s better off with one than without. And even just the completion of that act and the knowing that she will be all toasty warm no matter what the weather brings tonight makes me feel so peaceful and grateful inside. Wow, something so easy but which brings such a sense of well-being and pleasure.

And as I am leaving her paddock, one of my boarder’s horses walks near, whose owner never comes out to see her, and gives me a look and I give her one right back, exchanging the information that I’m here for her, too, no matter what — that I will feed, water, groom and take care of her to the best of my ability for as long as she requires it. Basically, that I have her back. And I know that she knows it. I don’t give her a pat, I don’t say a word to her, I don’t spend more than a moment acknowledging her. But as I leave her and Gypsy’s paddock to go in for the night, I feel this overwhelming sense of communion with her wash over me and the startling sense that the universe has my back too.

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