Nicole Doherty: Wellness

I was just thinking of how my priorities have shifted toward keeping my body and mind in a healthy state even during this most celebratory season. I found myself skipping parties and opting for Yoga, meditation and Agape. I have found, for me, that celebrations bring along a temptation to not treat my temple as well as I could. For now, although I love being social and sharing love with my friends, I’m finding solace in alternative environments that help heal old habits, keep my mind sharp, my intentions clear. So for Christmas Eve this year instead of a friend’s event I opted for Agape International Spiritual Center.

I’m sitting in awe of how magical Agape’s Christmas Eve service was last night! I remember the days dreading the forthcoming invitation to attend church for the major holidays. I was looking forward to Agape all day. Agape has really captured my heart and soul. The community is amazing and filled with people from so many varied backgrounds, growing up with different faiths, but all united now with one universal message of Love and a clear path toward a higher state of consciousness. I have never felt so accepted and so in love with my Divinity then after a service with Rev. Michael Beckwith – a stark difference to the droning preaching of the Catholic services I attended as a child. I am thrilled to hear of my power, my perfection, acceptance, universal love, the Divine within, my highest po-ten-ti-al-ity (punctuated in that beautiful way that Michael says this word!).

Last night we were reminded that are are born of the light and that light burns within us. Jesus the Christ, woke up to his own Divinity and power while he walked this Earth. He recognized himself as Divine and the Divine as him. We all have the Christ consciousness within us it is just a matter of when we are going to wake up to it. We are all part of one universal consciousness. We are complete, perfect and whole. Earth is just a temporary way station, a flash of time in our eternalness. We are grounded in this plane of existence as Spirit to be of service to others, to help life expand and to create Joy whenever possible.

The message that Reverend Michael revealed was of rebirth and finding our child within. There is a child-like quality in all of us. The child represents newness, playfulness, lack of fear, unconditional love and affection, discovery and absence of judgment. It’s incredible how certain messages will come through and practically bang you over the head to pay attention! I had received this same message in a guided meditation recently at my friend Marie’s house….”find your inner child” my Spirit guide (a Buddha cloaked in red) whispered to me. And inside my inspirational box a small silver heart. I believe this message was clear to heal some past childhood pain and move forward with pure love in my heart for my inner child and others. I am here to spread pure joy and love to those around me.

(Image from http://www.theworkofthesoul.com/innerchild.htm)

I have been studying pretty diligently for the past several years and I feel that it might be time to be more playful again! I think the most exciting thing about the child is the absence of judgment and fear-based decision making. A child just does what feels right. We have emotional guidance systems that we have forgotten how to use. We walk around in our bodies as adults with a bit of baggage, some of it wonderful lessons, but some of it fear-based negative patterning and language that we’ve picked up along the path. I bring forth the child in me that trusts in people, trusts that whats in front of me is honest and loving. I bring forth that quality of living in the present and creatively exploring every moment with the real joy of discovery. I give gratitude for every thing, even the things I see every day. When we are kids everything is new. Live for a whole day seeing everything though a child’s eyes and really appreciate the beauty in life. 

Thank you Rev. Beckwith for a beautiful Christmas Eve mass and these amazing messages. You are a wonderful conduit of Spirit. Blessings!