Category: inspiration

Fireflies & Dreams: How to Keep Them Alive

Note: I loved seeing fireflies on warm summer evenings near the creek outside my university residence in Grahamstown, South Africa. They ethereal appeal filled the air with a sense of mystery that captures the essence of the illusive nature of our treasured dreams. I hope that you enjoy this post. ❤ Jodi Sky Rogers

Fireflies & Dreams: How to Keep Them Alive

Keeping your dreams alive is a lot like releasing captive fireflies from a jar…

Fireflies blink and glow at night. Just like your dreams, their flicker of light in the darkness inspires a sense of hope and excitement. Your dreams are like treasures, gifts to the Universe that only you can fulfil with your perfect balance of capabilities, desires, weaknesses and strengths. All that’s required of you is your willingness to fulfil them and to go along for the ride.

Do you hold your treasured dreams close to your heart? I know I do. They are whispers from our very essence.

Sometimes we feel the need to protect them. So we catch our flickering firefly-like dreams in jars. Here, we feel that they are safe and we can admire their glow from the comfort of our inner world, sheltered from the cutting blade of dream slayers, the critics and the naysayers. At times we bury them deep, so deep that we even hide them from ourselves to spare them the wrath of our doubtful minds and negative voices. We fear of failing to make these dreams come true.

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Fireflies don’t survive long in captivity. They may be okay and light up in your jar for a day or two, but longer than that they don’t stand a chance. Your dreams don’t survive long in a captive heart either. They were not meant to exist that way. When stuffed away for too long, they die, locking us into a life time of grief as we mourn the things that could have been. They thrive in their natural habitat out in the world– this is the best place to admire their warm glow from.

‘Release your fireflies into their natural habitat in the evening, and enjoy watching them blink their way across the night sky.’ ~ eHow.com

To keep our firefly-like dreams alive, we need to be brave Soul Warriors as we release them into the wild to allow them to flourish and transform into something beautiful.

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You need to give birth to your ideas, visions and inspirations. You need to bring them out for air, allowing them to breathe and take form in the physical world. By giving these dreams permission to exist, you can slowly take the steps to make them manifest in your life. Connected to your heart-space you need flow with your soul’s desires and recognise each next step to take as it is reveal at exactly the right time. You need step forward with faith, trust and the confidence that all will unfold exactly as it should – because your dreams where meant to be.

There will always be dream slayers, detours and stumbling blocks. But with hope and courage in your little Soul Warrior heart, these minor glitches have nothing on the true magnitude and magnificence of your dreams. Besides – the moment you stand in an open field under the starlight and moon stamped sky of night, soft grass under your feet and the cool evening breeze against your skin, watching the magical dance of firefly dreams being released from captivity as they drift towards destiny – you will know that there is nothing more beautiful.

That is what I found when I finally took my leap into the unknown in the name of my dreams.

You may feel vulnerable with your heart wide open and your emotions raw, but your mind will ease as your awareness expands and you revel in the excitement of possibilities that suddenly open up to you. And you will also find that standing next to you are your tribe – the fellow believers who are there to cheer you on, who believe in you and have so much faith in your ability to manifest the vision in your heart. They too are standing out in the open afraid to set their firefly dreams free, but doing so in spite of the fear. There are those too, who will be inspired by your courage and determination. They can’t help but stare in awe and come alive with hope as you light the path for them to follow.

“You would not believe your eyes,
If ten million fireflies
Lit up the world as I fell asleep
‘Cause they’d fill the open air
And leave tear drops everywhere
You’d think me rude
But I would just stand and stare”

~ Owlcity, Fireflies (Lyrics)

 

So dear heart, Soul Warrior and members of my spirit tribe – How can you keep your dreams alive? What can you do to release them from captivity?

Take one step today. Then be open to the miracles that follow.

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More Firefly Inspiration….

Music Inspiration – Owlcity’s song ‘Fireflies’ is one of my favourite. It’s such a beautiful song and always reminds me of by late cousin, Stephanie, who passed away 3 years ago at the age of 16 because she loved the song too. Give it a listen on Youtube:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=psuRGfAaju4

Symbolic Significance of Fireflies – Fireflies are considered as a symbol of hope, inspiration, illumination and creativity, among other things.

 “Fireflies teach us the value of living simply, and relying on our own inner voices for illumination. Fireflies also come to us with a message of creativity, and remind us that our paths are made lighter by the beauty that we allow into our lives.” Source: http://www.whats-your-sign.com/symbolic-meaning-of-the-firefly.html

Make Monday the Start of a Miraculous Week

Are you dreading Monday? Then it might be time for some positive life changes.

Happy Monday! It’s a new day, a new week and the start to a new month too. I find beginnings exciting. They hold the opportunity for new and positive changes to take foot in your life. Yet, so many people dread the beginning of a new week. Are you one of them?

If you are feeling reluctant to face the week ahead, then it’s a clear indication that something is out of sync. Perhaps you feel trapped in your job or some area of your life. Maybe you are feeling stuck or stagnant, but don’t know how to move forward. These kinds of situations can such the joy out of your life. But what if you could experience Mondays differently? Ask yourself the question: What would make me wake up overwhelmed with joy and full of enthusiasm on a Monday or any morning for that matter? How would your miraculous week look? You can wake up excited at the possibilities that this fresh start brings.

I used to feel that way too. On Monday mornings I would wake up with a sense of anxiety and dread at the thought of going to work. Monday’s meant returning to the unhappy reality of an unsatisfying job and a toxic office environment. Then when I began to embrace my spiritual calling more and more a couple of years ago, I reached a turning point in my life. I asked myself: What If I could experience life differently?  And with the right action steps and the guidance of Spirit, I was able to make a complete change and pursue a path that I was passionate about. In September 2011, I finally found the courage to walk away from my job and stepped into a new life.

The answers to these kinds of questions point you in the direction of your Joy Path – the path that resonates with you Spirit on a deep level. This path is aligned to your life purpose. When you live in alignment with your core, you inevitably experience a greater sense of joy. You have peace of mind knowing that you are where you are meant to be.  When you uncover the things that fulfil you, it’s important to try an incorporate them into your life. Making little adjustments, one step at a time you allow yourself to break free from entrapment in an fulfilling life.

A wonderful approach that has helped me has been to be open to possibilities and to expect miracles to show up in my life. ‘Something Wonderful is about to Happen” has been my personal motto for the last year. Expecting miracles and wonderful experiences opens an invisible door that invites a flow of blessings and abundance to you. I’ve seen this at play in my own life, and I know that you can too.

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So instead of viewing Monday as the beginning of the dreaded week that you don’t feel like facing, find reasons to be enthusiastic about it. Make it the beginning of a journey to fulfilling your dreams. Start making the changes that you need in order to live a life that inspires you. Schedule something exciting on Mondays so that you look forward to it. See the Universe bringing joyful experiences to you. Be open to receiving unexpected gifts and always believe that Spirit is guiding you to your best life – that or something better for the highest good of all.

Make Your life a Message of Love and Inspiration

Our purpose is not only to follow our path and be who we are, but also to have a positive impact on those around us in the process. Think of how you feel when you meet someone who inspires you. What kind of emotions do larger than life or successful people stir in you? Think of your favourite spiritual teacher or author. This people inspire us just by living their purpose and making the choice to follow their joy. You hold the same potential within you. Living your path inspires others to do the same.

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I believe that one of our ultimate aspirations is to touch others lives in a meaningful way and inspire them. We are one big human family. Everyone could use a little bit of inspiration now and then. Sometimes people just need someone to acknowledge them, to listen to them and to remind them of their own inner power. Other times they need food, shelter, education and practical resources.

What can you do to inspire your family and friends? How can you serve the people in your community? How can you make an impact on people or children in dire need?

A simple action has the power to cause a ripple of positive change. That action can be as small as offering a smile and a kind word, buying someone their favourite flowers or sharing a beautiful poem with them. You could help a child get an education, help out at a homeless centre or do something as drastic as travelling to places devastated be poverty, suffering or war to volunteer. It doesn’t matter how big or small the action is. The influence that it has is magnificent. This is the power that you have. Use it.