Set Yourself Free
Our thoughts, to a great extent, dictate our lives and our beliefs. We determine what we believe based on information which we receive and observe and live with and live by. This information begins coming to us even in the womb.
The world, by and large, is a busy place. It’s hard to figure out what is real and what is not. The outside world influences us as it enters our brains and memories.
I have one experience. You have another experience. And, on the long haul, each of us has a sense of reality. Right and wrong are based on our experiences. The bottom line here is this: There are many truths in this world.
One truth I embrace (among many) is this:
When something doesn’t feel right, let it go.
Letting something go is sometimes necessary to save oneself.
Once upon a time in my life, I realized that if I was going to live an authentic life, I was going to have to make some dramatic changes. In order to bring about the things I needed and in order to live the life I needed, I had to do some things for myself and by myself.
No one around me cared or even believed I could do what I did.
Looking back on things now, I realize that my chances of success were small to none. My decision verged on desperation craziness.
Looking back on things now, I send continuing gratitude to my younger self.
My whole plan hinged on clear thinking. I had to reverse some thought patterns to free myself from my limiting beliefs. And, mainly, I silenced the inner melody that continually told me that I was not enough.
This song kept singing that I was not strong enough, brave enough, or clear-thinking enough to get where I needed to go.
All I had was a goal. And, actually, I only had one option. My situation was a disaster but nothing actually fenced me in. My feet were not tied down. In order to get to this place, I had to see my situation for what it was without the many filters that we all experience daily: isolation, oppression, and believing in my own helplessness.
So, one lovely September afternoon, I climbed the stairs in the Woodstock Reformed Church, walked the length of the second floor hallway, and opened the door to the Pastor’s office. I walked into the empty room, put the keys to the food pantry on his desk and quietly walked out.
As I retraced my steps down the hallway and descended the stairs without the keys, I felt different. I experienced physical, mental, emotional, spiritual shifts as I walked down the stairs to the ground floor.
By the time I got to the church parking lot, I was comfortable with this new feeling. I was lighter. I saw things in clear, pure colors.
I had made the right decision. This was something I was supposed to be doing.
The hungry I knew fought a daily battle for survival against all obstacles. Some fought against incredible odds as they struggled with homelessness, mental illness, unemployment, helplessness, and extreme misfortune.
I saw them work to make their dreams (of what might have been) into a reality. These struggles all began with a wound of some kind.
For sure, things improved with the better nutrition offered at the pantry. Their lives were simplified a bit when they were able to put less energy into the struggle against hunger.
Nothing prevented me from leaving. I should have left sooner. I lived for years in my own self-imposed oppression.
My feet were never tied down. But I was blindfolded. I was unaware of my own limits created by my senses, language, and culture.
DO THIS:
Write a letter to your future.
“There are some beliefs that once defined me. I am letting them go now. I trust myself.”
MEDITATION:
Find a quiet, secluded place where you feel safe. Get comfortable. This meditation may benefit from healing music, incense, essential oil, and candlelight.
Remove your shoes. If you remove your socks, you may want to apply a healing lotion.
Begin this meditation by walking around for a minute or two. This will give your feet some freedom and it will improve the blood flow.
Now, stretch your feet in all directions. Move your toes left and right, up and down. Stretch them. Wiggle them.
Rotate your ankles gently in all directions.
Now, hold one foot in one hand while the other hand gently turns each toe separately. Softly pull each toe. Try to spread your toes out. Give each toe separate attention.
Move on to the ball of each of your feet. Press into the metatarsal area gently using your thumb or a knuckle. Make small dime-sized circles along the metatarsal area and then move out to the entire sole of your foot.
Enjoy this experience. Give healing energy to your whole foot. Send positive energy to your feet. They work for you all day.
Now, give attention to the muscles and tendons in your feet. Rub them slowly and gently. Work your feet from the ankles down to your toes. Massage and loosen any tight places. Give equal attention to each foot.
Move your attention to the soles of your feet. Massage your feet as you move your hands up and down the sole of each foot. Apply pressure to the soles using circular motions with your knuckles.
Take a moment to tune into your feet. What feelings and sensations are you experiencing?
How are these sensations and feelings connected to the rest of your body?
It is time to return to your day now. Thank your feet for the job they do for you each day. Touch your feet for a moment as you send nurturing and gratitude to your feet.
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Thank you for reading this article. These posts are seed chapters for a book I’m writing about the Spirituality of the Tarot.
Peace
Thurman Greco
3 Healing Anchors & Spiritual Weight Loss Over the Holidays
Three healing anchors and spiritual weight loss over the holidays really help the situation. Really.
Welcome to the holidays – December 2023 edition. They come around every year. Are you feeling “burned out” by all the activities, not only in your life, but in the lives of those around you?
There are things you can do – things we can all do:
We know ahead that the holidays are coming – with all their frustrations, confusions, and time crunches.
WEEKLY HEALING SESSIONS
Schedule some weekly healing sessions. If budget is a factor, learn Reiki and exchange sessions with a fellow practitioner.
I always recommend Reiki therapy and reflexology sessions but there are many different modalities to choose from. Whatever you choose – go for it.
You aren’t pampering yourself. You’ll get through the holidays much better with some healing attention to your inner self.
MORNING WAKE-UP CALL
Whatever your wake-up activities, your attitude and outlook are the determining factors. When you go to bed at night, spend a few moments reviewing things you want to do tomorrow. Plan at least one positive activity for each morning.
When you wake up the next morning, review all the positive things to do today – for yourself – for those around you. Plan your successful day when you wake up.
WHEN THINGS GET HECTIC – JUST BREATHE!
Take a deep breath. This will energize and empower you. Taking a deep breath is taking a short time out. Deep breathing means you stop, and take a deep breath inhaling from your stomach. Inhale through your nose and exhale through your mouth.
When you inhale from your stomach through your nose, your lungs will fill completely with air. Hold this breath for 1 or 2 seconds and then exhale through your mouth.
Repeat.
If you are alone, go for 10 repetitions. If you are in a crowd, 1 repetition can do a lot for you.
LET IT GO
Spend a few moments each day just letting go of negativity. What is holding you back? Let it go.
When you finally learn to release all these negative and less-than-useful events, thoughts, and habits weigh us down.
One thing I love to do is “Cut the Cord”. This is not a new thing and it was not new when I learned it from Helaya Priest.
This is what Helaya Priest taught me to do:
Pay attention to the negative thoughts, events and habits and how they attach to ourselves. They attach with energetic cords. Using your hand, slice the cords one-by-one.
The cut cords can now leave you and your energetic space.
Now, visualize all those thoughts, events, and habits floating away.
This is a good exercise for anything you are releasing. You can also send blessings to go along with the things you are getting rid of.
Now, and this important, take a moment to celebrate. You are releasing much into the universe. These things can no longer drag you down. You are setting yourself free.
Enjoy the sense of lightness you experience when you release anything that holds you back.
Now, see your way ahead through the holidays.
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I discovered Archangel Gabriel just a few years ago, in December right before Christmas.
. My Friday show, “Let’s Live with Thurman Greco”, on Woodstock’s educational TV channel 23 needed a guest.
Nobody would come on my show that week. What was I going to do? In desperation, I decided to read the age-old story of the birth of the baby Jesus.
This need for a guest on my Christmas Week show changed my life. How?
Well, for sure I had read and heard the story of the birth of the Baby Jesus throughout my life. As a “cradle Episcopalian” . It was impossible to avoid.
There’s a difference between hearing the story at a religious Christmas service and reading it for a live audience.
Many questions surfaced that evening. And, as I sought answers, I found even more questions.
Then, of course, I actually read the story in a different way because I knew I would be reading it for a live TV audience.
The annunciation came alive for me.
Archangel Gabriel walked up to Mary and changed the world. “Do not be afraid, Mary; you have found favor with God. You will conceive and give birth to a son, and you are to call him Jesus.” (Luke 1:30-31).
Then, having changed the future of the world, Archangel Gabriel left her.
Many questions and answers later, the story is now an ebook. The paper version is on its way now.
This story has many characters beyond Archangel Gabriel, Mary, and Jesus. The cast includes Joseph, John the Baptist, and others.
I hope you’ve had a chance to visit this YouTube channel. “Let’s Live with Thurman Greco is a positive, entertaining series of interviews which I’ve conducted throughout the last 15 or so years. There have been a few intermissions, but not many.
My guests enjoy being on the show and many ask to return. One thing they all have in common: we’ve all met each other in Woodstock, NY.
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