What makes you tick? What adds heat to your life? How do you manage the pressure of life?

How easy is it to over indulge? This last weekend was filled with some life long dreams coming true. Marriage Equality for all! Greater community at its best. Love "being" expressed at a deep level for everyone. It is easy in times of great joy to become over stimulated with joy. In those moments we can remember the importance of breathing, stopping for a moment to center ourselves, and being fully present in the moment. This works when we find ourselves over stimulated with the things that we classify as the opposite of joy as well. Taking the time to process, replenish, and self care is one of the greatest life lessons we can embody. When we do this, we allow others in our life to see
the importance of self love. What an amazing lesson to receive, and to express.

Day 71: Geysers, get to know yourself from the inside out. What makes you tick? What adds heat to your life? How do you manage the pressure of life?

The more we know the answers to these questions the more we will be able to flow from season to season with greater ease.

What an amazing weekend! Celebrating the Interfaith Service with some of the most amazing beings of love, the Supreme Court decision, walking in the Seattle Pride Parade with the greater community of 8 of the most amazing communities as we express love for all. It was amazing and I was honored to serve and be apart of the teams that created the greater vision for expressing love to the fullest.

One of the greatest life lessons that I have learned while doing this work with "Seasons of Change" is living that which I teach. It is so easy as a Spiritual Leader to tell others what to do, I find that true leadership means showing others and allowing them the safe space to do the same. I knew that I needed Monday to replenish my tanks and refuel with self care, self love, and down time. I know that keeping as cool as possible is very important to me, my attitude, and my social skills. I know that taking naps, and allowing my internal knowingness to show me the way is the greatest way I can love myself from the inside out. Over the years, I have pushed through what I know to be my limits more times that I care to imagine. Only to find myself depleted, exhausted, and out of integrity with myself.

Finding balance is one of the greatest tools that I have in my self love tank. I know that after a large event filled weekend it is of the utmost importance that I have down time. Time to replenish and renew my senses, so that I can be the expression of love that I come here to be. I know that having cooling fans to cool me down on the very warm days, and drinking a massive amount of water is for me essential to my well being.

There was so much excitement and joy over the weekend and everyone really wanted to share their thanks, and love with me yesterday. I knew that to fully receive all of that. I had to self care first. Taking time to allow my emotions to balance out after being stimulated to the fullest. I filled my day with several naps, cool food, and a cool fan to eliminate the chances of over heating. Another great life lesson I have learned in this process is how easy it is to get over stimulated. When we are depleted it is very easy to allow outside stimulus to activate the pressure cooker of life just like the geyser. When the pressure built's up, it has to be released. When I self care, and self love I have learned that what I am really doing is managing the temperature with which I am cooking.

Take time to love yourself from the inside out! Your mind, body, and soul with be filled with gratitude and you will show up in life as the expression of love that you are!

I love you!

Rev Allen