And so this process comes to an end.  Today on my 62nd birthday I have completed what I began and I feel proud! I started the day out with a an old recording of Mom telling me happy birthday and then emails from friends and family. I have more to say but it is in on the “Birthday Message” video I will also upload for today.  Thank you so much for your support and interest.  It has been a supreme pleasure and honor traveling this road with you. And now for the last post for this campaign!

And now to celebrate my 62nd year

I invite you to come along.

Join me in this ‘Race for the Cure’…

you won’t be running alone.

They’re waiting for you to notice …

celebrate those you honor and love…

Join hands with them as you run your race …

5k or the 3day 60 mile run.

Come, cross the barriers of space and time …

it’s never too late to sign up.

CHORUS

Take a Soul Step with me…lets walk together … side by side.

Take a Soul Step with me…heaven knows how hard we tried.

Take a Soul Step with me…lets share the tears we’ve cried.

Take a Soul Step with me…they’re here walking along our side.

Take a Soul Step with me…lets run together side by side.

Take a Soul Step with me…lets finish this run with pride!

Exercise: Now that you have connected with all above, below and within it is time to step into your most illuminated adult self and commit to an event that speaks to your heart.  Use it as a vehicle to transform yourself, body, mind, heart and Soul.

Use this as an inspiration to commit to others sources of inspiration as well.  Find groups to join where you will interact with like-minded people who share your passion and support your journey.

If you are inspired to participate specifically in the 3 day 60 mile event the information is below.

Go to the susangkomen.org website; find the link to your local Race for the Cure event then register. Their contact information is: Headquarters, 5005 LBJ Freeway, Suite 250, Dallas, TX 75244. Telephone: 972-855-1600.

No matter what event you choose look forward to standing at the start line as you celebrate yourself, those you love who have survived and those you loved who did not.  You will be Taking A Soul Step with all on the other side.

Again, expect to be astonished and allow yourself to be inspired.  :) Cathryn

I look around at all these people each has their story to tell.

They’re here for different reasons eager to share the tears they’ve held.

I see us reaching over space and time… we all have a need to connect.

And though we don’t know each other’s names we join hands to pay our respect.

Together we will honor those who survived and those who did not.

As we run together to the finish line we acknowledge the battles fought.

CHORUS

Take a Soul Step with me…let’s walk together - side by side.

Take a Soul Step with me…heaven knows how hard we tried.

Take a Soul Step with me…let’s share the tears we’ve cried.

Take a Soul Step with me…they’re here walking along our side.

Take a Soul Step with me…let’s run together side by side.

Take a Soul Step with me…let’s finish this run with pride.

Exercise: Part of the promise of this event is experiencing the sense of community and comradeship which accompanies it. This verse celebrates those around you and invites you to consciously make those connections with the strangers walking by your side. Again, you are not alone – each has their story to tell – their reasons for participating in this event. Take time to get to know your running partners. Each time you do participate in a training event or go to an orientation or focus meeting – record those with whom you make contact. Make a conscious effort to connect with those who walk along your side. Keep an active list of your own community. Cross the barriers of your loneliness and grief and share in the celebration of your chosen event. Offer and receive the hope and inspiration so prevalent in this exchange. This sense of community extends beyond space and time and creates a communal force field which transcends ordinary reality. That very vibration of community carries an energetic frequency of worldly love which permeates not only those participating in this event but also those who suffer and sit alone in their grief.

In preparation for the re-birthing of 2012 community is going to be essential. In launching your desire today ponder how you might get involved and what cause would warrant your passion. The vibration of community is what is going to change the world!

Until tomorrow.  Enjoy!  Cathryn

I’ve found my pace … I’m feeling strong…and then I feel her tap.

It’s the little one inside me … she’s awakened from her nap.

She grabs my hand, and with a smile, says she wants to run along.

I hold her near… I quiet her fears…and welcome her with a song.

And then I see the rest of them come… each child joins in the run.

CHORUS

Take a Soul Step with us…let’s walk together through the years.

Take a Soul Step with us…heaven wipes away our tears.

Take a Soul Step with us…Mother Earth collects our fears.

Take a Soul Step with us…loved ones are always near.

Take a Soul Step with us…let’s run together beyond our fears.

Take a Soul Step with us…heaven wipes away our tears.

Exercise: Each child within holds the feelings from our childhood. We have our abandoned child, our betrayed child … the little one who holds our hope … the one who holds our shame and guilt. There is the young grade school self who wants to belong … the inner teen that battles between self-consciousness and confidence; passivity and rebellion … the one who ultimately plants the seeds for failure or success … disappointment or mastery. When you begin to invite the essence of your inner children to come forward you will be amazed by their diversity and individuality. And once discovered it is a matter of meeting their needs.  Take a moment to write down your predominant feelings and give them a face. Ask each child within who holds that feeling to make themselves known to you.  What does he or she need.  Make a collage of photos and pictures, words and images which capture the essence of your little ones … once you have made them tangible they are available to be healed and once healed they will join your efforts and always be by your side.

Walk with your children within you and you will augment your experience of the world ten-fold! Launch your desire to do so today - see the world through the eyes of that magnificent innocence which is enveloped in faith, hope and trust.  Set your boundary so that only good goes out and only good comes in - then respond accordingly.

We are inching up to the last few days - how exciting!  I am almost 62!  I have a feeling it is going to be a very good year indeed!  Until tomorrow - be well.  :) Cathryn

With Mother Earth beneath my feet I turn my focus above…

…there in the next dimension is the grid of unconditional love.

Emerging from its center is my highest expression of self…

…standing in an illuminated state ready to offer its help.

Each of us on this course can find that Highest Self within.

If we’re quiet enough to listen…

…it’ll encourage us to the end.

CHORUS

Take a Soul Step with me…let me walk along your side.

Take a Soul Step with me…I’ll wipe the tears you cried.

Take a Soul Step with me…Release your need to hide.

Take a Soul Step with me…I never leave your side.

Take a Soul Step with me…let’s run together side by side.

Take a Soul Step with me…let’s finish this race with pride.

Exercise: One promise of consciously connecting to the unseen while training for this event is that your higher guidance has more direct access to you if you open yourself up for its direction. In this exercise I invite you to make that conscious connection – to say your prayers or to engage in a meditative state and welcome your guardians, Angels and higher beings to make themselves known to you. This is the metaphysical aspect of our not walking alone. Not only do our loved ones walk along our side but our guidance in the unseen… those who are here to help us with our challenges and celebrate with us our triumphs, willing walk along our side as well. Our Angels cannot work on our behalf if we do not invite them to do so… it is universal law. If this is within your belief system, actively engage in conversation with those on the other side now. Give faces to your guardians and Spirit guides. Make them real and ask how they can support you in your training. Inquire what your bigger lessons. Ask for guidance on how you can infuse this event with the intention to succeed.

Launch your desire to connect with those on the other side who are there to guide and protect you. Then let yourself feel their presence not only during your workout but throughout your whole day.

Until tomorrow - allow yourself to be inspired, astonished and aware. Cathryn

Along the roads we travel…

Mother Earth beneath our feet.

We feel her support …we know she cares…our hearts synchronize in their beat!

From sunrise to sunset… she graciously offers her prayers…for peace, for love, for all to feel…the abundance of the world.

She’s always there… with lessons to share… from her rivers, trees to her stones.

CHORUS

Take a Soul Step with me… let me catch your falling tears.

Take A Soul Step with me…let me quiet all your fears.

Take A Soul Step with me… I’ve watched you through the years.

Take A Soul Step with me… I’ m here to soothe your fears.

Take A Soul Step with me…let me catch your falling tears.

Take A Soul Step with me…let me quiet all your fears.

Exercise: Close your eyes and tune into the rhythm of your breath. Listen for your own heartbeat then feel the beat of the earth beneath you. Once you feel aligned with the essence of Mother Earth – go into nature. Ask Her to guide you to a sacred stone which can become your illumination rock. Once you find that special rock bring it into your meditation and infuse it with all that for which you are grateful. See this stone as your talisman which carries the energy between you and your loved ones and you and Mother Earth. As you carry this stone with you during your training infuse it with the memories of those who have crossed over to the other side. Invite it to escort you through each mile and it will record the story of your Soul’s experience. Anytime you want to be reminded of your connection, below or above, reach your hand into your pocket, clutch the stone and celebrate the fact you are not alone.

Use this exercise to launch your personal desire today and to solidify your connection to your Earth Mother so you can be nourished by her on-going support.

And after that - enjoy your day!  Cathryn

The following is the first verse to the song, Take A Soul Step with Me.  it is the first representation of those words. As I told in the story yesterday, this song was inspired when I was training to participate in the 3day60mile walk to celebrate cancer recovery. It seems fitting to end this 62-day tribute to Mom and to my work with these words because this is exactly what I have been inviting you to do - to get involved; to get in touch, to listen, to engage - and there is no more fruitful time to do this in your day than when yo work out!

Below the verse is the recommendation for how you can make this verse  yours and the you tube upload today also supports this.  Enjoy!

Standing at the start line.

I say my sacred prayer.

I take my place in the running machine …we begin the Race for the Cure.

Running on the pavement … feeling the connection above…

They’re up there, celebrating…holding the vibration of love.

Some I know… some I don’t…each Spirit touches my Soul.

CHORUS

Take a Soul Step with me…let me walk along your side.

Take a Soul Step with me…heaven knows how hard you tried.

Take a Soul Step with me …I saw the tears you cried.

Take a Soul Step with me…I’m here on the other side.

Take a Soul Step with me…let me run along your side.

Exercise: Write your own prayer … one which is unique to you … one which honors your version of a Higher Power and Guidance in the unseen and connects you to those in your life who have crossed over to the other side. These few lines should be words which are easy to remember and can be used as a chant that establishes a rhythm for your pace. This prayer sets your intention for this event and invites your loved ones to make contact with your Soul.

It is now time for you to begin to create your own intention to launch through the designing of your own sacred prayer.  Make it personal and unique to your loved ones -but do not shy away from listening to what they have to say.  ”They are up there waiting for you to listen…”

Until tomorrow.  :) Cathryn

It seems fitting that the last posts and uploads present to you my booklet entitled, “Take A Soul Step With Me.” It is a six-verse song which I wrote when I was inspired to participate in the 3day60mile walk to benefit breast cancer recovery. It speaks of what I later came to call, conscious aerobic exercise.” The following is an excerpt from the Preface of my book, SOUL STEPS.

“The first time I was conscious of this universal connection was in 2003 at the Twin Cities, Susan G. Komen, Race For The Cure, breast cancer event. I remember this experience very distinctly. As my running partner and I waited for the run to start I said a sacred prayer and consciously connected my heart and mind to my higher guidance and universal consciousness.

The run progressed. The endorphins began to flow. I became aware of the pitter-patter of feet hitting the pavement. Suddenly I heard this parallel echo. I realized there was another event going on right above us—in the next dimension. This group of spirits—those who were being honored on this plane were running—in celebration and appreciation—right along with us. This parallel event was simultaneously taking place just on the other side of my immediate awareness. I could feel the energy—the enthusiasm—the appreciation—the reciprocation.

It was awesome; heart-felt, tearful and profound to realize that when we participate in fund-raising events such as this that those who we honor join us and match our efforts with their own.

I consciously began to connect to that universal oneness and my higher guidance every time I worked out. Magic occurred. I experienced pure, unadulterated joy—and a sense of complete mastery. Anything I envisioned or contemplated during my workout time manifested more precisely in my life. I came to understand the power of this bio-chemically infused, peak, spiritual moment, and thus the concept of “conscious aerobic exercise” was conceived.

Conscious aerobic exercise occurs when you optimize on the time spent exercising by using this 30–45 minutes or more a day to simultaneously commune with your Angels, say your prayers, and with deliberate intent, invite issues which need to be addressed to be made known. In the presence of your Masters, Teachers, Angels and Loved Ones you can receive guidance and assistance on transforming any adversity and be given direction on how to most effectively proceed. Often my guidance would even nudge me in certain directions with respect to my exercise regimen or my food plan. They would bring just the right person into my life who would introduce me to a new approach, tool or supplement. Here is part of the Preface. It speaks of the promise of such an activity such as this.”

THE PROMISE OF CONSCIOUS-AEROBIC-EXERCISE

It has been said we have all been all things.

If this is indeed true…

…then our Higher Power must hold the blueprint for our true mastery…and our Higher Self must hold the key.

If this is indeed true…

…then for every memory of abandonment our Higher Power must hold a blueprint for union; for every incident of abuse there must be a memory of empowerment and safety. Every expression of rebellion can therefore be softened by remembering how to speak our truth without fear.

If this is indeed true…

…the time has come for us to remember…to consciously bring forth the aspects of our Higher Self who hold the seeds for our abundance, grace, energetic and illumined physical forms, fulfilled relationships and a livelihood which expresses our highest essence. It is time to remember and give birth to our ever-evolving future self.

The 90-day SOUL STEPS Program invites you to use Conscious Aerobic Exercise as a way to remember. The structure transforms you—each day building on the next…helping you to remember—to reinvent—to reclaim—to realign…until the day arrives when you simultaneously step from the heart of your Soul into the four corners of all you have ever been.

Today’s video that was uploaded on you tube introduces you to this concept and leads you in a tapping sequence that prepares your psyche to embrace exercise from this integrative perspective.

The verse itself is a prayer and therefore to launch an additional desire would be redundant. So, until tomorrow, enjoy your day.  :) Cathryn

Welcome to Day 55 – Tenth Teaching from Chief – “Unite With the Man or Woman Within”

Taken from the Metaphysical Teachings of Chief, from my book, “Which Lifetime Is This Anyway?”

THE TENTH TEACHING

“When you show such great courage you earn the right to unite with the Woman or Man Of Your Soul. You learn how to shape shift into your future self – to contain the energy of the highest expression of great mystery and all that is.”

APPLICATION: No other experience has empowered me to the degree that my merging with Amazon woman did. We all have our highest form. When we give form to that part of us or allow it to emerge we make an energetic shift. As we vibrationally merge with him or her we change the DNA within our cells and make possible our ability to contain the joy of mastery. Again, this is an energetic experience. It a process which seizes that knee jerk reaction developed in response to the essential wound and calms it – grounds it and makes it bearable.

I now know when in distress that I can go within and envision the resolution of whatever situation is causing the distress. I can ‘shape shift” into the future self who holds the answer, has solved the problem, who sits in the vibration of mastery I invite you to go to the you tube and be guided through the meditation I read which will help you in endeavor.

And now, on to the launching of our desire for today.

For those new to this blog, every day I post a discussion which supports a video I have posted on you tube. Most often the videos consist of a short discussion which is covered in much more detail in this blog followed by a short energy tapping sequence to help you neutralize whatever the issue is that we are addressed on each respective day. This series is a 62-day campaign which is explained on the very first video and blog.

I also launch a desire each day and invite you to join me. The launching of a daily desire is inspired by the Teachings of Abraham, brought to the planet through Esther and Jerry Hicks. If you have not heard of them or of Abraham, I suggest you take a look! www.abraham-hicks.com/

And now I invite you to join me in launching todays’ desire. (To add some spice to this desire try tapping on the end points as you recite it. If there is tension keep tapping until it dissipates.

TODAY’S DESIRE – I radiantly merge into the highest expression of my Source Self and connect with the Guidance above who counsels and directs. My inner adult feels supported and my children within feel safe. Because these connections are secure I experience total harmony in what I think and feel. I have come to know this harmony as being in touch with the wisest part within me.  It is he or she who will invite me to see my world through the lens of faith, hope and trust. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you.

Be well. Until tomorrow, proceed with faith, hope and trust. Cathryn

Welcome to Day 54 – Ninth Teaching from Chief – “The Strength to be Vulnerable With Others”

Taken from the Metaphysical Teachings of Chief, from my book, “Which Lifetime Is This Anyway?”

THE NINTH TEACHING

“Being the experts of our own life does not mean we cannot call on others for support. Just because we can do it alone – we are not required to do it alone. It is a sign of strength to reach out to others – to be vulnerable in front of others - to trust those close to us enough to surrender to their care.”

APPLICATION: I have learned since this Teaching there is such a strength in being vulnerable and yet functional. I have also learned there is a vast difference between reaching out to others for support and reaching out to others to take responsibility for me.

There is a common myth that if we are vulnerable and “weak” we give our power away to others. That can happen. If we show our feelings and then subtly expect another to “fix” them we do give our power away. One of the most beautiful gifts the Twelve Step programs around the country have taught people is how to share feelings without expecting someone else to take responsibility for them. There is a difference between being responsive to some ones’ pain and taking responsibility for it. Sharing our feelings – our shame , fear and rage - not acting it out or taking it out on others, but talking about with others - cuts those feelings in half. When we stuff them, they grow and eventually double.

Intimacy is “in to me see!” See who I really am – see my pain, my strength and joy. How can someone else see who we really are if we do not trust ourselves enough to show them? Trust comes from our being able to discern when and what to share and when and what not to share. It also comes from our having such a strong connection to our Source that we trust we can cope even when we do feel exposed.

Notice when and where you hold back… how you feel when you do reveal yourself? Are there people in your life you feel close enough with to surrender to their care trusting they will not exploit you or misuse the gift of vulnerability you have shared with them? If not, start setting your intention with your higher guidance to attract trusting relationships of this kind. They are invaluable when engaged in multidimensional healings of such intensity as these.

And now, on to the launching of our desire for today.

For those new to this blog, every day I post a discussion which supports a video I have posted on you tube. Most often the videos consist of a short discussion which is covered in much more detail in this blog followed by a short energy tapping sequence to help you neutralize whatever the issue is that we are addressed on each respective day. This series is a 62-day campaign which is explained on the very first video and blog.

I also launch a desire each day and invite you to join me. The launching of a daily desire is inspired by the Teachings of Abraham, brought to the planet through Esther and Jerry Hicks. If you have not heard of them or of Abraham, I suggest you take a look! www.abraham-hicks.com/

And now I invite you to join me in launching todays’ desire. (To add some spice to this desire try tapping on the end points as you recite it. If there is tension keep tapping until it dissipates.

TODAY’S DESIRE – I have chosen those close to me wisely and can therefore trust myself enough to be vulnerable with them and feel safe. Allowing myself this degree of safety in my physical world enhances my healing, faith and love on this plane. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you.

Be well. Until tomorrow, proceed with faith, hope and trust. Cathryn

Welcome to Day 53 – Eighth Teaching from Chief – Truth From Within

Taken from the Metaphysical Teachings of Chief, from my book, “Which Lifetime Is This Anyway?”

THE EIGHTH TEACHING

“When you are willing to see the trail of your struggles and pain and see value in your judgments, projections and shames - you have reclaimed the trust in yourself to be your own mentor – you will call on others as support and for comfort – but your truth will come from within.”

APPLICATION: I envision this challenge as my being on the teeter tooter with those in my life who provoke my most dramatic response. I am continuously inviting them to play the other side of my polarizations and then projecting my feelings out onto to them instead of working with that split within me. I can feel myself sometimes picking a fight with my husband as a way to externalize an inner polarization so it is more clearly revealed. We have agreed on a Soul level to play this game with each other. Sometimes we are more conscious of that choice than others. When we remember who we really are to each other the wealth of opportunity for growth in our reactions to each other is astounding.

It is in that moment I can most sincerely thank him for being my mirror – my projection screen upon which I played this film. I can then go for my walk or run or into a meditation and do the work this interaction has presented. I expand into the vibration of my “mentor” and move into the resolution with accountability and ease.

Who is your inner mentor? How can this part of you assist you in your mastery and growth? Give form to that part of you and you will never again be alone.

And now, on to the launching of our desire for today.

For those new to this blog, every day I post a discussion which supports a video I have posted on you tube. Most often the videos consist of a short discussion which is covered in much more detail in this blog followed by a short energy tapping sequence to help you neutralize whatever the issue is that we are addressed on each respective day. This series is a 62-day campaign which is explained on the very first video and blog.

I also launch a desire each day and invite you to join me. The launching of a daily desire is inspired by the Teachings of Abraham, brought to the planet through Esther and Jerry Hicks. If you have not heard of them or of Abraham, I suggest you take a look! www.abraham-hicks.com/

And now I invite you to join me in launching todays’ desire. (To add some spice to this desire try tapping on the end points as you recite it. If there is tension keep tapping until it dissipates.

TODAY’S DESIRE – The world is my mirror and I welcome its reflections with grace.  I have the support within and without to neutralize the emotions I project onto others.  My mentor within guides me to the source. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you.

Be well. Until tomorrow, proceed with faith, hope and trust. Cathryn