{"id":1582,"date":"2015-09-24T19:04:51","date_gmt":"2015-09-24T19:04:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.donnaionadrozda.com\/lifecycle\/?p=1582"},"modified":"2015-09-27T11:39:19","modified_gmt":"2015-09-27T11:39:19","slug":"balance-point-and-beyond","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.donnaionadrozda.com\/lifecycle\/balance-point-and-beyond\/","title":{"rendered":"Balance Point…and Beyond"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\"Maine4_2015\"<\/a><\/h4>\n

Thunderous brainstorms<\/span>
\n Occur in silent flashes<\/span>
\n Of inspired rest.<\/span><\/h4>\n

E.R.Urabe<\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/h4>\n

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Welcome! It\u2019s our weekly\u00a0trail ride meet up\u2026<\/span><\/h4>\n

~I\u2019m so happy to see you here~<\/span><\/strong><\/h4>\n

As we move along the art\/life path this is the time of year to literally imagine that we are riding into the sunset\u2026facing West together<\/strong>. It isn’t the classic ‘The End’ scene, the curtain isn’t falling…and yet there is a definite shift happening. <\/span><\/h4>\n

Now conditions are actually meant to be wonderfully challenging. <\/strong><\/em>There’s a wobble taking place and<\/span>\u00a0for those of us investing and subscribing to all-out commitment…blazing the trail of the art\/life…the trail can feel a bit bumpy right now.<\/span><\/h4>\n

\u00a0The art\/life might be defined as: any direction that allows your true nature and deepest widest, read that as wildest, passion to be experienced, expressed, created and contributed<\/em>.<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n

Let\u2019s look to the West Gate on our yearly wheel…which the equinox now swings open and makes accessible for our entry.<\/span><\/h4>\n

\"westgate-rider\"<\/a><\/p>\n

First; a short review of where we’ve come from: the spring (East) and summer (South) are by nature all about doing a lot<\/strong>…picture flat out driven-to-achieve<\/em><\/strong>.<\/span><\/h4>\n

The half of the\u00a0year we’ve just experienced is appropriately dominated by left brain attributes. <\/span><\/h4>\n

Naturally we strive to be equal parts Yin and Yang. It can be evolutionary to get in sync with where balance happens, to learn to see, sense and feel the ways that it visits your art\/life.<\/span><\/h4>\n

The left brain masculine side of the cranium needs its time to make it happen;<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0problem solve, be proactive and assert in the direction of visualized strategies and goals. In our northern hemisphere a whole lot happens in the 12 weeks of\u00a0spring and summer.\u00a0During those two quadrants the primary energy is Yang\/Masculine…outer directed. The spring\/summer are led by the left brain which rules the right side of the body. The masculine side\u00a0serves us well and shows us that it does no harm to creatively engage in the dance of stepping up and stepping out during the spring and summer quadrants of the Natural Year.<\/span><\/h4>\n

Now we come to the …<\/span><\/h4>\n

Turn Turn Turn Inward<\/em><\/span><\/strong>
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\"memory\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Journal drawing, Drozda, 1993<\/span><\/p>\n

The turn through the West Gate at\u00a0autumn is a time to re-member\u00a0the power and the potential of actively making a break from the long-season-of-doing. The dominating part of our thinking needs to rest now. We’ve been busy, so busy\u00a0moving outward. <\/span><\/h4>\n

Pause to breathe and conceive<\/em>\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/h4>\n

Here at the West Gate you will\u00a0see, reflecting\u00a0back a different, more naturally nurturing part of your self. <\/span><\/h4>\n

She waits<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n

Here you\u00a0catch the feel of\u00a0a vast expansive uncharted, wild, territory beckoning to you…come in…put your nose to the earth, shake off the heaviness of always needing to DO and begin to wander and trust your instincts<\/em><\/strong>. The Feminine\/Yin…inward turn goes in and also down<\/em>. Down into the roots of where you come from and who you have now become. Open the gate. The shift toward the Underworld is by its nature\u00a0disconcerting; ripe with trepidation and even aggravating. <\/span><\/h4>\n

Who teaches you\u00a0to calm down? <\/span><\/strong><\/h4>\n

How\u00a0eager are you to stop the rush and hush the frenetic parts? <\/span><\/strong><\/h4>\n

After all, we’ve been working so hard! We’re just beginning to get traction! We don’t want to let go of that feeling of control!<\/span><\/h4>\n

OPEN TO RECEIVE<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n

The real gift of the West Gate, this point on the yearly art\/life trail ride, is that you\u00a0can relax into less ‘knowing’. You can rest in\u00a0the arms of unexpected gifts. Take note of\u00a0the relationships that you’ve cultivated. Review what’s been growing through all the spring and summer Doing. Now you can begin to slow it down and get reacquainted with your new self, with the wonder of life and with others sharing the trail with you.\u00a0<\/span><\/h4>\n

\"riders-sunset\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Facing West: the relationship gate on the yearly wheel<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Following is a peek\/peak into creative balance and one way that it may\u00a0look. <\/span><\/h4>\n

Creative balance is\u00a0a lovely concept requiring extreme courage<\/span><\/strong><\/h4>\n

Beautiful reminder: no one has the art\/life figured out and the trail all mapped…it ain’t possible…<\/span><\/h4>\n

The art\/life is\u00a0Mystery<\/strong>…indeed, whenever any one of us rides into wandering and wondering territory we create\u00a0waves in the field that make everything more alive and free.<\/span><\/h4>\n

\"sunsethorsesgrazing\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Become free, become free, become free of attachment<\/span><\/p>\n

Last week I introduced you to my much respected friend Medea Chechik<\/a><\/span>\u2026this week I share her courageous example of riding into unknown territory. The balance here is\u00a0in\u00a0the ‘Yang prominent’ quality that made it possible for Medea\u00a0to activate and then actualize her goal….coupled with\u00a0the ‘Yin nature’ of what she trail-blazes. Notice her commitment to share the best of what she is\u00a0discovering\u00a0along her\u00a0art\/life trail ride.<\/span><\/h4>\n

Let’s mosey along the trail a piece and listen to a bit of\u00a0her story:<\/span><\/h4>\n

DEAR AMAZING WOMAN,
\n<\/span>
\nWe have been working very diligently for the whole Summer creating a VIDEO SUMMIT:<\/span><\/h4>\n

Women Who Love With Wisdom & Power<\/strong> – <\/span><\/h2>\n

Catalyze Your Transformation From Victim To Empowered Co-Creator!<\/span><\/h4>\n

\u00a0WeEvolve TV – Created and Hosted By Medea Bavarella Chechik and produced by Ivan Palmer<\/span><\/h4>\n

This Women Empowerment Event is my gift to you and is likely to be one of the Most Inspiring Experiences This Year: <\/span><\/h4>\n

Must See!<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n

\u00a0http:\/\/weevolvetv.com\/summit\/<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n

This is a free Global Event, 13 women experts (including myself) in the field of feminine spirituality and empowerment, interviewed on WeEvolve TV. \u00a0<\/span><\/h4>\n

Featuring dialogues on women\u2019s ways of healing: <\/span><\/h4>\n

Transformation
\nCreativity
\nEmpowerment
\nEvolution<\/span><\/h2>\n

\"Medea<\/a><\/h4>\n

I have been honoured and privileged to have witnessed and experienced incredible and valuable wisdom as well as practical advice and tools on transformation and empowerment, from these powerful women leaders. They are offering easy-to-use strategies for “teaching\u201d other women how to:<\/span><\/h4>\n

BE the Source of their experience<\/span>
\nIntegrate Self-Love
\nEmpower themselves to be the leaders in their lives
\nMake their greatest contribution to the world<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n

You will be deeply moved and inspired by these trail-blazers and heroines: Meredith Young Sowers, Adi Kanda, Barbara Denempont, Tina Conte, Jeanne Byrd Romero, Julie Saeger Nierenberg, Erica Ross, Mary C.Davis, Leila Mireskandari, Yesim Savaser, Donna Drozda and KA\u2019Ryna SH\u2019ha. <\/span><\/h4>\n

\u00a0http:\/\/weevolvetv.com\/summit\/<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n

Transformation, Freedom, Success and Empowerment can be experienced and integrated through shifting\/transforming your \u201cidentity\u201d from who you have thought yourself to be\u2026to who you truly are: <\/span><\/h4>\n

Divine Feminine Essence! <\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n

Yes! <\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n

Join 13 Feminine Leaders in Personal Growth, Energy Healing, Empowered success and so much more! <\/span><\/h4>\n

I would like to express my deep gratitude and joy to these 12 women who are modelling and have integrated very beautifully the energy of \u201cWomen Who Love With Wisdom & Power\u201d and will be sharing their Presence\/wisdom with us on the WeEvolve Summit:<\/span><\/h4>\n

September 30th till Oct 16th. <\/span><\/h2>\n

Sending love & Blessings to all of them, to my partner Ivan Palmer, to myself and to all of YOU!<\/span><\/h4>\n

Medea
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Medea’s\u00a0summit sounds like a lovely way to peak\/peek\u00a0through the West Gate. \u00a0Imagine that as you\u00a0begin moving into the fall quadrant of the art\/life\u00a0you come and sit around the campfire. Listen to stories that uplift, move and inspire this turn on the path that we all share.<\/span><\/h4>\n

~ Welcome to the West Gate ~<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n

Please keep in your heart\/mind that we learn and support one another on this art\/life trail ride. Prepare to leave your comments and your stories of moving in and down as the months ahead unfold<\/em>. No rush. No hurry.<\/span><\/h4>\n

How do you shift gears and quiet down? <\/span><\/strong><\/h4>\n

What resistance do you bump up against in nurturing your self?<\/span><\/strong><\/h4>\n

We’re blazing new trails and pioneering a more inclusive collaborative voice for the creative healing power of experiencing, expressing and contributing our love for this extraordinary time in our art\/life.<\/span><\/h4>\n

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\"bodhisattva_balance\"<\/a><\/p>\n

I am a working\u00a0Heartist\u00a0<\/i>with more than thirty years of practice in supporting the creative best in each of us to come forth and shine.\u00a0<\/i>Join the movement:\u00a0make joy the vocation of your mind<\/b>.<\/span><\/h4>\n

\"mini_mug\"<\/a><\/span>Connect with\u00a0the uplift of \u2018Luna See\u2019 and\u00a0Lifecycle<\/a>;\u00a0time\u00a0management tools for aligning with natural creative rhythms. Discover and uncover the ecstatic thrill of \u2018making life the master peace\u2019.<\/span>Let\u2019s travel together\u00a0into realms of calm and\u00a0renewed heart-centered emphasis.<\/span>Through our shared journey with our\u00a0monthly newsletter\u00a0 \u2018Luna See\u2019 and the\u00a0creative consult service \u2018Lifecycle\u2019 you will discover and expand your ability to experience,\u00a0express, create and contribute your deepest\u00a0and wisest <\/i><\/b>most\u00a0authentic gifts to this unspeakably beautiful world.<\/span><\/h4>\n

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