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Crying for a Woman I Never Met – Honoring Seena Frost.

Crying for a Woman I Never Met - Honoring Seena Frost.

Seena Frost, Founder of SoulCollage®.com

I never met Seena Frost— the remarkable woman who created the process called SoulCollage®. A creative, intuitive, and fun process I learned about in 2014 and trained to become a facilitator.

I was overcome with emotion when I read this on her daughter, Jennifer’s Facebook page today:  “my mother and friend, merged peacefully into oneness with Spirit late last night at home with her family gathered around her.”

Why does this feel so emotional? I wondered. And as I thought about it there are many reasons. First, to think about losing my own mother someday I know will be one of the hardest things I will ever have to face. I can’t even imagine it. But I know this is reality and I pray she will have the same peaceful transition as Seena when her time comes.

Second, I have such immense admiration for Seena. She made such a difference in this world. She has helped thousands, many being women, to find their authentic voices and to be proud in letting their light shine.

In a world where so many are frightened to let the mask come off and be who they really wish to be in fear of judgment, to have had someone like Seena who thrived on encouraging others to tap into their own wisdom, was such a gift – a deeply, rich, wonderful gift.

I’m also getting ready to facilitate a SoulCollage® workshop in my home this Saturday in the lower level of my home which I’ve dubbed, “Joyful Pause Studio.” It’s not my first time sharing this process, but it is the first time in my new space.

I can’t tell you how often I’ve felt scared to take this leap – scared that no one will sign up for the workshops —worried about being disappointed. But I’m honored to have five ladies who will be taking part in the workshop this Saturday.

And so it will be an even more special honor in sharing this with this group of ladies, knowing that I, along with over 2,300 other facilitators, are carrying on the legacy of Seena  – with our own authentic styles and voices added to the mix.

I discovered through the many thoughtful memories being shared on Facebook of Seena something she wrote in an article that I want to share also in her honor and memory:

“I truly believe that creating our SoulCollage® cards and sharing them in groups adds positive energy to this cosmic vibration, and will help humans move into the next paradigm. We may not be able to see it, but perhaps, if we look up at the night sky, we can be reminded and reassured of the vastness of Indra’s Net, and, as individual jewels, continue to create and share compassion and hope and humor and love.”

Seena, now part of that night sky, shining ever so brilliantly bright – I take into my heart that beautiful vibration of her spirit and hope that by sharing this process with others, I too, can make a difference in helping others feel safe in sharing their inner light.

Godspeed Seena. Godspeed.

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See God in All Things. Saving Our Locust Tree.

See God in All Things. Saving Our Locust Tree.

Yesterday we had a tree service company come look at our locust tree. We noticed this spring that part of the trunk has a pretty good split down it. With high winds that came through Monday afternoon, it split even further. I was on pins and needles hoping it wasn’t going to break off and land on my writing cottage.

This tree has been here a long time — pretty much since we moved here about 28-years ago.

It has shaded our deck and my writing cottage, provided wind on warm days, and held a swing from one of it’s branches where I enjoyed many moments of relaxation.  Not to mention, all the birds that love to sit upon its branches!

Mike, from Woody’s (yes, his company is called Woody’s!) noticed a hairline split in the major trunk of the tree which we hadn’t even noticed. His advice was to take the whole tree down.

“No! We can’t do that,” I said. “I love this tree.”

After a bit of discussion we’ve decided to just remove the major split in the secondary part of the trunk of the tree and some other branches to ease up on the weight for other areas of the tree. For now he used ratchette straps to hold things in place until he can get here in a few days to trim it.

We hope by doing this that the tree will be around for a few more years.

I even said to Mike, “Do you think if we just love the tree a little more it will last longer?”

He said, “Well, you can certainly try that.” I don’t know if he was just playing along with me — or perhaps thought I was a bit nuts.

But I’ve really come to love trees over the years, even hugging one last Christmas as I had the urge and didn’t care if someone saw me. I just had to hug that tree!

A part of me felt a bit silly later on last night wondering if perhaps I’m a bit “out there” feeling so attached to this tree.

This morning after I practiced my yoga on the deck, looking up into the locust tree, and standing facing it as I did tree pose, I picked a card from a new deck of cards I have by Caroline Myss called, Wisdom for Healing and this is what it said:

See God in All Things

“Put yourself in slow motion, and observe everything and everyone through the lens of “This is sacred and it speaks to me.”  How does that change your environment? Your goal: to learn the spiritual practice of seeing God in all things.”

see god

And so it is. This tree is sacred to me and it is my friend. And I will help it be the best it can be and love it for as long as it has left on this earth…

Because I do see God and spirit in this tree.

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