Rev Martina Schmidt's Blog

There is a gentle force that contains me- that contains all of us within it's embrace. It reminded me yesterday to "Lean in" when I wanted to feel it's calmness, safety and peace. So as a stressful thought offered itself into my mind, I noticed it for what it was, a stressful thought. I took a deep breath, leaned back into my own spine where I felt my truth, my strength and the presence of love, my own Soul, holding me still- to watch, to accept and to detach from the thought. The only thing we ever have control of is our internal experience- and even that takes much awareness and practice to control.  Our mind pulls at us constantly, feeding our fears and the illusion of control. Our mind so often leads the way with thoughts of fear, doubt, lack, anxiety and confusion- even grandiosity and separation.  And in the words of Michael Singer "We can either lean in to Self or fall." To fall, is to try to fix those thoughts and the feelings they create b...

I was digging around my art room this morning and came across a journal from 8 years ago. Such beautiful words, and insights were in there and it made me tingle to read it. "Gosh I love this gal", I thought to myself..... about myself :) There was something I wrote that I wanted to share, with all of you, that still gives value today. Barriers to Having What YOU Want...... 1. Ignorance Not knowing what you could have or what's available to you- Do your Research! Not seeking and allowing yourself to be inspired- Be Explorative! Not knowing How to ask for what you want or Who to ask it from- Be Brave & Do your Research! 2. Limiting & Untrue Beliefs We are conditioned by our parents, teachers, the world, our friends, etc. to limit ourselves We believe that being Needy is a weakness instead of human nature We believe it is better to give to others but not to ourselves We believe that to ask for more is selfish We believe that if we HAVE then anot...