Detail from a painting, "Connect", acrylic |
The Lotus Moon, then, is the natural time to be creative, expansive, and generous, and take steps fearlessly towards abundance.
Agenda for today:
1. Journal Queries
2. New Moon Lotus Meditation
3. Plan small steps
1. Journal Queries:
The new moon is my monthly time for “seeding” intentions. I write down what I hope to focus on in the next 30 days or so, and then give my ideas a period of gestation, like seeds in the soil, before I take action. Having this regular time each month to focus my goals has helped to give me clarity of purpose.
How can I be more openhearted, generous, and expansive in my life?
What might give my life more wholeness?
What am I hungry for?
What are my next steps in life?
List my intentions for the next month in these areas-Self, Friends and Family, Teaching, Artwork, Writing, Home and Garden, Work/Business, and Volunteer work.
2. New Moon Lotus Meditation:
The Buddhist term bodhicitta means ‘completely open heart and mind’. I work always at developing bodhicitta, towards a flexible and open way of thinking and feeling- not based on certainty and security, but on really connecting with the honest, dynamic energy of everything I encounter. This meditation is a practice to help me to open my heart:
Light a small white candle.
Center, and feel myself fill with thankfulness for all I have now in my life.
Gradually bring my awareness to the center of my chest. Visualize a lotus flower in place of my heart. The flower gently opens its petals a bit more with each inhalation. And as I exhale, I rest inside the lotus flower, feeling my love gradually expand to fill the room, then the house, the city, country, and universe.
3. Plan small steps:
As the moon waxes, I expand-- plant seeds, make connections, and begin new projects. Today I will plan my first small steps.
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