Author: Kimberly Kingsley

Today is the Winter Solstice -the shortest day of the year. Three days from midnight tonight we celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ and the renewed light in all of us.

• Get Grounded – Ground your spiritual energy daily through connecting rituals such as meditation, journaling and walking or running without music.
• Create Safety – Surround yourself with people who honor you, your quirks, your feelings and your passions. Distance yourself from anyone who is unsupportive, as people who respond with silence or criticism cause us to retreat, pulling our energy back inside the body where it again swims and turns to anxiety.
• Express Your Feelings – Emotional energy is spiritual energy with extra velocity. Left unexpressed, it festers and eats us alive.
• Feed Your Passions – Choosing a life of security over expressing our God given talents is a recipe for chronic anxiety. We are built to express our unique brand of brilliance into the world. Find a way to do this today.

I used to have anxiety and didn’t even know what it was. I felt fearful and was overly cautious. While I utilize all of the above techniques, creating safety in my life has been the single most important thing I have done to transform my anxiety… We all deserve nothing less.

God Bless.

Last night I watched a movie about survival. I’m not going to say which one in case some of you haven’t seen it yet. Suffice to say that the conditions were horrific and there was very little hope of rescue.

Hello All my beautiful blogger friends! I’d like to invite you to a talk I’m giving in Scottsdale this Sunday called, “Raise Your Vibration.” It is about how to increase your capacity to metabolize spiritual energy. I’d love to see you there if you’re in town!

• Where: Bikram Yoga Studio – 9301 E. Shea Blvd. #121

• When: Sunday 11/15 6:00-7:00p.m.

• Cost: $10.00 donation for Ater “Anthony” (Lost boy of Sudan)

I was recently asked how inner peace specifically translates to world peace. The long answer can be found in Portals of Peace, but here’s the short version:)

• Infectious Energy – We know that energy is contagious. This has now been measured. People will entrain with the strongest energy field in the room, and higher vibrations are more contagious than their lower counterparts. I like to think of this as the “Oasis Effect.” People come into your energy field from the desert for some nice shade and sustenance.” They leave nourished and renewed and proceed to share this with others. Your peace moves further than you could ever imagine.

• Lack of Projection – By definition, peace is an integrated psyche. When we are at peace within ourselves we extend love rather than project division. Seeing through our projections results in “us and them” thinking that perpetuates conflict in the world. “Whole Vision” sees whole people – their light and their challenges, which allows us to respond with compassion.

• Contribution to Collective Consciousness – When we are integrated inside, we show up as fully lit up pieces of the puzzle of humanity. As more and more of us bring our light into the world, the collective psyche is affected, making it easier for others to bring their own light to the surface.

The connection between inner peace and world peace is very literal. It is the quickest and most effective means to achieving peace in the world.

Be Peace.

I’m just now rebounding from my talk last week. I notice that these events really do a number on my energy. It always takes a few days of doing nothing to refuel and get life flowing again.

That said, it was an amazing honor to speak at the AZ Department of Peace. I believe whole heatedly in the mission and purpose of this group – what we focus on expands right?

The message of my talk was how inner peace relates to world peace. In addition to peace affecting our environment directly and energetically, we view the world differently when we are at peace. We see with what I call “whole vision.” When we are connected to the light within us, we are able to see the light within others, even when they behave badly.

With whole vision we remember that everything is either an act of love or a call for love.

Above all else, inner peace is the result of inner integration. We still get in bad moods, we still have moments of frustration and life continues to ebb and flow according to its own rhythms, but when we are integrated inside we are no longer at war with ourselves. Life moves through without bumping up against our suppressions. We don’t need to self-sabotage because we are aligned with the flow of life rather than our with our small and defended egos.

Thankfully, I can say that I experience deep inner peace these days. I have my ups and downs like everyone else. I get snippy with my loved ones and sometimes feel overwhelmed, but life and I are on the same side. That wasn’t always the case, which makes the peace even sweeter.

We all deserve to be at peace. It’s not hard, it just requires that we spend time tuning into our inner selves, which will intuitively guide us toward integration and wholeness.

Franciscan Renewal Center

I am thrilled to announce a new center that I am opening with my partner (and sister:) Michelle O’Neill. It is called The Center for Renewal. It’s purpose is to provide a supportive environment in which people can come and fast for 24 hours.