Another Sundancing Birth...

Another Sundancing Birth...

Several weeks ago I finished unpacking some books... and as I was walking past the bookshelves the other day, my eye caught a set of Sacred Path Cards and book combo.

When that sort of thing happens, I usually follow the lead and so for the first time in perhaps 3 years or more I pulled the box off the shelf, opened the cards, and wiggled out one from the middle of the pack to focus on for this now-time in my life...

Out of perhaps 50-60 cards in the pack, the card I drew was "Sun Dance" ...the name I have used for my healing, counseling, and coaching service in the world for many years... Sundance Healing Center, Sundance Wellness Center, Sundance Publications, Sundance Center, Sundance Center Counseling Services, Sundance Transition Services... and more....

In the 90s as I was doing a 'driving' quest across the country, I was led to a Native American tattoo artist who carved the word "Sundance" and a scene with mountains and an eagle on my back. It was a sacred time of initiation and sacrifice and commitment. It was my form of the Sun Dance ceremony.

There have been times, like with many of us, where I became lost here and there as we do sometimes and I 'gave up' on the Sundance vision as a service, ministry, and place of community, healing, and remembering who we are... I became practical and focused on getting a 'real' job, which usually meant a corporate position making good money with benefits... the 'American Way'... in order to provide, to get 'stuff,' and build a 'happy' and 'comfortable' life.  And this has all been part of the journey that is written over and over again through many lives and journeys... Some of us have had a chance to share our stories, our vision, our purpose.... And have even shared moments together of being One with the One Being that is LIFE...

So, the 'coincidence' of drawing the "Sun Dance" card was another of LIFE's miracles for which I am grateful. Talking with an old friend recently, I was asked what I was going to do, "After all you have to make money to take care of yourself as we grow older." I had been explaining that it is a time to BE and to let the newness emerge in the moment.

And so, I am doing just that... I know the strength of Spirit and Life Energy that resides within all of us... I know the 'miracles' that are becoming quite ordinary occurrences... manifestations from the formless space of Being... and I am grateful...

The Sundance Center goes wherever I AM in this world... it travels with this John-form at the core of Being within... we are indeed ONE... My job is to show up as long as LIFE keeps breathing me into action... My job is to BE present in this moment... and as guided, to share the creative life energy that emanates from the Source of Love... to listen in presence, to respond beyond ego and attachments and expectations in truth-telling... that is the vision of this Sundance Center... Continuing to dance the light of the Sun into the world of form...

I continue to write and suspect that times of 'coaching others' and doing workshops or talks or individual sessions will continue to appear. I use a blog format to share and archive writings that flow through this form and also expressions from others. I have recently added a "Sundance Network Associates and Affiliates" section where readers of these words are invited to add your link. We are all interconnected and this is one form to help the search engines make it so in some electronic energetic manner.

So I invite us all to continue dancing together through the inspirations and the unique forms in which Life's Energy... Spirit... chooses to be expressed...

Peace and Love All-Ways....

John, H'tuchi, Running Feathers, Johnny Butterhawk, or whatever this form may be labeled in this moment....

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John Hutchinson
http://www.sundancewellnesscenter.com/ - [latest post to blog]
http://www.sunhutch.com/ - [blog intro page]
Lancaster, PA

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Your Life Situation... How's It Going?

“What’s Going On?”

If you were to stop now for 30 seconds and consider your life circumstances, how would you describe your feelings about your life situation? What is your enjoyment level about what’s going on in your life?


Check one… and be honest since you may be the only one seeing this…


1. ___ I’m feeling enthusiasm and even some ecstasy about my life situation.


2. ___ I’m feeling enjoyment about my life situation.


3. ___ I’m feeling an acceptance about my life situation.


4. ___ I’m feeling somewhat dissatisfied about my life situation.


5. ___ I’m feeling an extreme dislike about my life situation.

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Some further notes…

Life happens in the present, always.


If we’re really non-accepting of the present situation and lack enjoyment of what we’re doing or what’s happening, we will find ways to distract ourselves from staying in the present moment. We can easily slip into feeling lost and disconnected…or have a sense that there is something missing… or something is wrong …


We will be off into mental fantasies about tomorrow and memories of yesterday. We will replay ‘happy’ memory movies (usually embellished) and project a happy future time somewhere down the road…or in some other foreign paradise or world… We may find misery partners to bond with as we share the old scars and wounds... We may develop co-worrier support groups or ‘friends’ to share fears about the uncertainty of life… the unknown future…


There are options if we dare to consider them…


We are human 'beings' of awareness and choice.


There is a difference between “Life” and a “life situation.”


Life is and continues… Consciousness is and continues… The essential energy that is Life exists… while the circumstances of life are constantly changing…


Your “life situation” and what you are doing is always changing in some way.


It is preferable usually to at least enjoy what we are doing and have a sense of satisfaction about what is going on in our immediate life circumstances.


If you find yourself in a situation that seems almost unbearable, discover if there is something that can be altered or changed about that situation… Consider all options. What can I do differently? Do I have any real authority or power to make a change in the situation? Can I influence the situation for the better, whatever that might be?


Resignation and Surrender
Some situation cannot be changed on the outside. The person who is stuck into a specific situation due to societal rules…such as a person who broke the law and is confined to a prison… may lack the power or influence to change their immediate circumstance. In this case, they can either be resigned to their fate and continue to feel miserable, isolated, and self loathing or angry at their captors and the ‘authority’ that placed them in confinement. Another option is to accept the ‘life situation’ as it is… and surrender into the present moment. Resignation is giving up but remaining to feel wronged… or blaming self or others, etc. The energy of resignation is often one of defeat and negative energy.


Even though you may not be a prisoner in an actual jail cell, your life situation may feel similar.


When other options are not possible, acceptance of the current ‘life situation’ as just ‘what is’…allows a person to re-enter the present with a new freedom. Surrendering to the Now requires letting go of the past through forgiving oneself and others and Life. What happened… happened. We cannot undo history. We cannot erase history and memory… And…we can reset the energy circuits of our lives and remove the negative charge that our body carried…


Present Moment General Affirmation
Life is energy. From time immemorial, change continues to occur in an instant… in the moment… not sometime out there…after this or that happens first… ‘out there’ in the future never really comes… ‘Now’ is the only time when change can occur…


***Tapping and Patting…
Imagine your body, thoughts, emotions, memories, senses are all intricately wired with subtle energy circuits… and they are all connected… It may help to use you fingertips of one hand to tap on your chest area… or pat the top of your head… this will help to reset the energy circuits and clear any glitches…


Repeat the following general affirmation 3 times out loud so you can hear the words as well as think them. Say it even if you may not be ready to accept it as true at this time…


“Even though I have made mistakes… and others have wronged me, I completely forgive and accept myself, others, and life… and choose to live fully in the present moment.” (Repeat at least 3 times.)


Continue tapping or patting as you repeat the affirmation… You may use the affirmation as much as possible…


Present Moment Specific Affirmation
Some people may have specific memories, feelings, aches, and other aspects arise after they start this process. The tapping/affirmation process is equally or even more effective in dealing with specific emotionally charged memories or aches.


“Even though I have this (ailment, pain, ache, memory, feeling, etc)… I completely and deeply love and accept myself, others, and life…” (Repeat at least 3 times.)


For those who may not be completely ready to say the affirmation as written, you can write your own in a positive way… here are some examples:


Modified General Affirmation:
“Even though I have made mistakes… and others have wronged me, I may be open to forgiving and accepting myself, others, and life… and am considering choosing to live fully in the present moment.” (Repeat at least 3 times.)


Modified Specific Affirmation:
“Even though I have this (ailment, pain, ache, memory, feeling, etc)… I may be open to forgiving and accepting myself, others, and life…” (Repeat at least 3 times.)


What's going on... is what's going on...


Love...
John

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*** Tapping and Patting Note: All negative emotions are reflected in a disruption in the subtle energy system that connects all aspects of our life, body, emotions, thoughts, and soul. There are specific places on the body where we can tap as outlined by Gary Craig’s “Emotional Freedom Techniques” (EFT) and many others. What is most important is to understand that all energy is connected and this exercise is designed to connect the conscious and unconscious aspects of ‘mind’… which has an innate intelligence and knows what needs to happen. In spiritual terms this can also be understood as the wisdom of our Higher Power effecting healing through the flow of Life’s Great and Ever-present Spirit. To learn more about EFT and get their free EFT manual, visit http://www.emofree.com/