December Article Natural Presence 2012 I AM So I am sitting in a restaurant with my husband and another couple. We are having a lovely time, there is lots of music, busy waitresses and waiters scurrying about quite efficiently. The first thing our waitress asks us is “Can I get you a drink?” Meaning from the bar of course. Well, I have not had any alcohol in a while, not since I made pizza dough with 1 cup of beer then finished the ¼ cup off so as not to waste it, followed by a quick hit of not being in control and not liking it at all! You see, with all of the energy work, the intuitive practice and meditation, I am not drawn to alcohol at all, it impairs my “true” vision so to speak. And I am enjoying that aspect of “seeing” clearly. So, since my children moved out the day before, and I had finished a long work week, I decided to have a glass of beer. What the heck, I AM emotional, a mother in separation from her children, I AM in the process of letting 22 years of parenting go as they move (only to Ottawa, ha ha ha) out on their own. So down it goes, cool, refreshing and then the burp comes. Ewe. What am I doing? I am going to enjoy it, I decide. No food in my belly, it hits me within ½ of the glass. Then appetizers come, I am back to normal. Happy, no pain, and not feeling intoxicated in the least. Not bad. I have another with dinner. And another after dinner. With food in my belly, I am still not feeling “drunk,” yet I am disconnected from my emotional side, which I may add, I was happy to not be sad! Dinner ends, and the dance crowd comes in. We all sit and enjoy the music, a great country band is shaking the house down, it is super for a mom who hasn’t gotten out much! Another beer, slow intake. Wow, we are people watching. Then, wow! I see the spots on people. I can sense, feel and see places of imbalance, sore muscles, black spots. On one person, on the next and so on. “Hey, what are you doing?” I ask myself? I am supposed to see this stuff sober, why now? Well, the answer came, “because right now you are disconnected from your Ego. You are not thinking about seeing, hearing , sensing or feeling. You are sitting here, innocently, without expectation and it comes easily. The key lesson here, is to encorporate those same senses in every day life, without any assistance from substances such as alcohol or coffee. To be a healer without expectation. To allow the seeing, hearing, sensing and feeling unconditionally. To be I AM without a title attached. To step away from and disconnect from Ego. I am grateful for the lesson. And guess what? I can see! Join me in January for a workshop in putting together your 2013 Vision Board, Group Meditation and more. Wendy Morris, NHP, owner EarthlyEssentials. 984 Notre Dame, Embrun ON 613-443-9635 www.earthlyessentials.ca wendy@earthlyessentials.ca