blocks to the awareness of Love’s Presence – A Twelvemonth of Self Love

12. Day 27: 5 Things To Do When You Experience Spirit-lag

Eva Lisle — Fri, 27 Mar 2015 14:50:51 +0000

Have you ever noticed this jet laggy sort of experience that happens between when you pray (or ask or set an intention or surrender) and when you feel or see the answer? I’d call it Spirit-lag but somehow that makes it sound like Spirit is lagging behind me, late or otherwise occupied when it is most likely me who is late or otherwise occupied. In the geological sense Spirit IS instantaneous...

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12. Day 7: A Kitchen Miracle

Eva Lisle — Sat, 07 Mar 2015 13:19:55 +0000

I discovered something about myself the other day; accidentally, in the middle of a conversation with my daughter. She was bemoaning my frustrating habit of talking in non sequators, ie, one thing that does not obviously follow another. I wasn’t trying to confuse, but I was. She wasn’t trying to be confused, but she was. There we were, rinsing the lunch dishes to put in the dishwasher...

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12. Day 2: Do Feelings Lie?

Eva Lisle — Mon, 02 Mar 2015 13:12:00 +0000

Here are some hard truths I am learning about what I think about feelings. (I notice I am still thinking about them rather than feeling them but I have to start somewhere.) I was a little surprised as I thought I would describe myself as emotional; I cry when certain ads come on, I respond with laughter or tears as is called for, I have been told (by my Mother when I was little) that I wear my...

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10 Day 13: 100 Reasons Why Debt Is My Friend

Eva Lisle — Tue, 13 Jan 2015 15:04:53 +0000

Just the word debt makes me shrink and tighten. I get internally what a teenage friend of my girls’ once called “sphincter face”. You know, the face you make when you see one of those terrible accidents unfolding on a You Tube video or when you take a big bite out of a lemon. This is the epitome of tighten, resist and STOP the flow (of thought, or feeling, of life). As this blog and my year of...

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9. Day 2: Joy Sings

Eva Lisle — Tue, 02 Dec 2014 13:50:47 +0000

This new month of extending love that I may experience joy is unfolding already with the unexpected. We are staying this week with a dear friend in Norwich who drove us all home from a meeting in London yesterday (2 1/2 hours on the M5). It was a grand and long day that was not yet finished when we finally arrived in Norwich. We went directly to choir practice. I haven’t sung in a choir since I...

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8. Day 23: To Glastonbury & Beyond!

Eva Lisle — Sun, 23 Nov 2014 18:55:06 +0000

To really dive head first into experiencing Not-Knowing I recommend driving in a foreign country. There is nothing like it. To really cement the true feeling of NOT KNOWING it is best to drive really fast in a country where few speed limits are posted and your car has both miles and kilometers marked and you can’t actually tell what speed you are driving anyway. To further enrich the moment it is...

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8. Day 21: Homing Device

Eva Lisle — Fri, 21 Nov 2014 13:31:00 +0000

Today, in the middle of the British Museum, for no apparent reason, I had a wave of longing for home wash over me. Instead of brushing it off or telling myself “But there is so much here to delight in!” I let the feelings flow through me. I could feel myself sinking into my sofa at home, my corgi sitting next to me and I nearly wept. There is nothing here I want to avoid, and nothing in particular...

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8. Day 12: Going With God

Eva Lisle — Wed, 12 Nov 2014 15:17:52 +0000

I love airports. They are such a picture of an in-between world. All who come are welcome. Thousands of strangers rub shoulders and glances and kindness and annoyance on their way to somewhere else. I love it because when I have finally made it to the airport I know I am on my way. This is not to be confused with having arrived. An interesting distinction. I am, indeed, on my way to feeling less...

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8. Day 10: Begin Practicing Clarity

Eva Lisle — Mon, 10 Nov 2014 19:27:19 +0000

Yesterday was so full I did not have time to sit quietly with you. What message do you have for me today? Speaking of Not-Knowing.……..I have questions of creation I want to surrender to All-Love. Can I share my blog further afield? Is it valuable to others? Can I publish in new and bigger ways and still remain in peace and joy? HS: Clarity is not at the expense of peace and joy.

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8. Day 8: The Knowing Of Creation

Eva Lisle — Sat, 08 Nov 2014 13:23:55 +0000

I continue to ask Holy Spirit for insight and willingness to be with Not-Knowing without agenda. HS: Relax into Not-Knowing. The knowing of creation will come at exactly the perfect time. In every case there will be, is, and was everything you need at hand. Nothing is left to chance. Not-Knowing is not chance or random or a roll of the dice. Not-Knowing is from which all is chosen, created...

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