Susan Maycock

Anything is Possible

susan — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 21:27:05 +0000

Anything is Possible - In this meditation you travel into the darkness below the surface of the earth and merge with a seed that is resting there. You experience the energy of creation and the miraculous sense that anything is … Continue reading →

Gratitude Meditation

susan — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 21:12:27 +0000

Gratitude Meditation - Susan guides your awareness to your breath and its capacity to move love and gratitude throughout your body. You discover that you can bring your attention to the people and events in your day and hold them in this … Continue reading →

Reflections

susan — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 23:00:43 +0000

Did you see the full moon last night? It’s always a thrill to watch her light grow brighter as she rises over the mountains in the distance. I sometimes need to remind myself that her light is not her own; it’s simply a reflection from her surface of the sun’s clear, bright, pure light. Yesterday I imagined that I was the sun and those whom I encountered during my day were “moons.” They became surfaces on which my light was reflected, mirrors of my nature. I would like to think that my nature, like the sun’s, is clear, bright and pure. But it’s not; I have “issues.” I worry, judge, obsess. I feel the need to express a wide range of emotions that often get me nowhere.

So all day long my less than sunny nature shone on the moons in my life, and what reflected back to me is exactly what I radiated. Sometimes the reflection showed me the obvious; I was irritated and it seems everyone I encounter was too. But other encounters were more subtle. I am not particularly patient, and it seemed that some encounters were trying my patience. How convenient, really; to have reflected back to me an awareness of exactly what I need to see and learn about myself.

Today I am feeling wonderful, for no particular reason. That clear, bright, pure light at the core of my sun is shining throughout my solar system. So shining brightly, I went into a store that I really don’t like to shop in; I always leave irritated. But not today; the experience was one of laughter and warm exchanges. And when I left I realized the bag I received with my purchases said “Life is A Special Occasion.” A bit hokey, but I smiled and walked away carrying the moon.

JANUARY, 2012

susan — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 00:59:20 +0000

ENERGY INSIGHTS

Two years ago I created my website and started writing a blog. At the time, I was growing my practice of helping others to heal their spirit and finding my way with putting into words aspects of our lives that are often difficult to describe. These were huge steps for me. It took courage to share with a larger community what was really a reflection of my own journey. It required me to trust that there would be acceptance and support for how I was personally growing and changing, and that my offering of this same opportunity to others would be welcome.

Here I am now, again grappling with fear and uncertainty as I take a bigger, bolder step into the world. Today I “go live” with a brand new website, an expanding blog and soon to be released videos and podcasts. The website describes my growing practice, which I like to think of as a medicine bag of remedies for accessing and healing our spirits, living more consciously and harmoniously and connecting to the world with greater compassion and understanding.

Please explore my medicine bag at www.susanmaycock.com. Take time to “look around” the site. It is active, fun and quite beautiful. I had an amazing team who helped make this possible. Jessica and Chris at trafficdeveloper.com have brought me, somewhat reluctantly, into a whole new dimension of cyber-world awareness.

There are several of you new to my mailing list. I welcome your feedback and certainly hope that others of you will be in touch too. The website has a section that keeps you up-to-date on the latest events. Blogs will be appearing more often and guided mediations will be available soon, so be sure to check in regularly.

Peace and well-being,

Susan

Zumba!

SusanBlogAdmin — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 19:18:51 +0000

With the New Year comes the inevitable looking forward and aspiring to change. We admit that somehow our current thinking or behavior is not serving us so we write resolutions and set goals for the future. My resolution is to exercise my heart; my plan is to start Zumba classes. Resolutions test my will to change and consequently can create a real effort in reaching my destination. So I want to be sure I don’t limit myself to resolutions; I also want to set intentions.

Here’s the distinction. Intentions require no projection into the future, therefore no goals and planning. What a relief! Intentions simply define what it is I want to access within myself, today, now. There is no effort to create a new behavior, only the effort of focus on my capacity to be exactly who I want to be. So here is my intention; it’s to BE “heart-healthy.” For me that means bringing awareness and attention to my already HUGE capacity for gratitude and generosity. I can access my healthy heart in any given moment in time and then freely express it into the world…I’ll let that car into my lane of traffic, forgive that friend with whom I am angry, breath in the beauty of the new-fallen snow, give all the time in the world to hear what someone wants to share, smell the stew cooking on the stove. It is all effortless!

Now we’ll see how I do with Zumba….

December, 2011

SusanBlogAdmin — Sun, 18 Dec 2011 17:17:37 +0000

Hi Everyone:

Last week, the Full Moon was eclipsed in darkness. Next week we pass
through the Winter Solstice then three days later we encounter the New Moon. Many of us are very eager at this time of year for the light to return and the days to get longer. But instead we are being offered these extraordinary opportunities to be in darkness. I encourage you to surrender to it. To the
night, the black sky, and to the dark, mysterious parts of your own nature.
Rest there, trust the unknown and feel the excitement and adventure of what you have yet to discover. The possibilities are endless. Soon the light will find you again and shine on the newness you choose to bring forth. It is an extraordinary season that can be filled with hope and anticipation if we just allow it. I wish you the peace and renewal it offers.

I would also like to express my gratitude to all of you who have shared my practice with me this year, whether in private sessions, workshops or circles, reading my blog or newsletter or just by asking me how it is all going. With great joy, I report that my practice continues to evolve and grow and I plan to highlight the changes with a makeover of my website. It will be up and running in January, so stay tuned.

Also please check out the latest addition to my blog.

Many blessings all around!
Susan
smaycock@comcast.net

December’s Gift

SusanBlogAdmin — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 19:16:47 +0000

Last week, the Full Moon was eclipsed in darkness. Next week we pass through the Winter Solstice then three days later we encounter the New Moon. Many of us are very eager at this time of year for the light to return and the days to get longer. But instead we are being offered these extraordinary opportunities to be in darkness. I encourage you to surrender to it. To the night, the black sky, and to the dark, mysterious parts of your own nature. Rest there, trust the unknown and feel the excitement and adventure of what you have yet to discover. The possibilities are endless. Soon the light will find you again and shine on the newness you choose to bring forth. It is an extraordinary season that can be filled with hope and anticipation if we just allow it. I wish you the peace and renewal it offers.

The Bigger Picture

SusanBlogAdmin — Mon, 28 Nov 2011 19:15:54 +0000

The other day I was looking at a photo of a family taken in the 1860′s. Everyone had rigid, serious expressions and appeared very unhappy. Of course life was so much more difficult back then; I imagined they had less to smile about. It was easy for me to project. But I had forgotten; the exposure time for a photograph at that point in history was several seconds. Subjects were told to not smile and remain motionless. That changes everything! Maybe they were giggling with excitment just before the photo was taken or laughed themselves silly when they saw those serious faces a few weeks later. My image of them is bigger now, more complex and less predicatble. It is no longer static like their serious faces and my perception of them.

Now fast forward to the present. Is there a situation that you are seeing only as a snapshot? I certainly am. Sometimes I feel only the unhappiness, pain or loss. Then I imagine that there is more going on behind the scene, that there is actually a bigger picture or a deeper truth unfolding. We are all prone to limiting our fields of vision. We hesitate to trust what we don’t see and what we don’t understand. We wish it could be different and actually grieve for what we think is missing. But really, what lurks in that great unknown just may be the giggles and laughter, and the greatest adventures we could ever imagine.

Earthquake

SusanBlogAdmin — Sun, 23 Oct 2011 19:15:01 +0000

I recently experienced an earthquake in my life. One minute all was well and then the earth suddenly moved and nothing felt the same. I became ungrounded and disoriented, losing my sense of direction. To be clear, this was a metaphorical earthquake, not a physical one. My emotions tumbled and rocked, like belongings falling from the shelves, shattering on the floor. The trauma has been replaying like aftershocks for days and days.

But the earth is steady now. And I must get my feet firmly planted back on the ground. Although the contour of the landscape has changed, it holds promise. Thanks to the support and love of family and friends, I am recreating my home, sweeping out the debris and restocking the shelves. There is a new order, a new wisdom to my days. It will take time to adjust but I will be patient and will trust in what is to come.

I thank the Earth for reminding me that after the inevitable quakes in our lives, we rebuild, we embrace the gifts of friends and family and we navigate through our emotions until we can bring into focus the new opportunities on the horizon ahead.

Fruition

SusanBlogAdmin — Wed, 21 Sep 2011 19:14:09 +0000

On June 1st I wrote on my blog about the fragile condition of my garden. I wondered who would survive. It looked iffy for many. I took a “wait and see” approach and committed to loving my garden just the way it was. Well, June and July brought virtually no rain and record heat to the area. I watered and fed my plants; many struggled and some died. Then the rains arrived in August and every living creature breathed a sigh of relief. Now as we cool down and head into fall my garden is full of color and radiance. Miraculously it came to fruition and I love being in it. It seems especially sweet because I know that in a very short time the abundance of blossoms will be gone, taken by the frost and chilly mountain mornings.

As usual, I find a metaphor here for my life. When I pass through a difficult time and emerge firmly rooted and blossoming with the sense that “life is good,” I think I have made it, I’m home. Destination reached; wisdom attained; enlightenment at hand. But, surprise, death awaits and later rebirth with new challenges ahead. The good news is that when that time comes I will be more seasoned, more deeply aware of the power I have to survive and to thrive. All it takes is a little courage and lots of trust that I will bloom again, meeting whatever challenges lie ahead.