Earth Dance by Camilla Downs

Posted on January 23, 2017 by Camilla

**THROWBACK POST**

January 23 2013:

A little something I wrote this past weekend … Inspired by Fallen Leaf Lake, Mount Tallac and Lake Tahoe … Go with the flow and dance y’all … Happy Wednesday! ♥

Earth Dance

As the sun’s rays dance upon you like stars twinkling in the night sky, so shall our souls dance upon this Earth.

As you are who you are with ease, so shall we no longer struggle to be who we are.

As you adjust to the World around you without struggle, so shall we go with the flow of life.

As you release your beauty, power, and love for us to enjoy and learn from, so shall we drop the facade of our bodies and identifying with materialism and what we’ve accomplished …

And so shall we become vessels of love, joy and peace.

The Gift from Fallen Leaf Lake

How to Let Go Through Ceremony

Posted on January 23, 2017 by Camilla

January 13 2017:

Top 10 Countdown Continues! The Number NINE 2016 CamillaDowns.com blog post with the most views (Three blog posts tied for this space. Here’s the second.): “Letting Go Burning Ceremony” ……. xoxoxoxoxo ……

Letting Go Burning Ceremony

“People have a hard time letting go of their suffering. Out of a fear of the unknown, they prefer suffering that is familiar.” ~Thich Nhat Hanh

.. from the blog … “We wrote stories, beliefs, habits, and fears on strips of paper. It was such a wonderful, blissful feeling sitting with both of them doing this. They really, truly understood the process and what types of things to write on the strips. I was so moved. There was a beautiful excitement in the air. A magical anticipation of ….”

How to Let Go

Posted on January 22, 2017 by Camilla

Top 10 Countdown Continues! The Number NINE 2016 CamillaDowns.com blog post with the most views (Three blog posts tied for this space. Here’s one.): “The Tao of Letting Go” ……. xoxoxoxoxo …….

The Tao of Letting Go

Just read this again for the first time since it was written last February. I’m inspired! Thanks for writing this post Camilla! HA!

from the post …. “Recently, I let go of “The Desk” (the new term we’ve coined for my desk that’s been in storage limbo since June 2015). The Desk was handmade for me some time around 1999. I spent countless hours at that desk. The Desk witnessed many moves, life happenings, and events.

I had a strong knowing that I was to let it go. Not only that, but I knew the exact person who was to receive The Desk. I related this to the … ”

One With All of Life

Posted on January 21, 2017 by Camilla

“One with sun,
One with moon,
One with water,
One with trees,
One with soil,
One with wind,
One with birds and bees,
One with rain,
One with fire,
One with me,
One with all of life,
One with love.” ~2016 Camilla Downs, Lessons from Nature

Do You Want to Be Happy With Yourself

Posted on January 18, 2017 by Camilla

“I wish to be okay with myself.”

This is what I heard him say. And, this is the message I relay to him. Dear You: Your wish shall be granted. Your heart knows you are okay just the way you are. You are the way you are for a reason. And that reason has nothing to do with causing suffering for your self ……

Dear Thoughts: I Want To Be Happy With Myself

How to Mindfully Dance with Life

Posted on January 16, 2017 by Camilla

January 9 2017:

Top 10 Countdown Continues! The Number SEVEN 2016 CamillaDowns.com blog post with the most views: “A Rapturous Dance With Life” ……. xoxoxoxoxo …….

A Rapturous Dance With Life

…. “Thoughts of us being stranded due to car problems kept entering my mind like a dark storm cloud encroaching on the brightest of days. Not to be left out of the dance, thoughts of my insanity at attempting this cut into the dance too. All of this dance to be completed with the veil of anxiety and worry weaving in and out like a breeze blowing through the trees …..

…. I had stepped way out of my comfort zone with this trip. I had never driven this far, much less driven this far being the only one in charge of packing, driving, and navigating. Plus, we had never … ”

Enjoy Life

Posted on January 10, 2017 by Camilla

“All the animals except for man know that the principal business of life is to enjoy it.” -Samuel Butler

An Open Letter to My Daughter’s Meltdowns

Posted on January 7, 2017 by Camilla

January 3 2017:

Top 10 Countdown! The 2016 blog post on CamillaDowns.com with the most views: Dear Meltdown – The article which was quickly accepted and published by elephant journal.

May this land in front of the one who would benefit from reading it …

Dear Meltdown: Meet My Friend Mindfulness

Gifts from Nature and Reiki

Posted on January 5, 2017 by Camilla

**THROWBACK POST**

June 15 2013:

Economical and from the heart gift …

A dear friend severely injured her back several months ago which led to emergency surgery. I wanted to give her a little something to enjoy during her recovery that would also be inspiring once her back was healed.

This is what I came up with …. a lovely bag of ROCKS! That’s me! I love creating gifts with …..

https://camilladowns.com/2013/06/13/gift-ideas-from-nature-more-rocks/

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What a wonderful, relaxing and beautiful experience I got to enjoy today!! Thank you Denise Sheehan for helping me to experience and fulfill #66 on my ‪adventurelist‬ / ‪bucketlist‬ …. You and Dana have such an amazing and awesome property …. Loved every minute of it!! ‪

Bursting with Vibrancy by Camilla Downs

Posted on December 30, 2016 by Camilla

“Living life with wild abandon
Bursting with vibrancy
In every direction
Being joyful to be you.
Oh tree! You inspire me,
To live life in this way,
Is to live free.”~ 2016 Camilla Downs, Lessons from Nature

Team TLC = Thomas, Lillian and Camilla

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