A Day of Decadence
My mom passed away 14 years ago. At that time, we had recently moved our family from Southern California to Northern California to have our daughters grow up near their grandma, an experience I had always wished for as a child. Shortly after moving, my mom became ill. I quickly realized the purpose of my living closer had more to do with being close to care for her than it was for my girls' enjoyment.
It was a heartbreaking time filled with such questioning and transformation. That period of time was the foundation for Angel Birthdays to be born which led to Love.Heal.Thrive launching to many lives being healed through my talks, podcast, meditations and classes. I often miss my mom, but understand and see the purpose of her passing and know all is as meant to be when I look at all the healing that has transpired since then.
As with life, many things changed with the passing of my mom. Part of the grief healing process after someone dies is finding new people to fill the roles that person who has passed away (or in some grief experiences has left your life) filled for you.
In my case, my mom's best friend took us all in and fed us and nurtured us and is always making sure family events are planned.
One of these rituals is The Day of Decadence, a bi-annual event where my sister-in-law, my mom's BFF and her daughter and I spend the morning at a spa and then the afternoon at lunch.
Quite honestly, it is a wonderful day of decadence but it is not the spa or restaurant where the real decadence is found.
You see, we solve all of our problems during these magical 6 hours. We hold space for each other as we face new and tough things so that we know that we don't have to face them alone.
Being politely quieted by the spa staff as we attempt to muffle our own uncontrollable laughter is fairly common and we always, always leave with our hearts and souls filled.
We leave feeling decadent and full in every sense of those words.
This week, a new friend joined us for lunch and I told her that this was the table of "yes." We figure out how to make amazing things happen and always support each other and those around us. Our waiter had joined in on our laughter and fun through lunch and then, as it does, our interaction led to us all exchanging numbers to help each other out for a ton of mutually beneficial work opportunities.
Astonished by how fast the "yes" table worked, our new friend asked in surprise, "Did that just happen?"
And I said, "Yes, it happens all the time."
When you are decadent and full and high-vibe, synchronicity flows. The "right" people show up in your life and opportunities flow.
The sleep-on-it-and-still-funny jokes continue to make me giggle and as I have reminisced on this day, and the years of decadence that preceded it, it got me thinking. What is it that makes this day so unique?
It is history and trust, of course. We have known each other for more than 3 decades but there is something more that happens....it's the "yes" energy which leads to hours and hours of laughter.
Do you have a "yes" table? Do you have someone who can make you laugh uncontrollably? Laughter is contagious and as we laugh, we raise our energetic frequency that allows us to magnetize the life of our dreams. How can you draw in more laughter today? Can you watch your favorite comedian? Funny dog videos? Or call a funny loved one?
Laughter is contagious and lowers our stress, raises our mental and energetic state and allows us to release more endorphins through our body.
So join me today for today's laughing meditation, A minute of laughter that will change your life, as I invite you to join me in this laughing exercise to begin to shift your energetic state!
Let's use laughter as a powerful tool and get ready to laugh with me!
And if after your laughter fun you'd like to heal even more of your inner child, join me for this week's powerful podcast, Healing Family patterns of overwhelm and anger through inner child meditation.
This is a powerful story many of us can relate to every day.
Much love,
Erin