It's been a great weekend. I've been crazy busy the last couple of weeks. My play STEM is doing well. We just came back from Lansing, MI where we performed at the Daughters of Divine Purpose Conference. Last week we were at Crenshaw Christian Center in Los Angeles where we were received warmly. Dr. Fred Price and his family have been very supportive of our play. This was our fouth time being asked to come there. It's a great piece that deals with some really heavy real life issues in the lives of 4 women. We cover everything from abuse to abortion to redemption forgiveness and love. All of our stories are real.

The CD is going so well. I am having a blast. I recently sang at an artist collective at the White Lotus in Hollywood, CA. Man! I had a heck of a lot of fun. I'll be back there in again on the 15th and there is the possibility of my performing on the 22nd. Showtime is 10pm. Yes! It's a school night but the fact is: there is live music, and sushi. It's a real cool spot . The ambiance is amazing. If you want to come check me out, the address is 1743 Cahuenga Blvd. at Hollywood Blvd. Be there or be square. Email me if you plan to attend and I'll put you on the guest list.

In the meantime, I also have a couple of dates coming up in Long Beach, CA on November 13th and in Los Angeles on November 20th. After that I'll break for a bit so that I can finish re-writes on my book.

All is well folks! Life is good. God is good. Stay tuned for more dates, times and locations. See ya next blog. And by the way, I really am going to start blogging more often but a sista gets a little swamped sometimes.

Know that you are loved!

Now-ness

Now-ness…

“The energy /intent with which a seed is sown is the same energy / intent from which it blossoms and bears fruit”  
                    Fatima’ism #8


     I was sitting alone this morning at around 6:45 am when I received that quote.  All things considered, I sometimes get that anxious feeling in my belly where I feel like I gotta do more to get things going. Usually, this happens when I am feeling inundated with all that isn’t happening with my life, career etc. In other words this feeling comes over me when I am everywhere but “here”.
     
I have to remind myself to BE HERE NOW...

Instantly, I re-member: there is indeed more than enough and there are no opportunities lurking ‘out there’ that I am sure to miss.  What is for me is for me.  I honestly believe that the same is true for all.  We go about life hustling and bustling to get our stuff going…we do everything in ‘our’ power to make things happen.  But so often we do nothing to allow ourselves to be fully present, open and welcoming of the good that we desire.  Instead, we resist all that is not to our liking and never stop to think about all that is in fact, right with our lives.  
     The energy/intent with which a seed is sown is the same energy/intent from which it blossoms and bears fruit…I believe this means that when we are making moves and decisions that are rooted in that place where lack and not enough-ness are the sponsoring thoughts; we are sure to get more of the same.  When making decisions out of fear, we continue the cyclical nature where our actions produce after it’s kind.
     This is where the song, Child of God from my CD Purge and Re-Member stems from. Simply, it is a song about “being in the right now” setting aside thoughts about the what if’s of tomorrow and the should’ve beens of yesterday. It is a gentle reminder that we are so much more than the current place in which we find ourselves.  When we allow ourselves to simply be still and know that we know, we suddenly become free and open vessels for our good to come to us and through us.  We are so much more than the paycheck, the car, the house …essentially the stuff or even the lack therein. We are so divine that even our moments of discontent are somehow working for our greatest good.
     Of course to some this may sound as though it is coming from one who lives in a constant state of utopia.  However our circumstances do not define us, so therefore the only utopia that exists is the one that reveals itself when we choose to look beyond the circumstance.  Right now, right here is where it all starts.  Why not engage this moment and be thankful for all that is?  Yesterday has come and gone. Tomorrow is what it will be.  Right now is what is. The fact that there is an inner burning to express more is in fact, proof that more is to come.
     Of course one should have goals, dreams, plans etc; but I have found that doing so without an appreciation for the now only robs me of the beauty that it has to offer.  I missed it because I was somewhere else.
“Right now gratitude” opens the floodgates for more good to pour into our lives because there simply is no resistance. It is a NOW-NESS act of faith. This is the essential nature or substance of things that we once hoped for and evidence of that which is not yet tangible or seen.  Having faith means more than wishful thinking (or fearing) of what may or may not come.  It means the ever fine balance between ‘being here now’ while at the same time holding a ‘glass half full’ approach to life and expectation of things to come.  For me, having faith involves embracing and loving the moment and what it has to give instead of resisting and loathing it for what it has yet to deliver.
     
One love…

Humble beginnings...

My CD, Purge and Re- Member (see my website www.fatimalowe.com) was recorded over a period of 1 year and 3 months. I started writing as a cathartic way of dealing with a diagnosis of Fibromyalgia Syndrome 2 years prior. It has indeed been a healing experience for me: one that has involved freeing myself from limited thinking , toxic thoughts, toxic people and all things that no longer serve me or contribute to the greatest good.

Why Purge and Re-Member? Purging is about letting go, cleansing and renewal . Re-Membering is about seeing the spiritual beauty in back of all things and the process of putting the pieces (of ones life etc.) back together again for the purpose of order...divine order.

Health callenges, illness and dis-ease are divine opportunities for transformation to occur. I found that for me, it wasn't about the diagnosis. It was about me healing from the inside out. Part of that inner healing came through the birth of my CD. It was through this "dark night of the soul" that my CD was born. I am humbled and honored that this wonderful art came through me. It is through this vehicle that I am allowed to share thus creating an awareness (in a funky neo-soul kinda way) of the mind-body-spirit connection.

Our bodies are our temples. I have found that when we live life from a truly authentic and compassionate space- we are free to be co -creators in our healing which makes us conduits of health, wellness and positive change.